Most people think getting rich gets harder as you age. That couldn't be farther from the truth.

I became a millionaire at 27, went bigger in my 30s, and at 45, I'm still scaling businesses in ways I never imagine.

And look, I know what you're thinking. Dan, I'm 23 and I'm fucking broke. I'm 35 and I feel super behind.

I'm 42 and I think it's just too late for me. But here's the truth.

You're not too young. You're not too old and you're definitely not too far behind. You're just

playing the wrong level. Welcome to the Martel method. I went from rehab at 17 to building

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Today I'll break down the exact playbook for each decade, your 20s, 30s, and 40s. And I'll show you the next level. Nobody talks about,

which in my opinion is the one that matters the most. Level one, your 20s. The main advantage that you

have is your energy. For me, your 20s is actually about one thing. It's about trading time for money,

then trading that money for skills. Here's how I like to

think about it. I call it building your foundation. Step one. We pick one high value metaskill. See,

a meta skill is something that makes other skills easier to learn or adopt. If you think about

coding because it teaches you like systems

thinking or sales, right, because then you're learning about persuasion or copywriting, content

creation, project management, all of these meta skills make you better at learning another

skill. I always find the best skill is the one that you would love to do. It's almost like what would

you naturally do to procrastinate?

If that's one of these metasgales, do that. But I really want you to keep this in mind.

Do not diversify. Go deep. That intensity and focus and obsession for me, writing code, that's what's

going to make you incredibly valuable within the high value meta skill. And the best part is you can use your 5 to 9. It could be 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. or 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. It doesn't matter if you're working a full-time job or you're studying. Going all in for six months is going to make you master at this meta skill. Step two, most people won't agree with me on this, is work for free. Because your parents are going to be like, oh, I don't think you should work for free for this person. They don't realize that when you start doing something, you're not good at it. You don't add value. So if somebody that has the background and experience is willing to give you an internship or an opportunity to learn for free take it i did this back when i moved to

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