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danmartell·2.8M views
Stop Wasting Your Life - 7 Things I Quit to Go From Broke to Millionaire
1y ago
hook · things I quit to get richcontrarian
stop wasting your time I'm going to share with you the seven things that I quit to go from broke to multi-millionaire when kids come up to me in my supercars they always ask what do you do but I always share with them it's not what I do it's what I don't do starting with number one don't spend time with people who suck your energy I call them energy vampires so I grew up with this friend that I've known since elementary school and I realized that he'd only ever call me when he needed something from me never called me when I had something to share that was good he never called me when he heard that I was having a hard time he never called me for any other reason then he needed somebody to help Ave something or maybe borrow some money or he was bored and I realized that is not the kind of friend I want in my life so I just decided to stop responding to his calls to create some space to not respond so quickly I asked myself one day what does a great friend look like and it occurred to me there was no part of the characteristics of what a great friend would act like he was acting and yet I just believe because I sat next to him in math class that I had to be friends with him for the rest of my life that's crazy spend time with people who want more for you
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Achieving financial success, living a fulfilling life, and maximizing their potential.
Steal this
The '40 brutal truths' lead magnet is a great way to capture attention and generate leads. Alex should create a similar lead magnet specifically for aspiring talent managers, such as 'The 5 biggest mistakes new talent managers make'.
Spoken hook
“stop wasting your time I'm going to share with you.”
Formula · Listicle + Pain Point + Contrarian Advice + Desired Outcome = Viral Video. Template: 'Stop [X Negative Habit/Belief] - [Number] Things I Quit to [Achieve Desired Outcome]'
How to steal it
setting · outdoor city
- 01Hook (0-2s)
Open with the "things I quit to get rich" beat. No intro card, no logo, no greeting.
Brickell · Roll camera before you arrive at Brickell Ave at golden hour or Biscayne Blvd south of 5th. The reveal IS the hook.
- 02Set the frame (2-4s)
Establish outdoor city with your hero prop. Wide on the 16mm so the GT3 RS sells the scale.
Brickell · Keep the prop count to 1. More props = more cuts = lower retention.
- 03Payoff (4-9s)
Use direct to camera rant to deliver the rewatch moment. One idea, one take.
Brickell · Cut on the reaction, not the line. If it's a price reveal, hold the number on screen for 1.5s.
- 04Reaction / proof (9-13s)
Show the consequence. Bystander head-turn, valet face, on-screen receipt — whatever makes the payoff feel real.
Brickell · Casa Tua and Komodo valets are cinematic. E11even paddock for nightlife crowd. Hard Rock paddock during F1 weekend = prebuilt audience.
Your version
Alex-voiced hooks3/3
Variant 1
Five things I quit before the GT3 RS showed up in my driveway.
Standing next to the Porsche in the Brickell garage, walking through the habits and people he cut to go from ZoomInfo AE to running OVO. Each 'quit' is tactical, not motivational. End with ROSTER CTA.
Variant 2
I quit being the number one AE at ZoomInfo at 22. Here's what else I dropped.
Filming from the penthouse, night skyline behind him. Frame the ZoomInfo quit as just the first domino, then list the real things he stopped doing that let OVO scale to Nike and Gymshark campaigns. Viewer takeaway: what you subtract matters more than what you add.