Dan Martell - May 29, 2023


Achieve Your Goals With Less Work

Hosted by
Dan Martell
Mentioned
Ed Milet Atomic Habits James Clear Grow Rich
How to Lead Successful Teams Why I’ll never retire

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10 minutes

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201.17

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2,116

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67


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In this episode, I talk about how I became a multi-millionaire at 28 years old and how you can do the same at 28 too. In this episode we talk about: 1. Give yourself permission to dream 2. Focus on standards 3. Unlock resources

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00:00:00.000 This is the scientific guide for setting and achieving goals because when I started off I had
00:00:05.380 two failed companies back to back and eventually I became a multi-millionaire at 28 and I want to
00:00:10.940 teach you what I've learned through reading books like The Power of Thinking Big or Thinking Grow
00:00:15.420 Rich or my personal coach Ed Milet that taught me the strategies for not only having a dream
00:00:22.100 and a vision but also achieving that in a way that almost became inevitable. This is how we do it.
00:00:30.660 Number one is you have to give yourself permission to dream.
00:00:33.600 See, most people when they're thinking of their goals
00:00:36.340 or their vision for their life
00:00:38.520 or some of the things they wanna achieve,
00:00:40.840 they kinda know it inside, but they're worried.
00:00:43.620 It's like, what if I call my shot and I don't achieve it?
00:00:46.000 Or what if I say it out loud and somebody laughs at me?
00:00:49.180 Or do I really have permission to dream of this goal?
00:00:52.460 Like some people don't wanna give themselves
00:00:54.460 permission to dream.
00:00:55.960 And you know, recently I was working with my coach,
00:00:58.200 Ed Milet, and we were at his house
00:00:59.840 And he had a bunch of us working on our goals for the year.
00:01:02.620 And he encouraged us to go out into his yard,
00:01:05.640 to find a quiet spot, to go sit down
00:01:08.440 and really get clear and check in with ourselves, right?
00:01:12.240 To really look inside and ask ourselves,
00:01:15.120 if we gave ourselves a 25 year vision
00:01:18.880 of what our life could become,
00:01:21.700 and we allowed ourselves to dream a little bit,
00:01:24.860 what could that look like?
00:01:26.220 And whatever came to our heart,
00:01:28.340 whatever came to our mind,
00:01:30.000 he encouraged us to write it down.
00:01:32.300 And what happened is in that moment,
00:01:34.420 in that space, around those people,
00:01:37.280 I checked in and I wrote stuff down
00:01:39.340 that just came through me that I never even thought of.
00:01:42.120 Ever, in that moment, it was like a download.
00:01:45.280 I gave myself permission to dream.
00:01:47.340 One of those goals was this crazy idea
00:01:49.480 of donating 10,000 copies of Think and Grow Rich
00:01:52.420 to every high schooler in my city.
00:01:54.700 Where did that come from?
00:01:56.480 I'd never thought of that before,
00:01:58.300 but I connected with my heart and a place of service.
00:02:01.260 It was like, well, of course, that is something I wanna do.
00:02:04.260 And I put it down and it was something
00:02:05.780 that I've taken action on.
00:02:07.200 These are the opportunities,
00:02:08.780 is that if you give yourself permission to dream,
00:02:11.440 then you'll be able to create a compelling future
00:02:14.820 that'll pull you forward from,
00:02:16.640 a canvas that you can work backwards from
00:02:19.220 to identify what projects, what goals for the next 10 years,
00:02:23.320 maybe this year that you wanna pull from
00:02:25.640 and make a reality today,
00:02:27.240 but it starts by giving yourself permission to dream.
00:02:29.820 Number two is to focus on standards.
00:02:32.160 What this means is that we need to identify the systems,
00:02:35.340 the processes, that if we follow and we adhere to,
00:02:39.600 our dreams and goals become inevitable.
00:02:41.980 You know, there's a great quote by James Clear
00:02:44.080 in his book, Atomic Habits, it states,
00:02:45.840 we don't rise to the size of our goals,
00:02:48.480 we fall to the level of our systems.
00:02:50.760 See, most of us have not thought through,
00:02:52.560 if this is the outcome I wanna achieve,
00:02:54.620 financial relationships our health then what level of standard or process or daily discipline
00:03:01.180 would i have to live what activities would i have to do today that would make that outcome
00:03:06.300 inevitable so for example if i was trying to achieve a certain body structure or certain
00:03:12.460 health outcome i would set some standard that would look like you know eat less than 2 000
