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How To Survive The Slow Start And Succeed At Anything

Myron Golden

1.43M subscribers

31K views · 4 months ago

JUST KEEP GROWING | How To Survive The Slow Start And Succeed At Anything Most people don’t fail at the end—they quit at the beginning. The slow start is where most dreams die. In this powerful message, Myron Golden breaks down how to stay committed when progress feels invisible, results are delayed, and growth seems slow. The beginning phase isn’t a sign that it’s not working—it’s the stage where foundations are being built. Growth is happening—even when you can’t see it yet. The core idea is simple but powerful: If you can survive the slow start, you give yourself the chance to succeed at anything. You’ll learn: Why the beginning always feels slower than expected How to stay consistent when results aren’t immediate The difference between lack of results and lack of progress Why patience is a key component of success How small actions compound into big outcomes over time The mindset required to keep going without external validation Biblical principles behind growth, timing, and perseverance This message will help you stop misinterpreting slow progress as failure and start embracing the process that leads to real success. 👇 Stay consistent. Trust the process. Just keep gr

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100+ public comments · synced 5 days ago · 98% positive

What landed

Overwhelmingly grateful and emotional, with many viewers saying the message arrived exactly when they were about to quit.

KarlitaZirker

4 months ago

Thanks for not quitting Uncle Myron! You are a major part of my growth process. I’m forever grateful!

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alexandraaileru1

4 months ago

“Where you’re headed is far more important than how long it takes to get there” God bless you

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SOSEntrepreneurHub

4 months ago

Slow start is not a failure📌

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WHY-hw9li

4 months ago

Holy Spirit was right on time with this message Thank you Jesus... Thank you Brother Myron for letting the Holy Spirit use you this beautiful blessed day 🙌🏾🙏🏾🙌🏾✝️

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achillekemayo

4 months ago

Slow start means you haven’t developed yet: - The skill - The audience - The relationship - The system to scale

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avataraang704

4 months ago

3:08 Work Hard On Your Job You Can Make A Living, Work Hard On Yourself You Can Make A Fortune ~ Jim Rohn

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ConsistentlyEvolvingWithMarie

4 months ago

I was praying for guidance last night, and this video showed up. God is good <3, thank you Myron.

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MissionRichTalk

4 months ago

“People expect to get Myron success without going through what it took Myron to get there.” That is such a wise observation from your son and it’s special because he knows you better than most people ever will. I have worked in my field for decades and now understand more than ever why things come easy to me. Now I’m learning how to monetize it. Thanks for your teaching Dr. Golden.

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CharSpeaks

4 months ago

When I started my first business I allowed people in my head with that kind of language. "Its been 6 months and you're not making your rent, and loan payment. Then my second business as a Life Coach, same thing and I did quit for a while. But it wouldn't leave me alone. So I started again a few months ago. When you said "you haven't learned what you need to make it work yet" I get that now. Even though I'm now in my 50's - I know my business would be a success this time around. Thank you for sharing this.

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SimplySek

4 months ago

“Instant success will destroy you if you could get it because you would have the stuff before you become the person” 🔥🔥🔥

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jeroneanthonytyler

4 months ago

Been watching this gift from God for the last 36 months! Dr. Myron Golden's message is life changing, mind altering and explosively refreshing! Glory to God for your life sir!

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SimonJijiri-p3m

4 months ago

I needed this simply because I started a new business and this video has inspired me to keep going ❤. Blessed are those who follow Myron 😊

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WordLifeBiblical

4 months ago

6:50 I'm glad you didn't quit too

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EllyKnows

4 months ago

slow start is like warming up

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SOSEntrepreneurHub

4 months ago

B O S S MOVES me to sow abundantly all year round(winter, autum, spring and summer). God bless you Sir Myron🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾. am.bless to have you as my Mentor🙏🏾 like

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Wealth_Manifestation_58

4 months ago

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." Matt 5:8

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Sukisuki601

4 months ago

My daily dose of medicine. Thanks Myron!

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TotalWealth

4 months ago

Such a great message and talk! This is my 28th day of a 30-day personal challenge to walk 12,000+ steps a day. Did NOT feel like going back out at sunset for 3,000 more steps, but I did, because it was my commitment. Then this popped up on youtube and I listened on my headphones. 115 steps to go… I got this!

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garynapper9001

4 months ago

This really blessed me. Thank you for allowing the Lord to speak through you!

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ShondaR

4 months ago

The Mind of Myron❤ Thank God you did not quit. I’ve learned so much. Stay Golden😊

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focusathletes

4 months ago

Consistency is the most boring Superpower until it’s not. 27:52 🔥

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lcbchristianlearningstudio

4 months ago

This was right on time. Sometimes I do secretly get a little discouraged hearing people say they got major success in their business in 10 months or a year or less. Although I’m happy for them, I always feel like I’m doing something wrong. This helped so much, I have work to do but a slow start is not failure Ty Uncle Myron!!

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HolySpiritLevel

4 months ago

Bro. Myron, I want to thank you for being the servant of the Lord that you are. This message was exactly what I needed this morning as I battled my emotions on feeling like I'm going nowhere fast and wasting time. Thank you sir. You are indeed the mentor that I need for this season. Time to go do what I learned today.

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jeffweaver955

4 months ago

A slow start is a sign you havent learned what it is you need to know to win at this thing. Whoa.

