The Secret To Success Podcast is your weekly jolt of truth, strategy, and conviction from Eric Thomas (ET)—the world’s #1 motivational speaker—alongside CJ Quinney, Karl Phillips, and Jemal “9-to-5 Millionaire” King. No fluffy theory here. We talk mindset, money, relationships, leadership, faith, health, and execution—and we do it with straight talk, real stories, and proven playbooks you can run today.
From locker rooms and boardrooms to classrooms and living rooms, we break down how high performers actually win consistently—and how you can too. Expect hot seats, uncomfortable truths, practical frameworks, wild behind-the-scenes moments, and the accountability you didn’t know you needed.
If you’re ready to stop collecting information and start adopting the mindset that changes your life, you’re in the right room. Tap in, take notes, and let’s execute.
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Why Most People Fail After They Start Winning #523
Épisode 523
jeudi 8 janvier 2026 • Durée
Most people don’t fail because they lack talent, intelligence, or opportunity.
They fail because no one around them tells the truth.
In this episode of the Secret to Success, Eric Thomas, CJ, and Karl break down why success becomes dangerous when accountability disappears—and why many people collapse after they start winning.
This conversation hits hard:
Why discipline alone eventually fails
How “yes-men” quietly sabotage your future
The role appetite plays in self-destruction
Why unchecked power and money expose character
How to build a circle that protects your purpose, not your ego
This isn’t about cutting people off out of pride.
It’s about protecting your life, your family, and your future.
If no one in your life can correct you, challenge you, or stop you when you’re wrong—you’re not free. You’re exposed.
🎯 Takeaway
You don’t need more motivation.
You need one person who won’t let you lie to yourself.
Chapters
00:00:00 Opening: The Power of Accountability and Appetite Control
00:02:14 Welcome and Team Introductions
00:05:42 Building Legacy Through Systems, Not Just Hard Work
00:08:52 The Chick-fil-A Lesson: Identity Over Everything
00:12:00 Technology Went Too Far: The Amazon Christmas Story
00:16:28 The First Directive: Stop Having Sex
00:20:34 Why Most Successful Men Crash and Burn
00:24:18 Accountability Is Not Discipline - It's Your Circle
00:34:23 The Diddy Documentary and Complicit Silence
00:45:49 Second-Hand Smoke: Why Your Circle Determines Your Future
00:47:38 Praying for Your Tribe and Leaving to Level Up
00:52:44 Be, Do, Have: Getting the Order Right
00:53:27 Your 9-to-5 Should Fund Your Exit, Not Trap Your Future
00:52:01 Closing: Join Us at the 1% Solution Experience
00:55:28 Outro and Subscribe
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This Is What They’re Not Telling You About Winning This Year #522
Épisode 522
jeudi 1 janvier 2026 • Durée
This year doesn’t need more motivation.
It needs clarity, discipline, and intention.
In this episode of the Secret to Success Podcast, Eric Thomas breaks down 7 rules that actually matter if you want to win this year — not just stay busy, not just feel inspired, but make real progress.
These aren’t trends.
They’re principles.
You’ll learn:
Why delusion keeps people stuck longer than failure
How choosing what’s good beats choosing what feels good
Why boredom is a requirement for mastery
How to become unreplaceable in any environment
The difference between playing defense and playing offense
Why responsibility beats loyalty
How to decide the meaning of whatever this year brings
No hype.
No shortcuts.
Just truth you can build on.
Happy New Year. Let’s work.
Chapters
00:00:00 Opening: This Is What They're Not Telling You
00:00:52 Rule 1: Get Out of Delusion and Into Reality
00:08:05 Rule 2: Choose What's Good, Not What Feels Good
00:16:05 Rule 3: Boredom Builds Champions
00:24:45 Rule 4: Become Unreplaceable Through Diversification
00:30:44 Rule 5: Stop Playing Defense and Learn to Play Offense
00:39:32 Rule 6: Responsibility Beats Loyalty
00:48:06 Rule 7: Do Dark Different
00:54:01 Closing: Decisions Define You, Not the New Year
00:55:07 Outro and Call to Action
If this episode challenged you,
make sure you subscribe and share it with someone who needs clarity this year.
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Laughs, Lessons & Real Talk | Our 2025 S2S Recap
Épisode 521
vendredi 26 décembre 2025 • Durée
As 2025 comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to look back.
This episode is a collection of some of our favorite moments from the Secret to Success Podcast this year — real conversations, honest questions, unexpected laughs, and truth-filled discussions that stayed with us long after the microphones were off.
From relationships and communication…
to mindset, reality, and self-awareness…
these clips capture the heart of what S2S has always been about: growth through real talk.
Whether a moment makes you laugh, reflect, or pause for a second longer than expected, our hope is that it reminds you how powerful honest conversations can be.
