Dan Martell - Wasting your 20s

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00:00:00.000 Your 20s is asking for what you want.

00:00:02.860 My problem is when a 20-year-old thinks

00:00:04.500 that it's other people's responsibility

00:00:05.800 to make their work awesome.

00:00:07.000 What would make your work awesome?

00:00:08.440 Be recognized for my work.

00:00:09.960 Ask for it.

00:00:10.540 Get paid more.

00:00:11.240 Ask for it.

00:00:11.800 I remember I had a 20-year-old

00:00:13.080 and a 40-year-old on my team.

00:00:14.440 The 40-year-old was incredibly talented

00:00:16.080 and never asked for anything.

00:00:17.140 The 20-year-old wasn't talented

00:00:18.520 because he had no experience,

00:00:19.380 but he asked for things.

00:00:20.540 That guy got more than the 40-year-old.

00:00:22.860 He said, what makes him deserving this?

00:00:25.060 I said, he fucking asked, bro.

00:00:26.400 Your level of ambition is stunted.

00:00:28.080 The 20-year-old stepped up.

00:00:30.000 And every time he did the work

00:00:31.580 before he was ever asked to do it,

00:00:33.280 you said, I'll do that work once I'm paid for it.

00:00:35.960 He said, I'll do it.

00:00:37.340 Hopefully, eventually, you pay me for it.

00:00:39.400 Stop wasting your 20s just doing shit

00:00:41.500 that you hate to look successful.

Dan Martell - January 01, 2026