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In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, I’m bringing you the first training from a brand-new series inside the One Comma Club Challenge, where I break down the fastest and most realistic path to earning your first $1,000 online. This isn’t about building a massive business, chasing big visions, or learning dozens of skills at once. It’s about belief, momentum, and getting that first win that proves this actually works. I share why your first small success matters more than any future milestone, and how that single moment of proof can permanently change how you see yourself as an entrepreneur. Throughout this opening training, I lay the foundation for everything that’s coming next in the challenge. You’ll hear why most people stall out by trying to “build a business” instead of becoming valuable first, and why mastering one highly profitable skill—funnel building—creates immediate leverage in almost any market. With personal stories, real-world examples, and a clear roadmap, I explain how becoming a rain

In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, I wanted to give you a little behind-the-scenes context for what we’re about to do and why I’m so excited about the One Comma Club Challenge. Over the years, I’ve talked a lot about being “one funnel away,” and I’ve lived it myself — through the ups, the downs, the wins, and the moments where nothing seems to work. This episode is me pulling back the curtain on what I’ve been working on, why this challenge exists, and who it’s really for. I’m not teaching the process yet — that’s coming over the next few episodes as I share recordings from the live challenge — but I am sharing the thinking behind it. Why making your first comma matters, why most people don’t need more tactics, more funnels, or more platforms, and why giving yourself proof that this works is often the thing that changes everything. Key Highlights: ◼️Why I believe one funnel can still change the entire direction of your business ◼️What inspired me to create the One Comma Club Challenge ◼️How I

Welcome to part two of my drifter vs. driven presentation. This is where everything clicks—and where things get uncomfortable in the best way possible. In part one, I helped you recognize where drifting starts and why so many people feel stuck even though they’re working hard. In this episode, I walk you through how driven people actually break free from those patterns. This isn’t a hype talk. This is about identity, belief, and the internal systems that quietly control your behavior. I share the frameworks I’ve used in wrestling, business, and life to move forward when fear, resistance, and old habits try to pull you back. If you’ve ever felt like you know you’re capable of more but can’t quite access it, this episode will show you why. Key Highlights: ◼️Why the most powerful driven identity you can adopt is becoming the learner—and why it’s completely anti-fragile ◼️How clarifying your values creates real motivation instead of relying on willpower ◼️Why having a definite purpose is the true dividing

Most people don’t fail because they lack talent, opportunity, or intelligence. They fail because they drift. In this special midnight mastermind session recorded live at Mastermind in Paradise, I share a concept I’ve been wrestling with for years: the difference between drifters and the driven. This isn’t a motivational talk. It’s a deep psychological breakdown of why so many capable people stall out—and how a subtle habit of drifting quietly takes control of nearly every area of life. This is Part one of a two-part series, and it’s where I trace this idea back to Napoleon Hill’s Outwitting the Devil. I break down the forces of fear, faith, and hypnotic rhythm, and how they shape your decisions long before you’re even aware of them. If you’ve ever felt busy but not progressing, committed but stuck, this episode will help you see exactly where your momentum breaks—and how to start taking it back. Key Highlights: ◼️What “drifting” really means and why Napoleon Hill believed it controlled 98% of people ◼️H

Part one of this two part series with Dr. Benjamin Hardy here on The Russell Brunson Show reframed how scaling actually works. Part two forces the decisions most people avoid. In this episode, Dr. Hardy challenges the comfort zones that quietly cap growth.  This conversation is about the choices that separate people who stay busy from those who actually scale. It’s about why bigger futures demand cleaner focus, fewer priorities, and the courage to let go of paths that no longer fit. If you have ever felt like you’re doing a lot but still hitting an invisible ceiling, this episode explains why. Key Highlights: ◼️Why impossible goals force clarity by eliminating dead-end paths, complexity, and unfocused effort ◼️How stretch goals shift attention away from old routines and toward entirely new strategies and partnerships ◼️The danger of optimizing for activity instead of results and how systems always produce what they’re designed for ◼️Why scaling requires applying the power law by finding one “super w