Thank you for listening, sharing, and being part of the journey with us in 2025.
We’re grateful for you — and excited for what’s ahead.
You’re Doing the Work But Still Stuck — Here's the Problem
Épisode 520
jeudi 18 décembre 2025 • Durée
“Be honest — what’s something you’ve been consistent at… but haven’t seen results from yet?”
You can do the right things and still be headed in the wrong direction.
In this episode of the Secret to Success Podcast, the conversation goes straight at a frustration many disciplined people quietly carry:
“I followed the rules. I showed up. I stayed consistent… so why isn’t it working?”
This isn’t a motivational episode. It’s an examination.
The team breaks down why effort alone doesn’t produce growth, how consistency without measurement becomes rehearsed failure, and why isolation — not laziness — is often the real reason progress stalls.
You’ll hear why pain is often proof of progress, why feedback is essential (even when it hurts), and how following the wrong formula can keep smart, hardworking people stuck for years.
If you’ve been doing the work but questioning the results, this episode will help you identify what needs to change — without throwing away everything you’ve built.
This conversation is about alignment, correction, and building with intention — not just grinding harder.
Chapters
00:00:00 Opening: Consistency Isn't Enough
00:01:26 Welcome and Team Introductions
00:06:55 How Do You Know When God Is Telling You to Move?
00:11:33 The Power of Making Decisions Over Waiting
00:13:23 Patterns Over Decisions: Learning God's Ways
00:15:57 Excellence Is God: Moving in the Spirit of Excellence
00:16:46 Consistency Without Quality Is Rehearsed Failure
00:21:37 The Sandpaper People: Why You Need Correction
00:24:18 Stop Working in Isolation: The Cage Mentality
00:34:39 Measuring Progress: Pain Equals Progress
00:38:04 Quick Evaluation: The Secret to Accelerated Growth
00:40:15 Being Coachable: ET's Jordan Brand Adjustment
00:43:09 Real Numbers, Real Accountability
00:57:52 Breaking Free from Your Cage: Changing Your Circle
01:02:07 Closing: Merry Christmas and Final Encouragement
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Feeling Stuck in a Dark Place? This Is Why Your Life Isn’t Changing | S2S 519
Épisode 519
jeudi 11 décembre 2025 • Durée
If life feels heavy, confusing, or just stuck… you’re not broken. You’re not cursed. You’re not “falling behind.”
You’re in a phase nobody teaches you how to navigate: the dark season.
In today’s episode, the guys break down why your hardest moments keep repeating, why running from discomfort actually makes it worse, and the one shift that finally moves you forward. ET explains how every version of success he’s had was formed in moments nobody saw. Jamal talks about the darkness that exposed the real picture of his life and pushed him toward real estate. Karl breaks down how creativity, identity, and resilience are all born in the dark—never in comfort.
This conversation will change how you interpret struggle, setbacks, disappointment, and pressure. Because the truth is simple:
You don’t grow in the light. You grow in the hard stuff. And once you know how to face it, everything changes.
🔥 In This Episode You’ll Learn:
Why God prepares your table in the presence of your enemies—and why you keep praying them away
How darkness is not Satan's domain—it's where God forms everything
The difference between light (what's already formed) and dark (where you're being formed)
Why the Buffalo runs into the storm while everyone else gets stuck in it longer
Jamal's real story: sitting in that squad car at midnight, feeling like a failure—and how that darkness exposed the picture God was developing
How to do dark different: prepare before it comes, embrace it when it's here, and let it form you instead of break you
Why your prayers in the light are different than your prayers in the dark—and how that's costing you your breakthrough
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How Your Ego Is Killing Your Success | S2S 518
Épisode 518
jeudi 4 décembre 2025 • Durée
Most people don’t fail because they lack talent—
they fail because their ego keeps putting them in positions they’re not built for.
This episode is a wake-up call for anyone who keeps blowing opportunities, breaking alliances, sabotaging good teams, or confusing “control” with “calling.” We’re talking identity, roles, loyalty, humility, and the dangerous trend of chasing titles instead of mastering your assignment.
If you’ve ever walked away from the people who built you…
If you keep trying to lead when you’re meant to support…
If you think you want the spotlight but can’t handle the responsibility…
If you’re losing while insisting on being in charge…
…this conversation is going to sting, but it will straighten out your whole approach to success.
It’s time to tell the truth:
You can’t win the game when your ego won’t let you play your position.
And for the first time ever, we’re introducing two new segments designed to shift your mindset daily:
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Exploited: The Real Price of Staying a Consumer
Épisode 517
jeudi 27 novembre 2025 • Durée
Life keeps bullying you because you keep handing over the power. Your habits, your phone, your job, your fears, your past — all of it is pushing you around while you stand there acting like you don’t have a choice.
This episode breaks that cycle wide open.
