Dan Martell - 8 Steps To Succeeding In Life

00:00:00.160 Hi, I'm Dan Martell, serial entrepreneur, investor,

00:00:02.120 and creator of SaaS Academy.

00:00:03.720 And in this video, I'm gonna share with you

00:00:05.040 my eight steps to succeeding in life.

00:00:07.440 And be sure to stay to the end where I share with you

00:00:09.800 my guide on how to double your productivity

00:00:12.800 and focus throughout your day.

00:00:30.620 Succeeding in life both professionally

00:00:32.760 with your relationships or in your health

00:00:34.980 requires daily habits and focus,

00:00:37.360 and I wanna share with you the eight steps

00:00:39.000 that guarantee that outcome.

00:00:41.040 Step number one, read every day.

00:00:44.020 You know, everybody that succeeded that I've met

00:00:47.100 has a library in their house,

00:00:49.420 and one of my general rules for every entrepreneur

00:00:52.340 is to read at least 10 pages a day.

00:00:55.180 Step number two, focus on high-level tasks.

00:00:59.180 If you ask successful people where they spend most of the

00:01:02.280 time, it's not in the weeds and the day-to-day, the little

00:01:05.420 tiny bitsy pieces of sand.

00:01:07.020 It's in the high-level strategic work and thinking that

00:01:10.160 really moves the needle for them.

00:01:11.760 Step number three, make health a priority.

00:01:14.760 You know, it was Warren Buffett that said that when you start

00:01:18.340 off in life, it's like if I gave you a car and said this is

00:01:20.940 going to be the only car that you get to drive for the rest

00:01:23.100 of your life, how would you treat it?

00:01:25.080 Obviously, you would treat it like a high-performing machine

00:01:28.400 regardless of the state,

00:01:29.640 that's no different than your own body

00:01:31.540 and you've gotta be careful and diligent about working out,

00:01:35.280 eating healthy, and finding the time to sweat.

00:01:38.200 Step number four, learn from people you admire.

00:01:41.580 As much as there's tons and tons of content out there,

00:01:44.380 there's more information that you could ever consume

00:01:46.280 in a lifetime, what really propels and makes

00:01:49.460 a good idea stick is the messenger.

00:01:52.660 And what I've seen over the years is successful people

00:01:54.700 surround themselves with those giving them advice

00:01:57.000 that they're gonna listen to

00:01:58.340 and that matters more than anything.

00:02:00.700 Step number five, plan your day the night before.

00:02:03.580 If you read folks like Benjamin Graham

00:02:06.040 and many other successful folks throughout history,

00:02:08.580 one of the habits they always had

00:02:10.120 was planning their next day the previous night.

00:02:12.820 And the reason why is you haven't gotten

00:02:15.620 into the thick of things.

00:02:17.060 You haven't gotten into the crazy needs of that day

00:02:20.220 and you can be very thoughtful and proactive.

00:02:22.300 So be sure you take some time out,

00:02:23.660 it could be as little as 20 minutes,

00:02:24.960 the night before to really get the most out

00:02:26.860 the following day.

00:02:27.860 Step number six, keep your goals in front of you.

00:02:31.300 It's really important that as you're busy working,

00:02:34.440 creating, executing on projects,

00:02:36.840 that you focus on what's the next step,

00:02:38.880 what's the next goal, what's the next outcome,

00:02:40.780 and be sure not only to focus on it,

00:02:42.820 but also communicate it with people around

00:02:44.480 because it creates a sense of accountability to them

00:02:47.920 and it's gonna make sure that you prioritize

00:02:50.060 your to-do list.

00:02:51.020 Step number seven, take action even when it's scary.

00:02:54.580 One of my life mottos, it's even my license plate,

00:02:57.280 is JFDI.

00:02:59.120 I'll let you Google and try to figure out what that means.

00:03:01.760 But essentially it's saying when it speaks to my soul,

00:03:04.960 I must take action.

00:03:06.160 A lot of people talk about hustling and working 18 hour days

00:03:11.460 and what I would argue is the most important thing is to make

00:03:14.800 a list of actions you can take to move your dreams forward

00:03:17.400 and look at the ones that make you the most anxious

00:03:19.700 and start with those.

00:03:21.040 Step number eight, have an inspiring and powerful why.

00:03:25.820 No matter what you decide to take on,

00:03:27.940 it's gonna be a challenge.

00:03:29.280 And there's moments where you're trying to move away

00:03:31.420 from something, get out of a situation,

00:03:34.020 and that's gonna be a really great propellant.

00:03:36.520 But the truth is, is at a certain point,

00:03:38.420 that frustration, that fear, that anger

00:03:42.260 that you were using as fuel is gonna go away

00:03:44.400 and without a compelling why to pull you forward.

00:03:47.340 And what's great is that once you define it,

00:03:49.940 it almost feels effortless, like it acts like a magnet,

00:03:53.240 but it needs to be powerful and it has to be inspiring

00:03:56.980 and you need to know what that even looks like.

00:03:58.620 So sit down and define it so they can really help you

00:04:01.520 achieve your goals.

00:04:02.580 To recap, one, read every day.

00:04:05.720 Two, focus on high level tasks, don't get stuck in the weeds.

00:04:08.900 Three, make health a priority.

00:04:11.360 Four, learn from people you admire.

00:04:14.260 Five, plan your day the night before.

00:04:17.140 Six, keep your goals in front of you.

00:04:19.840 Seven, take action even when it's scary.

00:04:23.000 J, F, D, I.

00:04:24.820 And eight, have a powerful, inspiring why

00:04:28.620 to pull you forward.

00:04:29.840 As I mentioned at the beginning of this video,

00:04:31.160 I want to share with you a gift.

00:04:32.820 It's my five productivity hacks

00:04:34.660 to allow you to double your energy

00:04:36.460 and focus throughout the day.

00:04:37.860 The link is below in the description

00:04:39.460 for you to download that guide.

00:04:41.060 And if you like this video,

00:04:42.060 be sure to hit the like button,

00:04:43.860 share it with your friends,

00:04:45.100 and be sure to subscribe.

00:04:46.560 As for usual, I want to challenge you

00:04:47.800 to live a bigger life and a bigger business,

00:04:49.660 and I'll see you in the next video.

00:04:52.100 This video, I'm gonna share with you the eight steps.

00:04:57.160 I don't even know what this video's about.

00:04:58.360 I forgot to write it down.

Dan Martell - February 12, 2018

8 Steps To Succeeding In Life

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