You Can See Exactly What You Want. So Why Don't You Have It? | S2S Ep. 534

The Secret To Success with CJ, Karl, Jemal & Eric Thomas

S2S podcast

Business, Health & Fitness, Education, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement

4.9 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

You can see exactly what you want. You probably always could. So what's actually stopping you? This episode opens with a story CJ wasn't sure he should tell. A 4-hour TSA line. Atlanta airport in complete chaos. And a woman with no badge, no uniform — just the nerve to say: get out of that line. What followed wasn't just a funny airport story. It cracked open one of the most honest conversations this crew has had about why people stay far from the rooms that could actually change them. Not because they don't have access. But because they know exactly what comes with it. The crew gets real about the price of true accountability — what it costs to be in this circle, what it felt like when ET was going in on CJ, and why that fire is exactly what separates the ones who last from the ones who fall off. ET closes Part 1 with a warning from the life of King Saul — when you forget where you came from, the power you worked so hard to get becomes the very thing that destroys you. You can see exactly what you want. The question this episode answers is why you still don't have it. Part 2 drops next week — Jemal reveals how he accidentally became a millionaire, Karl brings Kalm Down with Karl, and Ma drops the rebar moment. If you can see it but you still don't have it — this episode is your answer. 🔥 IN THIS EPISODE - CJ's wild TSA story — and the stranger with no badge who changed everything - Why the people closest to greatness are usually the first ones to walk away from it - "You want the perks, not the accountability" — the hard truth about circles - Character chasing vs. cloud chasing — ET's 20 year philosophy - The Saul Warning — what the Bible says about power outgrowing character - Why the next level won't unlock no matter how hard you work - ET's surgical analogy — why God has to separate you from everyone you love first 📍 CHAPTERS Chapters 00:00:00 Opening: Become the Savage Before You Attract the Savage 00:01:30 Welcome and Team Introductions: The TSA Miracle Story 00:11:17 Ask ET: The Wandering Eye Dilemma 00:20:12 The Chicago Conference Reveal: Why We're Separating Men and Women 00:24:49 The Becoming Principle: Why Maul Is Sitting at This Table 00:36:09 Personal Development Is the Price of Admission 00:39:37 Don't Be a Two, Be a One-in-Waiting: The CJ Partnership Model 00:41:57 The Homework Assignment: Go Back and Watch the Growth 00:49:48 The Surgery Analogy: Why God Separates You Sometimes 00:52:44 The Hard Truth: Proximity Without Accountability Means Nothing 🎟️ THE 1% CONFERENCE - CHICAGO | APRIL 16-18, 2026 Don't just attend. Ascend. Eric Thomas & world-class speakers including Jameis Winston, Inky Johnson, Wallstreet Trapper, Earn Your Leisure, and more. 3 days. 12,000 people. Total transformation. - Day 1: Women's Day - Day 2: Men's Day - Day 3: VIP Family Day Tickets on sale now: https://etonepercent.com 🔔 NEVER MISS AN EPISODE 📲 Subscribe to the YouTube channel for weekly episodes that transform, not just inform: 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@S2SPodcastChannel?sub_confirmation=1 🎧 LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/secret-to-success/id123456789 Follow on Instagram → @s2spodcast 🔥 Join our Patreon community for exclusive content and behind-the-scenes access: 👉 https://www.patreon.com/c/S2SPodcast120 🎙️ ABOUT THE SECRET TO SUCCESS PODCAST The Secret to Success Podcast, hosted by Dr. Eric Thomas (ET), CJ Quinney, Karl Phillips and Jemal King, is one of the most impactful personal development and mindset podcasts in the world. Each week, the team breaks down real conversations around success, discipline, belief, financial growth, leadership, relationships, entrepreneurship, and personal development. If you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe — this is the podcast for you. New episodes drop weekly.

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0:00.0	If you look at Mall, like the reason Mall is sitting here with us is because he became.
0:05.7	He didn't come to the conference going, oh, I'm going to try to link up with these dudes so I can do what I'm supposed to do.
0:12.3	And maybe more, you could speak to that, but just like how you were using the information to take yourself to the highest level possible.
0:19.1	And then in due time, like, I'm gonna be real.
0:21.6	You wouldn't even wanna be in this circle right now.
0:24.6	Yeah, I promise.
0:25.6	I'm, I, it would hurt your feelings if you had to operate at a certain level.
0:32.6	And I'm just saying, so when people, oh, I wanna roll with you, I'm like, no'm like no you don't like it's not what you think
0:38.9	it is and you will get exposed quick so in order to attract the savage you got to become a savage
0:46.2	so the whole point when i was telling them was like yo nah we're going to use a day to talk
0:51.4	specifically to the men about what you need to be doing and how you need to be leading. Thank you. Secret to Success Podcasts,
1:20.7	Thank you.
1:26.6	What's going on, world? Welcome to another edition of the Secret to Success Podcast. And your host, CJ, joined as always by the extra beige sensation. Fresh. The Carl Wesley Phillips. Oh, y'all. What to do? Fresh. What's going down? Fresh from the dose. Come on. I don't know why you came back to this, but you did. Dr. King is in the building. Dr. King, how are you feeling? I'm bad. I'm bad. Come on. Give me that walkie-talkie. Hey, if y'all, hey, listen, for all of y'all listening, not on Patreon, you don't know. We just was vibing out. You know what I'm saying? They get to be a part of the full experience where y'all just get the aftermath. So we didn't already been in the build. Shout out to our Patreon family in the building. We got Douglas in the building as well. Douglas, how you feeling, man? Oh, man, I feel good. I feel good all over. I just want to start. I want to start with gratitude today. Okay.
2:20.3	Come on.
2:18.1	Yeah, yeah, no, I got you. I just want to start. I want to start with gratitude today.
2:18.6	Okay. Come on. Yeah, yeah, no, I got you. So I don't know if y'all been seeing, I'm sure y'all been seeing what's going on with the news. Oh, no question. Which part of it? TSA. Sorry, I'm sorry. It's a lot going on on. We don't talk about world news much. Right, right, right.
2:33.9	So TSA, bro, you know, I'm seeing, last time I flew, we went to Nigeria.
2:42.0	I get into that, but we're in Legos and, you know, airport was straight.
2:45.5	But like the last few days, I have been seeing, like, lines, like, but then you'll see people
2:50.4	like, it ain't that bad,
2:51.5	you know, whatever.
2:53.5	I'm here to tell you today that whatever they told you about the Atlanta airport,
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