Make MORE money in LESS time, and get off the treadmill with Chuck Blakeman who
bootstrapped thirteen businesses in ten industries on four continents, and now advises others from his decades of “misses” and “makes”.
What if you built a business that that supported your desire to live your version of a significant life, without being a hostage to that business? You might never want to sell it. These podcasts are focused on helping us all find freedom IN our business, not from it.
We’ll also work through the principles, practices and tools every business owner uses to
become wealthy (money plus time), not just rich (money). Everything here has helped thousands of business owners become their own version of successful.
Tune in to hone your own version of moving from Survival, right through Success, to a business and life of Significance.
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
Most businesses say they have a mission.
But very few actually run on it.
In this episode of Get Off The Treadmill, Chuck Blakeman unpacks what it really means to become a mission-centered organization and why this shift is essential if you want to build a business that runs without you.
Because if the mission isn’t the boss… then you are.
And that’s what keeps you stuck on the treadmill.
Chuck explains how businesses operating in the Participation Age replace personality-driven leadership and top-down control with something far more powerful: a clear, lived mission that drives every decision, behavior, and outcome.
This isn’t about writing a mission statement and putting it on the wall.
It’s about building a business where the mission becomes the filter for everything, so your team can think, decide, and act without waiting on you.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why most mission statements fail to impact the business
- What it actually means to be mission-centered (not just mission-driven)
- How a clear mission helps you get off the treadmill
- Why the mission, not the owner, should be the boss
- How mission alignment creates clarity, consistency, and accountability
- The role of mission in building a Participation Age organization
If you’re tired of being the bottleneck in your business and ready to build something that runs on purpose, not personality, this episode lays the foundation.
🎧 Listen now and start building a business where the mission leads and you’re no longer the one holding everything together.
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