The Martell Method w/ Dan Martell
If I Wanted to Become a Millionaire Before 30, I'd Do This
03 Jun 2025
>> Get The Book (Buy Back Your Time): https://bit.ly/3pCTG78 >> Subscribe to My Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3Want to know the one trait that separates the ultra-successful from everyone else?It’s not IQ. Not talent. Not even luck. It’s speed.It’s how I made my first million by 27 and built over $100M in revenue in my 40s.In this episode, I’m breaking down the 7 steps to accelerate your progress—without burning out or needing money to start.These are the same steps followed by the most successful people in the world. If you want to move faster than anyone you know, start here.
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What separates successful people from those who try for years and never really get anywhere? Most people think it's IQ, talent, or some mix of strategy and luck. But after studying people like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, the only thing that actually makes them different is speed. See, I believe that most people are on a path to be really freaking rich.
The challenge is that most of them are going so slow that they'll never get there in their lifetime. And the most successful people have learned how to make that same progress way faster. The good news is all the millionaires and billionaires I know follow the same seven steps to make progress faster. It's how I made my first million by 27 and how I do over $100 million in revenue in my 40s.
But don't worry, speed doesn't mean working harder and it doesn't require you to already have money either. So if you wanna progress faster than anyone, these are the seven steps to do it. Welcome to the Martell Method. I went from rehab at 17 to building a $100 million empire and being a Wall Street Journal bestselling author.
In this podcast, I'll show you exactly how to build a life and business you don't grow to hate. And make sure you don't miss anything by subscribing to my newsletter at martellmethod.com. Starting with step number one, burn the boats. Most people struggle with making the right decisions because they don't have enough pressure.
Anytime I'm working with entrepreneurs, we always build a five-year plan, and I just ask them, what would need to be true for you to get that done in one year? And most people are like, well, it's impossible. I say, well, what's your confidence score that you could get it done if you had to get it done? And usually it's like two, three.
I mean, this is a five-year plan you're asking me to get done in one. Then I invite them to consider this. What if you knew at the end of the year that if you didn't hit the five year goal, that you had to not only sell the business, you lose all your money, and you would only be able to work for somebody else for the rest of your life, how likely are you to hit that goal?
All of a sudden, their confidence level goes to 10. Most people don't create a scenario where they have to make it a must. They give themselves an out. They don't burn the boats. The best entrepreneurs go all in. My philosophy is I don't trick myself into liking to do things. I create a scenario where I have to do things. So I've discovered there's only three ways to burn the boats.
Number one, force a deadline. I don't care if it's signing up for an Ironman, selling a product before you ever build it. You have to have a timeline and a date. The second is you gotta put money on the line. My to-do list is always prioritized based on where my money is. Putting my money on the line is a great forcing function of focus.
Even if you don't have money, just make a bet to somebody else that if you don't achieve that goal that you set out for yourself, you'd have a big IOU. Create the financial pressure, it's okay. And then the third is have a commitment that you make externally, a public commitment to your friends, to your coworkers, to your investors.
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