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Part 1 in the "Building the Meta-Experiment" series

10/1/25 8:50 AM

So,"Millionaire by 50" is not just one experiment, but many, and maybe even a system for running and learning all of them as well.

I have a hypothesis:

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I can reach millionaire status by age 50, not by following someone else’s blueprint, but by: Running tiny experiments,Using my PGQ frameworks (self-states, realities, discipline engine),Learning from trusted resources and mentors (Caleb Ralston, Seth Godin, Daniel Priestley, Anne-Laure Le Cunff, and others), andPersistently documenting, filtering, and refining until present-me aligns with future-me.

But is that good enough...?

I have an end date:

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January 2, 2027, my 50th birthday

How do I measure it? Especially, when failure is data and not the end all be all.

  • net worth? (objective)
  • business value? (objective)
  • identity alignment (subjetive)
  • ..?

And, Ann-Laure said not to have fixed, rigid destinations but by having a North Star.

How do I reconcile these?

According to Chatgpt:

Even if the destination isn't hit, if navigation metrics show I've engaged fully, I've succeeded.

So, I'm not measuring "success vs failure," but "data vs no data."

So, is success any one of these things? A combination of these things? Or all of these things together?

Well, because it's my experiment (and my life), success is what I say it is 😝!

Success is layered:

  1. Destination Success -> millionaire status by 50 (hypothesis test)
  2. Process Success -> building and sustaining the experiment engine (tiny experiments, PGQ frameworks, business building, and documentation)
  3. Meta-Success -> becoming Future Me (the one I am aiming for), aligning with values, and leaving a usable roadmap for others.

I think I would accept any one alone, but my minimum viable success is a combination:

  • I ran the experiment system fully (even if I stopped temporarily, as long as I come back to it)
  • I created real outputs (apps, frameworks, content)
  • I can show others how to adapt it.

Even if the dollar figure falls short, I've proven the bigger, unsaid hypothesis:

Structured self-authorship produces growth + resilience.

Hitting all of the above is full validation of the hypothesis though.

OMG, by doing this I think I just defined what success for me looks like...!!!🤩

But, so I don't trap myself, this definition of success, as it relates to being a solopreneur (maybe), is a living definition. One that can stretch, adapt, and evolve as I do.

And, because I'm operating inside a meta-experiment, that definition itself is subject to refinement. Every experiment I run might shift my sense of what “success” even means.

Defining Success in My Millionaire by 50 Meta-Experiment

Success is what I say it is 😝! And, my definition of it isn't rigid, but evolves as I do.