Scaling does not start with tactics, systems, or working harder. It starts with how you think about the future. In part one of this two-part series, I share a powerful presentation from Dr. Benjamin Hardy given at Mastermind in Paradise right after the release of his book The Science of Scaling. This session goes deep into the psychology behind growth and why most entrepreneurs stay stuck not because of external limits, but because of the goals they choose and the timelines they attach to them. This episode of The Russell Brunson Show is not about what to scale. It is about how your future goals shape your present behavior, your decisions, and the systems you build. If you feel busy but not moving, ambitious but capped, this conversation will reframe how you think about growth entirely. Key Highlights: ◼️Why the future you commit to shapes your psychology more than your past ever could ◼️How Viktor Frankl’s work on meaning explains why people lose traction without a compelling future goal ◼️The differe

I want you to listen to this episode of The Russell Brunson Show with a different level of awareness. This is not just a breakdown of a video sales letter or a history lesson. It is the story of how persuasion actually works, where it came from, and why almost everything you see in marketing, politics, and media today traces back to a single hidden lineage. This episode walks through the uncomfortable truth behind influence and why understanding it is no longer optional if you want to build, sell, or lead in a world driven by attention. Key Highlights: ◼️How Sigmund Freud uncovered the unconscious drivers of human behavior and why those discoveries terrified him when they were used at scale ◼️How Edward Bernays weaponized Freud’s work, shifted advertising from logic to emotion, and created modern propaganda through desire and identity ◼️Why Bernays believed democracy required manipulation and how his book Propaganda openly explains the engineering of consent ◼️How Dan Kennedy took Bernays’ ideas even d

In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, I share a raw, unscripted talk from a private mastermind where I break down what it actually takes to level up in business and in life. This is not about tactics, funnels, or hacks. It is about the internal shifts, humility, and skill rebuilding required when the old version of you can no longer take you where you want to go. Through personal stories from wrestling, entrepreneurship, faith, and leadership, I explain why growth feels uncomfortable and why that discomfort is often the signal that you are on the right path. Rather than teaching another framework, I’m walking you through the psychological and emotional realities of moving from one level to the next, and why most people stall out when their ego refuses to let go of past success. Key Highlights: ◼️Why every new level of success requires abandoning the skill sets that previously worked ◼️How the Hero’s Journey explains personal growth, plateaus, and the need to leave the “ordinary world” ◼️Why ego

Most people are using AI as a faster tool for writing copy, building funnels, or answering questions. In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, Rich Schefren shows why that barely scratches the surface. What he shares is not about productivity hacks or clever prompts. It is about building an AI that knows you so deeply it can help you overcome lifelong patterns, blind spots, and self-sabotage in ways no coach, mastermind, or system ever could. Rich walks through how feeding his entire life into AI fundamentally changed his business, health, relationships, and sense of purpose. This conversation goes far beyond marketing or technology. It is about identity, execution, and becoming the highest version of yourself faster than you thought possible. Rich explains how an AI that understands your psychology, habits, fears, and strengths can challenge your thinking, expand your vision, and execute alongside you every day. If you feel stuck despite knowing what to do, this episode will completely change how you th

Most entrepreneurs think affiliate marketing is a side hustle or a distraction from building real offers. In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, Doug Boughton completely reframes that belief. What he shares is not about quick commissions or one-off launches. It is about building an affiliate ecosystem that compounds over time, increases authority, shortens sales cycles, and quietly feeds your own offers without pulling you away from your current business. Doug walks through how affiliate marketing became his most freeing income stream and why it now sits at the center of his long-term business and legacy strategy. If you sell anything online, whether you are just getting started or already have your own offers, this episode will change how you think about traffic, collaborations, and growth. Doug breaks down the exact ways affiliate marketing can amplify everything you are already doing instead of competing with it. Key Highlights: ◼️Why affiliate marketing works best when it enhances your core off

