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Dan Murray

Serial Entrepreneur and host of one of Europe's top business podcasts, Secret Leaders with over 50M downloads & angel investor in 85+ startups - here to share stories and studies breaking down the science of success - turning it from probability to predictability.

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The Skill of Making Peace with Your Average Days

The Skill of Making Peace with Your Average Days Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Hey, welcome back. Last week, I wrote about why automating what people hate is the simplest path to leverage, and how friction removal beats brilliance more often than we’d like to admit. You can read that (and all past issues, here) This week, I want to talk about something far more personal.Not systems.Not business.You. Specifically:your average days, the ones you quietly judge, apologise for, or try to...

Your Brain on “Almost There” Mode (Why the Final 10% Feels Impossible) Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I wrote about why the smartest businesses in the world automate the tasks people secretly resent, and how friction removal beats innovation almost every time. You can read that (and all past issues, here) This week, I want to zoom in on a different kind of friction.Not operational.Not business-related.Human. The invisible resistance your brain creates the moment you’re...

Automate What People Hate - And Charge for It Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I wrote about learning to genuinely love seeing people win, how shifting from envy to inspiration rewires your energy and expands what’s possible. You can read that (and all past issues, here) I came back from Foundrs Fforest still thinking about that idea, how energy compounds when you stop fighting the wrong battles.Whether it’s people, money, or time, most of what drains us isn’t work itself,...

Jealousy (You Should Love Seeing People Win), but do you? Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I wrote about how wealth becomes real when you stop worshipping it, how normalising success rewires your relationship with money. You can read that (and all past issues, here) Before we begin - I return on a high from a 4 day trip in the Welsh Forest for Foundrs Fforest. Tree hugging, deep sessions, tribes (which I've written about before) fancy dress (or costumes if you're American),...

How to Get Rich Without Getting Lucky Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, we talked about how everything works out in your favour when you decide it does. You can read that (and all past issues, here) Today, I want to unpack one of the most timeless ideas on the internet - from Naval Ravikant’s viral thread, “How to Get Rich Without Getting Lucky.”It’s one of those rare pieces of wisdom that actually gets truer the more experience you gain. Now, I know what you're thinking,...

Everything Works Out in Your Favour, When You Decide Everything Works Out in Your Favour Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I wrote about how placing money on a pedestal can actually hinder your chances of getting it. And why you should normalise making it instead. (Lots of it). You can read that (and all past issues, here). I'm off to Wales today for my annual 'Foundrs Forest' retreat where I take 65 people from my community of 450 scale up entrepreneurs deep into the Welsh...

Money Stops Being Elusive When It Stops Being Special Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I wrote about why you should call your parents, hang out with friends, and spend an awful amount of money on trips you've promised yourself. Because the now is all we have. You can read that (and all past issues, here). Today, I want to talk about money. I've been thinking a lot about how to teach my kids financial literacy - but I'm learning it for the first time (as someone who grew up...

You Don’t Have Forever Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I wrote about why you shouldn't be afraid of effort and why you should embrace it in everything you do. But today, I want to zoom out completely. Because none of it matters if you forget to live. You can read that (and all past issues, here). We Act Like Time Is Renewable You and I both know how this story goes. You start your business, your career, your “thing,” full of energy and optimism.You tell yourself that the...

Don't Be Afraid of Effort Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I wrote about why success moves in cycles, not straight lines - and why the dips often hold the best lessons. You can read that (and all past issues, here). I've just returned from a lovely weekend away with 22 founders in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco - doing some great soul searching, and thought provoking conversations and ideas I'll be sharing here over the next few weeks to challenge you with some thoughts...

Success Is Cyclical, Not Linear Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Before we get started with this email, I recently received a couple of messages from subscribers saying they didn’t get an issue of Science of Success. My team and I believe we’ve found the problem and fixed it. However, if you’ve now started receiving this newsletter in your inbox but are no longer interested in the content, you can unsubscribe here. Anyway, last week, I wrote about how I overcame my mental health...