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Dan Martell recounts what he told a teenager named Josh on a hike about what he would do differently starting over. Martell says he ended up in rehab at 17, learned to code there, then spent seven years building and failing before hiring a coach named Bob who taught him to think strategically. He gives three priorities. First, develop a high-value skill: to become a millionaire, he argues, you must create far more value for others, and he lists software (his own skill, found via an internship lead from a man named Chris), marketing, sales, and copywriting as examples where demand exists. Second, get around other people on a success journey, because proximity is power. Third, be physically fit, which he says signals delayed gratification, mental toughness, and confidence built by keeping commitments to yourself. He closes by quoting his mentor Naval on equity, but stresses the first investment when starting out is in yourself.

Key takeaways

• Develop a high-value skill others will pay for — Martell names software, marketing, sales, and copywriting — and become world-class through books, seminars, mentors, and internships.
• Create value first: Martell frames becoming a millionaire as creating $10 million worth of value for somebody else, not extracting money.
• Curate social media as education: mute or unfollow complaining/entertainment accounts and follow top operators so feeds become a customized university.
• Get physically into paid rooms by volunteering at paid events — illustrated with Chandler Bolt volunteering at Mastermind Talks — and actively build relationships with speakers and attendees; big opportunities come from weak ties, not existing strong ties.
• Invest in physical fitness and in yourself: fitness communicates integrity and discipline without words, and self-investment travels to every future interaction.

Episode details: published June 5, 2023 · 11:34 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dan Martell’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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