00:03:18.220 calories a day 200 grams of protein and work out for 45 minutes and if i adhered to that standard
00:03:24.620 to that system every day it would make my goal inevitable if my dream was to have a vo2 max of 38
00:03:33.340 then knowing if i ran 5k and i did hill sprints my vo2 max would be achieved if it's to add revenue
00:03:40.540 to my business then i gotta ask myself what level of marketing and sales daily consistently weekly
00:03:47.420 that are non-negotiables the first two or three hours of my day when i wake up i'm going to attack
00:03:52.780 that standard that process that system that i've defined for myself that's going to make that goal
00:03:58.300 inevitable that is what it means by define your standards and hold them that's how we achieve
00:04:04.380 goals number three unlock resources when i'm defining a goal and i've set the standard then
00:04:10.220 i'm looking at resources i'm asking myself who are the people that i know that are best in class at
00:04:15.500 this i'm trying to get healthy who are the fittest people i know writing their names down two or
00:04:19.740 three names what's the equipment i might need write those down what are the resources the books
00:04:24.860 write those down what are programs maybe i need a coach what do i need to make this thing
00:04:30.300 inevitable most people never think in that moment of inspiration that i need to get some resources
00:04:35.580 around me so that i can hold myself to that level of come in see when you write down the names of
00:04:41.580 of the people and you take the time to text message them,
00:04:44.700 send them a message and say,
00:04:46.320 I've set a goal to achieve this level of fitness
00:04:50.100 and by this date and I'm committed and I respect you
00:04:53.920 and I want you to support me.
00:04:55.540 When you send that message,
00:04:56.760 you now create positive peer pressure to execute.
00:05:00.240 When you invest the money in a coach, a lot of money.
00:05:03.240 Some people invest too little.
00:05:04.720 They're like, oh yeah, I have a coach.
00:05:05.860 I pay him a hundred bucks a month.
00:05:07.140 That's not enough to get you up at five
00:05:09.220 in the morning to the gym.
00:05:10.720 Sometimes you need to pay more so that you pay attention,
00:05:14.000 so that you do the work,
00:05:15.220 so that you are honest with yourself about your progress.
00:05:18.080 And if you're gonna keep skipping days
00:05:20.080 or missing the activity and the standard that you outline,
00:05:23.440 somebody's gonna hold you accountable
00:05:24.880 because you wanna get your money's worth.
00:05:26.560 That's why sometimes you have to make the investment.
00:05:28.680 But in that moment of inspiration,
00:05:30.800 you write down those resources,
00:05:32.200 you send those text messages,
00:05:33.840 you purchase those pieces of equipment that you need,
00:05:36.880 or you buy those books that you need to read.
00:05:39.520 that's when the magic starts to come together
00:05:41.640 to allow you to crush your goal.
00:05:43.740 Number four is you have to celebrate the journey.
00:05:46.420 And I got this from my coach, Ed.
00:05:47.900 It's one of the coolest things
00:05:49.200 that I've added to my achievement process
00:05:51.660 that's really made it kind of like fun for me.
00:05:54.700 It's gamified it.
00:05:55.700 And the concept is that as you're executing,
00:05:58.600 as you're achieving your different goals,
00:06:01.000 you set these milestones along the way.
00:06:02.860 If I wanted to get in a certain shape
00:06:05.380 or achieve some kind of financial outcome,
00:06:07.760 I'm gonna set these dates and these milestones
00:06:10.220 of where I should be along that journey,
00:06:12.740 along that path to achieving the bigger goal for that area.
00:06:16.860 And what I do is I define what the reward is.
00:06:19.640 See, we need that dopamine hit.
00:06:21.200 We need that reward as we're making progress
00:06:23.740 to remind ourselves that, hey, there's something bigger.
00:06:26.180 And what I love to do, and this is my tip for you,
00:06:28.880 is if you've got a goal, work backwards from that date,
00:06:32.100 that smart, attainable, time-bound goal,
00:06:35.880 and then outline and map the date and the reward,
00:06:40.120 but make it something that you could actually buy today,
00:06:42.740 but you defer it, you create deferred gratification,
00:06:45.420 meaning that if it's a trip, if it's a possession,
00:06:48.320 you wanna buy some cool watch, a new office chair.
00:06:52.040 Cause see what happens is as you become more successful,
00:06:55.280 you know, you get to a place where maybe those purchases
00:06:57.800 just kind of seem like things you do
00:06:59.840 and you get away from the, I worked for this,
