Did I Just Discover The Simplest Success Formula? (5 Actionable Steps)

Sometimes our best ideas come as flashes of insight, rather than theories we develop over time. I suppose that has something to do with the power of the subconscious mind.

For those who don’t know me, I’ve been on an intense personal development journey over the past decade. It all started the day after I graduated from high school when I broke down crying on my bedroom floor. Reality had finally caught up to me. I’m not going to college. (Read more about that here.) There were a series of momentary setbacks leading up to that moment, but there was only one reason: I didn’t know what was required to be successful.

Over the years I’ve attended live seminars, read dozens of books, learned from countless mentors — at some point along the way I found my path to success. Since this pandemic hit, I’ve found myself becoming a “mentor” of sorts to more people and I haven’t found a clear way to share my “success formula” until now. (I’ve used quotes to denote that I still have a lot to learn in this lifetime, and I do not have all the answers.)

A few days ago I was sharing some ideas with a friend and rattled off these five steps to success. I listed them very instinctively and immediately realized I might be onto something special. The formula is quite simple: five steps, one very…