ET, CJ, Karl, and Jemal dive into the truth nobody wants to admit:
you’re either the bully… or you’re getting bullied.
By your circumstances.
By your imagination (or lack of it).
By the systems built to turn you into a full-time consumer.
Inside the episode, you’ll learn:
• Why the picture in your head is more important than the reality in front of you
• How to stop giving your power away to fear, bills, people, and your own patterns
• Why consumers get exploited, and why producers win every single time
• How social media turns you into a victim without you noticing
• How intentionality separates the bullied from the unstoppable
• Why your gift — not your job — is the real source of your freedom
• How to bully the bully in your finances, marriage, career, and internal dialogue
• Why one property, one skill, or one shift can flip your entire life trajectory
This is one of those episodes you replay when you feel stuck.
It’s raw. It’s practical. It’s uncomfortable.
And it’s exactly what you need.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Show Intro
01:25 - ET on Bullying Awareness
05:09 - Bully the Bully Strategy
07:32 - Discovering Your Gifts
11:55 - Overcoming Inner Criticism
17:19 - The Reality of Fear
19:14 - Understanding Menopause
22:15 - The Nature of Bullying
25:29 - Utilizing Your Gifts
27:18 - Embrace Assertiveness
30:25 - Valuing Your Worth
33:25 - Work for Your Demands
35:55 - Embracing Change
38:30 - Be the Solution
44:10 - Next Level Conference Overview
46:16 - Future of EYL University
47:40 - Inside The Lab
49:45 - Join the BU Community
50:01 - Support This Podcast
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If this hit you, share it with someone still letting life push them around.
The moment you stop being a consumer and start being a producer, everything changes.
Bully the Bully: Why You Keep Getting Pushed Around in Life | S2S 516
Épisode 516
jeudi 20 novembre 2025 • Durée
You’re letting people with zero track record tell you how to run your life. And the wild part? Half of them couldn’t survive doing what YOU do for 24 hours.
In this episode of the Secret to Success Podcast, the guys break down the “Bully the Bully” mindset—why the world pushes you around if you don’t push back, why people in survival mode try to hijack what you’ve built, and why letting the wrong voices guide you is the fastest way back to the bottom.
ET, CJ, Karl, and Jemal unpack:
Why unqualified opinions keep you broke and stuck
The mentality difference between survivors and winners
Why you MUST protect what you’ve built
How the world “bullies” you financially if you’re not intentional
The exact mindset shift needed to take control of your life
This one is raw, hilarious, and heavy with truth—perfect for anyone tired of being pushed around by people who haven’t done the work.
Video Chapters
00:00 Opening: Don't Let Bullies Give You Advice
01:21 Welcome and Team Introductions
09:48 New York Trip and Expensive Breakfast Revelation
13:45 The $69 Breakfast: They're Bullying You
14:19 Introducing Bully the Bully Mentality
22:10 Mike Tyson and the Mental Game
28:29 Recognizing Opinion Boys vs. Authorities
43:15 Black Men and the Bully Dynamic
45:02 Stop Being a Consumer, Become a Producer
52:31 Your Gifts Shall Make Room for You
58:58 Closing: Concentrate on Your Opportunity
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If this hit home, share it with someone who needs to hear it. And remember:
Stop letting people who can’t do what you do tell you how to do it.
Bully the bully. Take back your power.
Stop Being Emotional—It’s Why You Keep Losing Money | 515
Épisode 515
jeudi 13 novembre 2025 • Durée
If your feelings keep driving your finances, you’re paying an invisible tax. In this episode we break down how to regulate emotions, demand receipts (real due diligence), and replace motivation with rules so you stop bleeding time and money. Action over anxiety. Rules over mood. Results over excuses.
You’ll learn
How to stop emotional decision-making before it costs you
What real due diligence looks like (records over “trust me”)
The mindset shift from motivation to non-negotiable rules
Why KPIs and clear consequences end confusion and chaos
How to do “the real work” (and why thinking about it is harder than doing it)
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Stop Chasing Happy: Build Serenity That Lasts | S2S 514
Épisode 514
jeudi 6 novembre 2025 • Durée
Whether your team is 1–5 or your home feels out of rhythm, this episode gives you the playbook: peace over moods, standards over scoreboard, purpose over procrastination. ET breaks down the same locker-room mentality he brings to pro teams—then we translate it to your marriage, money, and mindset. (And yes, we clown Jemal about the Bears some more 😅).
In this episode you’ll learn:
Serenity beats Happiness: why chasing “happy” keeps you stuck, and how to build steady peace you can stand on.
Standards beat feelings: the non-negotiables that fix performance at work, at home, and on the field.
The “fixer” trap: how to support your spouse without trying to control their journey.
Imperfectly mindful: simple daily awareness habits that create momentum.
From 1–5 to unstoppable: the mindset ET gives losing teams—and how to use it today.
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