Here's what a millionaire told me on a call yesterday

Yesterday, Sergio Alvarez joined us live inside the School of Mentors.

This is the guy who sold his company for $200 million to Blackstone, then bought it back.

And he said something that most people don't want to hear:

"Comfort is the enemy of progress."

Sergio didn't start with money.

He was the son of first-generation immigrants selling yellow pages before Google existed.

He hustled.
He focused on customer service when competitors didn't.
He surrounded himself with people smarter than him who had the same drive.

But here's the thing that stopped him for years: he had "just enough success."

That was the hardest barrier to overcome.

Because he was good at what he did!  He was making money, he was comfortable…

And that comfort almost kept him from taking the leap.

It wasn't until he got fired that he finally went all in.

Someone on the call asked him about finding the right path when there are so many options.

His answer?

Work backwards from where you see yourself in 1-3 years, not 5-10.
Anchor yourself to that vision, then figure out how to get closer every single day.

Another person asked about balancing ambition with everything else in life.

And Sergio didn't sugarcoat it:

"I don't want to bullshit people, if you're going after something big, your entire life comes SECOND to it. You leave everything else behind. Anything that gets in the way is an obstacle. That's the reality."

Not what most people want to hear.

But it's the truth.

The people who actually build something significant? 

They don't do it with balance. 

They do it with obsession.

They outwork everyone else.
They make their own luck.
They give up comfort for progress.

And they surround themselves with people who share that same drive.

That's what happened on yesterday's call.

People showed up.
They asked real questions.
They heard from someone who's built, scaled, and exited at the highest level.

And at one point, when someone asked where to find people who share that same ambition, Sergio said it plain:

"Right here. Your circle, your network. This community."

He was talking about the School of Mentors.

Because this is where people who refuse to stay comfortable show up every week.

To learn from founders who've done it. To ask the hard questions. To be around others who are giving everything to their vision.

If you missed yesterday's call, you can still catch the replay when you join.

But more importantly, you'll be in the room for the next one.

👉 Join the School of Mentors today - 7 days free.

Comfort won't get you there.
But being in the right room will.

– James