How to Get Your Sh*t Together

About this video

He gives nine steps to get your life together. Step one, change your environment: you cannot have a positive mindset in a negative environment, like standing in a commercial-grade freezer; you become the average of the five people you allow to influence you — your ‘power of opinion’ — so move cities, schools or jobs if you are the biggest dog where you are. Step two, JFDI — just freaking do it: close the knowing-doing gap and default to action instead of overanalyzing. Step three, don’t blame anyone or anything: nobody has to change for you to win, and after he got sober, people around him got sober by his example; he cites a message from someone sober for 9 months. Step four, it is easier to avoid the dragon than to slay it: remove junk food, lay out clothes before a 4:00 in the morning alarm, and avoid situations rather than relying on mental toughness. Step five, stop being so critical of yourself: lift your head to vision, gratitude, workout or helping someone, and get feedback from paid coaching instead of negative self-talk. Step six, replace negative habits with positive ones: he replaced smoking with toothpicks, got sober and started coding, brushes his teeth at 6:00 p.m. to stop eating after his 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. window, and suggests 10 push-ups instead of vaping. Step seven, dedicate yourself to a thousand days — people overestimate one year and underestimate 3 years. Step eight, reward yourself along the way: he outlines 12 goals a year with rewards, and says a full body recomposition to 4-5% body fat and rebuilding to 215 lbs lean at 8% body fat unlocked his Ferrari Pista. Step nine, don’t compare your chapter 1 to someone’s chapter 10 — he says he has been building businesses for 27 years.

Key takeaways

• Change your environment first: you become the average of the five people you allow to influence you, and saying no to your current life allows you to say yes to your future
• JFDI: put the book down and act on a passage or mentor’s advice immediately instead of spending 10 times more time talking and planning about it
• Avoid the dragon rather than slaying it: design the game to be easier — remove tempting food and prepare the night before for a 4:00 a.m. workout
• Replace, don’t just remove, bad habits: a void will get filled, so substitute toothpicks, coding, a walk, or 10 push-ups for the trigger
• Dedicate yourself to a thousand days and reward milestones: consistency over about 3 years, he argues, builds the proof and confidence most people lack

Episode details: published October 22, 2024 · 17:24 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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