Most entrepreneurs fail at the exact moment they should be making the most money. They teach, they inspire, they deliver value, but when it is time to present the offer, everything falls apart. In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, I share one of the most powerful Funnel Hacking Live presentations we have ever had. McCall Jones takes the beloved children’s book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and reveals the hidden structure inside it that makes it the perfect framework for building irresistible offers. Once you see how it works, you will never build your offers the same way again. Key Highlights: ◼️Why most entrepreneurs unintentionally sabotage their offers by bundling random products together instead of solving a customer’s sequential problems ◼️The Mouse a Cookie method for creating an offer path that moves someone from their pain to their desired result ◼️How to build an offer even when you cannot personally solve every problem by partnering strategically instead of ignoring what your customers

In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show I sat down with David Royce because his story is completely different from the typical online marketing path. He did not build funnels first or chase trends. He built real businesses in the real world, scaled them with systems, sold them, and then did it again… And again… And again. What fascinated me most was not just the money or the exits, but how intentional he was about learning, focus, culture, and fulfillment along the way. David started knocking doors with zero sales and turned himself into a top performer by obsessively studying sales. That obsession carried him from managing college sales teams to building and selling multiple pest control companies across thousands of cities. In this conversation, we dig into what actually made that possible, the unsexy work most entrepreneurs avoid, and why success without systems eventually collapses. Key Highlights: ◼️How David went from early rejection to elite performance by studying sales daily and treating sel

Most people think speaking belongs to the naturally gifted. But the truth is every great speaker starts scared, awkward, and unsure. In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, I share the behind the scenes story of discovering Richmond Dinh’s Next Top Speaker competition, why I fell in love with it immediately, and how a simple idea has grown into a movement that is transforming brand new speakers into confident leaders. You will hear the presentation I gave inside the challenge and the deeper message behind it. If you have a calling to speak but doubt your abilities, this episode shows you what is waiting for you on the other side of that fear. Key Highlights: ◼️How discovering the Next Top Speaker competition reignited my belief in the power of helping new speakers develop their voice. ◼️Why my earliest speaking attempts were awkward, painful, and embarrassing, and why that struggle became the foundation for everything that came later. ◼️The moment I realized speaking was the only way to truly move

In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, I sit down with my friend Victor Damasio, one of Brazil’s top expert entrepreneurs, to unpack how he built a multi-million dollar business by doing the right things for a long time and serving people deeply before chasing scale.  Victor is now rebuilding in the United States and Spanish speaking markets, and what makes his story so powerful is that his process works at every level. Whether he had no audience, a small group of early believers, or a huge following in Brazil, he grew by creating real conversations, helping people get results, and earning loyalty through service. If you want to know how to build something meaningful without shortcuts, this episode is a masterclass. Key Highlights: ◼️How Victor built his early business by doing the right thing consistently until results compounded ◼️The simple process he still uses today: start conversations, understand the person, help them solve something small, then guide them to the right offer ◼️Why he has c

Most entrepreneurs think storytelling is about simply entertaining. But the stories that move markets, build movements, and create generational brands all follow a deeper pattern that is wired into every human across every culture in history.  In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show we talk about the Hero’s Journey! I open up Joseph Campbell’s The Hero With a Thousand Faces and show you why this framework has shaped your favorite movies, your personal development, your beliefs, and even the way ClickFunnels grew to a billion dollars in sales. If you want your message to resonate at a primal level and persuade people without feeling pushy, this is the story structure your business has been missing. Key Highlights: ◼️How Joseph Campbell discovered that every enduring story across time and culture follows the same pattern. ◼️Why George Lucas built the first Star Wars movie using this exact framework and how thousands of Hollywood films now follow it. ◼️The core steps of the Hero’s Journey and why audi

