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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 Pros & Cons of Giving Your Brain to a Machine

The Pros & Cons of Giving Your Brain to a Machine Read time: 5 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I talked about the ups and downs of my fitness journey, and how it's making me a better dad in the process. You can read that (and all past issues, here) Today I want to talk about AI. And I want to say something that might annoy a few people. Four Years In And We're Still Talking About Potential We're four years into the AI era now. And I find it fascinating that most of the conversation is...

I Needed Every Single Failure Read time: 5 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I talked about the ups and downs of my fitness journey, and how it's making me a better dad in the process. You can read that (and all past issues, here) Today I want to talk about losing. And why most of the losses I've taken turned out to be the most useful things that ever happened to me. A Tweet That Said It Better Than I Could I saw this from @thedulab recently: "If a loss makes you believe in yourself more,...

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My Abs Made Me a Better Dad. Read time: 5 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week's newsletter was a big one. If you haven't checked it out yet. You can read that (and all past issues, here) Today I want to talk about the best gift I've ever given to myself. You Can't Buy This People kept asking me what I wanted for my birthday. And the only answer I kept coming back to was something that couldn't come in a box or a booking confirmation. I wanted to feel proud of my body and the work I'd put...

Everything started because I couldn't sleep. Read time: 5 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, we talked about who loves themselves the most, wins. You can read that (and all past issues, here) BUT this week's a BIG one - Possibly the biggest week in Heights history. Two milestones landed in the same week and I'm still wrapping my head around both of them. We hit 1 million orders. Verified by Shopify. From a company that started because I couldn't sleep and my best friend Joel had gut...

Who Loves Themselves The Most, Wins Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, How To Engineer Luck, You can read that (and all past issues, here) Today, I want to tell you about the only competitive advantage that actually compounds. How you see yourself. I Saw A Tweet That Stopped Me It was from @thedulabs and it said something along the lines of: the game comes down to who loves themselves the most. One player gets laughed at and exits the arena immediately. Another makes it to...

Not everyday you get a chance to play chess with Richard Branson

How To Engineer Luck Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, we talked about why you need a personal brand in 2026. You can read that (and all past issues, here) People call me lucky all the time. Lucky that Heights took off. Lucky that the crowdfund went well. Lucky that the Formula 1 partnership happened. Lucky that the podcast grew. They're not wrong. I am lucky. But luck isn't what they think it is. This week I was lucky enough to spend the week on Necker Island in the...

If You Don't Have A Personal Brand In 2026, Why Not? Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, we talked about information being free because keeping you paralysed is the product. You can read that (and all past issues, here) It's 2026. If you don't have a personal brand by now, I need to ask you something. Why not? Not judgment. Genuine question. What's stopping you? The Excuse I Hear Most "I don't have time." You have time to scroll. Time to consume. Time to watch what everyone...

Information Is Free Because Keeping You Paralysed Is The Product Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, we talked about the best investment I've ever made turning 40. You can read that (and all past issues, here). Information is free now. All of it. Every framework. Every strategy. Every playbook. You can learn anything. Build anything. Become anything. Just search for it. So why isn't everyone winning? Because saturating your cognition and preventing you from taking action is the...

Turning 40: The Best Investment I Ever Made Was In My Own Health Hey, welcome back. This week, it’s personal. I'm going to share what I did to 'get healthy', briefly explain my efforts and failures, introduce you to my personal health dashboard on Claude and show you to how make your own one - I'll keep it all surface level to protect your time, but if you want to learn more, reply and let me know what about. On Saturday, I turn 40 and I'm celebrating with 35 friends (I did invite 40 but 35...

Don't Forget to Imagine The Best Case Scenario Too Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, we talked about putting our feet up. You can read that (and all past issues, here). Some days I spend more time imagining disaster than I do building anything useful. Most days, actually. More often than I'd like to admit. The pitch failing. The partnership falling through. The product launch bombing. The funding running out. The whole thing collapsing. I can spend an hour running these...