How I Brainwashed Myself to Success…

About this video

Dan Martell describes how he ‘brainwashed’ himself into success. At 17 he was angry and depressed, and he says it took him from 17 until 26 — almost 9 years — to make his first million dollars, after spending 11 months at age 16 in a rehab center called Portage. Step one is changing your environment, using the integration plan from rehab to build a new peer group; his rule is if you’re the smartest person in the room, find new friends. Step two is removing all vices — he says he doesn’t drink, do drugs, or gamble — because vices let people self-medicate pain and avoid the work. Step three is replacing vices with positive habits like reading: he reads 10 pages every day and says you should study books, not just read them, by highlighting and teaching concepts. Step four is journaling for 20 minutes every day; he reviews his list of top 12 goals for the year three times a day. Step five is massive imperfect action under his motto JFDI — just effing do it — committing to the next logical step before overthinking. Step six is dreaming big and speaking it aloud: his first company Spheric Technologies aimed for 5 million a year in 5 years with 25 people and did almost a million dollars in the first year. Step seven is dedicating a thousand days — about 3 years — of consistent execution.

Key takeaways

• Change your environment first, using a plan for friends, peer groups, and where you live so old patterns do not return
• Remove vices such as drinking, drugs, and gambling because they are ways people self-medicate pain and avoid work
• Replace vices with reading — Martell reads a minimum of 10 pages per day and studies books by highlighting and teaching them
• Journal 20 minutes daily and review your top 12 goals for the year three times a day as a self-reflection process
• Dedicate a thousand days, about 3 years, of consistent action and discipline to an outcome

Episode details: published March 29, 2024 · 10:20 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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