In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, I sit down with Oren Klaff, author of Pitch Anything and one of the most fascinating minds in the world of high stakes dealmaking.  Before we even got into the frameworks, Oren told the wild story of how he bought and built a full scale Apollo spacecraft replica for his office and why it instantly changed the way people engage with him. From there, we dug into the psychology that drives billion dollar negotiations, why most entrepreneurs lose deals before they ever begin, and how status, power, and certainty shape every meaningful business interaction.  If you have ever felt intimidated pitching someone with more money, more experience, or more authority, this conversation is going to flip the way you see negotiations forever. Key Highlights: ◼️Why status determines everything in a negotiation and why lowering the other side’s status is often more effective than raising your own ◼️The small behaviors that instantly reveal whether someone is serious and how t

In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, I share a powerful session from our recent Two Comma Club meeting where John Parkes, the guy who runs all our ads and has profitably spent more than one hundred and fifty million dollars, breaks down what conversation domination really means. Inside our higher level programs we focus on what is working right now, and John shows exactly how to use Meta Ads to be everywhere your dream customers look so you become the only voice they see. Key Highlights: ◼️What conversation domination actually means and how to show up everywhere your market is paying attention ◼️The DWELL method for building audiences that convert instead of just clicking ◼️How to use engagement, traffic, data, and layered audiences without confusing the algorithm ◼️The “special ops” way to run ads and get sales and leads for pennies on the dollar ◼️Why simple, native videos outperform polished creative and boost show-up rates If you run Meta ads or want to, this session will shift how you

In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, I share one of my favorite presentations I ever gave at Myron Golden’s event. The entire event was about offers, so Myron asked me to walk through my personal journey with them. But not just the mechanics of an offer and all the typical stuff… He wanted me to share the real stories… The terrifying moments… And the breakthroughs that happen when you have the courage and determination to put out an offer.  In this episode, you’ll hear the five times in my life when a single offer literally changed everything for me. This one skill saved my business more times than I can count at this point, and has made all of my success possible. If you have ever doubted yourself, felt stuck financially, or wondered how to create momentum when everything feels impossible, this episode will show you what is actually possible when you learn how to build and launch irresistible offers. Key Highlights: ◼️Why the person who makes the most offers always wins, even if some fail! ◼️Th

In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, I brought in one of my secret weapons from Inner Circle and Atlas, Jason Friedman. Jason is the guy I think about when I hear “customer experience” and “retention.” I am obsessed with funnels, traffic, and selling online, but Jason walked into our Mastermind in Paradise and basically said, “Cool… but what happens after they say yes?” What followed was one of the clearest frameworks I’ve ever seen for turning customers into raving recruiters so your revenue grows without buying more clicks. Key Highlights: ◼️Why entrepreneurs stay “addicted to strangers,” and how Jason reframes ROAS as Return On Audience Success so your funnels stop leaking profit. ◼️The theater director who scripted audience reactions on command, and how that principle lets you choreograph customer transformation instead of hoping it happens. ◼️Jason’s Kinetic Customer Formula that ties attitude, behavior, momentum, and friction into a system that drives renewals, ascensions, and referrals.

In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, we’re talking public speaking… Something that’s second only to death on people’s list of things that terrify them! Haha!  Before I ever dreamed of stepping on a stage, I was just an internet ‘nerd’ trying to make money online. In this episode, I share the story of how I first discovered the art of public speaking, why it terrified me, and the moment I saw someone speak with so much conviction that it changed my entire life trajectory.  I also dive into the original version of The Art of Public Speaking by the real Dale Carnegie, why this rare edition matters, and the single biggest lesson it teaches about becoming a powerful communicator. If you have a message, a product, or a mission you believe in, this episode will shift the way you think about sharing it. Key Highlights: ◼️The day I watched speakers make 60k and 100k from stage and realized that speaking to sell was a real skill ◼️How I overcame my fear of public speaking by learning persuasion first, no