The Secret To Success Podcast is your weekly jolt of truth, strategy, and conviction from Eric Thomas (ET)âthe worldâs #1 motivational speakerâalongside CJ Quinney, Karl Phillips, and Jemal â9-to-5 Millionaireâ King. No fluffy theory here. We talk mindset, money, relationships, leadership, faith, health, and executionâand 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 consistentlyâand how you can too. Expect hot seats, uncomfortable truths, practical frameworks, wild behind-the-scenes moments, and the accountability you didnât know you needed.
If youâre ready to stop collecting information and start adopting the mindset that changes your life, youâre in the right room. Tap in, take notes, and letâs execute.
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Why Most People Fail After They Start Winning #523
Episode 523
Thursday, January 8, 2026 ⢠Duration
Most people donât 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 disappearsâand why many people collapse after they start winning.
This conversation hits hard:
Why discipline alone eventually fails
How âyes-menâ 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 isnât about cutting people off out of pride.
Itâs about protecting your life, your family, and your future.
If no one in your life can correct you, challenge you, or stop you when youâre wrongâyouâre not free. Youâre exposed.
đŻ Takeaway
You donât need more motivation.
You need one person who wonât 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
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This Is What Theyâre Not Telling You About Winning This Year #522
Episode 522
Thursday, January 1, 2026 ⢠Duration
This year doesnât 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 â not just stay busy, not just feel inspired, but make real progress.
These arenât trends.
Theyâre principles.
Youâll learn:
Why delusion keeps people stuck longer than failure
How choosing whatâs 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. Letâs 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
Episode 521
Friday, December 26, 2025 ⢠Duration
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 â real conversations, honest questions, unexpected laughs, and truth-filled discussions that stayed with us long after the microphones were off.
From relationships and communicationâŚ
to mindset, reality, and self-awarenessâŚ
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.
Weâre grateful for you â and excited for whatâs ahead.
Youâre Doing the Work But Still Stuck â Here's the Problem
Episode 520
Thursday, December 18, 2025 ⢠Duration
âBe honest â whatâs something youâve been consistent at⌠but havenât seen results from yet?â
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:
âI followed the rules. I showed up. I stayed consistent⌠so why isnât it working?â
This isnât a motivational episode. Itâs an examination.
The team breaks down why effort alone doesnât produce growth, how consistency without measurement becomes rehearsed failure, and why isolation â not laziness â is often the real reason progress stalls.
Youâll 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 youâve been doing the work but questioning the results, this episode will help you identify what needs to change â without throwing away everything youâve built.
This conversation is about alignment, correction, and building with intention â 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 Isnât Changing | S2S 519
Episode 519
Thursday, December 11, 2025 ⢠Duration
If life feels heavy, confusing, or just stuck⌠youâre not broken. Youâre not cursed. Youâre not âfalling behind.â
Youâre in a phase nobody teaches you how to navigate: the dark season.
In todayâs 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 heâs 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 darkânever in comfort.
This conversation will change how you interpret struggle, setbacks, disappointment, and pressure. Because the truth is simple:
You donât grow in the light. You grow in the hard stuff. And once you know how to face it, everything changes.
đĽ In This Episode Youâll Learn:
Why God prepares your table in the presence of your enemiesâand why you keep praying them away
How darkness is not Satan's domainâit'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 failureâand 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 darkâand how that's costing you your breakthrough
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How Your Ego Is Killing Your Success | S2S 518
Episode 518
Thursday, December 4, 2025 ⢠Duration
Most people donât fail because they lack talentâ
they fail because their ego keeps putting them in positions theyâre not built for.
This episode is a wake-up call for anyone who keeps blowing opportunities, breaking alliances, sabotaging good teams, or confusing âcontrolâ with âcalling.â Weâre talking identity, roles, loyalty, humility, and the dangerous trend of chasing titles instead of mastering your assignment.
If youâve ever walked away from the people who built youâŚ
If you keep trying to lead when youâre meant to supportâŚ
If you think you want the spotlight but canât handle the responsibilityâŚ
If youâre losing while insisting on being in chargeâŚ
âŚthis conversation is going to sting, but it will straighten out your whole approach to success.
Itâs time to tell the truth:
You canât win the game when your ego wonât let you play your position.
And for the first time ever, weâre introducing two new segments designed to shift your mindset daily:
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Exploited: The Real Price of Staying a Consumer
Episode 517
Thursday, November 27, 2025 ⢠Duration
Life keeps bullying you because you keep handing over the power. Your habits, your phone, your job, your fears, your past â all of it is pushing you around while you stand there acting like you donât have a choice.
This episode breaks that cycle wide open.
ET, CJ, Karl, and Jemal dive into the truth nobody wants to admit:
youâre either the bully⌠or youâre 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, youâll 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 â not your job â 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.
Itâs raw. Itâs practical. Itâs uncomfortable.
And itâs 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
Episode 516
Thursday, November 20, 2025 ⢠Duration
Youâre letting people with zero track record tell you how to run your life. And the wild part? Half of them couldnât survive doing what YOU do for 24 hours.
In this episode of the Secret to Success Podcast, the guys break down the âBully the Bullyâ mindsetâwhy the world pushes you around if you donât push back, why people in survival mode try to hijack what youâve 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 youâve built
How the world âbulliesâ you financially if youâre not intentional
The exact mindset shift needed to take control of your life
This one is raw, hilarious, and heavy with truthâperfect for anyone tired of being pushed around by people who havenât 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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Stop letting people who canât do what you do tell you how to do it.
Bully the bully. Take back your power.
Stop Being EmotionalâItâs Why You Keep Losing Money | 515
Episode 515
Thursday, November 13, 2025 ⢠Duration
If your feelings keep driving your finances, youâre 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.
Youâll learn
How to stop emotional decision-making before it costs you
What real due diligence looks like (records over âtrust meâ)
The mindset shift from motivation to non-negotiable rules
Why KPIs and clear consequences end confusion and chaos
How to do âthe real workâ (and why thinking about it is harder than doing it)
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Stop Chasing Happy: Build Serenity That Lasts | S2S 514
Episode 514
Thursday, November 6, 2025 ⢠Duration
Whether your team is 1â5 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 teamsâthen we translate it to your marriage, money, and mindset. (And yes, we clown Jemal about the Bears some more đ ).
In this episode youâll learn:
Serenity beats Happiness: why chasing âhappyâ 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 âfixerâ trap: how to support your spouse without trying to control their journey.
Imperfectly mindful: simple daily awareness habits that create momentum.
From 1â5 to unstoppable: the mindset ET gives losing teamsâand how to use it today.
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