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#266: The Single Most Important Thing I Did at 21 That Changed My Career Forever

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I turn 30 in just about 3 months.

As I sat down to reflect on what’s changed my career trajectory the most over the past decade, one thing stood out above everything else.

I call it Slipstreaming.

It’s a strategy I first used when I was 21 that helped me go from “broke college student” to working side-by-side with one of my mentors, traveling the world, getting flown into $25K mastermind rooms, and ultimately building the life I live today.

In today’s episode, I’m finally breaking it all down.

And instead of just telling you what it is, I show you — by weaving together audio from:

  • A course I created 8 years ago with my mentor Jonathan Levi

  • Clips from past Beyond Curious guests like Todd Herman, Jessica Von Innerbrenner, and Lee Holden — who each used a similar method to create transformational opportunities in their lives


Whether you're a teen, twentysomething or thirtysomething, or you’re further along in your journey and want to empower the next generation — this one is worth a listen.

Here’s a peek at what you’ll learn:

  • Why “learning from someone ahead of you” can shortcut years of trial and error (and how I still do this today)

  • The psychology behind why the slipstream technique works (hint: IKEA furniture has something to do with it)

  • When I realized that even though this strategy changed my life, I needed to let go of it in the way I originally learned to do it

In a world changing so fast that many of tomorrow’s most important jobs don’t even exist yet, I’m excited for the right people to hear this.

If you know someone navigating their career path, I hope you’ll consider sharing this with them — it completely changed my life.

Show Notes Generated With The Help of AI!

00:00 - Introduction to Beyond Curious and today’s guest, Brandon Fong

Brandon opens the episode with a deeply personal reflection: with just 99 days left before turning 30, he takes listeners on a unique solo journey into a strategy that completely transformed his life — one he calls the “Slipstream Technique.” He sets the stage by reflecting on speaking engagements with incoming college freshmen and the overwhelming uncertainty facing today’s youth in a rapidly evolving world.

00:56 - The spark that changed Brandon’s life at 21

Brandon introduces the moment that shifted his life trajectory in his early 20s and how it became a repeating pattern among many high achievers he interviewed. He introduces the “Slipstream Technique” as a powerful, unconventional method for career acceleration — one that doesn’t rely on traditional education or job applications.

03:53 - Flashback: The original Slipstream course intro with Jonathan Levy

Brandon plays the introduction to the original “Ultimate Advantage” course recorded in 2018 with his mentor, Jonathan Levy. Jonathan shares how Brandon reached out using the strategy and ended up becoming an integral part of his company, Superhuman Enterprises.


06:07 - A day in the life: How Brandon’s strategy created dream opportunities

Brandon recounts his then-current daily life in Tel Aviv — traveling, working alongside thought leaders, and helping shape educational programs that impact hundreds of thousands. Jonathan highlights how Brandon became one of the most valued, trusted, and highly paid members of his team — all without a traditional job application.


08:26 - Defining the Slipstream Technique: A...

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