00:07:02.100 I appreciate it, I'm rewarding myself.
00:07:04.680 So what I do is I think about
00:07:06.240 what are all the things I might wanna buy this year?
00:07:08.160 What are all the trips I wanna go on?
00:07:09.900 And I create all my goals and I set the rewards
00:07:12.760 as micro achievements on that path,
00:07:16.600 and I map them to the things that I wanna get that year.
00:07:20.000 So I tie my progress to that reward to celebrate the journey.
00:07:25.220 And what I love to do,
00:07:26.420 and it's a tip I'll share with you guys,
00:07:28.140 is I like to map experiences, travel, trips, et cetera,
00:07:32.580 with health-related goals and possessions,
00:07:35.620 things I wanna buy, things that, you know,
00:07:38.100 any physical items, to financial outcomes, right?
00:07:41.560 Just feels good for me.
00:07:42.680 And I map those rewards to those things
00:07:46.200 that I wanna add to my life, to those trips,
00:07:48.280 and I make them non-negotiable
00:07:49.880 so that I'm rewarding myself from celebrating
00:07:51.980 along that journey to achieving my goal.
00:07:54.500 Number five, connect to triggers.
00:07:56.580 See, one of the most important things about goal setting
00:07:59.900 or having a vision for your life
00:08:01.140 is to review it on a frequency so it becomes top of mind.
00:08:04.320 See, most people, when they set their goals, their vision,
00:08:07.840 their planning for the year, they might write it down,
00:08:10.560 put it on a piece of paper, stuff it in a notion file,
00:08:13.540 you know, put it somewhere, share with a friend
00:08:15.860 and never look at it ever again, right?
00:08:18.500 They're like, oh, I have goals.
00:08:19.620 It's like, where are they?
00:08:20.460 And they start looking in their inbox or their emails
00:08:22.480 or some PowerPoint or keynote deck they put together,
00:08:25.300 but they haven't reviewed it in months.
00:08:27.600 What I wanna encourage you to do is connect to a trigger
00:08:30.660 that reviews your top 12 goals for the year, okay?
00:08:33.320 I want you to figure out what is it throughout your day?
00:08:36.420 Where are you going?
00:08:37.520 What are the moments where you can get present
00:08:40.420 and review your goals?
00:08:41.920 Like for me, it's when I sit in my car,
00:08:44.200 I sit in my chair out in my living room,
00:08:46.160 or I sit on my desk here.
00:08:47.500 I usually review my 12 goals for the year
00:08:50.280 three to four times a year, okay?
00:08:52.480 And I do that because I wanna keep them top of mind.
00:08:55.220 And in that three minute moment, as I scan through them,
00:08:58.500 I ask myself, what could I do to move these forward?
00:09:00.660 Is that I gotta add something to my calendar?
00:09:02.420 Do I have to send a message to somebody?
00:09:03.940 Do I have to send an email?
00:09:05.280 Do I have to make a commitment to move this forward?
00:09:07.540 And here's the deal, 12 goals for the year.
00:09:10.380 And these are pretty audacious goals.
00:09:13.020 Even if you only hit nine of them,
00:09:15.220 it will bring you a level of progress and momentum
00:09:18.140 that will transform your life.
00:09:19.660 And that's how we do it.
00:09:20.840 We connect triggers to the review
00:09:23.900 to keep those goals top of mind,
00:09:25.480 to move them forward and make them inevitable.
00:09:27.620 If you liked this video,
00:09:28.660 then I'm gonna highly encourage you,
00:09:30.120 go in your calendar and block out 60 minutes.
00:09:32.560 And in that time, I want you to check in on your heart.
00:09:35.660 I wanna give you permission to dream.
00:09:37.920 Think about if there were no limitations,
00:09:40.420 if you showed up powerfully in your life
00:09:43.440 for the next 25 years, what could you accomplish?
00:09:46.780 How could you serve?
00:09:47.920 How could you help other people?
00:09:49.720 What would you achieve?
00:09:50.960 And write those things down and use your heart to guide you.
00:09:54.360 If it's on your mind, it's in your heart,
00:09:56.000 is the reason it's there because it's you,
00:09:58.360 It's within you to achieve them.
00:10:00.360 If you wanna take it another level further,
00:10:02.640 be sure to grab a copy of my book, Buy Back Your Time.
00:10:05.140 Chapter 13, I talk about dream bigger, achieve bigger,
00:10:09.060 and I unpack my 10X vision map,
00:10:11.540 which is a process to visualize your dreams
00:10:14.700 so that you can have a map that you look at,
00:10:17.260 that you can connect with,
00:10:18.620 and you can see your whole life become a reality.
00:10:21.780 So if you like this video, be sure to leave a comment.
00:10:24.520 Let me know what resonated the most with you.
00:10:26.500 And as per usual, I want to challenge you
00:10:28.220 to live a bigger life and a bigger business.
00:10:30.220 And I'll see you next Monday.