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JesusLovesBrokenMen

4 months ago

This message gives me hope… 23 years old and been cheated on countless times for lack of money & property. Not much of an education. Still at home. I needed to hear this 🙏 🙏

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Joyinthe__House

4 months ago

Oooo this part me hit me “you would have the stuff before you became the person” 10:14

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VGBoombox

4 months ago

2 minutes in, I knew this one was going to be good. God bless you Pastor. Good stuff. Gotta keep growing.

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alexandraaileru1

4 months ago

I didn’t want this to end! This ministered to me so beautifully today. God bless Ms Gloria and God bless you for your obedience to God in showing up on this channel.

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conniemorales519

4 months ago

Thank you for this divine message! Renewed my hope and calling as a new realtor. 🙏

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DreamPathStudioCA

4 months ago

This one hit differently, right on time. I rarely ever have "give up thoughts" I had ONE yesterday then this video pops up. I hear you Lord and thank you Myron!

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✦ Insights from this video

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In short

Myron Golden makes the case that a slow start is not a verdict on your business but a stage of it, using his own 18 months without a sale in insurance and 14 years before his first six-figure year as evidence. He lays out five keys: read the slow start correctly, stay consistent when it's uncomfortable, sharpen skills while nobody's watching, sow generously before the harvest, and stand on the promise when you can't see progress. Includes the penny-doubled-daily demonstration, the root-shoot-fruit breakdown, and his own collapse and rebuild after 2012.

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Key points

01
A slow start is curriculum, not a verdict
Myron says a slow start doesn't mean you picked the wrong thing, it means you haven't yet learned what you need to know to win at it.
02
His first sale took 18 months
He started selling insurance and investments in October 1985 and didn't make a sale until April 1987, and was an entrepreneur 14 years before his first six-figure year.
03
Consistency can't be conditional on results
The biggest mistake in the slow start is saying I'll keep going if I see results, when results are actually conditional on the consistency.
04
The penny doubled daily
Take a penny doubled for 30 days over $3 million and you look foolish until day 28, which is exactly how real success curves work.
05
No root system, no fruit system
The root grows downward in the dark with no desire to be seen, and only that hidden pressure allows the shoot and fruit to exist.
06
The low-pressure season is for skill-building
When the audience is small the pressure is low, which is the perfect environment for skill development, and your income will never consistently exceed your skill level.

Lines worth keeping

“A slow start is not a stop sign, speed bump. And guess why speed bumps exist? To protect things that are valuable.”
Reframes the delay as protective rather than punitive.
“Don't make consistency conditional to your results. Your results are conditional to your consistency.”
The central mechanism of the whole talk stated in one line.
“When no one is watching is the best time to become someone worth watching.”
Explains why the invisible season is the useful season.
“Instant success would destroy you if you could get it. Because you would have the stuff before you became the person.”
Frames the delay as a form of development rather than deprivation.
“Don't measure your progress by what you can see. Measure your progress by what God said.”
Myron himself calls this the most important thing he could say all day.

What to do next

1
See the slow start for what it is, not as failure but as curriculum.
You can't see the light because you're inside the tunnel, not because there is no light.
2
Stay consistent regardless of consequence or compensation.
Showing up when nothing is happening is the price of admission for being in the room when everything starts happening.
3
Sharpen your skills during the silence, while the audience is still small.
Low pressure is the perfect environment for skill development and you'll have no time to learn once it blows up.
4
Treat every video, sales call, conversation and relationship as a seed you sow before you see harvest.
You reap what you sow, but later than you sow and more than you sow.
5
Measure progress by the promise, not by the visible progress report.
God doesn't break his promises, he just doesn't always deliver on your timeline.

Mentioned in this video

ScriptureGalatians 6:9Let us not be weary in well doing, for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.
ScriptureEcclesiastes 3:1To everything there is a time and a season, and everything is beautiful in his time.
ScriptureEcclesiastes 10:10If the iron be blunt and he does not sharpen the edge, he must put to more strength.
ScriptureProverbs 22:29A man diligent in his business shall stand before kings.
Scripture2 Timothy 2:15Study to show thyself approved, a workman that needeth not be ashamed.
ScriptureParable of the sowerThe farmer kept sowing even after seed fell by the wayside, on stony ground and among thorns.
ReferenceIHOP on Bearss AvenueWhere he started his weekly Bible study in March 2013 with two to twenty people showing up.
CompanyYouTubeIn April 2022 he committed to one video a week for ten years purely to get good at it.

This video answers

?How long should I keep going before deciding my business isn't working?
?How do I stay consistent when I'm getting no results, views or sales?
?Is a slow start a sign I chose the wrong business?
?What should I actually be doing while nobody is watching?
?How do I handle haters and criticism when I'm putting out content?

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Picked from the transcript · grow every other platform from this one

YouTube Shorts0:23–1:16 · 53s
“I did presentations for 18 months before my first sale”
A concrete, shocking number paired with a reframe that lands in one breath.
18 months of zero sales taught me what a slow start actually means.
TikTok26:17–27:00 · 43s
“Three million dollars, or one penny doubled for 30 days”
A classic decision hook with a countable payoff that makes viewers stay to see the math.
Everyone laughs at the penny until day 28.
LinkedIn27:00–27:51 · 51s
“Results don't create consistency. Consistency creates results.”
A tight, quotable reversal that names the exact mistake most people are making right now.
The biggest mistake in a slow start is making your consistency conditional.