➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com   ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Jay Yang is the 19-year-old author and entrepreneur who earned six figures before graduating high school. He’s worked with Tyler Denk at beehiiv, helping scale the platform past $5 million ARR, and with Noah Kagan at AppSumo, where he drove the campaign that turned Million Dollar Weekend into a New York Times bestseller. Now known as “Hormozi’s secret weapon,” Jay helps power Alex and Leila Hormozi’s content at Acquisition.com and recently published You Can Just Do Things, a playbook on building success without waiting for permission.   ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/jayyanginspires/ https://x.com/Jayyanginspires/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayyanginspires/    ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/   ShipStation - https://www.shipstation.com/ (Code: SuccessStory) Inbound - https://www.inbound.com/register  NetSuite — https://netsuite.com/scottclary/  Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary   ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 01:32 – The Power of Just Doing 02:17 – Jay’s Backstory 04:13 – Why People Don’t Take Action 07:55 – From Google Search to Career 10:25 – Ignorance Debt as an Advantage 12:09 – Lessons from Beehive & Tyler 14:25 – Defining Your Audience 17:48 – Knowing When You’re Ready 19:43 – Sponsor Break 22:28 – Permissionless Apprenticeships 24:45 – Insights from Noah Kagan 27:35 – The Value of Mentors 29:50 – Balancing Work & Relationships 32:04 – Jay’s Content Playbook 34:23 – Why Writing First 35:44 – Sponsor Break 38:36 – Becoming a Better Writer 41:40 – Framing Ideas That Stick 44:54 – Daily Creativity Rituals 47:27 – Jay’s Learning Process 51:35 – Living Inside Your Content 53:41 – Sacrifices on the Path to Success 55:18 – The Energy Test 1:00:47 – Key Takeaway from Jay’s Book