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The Playbook With David Meltzer

10 Secrets to Building Wealth That Lasts

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, I share the ten secrets that have shaped my journey as an entrepreneur—from mastering cash flow to building a culture rooted in character, coachability, and consistency. I break down how patience, resilience, and adaptability turn uncertainty into momentum, and why your community, not your ego, defines your legacy. Entrepreneurship isn’t about chasing liquidity or perfection; it’s about staying present, compounding what works, and leading with values that outlast any paycheck. I explore how humility, gratitude, and faith can transform setbacks into setups and help you create a business and a life that endures beyond profit.

Transcript

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0:00.0

My favorite training. Secrets to entrepreneurship.

0:05.1

Entrepreneurship holds many secrets, and there's great wisdom and faith that is needed along the way.

0:15.0

But some things, some people just don't explain to us.

0:19.3

And when I first stepped into entrepreneurship, I thought the game was won with the headline ideas and highlight real moments.

0:30.2

This gap between I am and this is what I want people to think I am.

0:34.7

Experience has taught me something much bigger and much better. Businesses are cultures,

0:42.4

and cultures are built in the present. One clear decision, one honest conversation, one disciplined,

0:52.0

deposit of effort at a time. One step of the thousand steps

0:58.1

that it takes to be successful each and every day. So many people are worrying about the

1:07.6

tomorrows. The tomorrow's hypotheticals will drain or interfere with the energy that you have been given.

1:16.1

And this very energy you will need to serve today's customers, nurture your team and culture, and protect your runway.

1:25.9

The lessons that follow are a practical operating system for momentum

1:31.2

to get you there, to get you up, to get you back up. Know your finances, know your finances.

1:41.2

Learn in small loops, invest in relationships. Choose people over perfection and align

1:47.8

every move with the values that you have taken stock in. Trust that the future solutions will

1:55.8

emerge, but let the trust fuel the action today, not excuse your inaction.

2:04.9

Read these secrets with humility

2:08.1

and apply them with urgency.

2:11.0

The compounding interest begins the moment that you do.

2:15.7

If anybody would like the guide or exercise from today or my book,

2:19.1

just email me. I will provide this guide and exercise and any other ones that you hear

2:23.9

at David at Demelzer.com. The first lesson is to understand the journey. And in the entrepreneurs journey, excessive worrying

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