How to Go From Homeless to Millionaire with Zero Connections or Capital | Jay Samit (Fan Fav)

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🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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This is a fan fav episode. In this episode, Jay Samit reveals his latest book, Future Proofing You, and the experiment he ran with a young kid from the UK. He mentored this kid once a week and watched him go from nearly homeless to millionaire in his experiment to show this is possible for anyone regardless of your resources. In this interview, Jay uncovers his belief that you don’t need degrees, capital and major connections to become a successful millionaire. Starting your business by looking for the void to fill in a very specific area that allows you to be the best in the world with no competition is a possibility that is accessible to you right now. This episode provides a tactical look at what you can do to start crafting the right situation and the right deal structure you need to succeed. Order the new book from Jay Samit: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Future-Proofing-You-Opportunity-Controlling/dp/1119772060/ref⁠ Original air date: 3-30-21 SHOW NOTES: The Experiment | Jay mentors a disadvantaged person from homeless to millionaire [2:28] 2 Things for Success | Jay shares the two things he believes you’ll need for success [6:11] Competition | Jay explains how to be the best in the world with no competition [10:03] Fill a Void | Jay shares how Vin created a case study and niched a void [10:57] Pygmalion effect | How Jay’s case study started with a lie to prove a point [13:38] Insight | Why your insight to solve a problem leads to joy [17:26] Appearance | Jay on why you need to look like your customer [21:20] 1st Customer | Jay shares tip for getting your first customer [24:32] Breaking Plateaus | Jay talks about the hardships and difficulties to push through [31:20] Deal Structure | Jay explains why a solid foundation can rebuild business [35:38] CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Allio Capital: Macro investing for people who want to understand the big picture. Download their app in the App Store or at Google Play, or text my name “TOM” to 511511. ButcherBox: Ready to level up your meals? Go to ⁠https://butcherbox.com/impact⁠ to get $20 off your first box and FREE bacon for life with the Bilyeu Box! Linkedin: Post your job free at ⁠https://linkedin.com/impacttheory⁠ Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at ⁠https://shopify.com/impact⁠ Hims: Start your free online visit today at ⁠https://hims.com/IMPACT⁠. SleepMe: Visit ⁠https://sleep.me/impact⁠ to get your Chilipad and save 20% with code IMPACT. Try it risk-free with their 30-night sleep trial and free shipping. Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to ⁠https://www.vitalproteins.com⁠ and entering promo code IMPACT at check out What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business:⁠ join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER⁠: ⁠https://tombilyeu.com/zero-to-founder?utm_campaign=Podcast%20Offer&utm_source=podca[%E2%80%A6]d%20end%20of%20show&utm_content=podcast%20ad%20end%20of%20show⁠ SCALING a business:⁠ see if you qualify here.⁠: ⁠https://tombilyeu.com/call⁠ Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox:⁠ sign up here.⁠: ⁠https://tombilyeu.com/⁠ ********************************************************************** If you're serious about leveling up your life, I urge you to check out my new podcast,⁠ Tom Bilyeu’s Mindset Playbook⁠ —a goldmine of my most impactful episodes on mindset, business, and health. Trust me, your future self will thank you. ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/⁠ Tik Tok:⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en⁠ Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/tombilyeu⁠ YouTube:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're going to do something that somebody else already does, you're going to have competition,
0:06.0	and you have to be really, really good.
0:09.0	And I hate competition.
0:10.0	I guarantee you on any day, there is somebody smarter than me, better looking, better connected, wealthier.
0:16.0	I don't care.
0:17.0	So if you find a boy, something that no one's doing, if you're the only one doing, by definition,
0:24.0	you are the best in the world.
0:26.4	And if you're the best in the world, you have no competition.
0:29.5	So now hold on to that turf as long as you can.
0:36.9	Hey, everybody, welcome to another episode of Impact Theory. I am here with a return guest who I think you guys are going to love the one, the only, Jay Sammet. Welcome, Jay.
0:47.8	Good morning, Tom. So crazy, successful entrepreneur, bestselling author, and you've got a new book out called Future Proofing you and there it is it's blurry you're gonna want to move it right in
0:58.6	front of your face there it is dude this book is amazing so much so it is the only
1:06.6	book that I've ever written the forward to I've been asked a lot and I want to
1:10.6	start with the dedication at least as it appeared in the version that I've ever written the forward to. I've been asked a lot. And I want to start with the
1:12.4	dedication, at least as it appeared in the version that I got. Hopefully this is what you kept.
1:16.9	But here's what I saw. To the reader of Disrupt You who emailed me saying that he didn't believe
1:23.4	anyone could become a millionaire. You're wrong. Nice and simple. So, Jay, walk us through
1:31.2	what is what is the book? Like, what was the format? You did something pretty unique.
1:37.2	Sure. I happened to be fortunate enough to follow along with. So, again, a thousand thanks for
1:43.3	writing the forward. It was a magnificent forward and I was humbled by your words.
1:48.0	But Disrupt You really was the most fun, greatest thing I've done in my life.
1:53.0	In the fact that when you write a book to help people and they email you and you get what I call love letters from all over the world. I heard from people in 140 countries.
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