Dan Martell - October 24, 2025


Chase skills not money


Episode Stats


Length

51 seconds

Words per minute

222.91022

Word count

192

Sentence count

12


Summary

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In this episode, I talk about the importance of taking advantage of opportunities to learn and grow, and why you should never settle for less than what you can improve on. I also talk about how important it is to take advantage of the opportunities that are available to you, so you can make the most of them.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 Stop asking, how much can I make?
00:00:02.380 Start asking, how good can I get?
00:00:04.520 You could be in a position
00:00:05.620 where you can make a ton of money, but not learn anything,
00:00:07.940 which means that if that opportunity goes away,
00:00:09.680 you got nothing left.
00:00:10.580 If you go to a different place
00:00:12.080 where the money's still good,
00:00:13.660 but you have an opportunity to learn,
00:00:15.560 it's gonna make you valuable long-term.
00:00:17.260 That kind of person is rare.
00:00:18.900 When I think of Sam, my creative director,
00:00:20.600 I literally was trying to give him a raise
00:00:22.240 and he'd say, no, give it to the team.
00:00:23.680 I'm here to learn, not earn.
00:00:25.540 He understood the assignment.
00:00:27.020 That's the reason why I bought him his dream card.
00:00:28.580 Because he was willing to do the work
00:00:30.840 and show me he's developing the skills,
00:00:33.140 the capacity, the leadership,
00:00:34.680 I felt comfortable putting in positions
00:00:36.720 where he had more responsibility.
00:00:38.720 That is worth way more than a paycheck.
00:00:41.860 That person who had developed those skills
00:00:43.840 can go anywhere, write any check, do whatever he wants.
00:00:46.500 That's invaluable.
00:00:47.840 Most people quit because they're chasing quick payouts
00:00:50.380 instead of building real skills.