10 years ago, I get an email doing this event with Richard Branson at his home in Burbier,

Switzerland. Would you like to come? Impossar syndrome through the roof. And I'm trying to study

Richard, because obviously he lives a quality of life that I just can dream up. What he taught me

was this philosophy of essentially replacing yourself out of the doing and really learning to work through other people.

And that's when I designed this thing called the replacement ladder.

Welcome to the Martel method.

I went from rehab at 17 to building a $100 million empire and being a Wall Street Journal bestselling author.

In this podcast, I'll show you exactly how to build a life and business

you don't grow to hate. And make sure you don't miss anything by subscribing to my newsletter

at martelmethad.com. My promise to every person in this room, by the end of this time together,

I will give you a framework, a process, a life philosophy that if you apply it, will change

the game for you.

It'll actually make you feel guilty because you'll be making more money and it's not

going to be as hard as you thought it would be.

Your business will grow and your time will expand. You'll be like, I should be working harder?

No, that's not how it has to be.

Before I can get into that, I have to share with you a quick story.

As a child, I went through tough, tough challenges.

I grew up in a home with an alcoholic mother. I went through tough, tough challenges.

I grew up in a home with an alcoholic mother.

I had a father that wasn't around very much,

and the second oldest of four,

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