In this episode of Wake Up, Chris Donnelly is joined by Lara Acosta entrepreneur, LinkedIn expert, and millionaire by 26. Known for challenging societal norms around work-life balance and inspiring a new generation of professionals, Lara shares unfiltered insights on mental health struggles, the power of personal branding, and scaling success on LinkedIn.





Whether you’re looking for a job, building a business, building your personal brand, or just looking to rethink your approach to success, this episode is packed with actionable advice you can’t miss.





Chapters:



0:00 - Introduction

1:00 - Lara’s upbringing

5:00 - Lara’s mental health struggles

7:40 - 10X event

11:50 - Are degrees a waste of time? 

22:00 - Are Gen Z lazy?

26:00 - Gen Z try too hard

30:00 - Work-life balance

37:00 - First experience of entrepreneurship

47:00 - Best skill for entrepreneurs

57:00 - How to deal with comparisons

1:01:00 - How Lara first went viral on LinkedIn

1:07:00 - The power of LinkedIn

1:16:00 - Biggest inspiration

1:21:00 - Biggest wake-up call

1:26:00 - How rejection pushed Lara

1:33:00 - How to get over imposter syndrome

1:38:00 - How to win on LinkedIn

1:49:00 - Lara’s first digital product

1:52:00 - How to get Lara’s attention

1:55:00 - Why Lara started a cohort

2:01:00 - Lara’s cohort

2:07:00 - Someone stole Lara’s cohort



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Follow Lara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laraacostar/



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