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Ok. This is THE best book that I have read in my entire life. I was hearing during the years lots of things about Dan. Most of the things that I heard of him made me jealous of him and angry. And then I remembered that Dan wrote a book, so I decided to read it in order to discover the truth. So, after reading the book this is what I want to say. I only see 100% good things in Dan, because I understood his life story. He's the only person that I admire. His book gave me the best advice about girls that I could ever get. I would like him to be my new father (and I'm not exaggerate). And lastly and most importantly, I am a 24 year old man who lives in Greece and I would like Dan to come where I live and take me with him in America in order to be a part of his life in his house(I'm not gay by the way). I just want to hang around with him and do stuff together, because this is gonna change my life forever. Whoever reads this review, please tell Dan about this desire of mine and contact with me soon enough in order to figure out what we are going to do. 🙏

I gotta admit this is a **** fire book

I already read the paperback version and I circled back for the audio book. This was a very entertaining story that I couldn’t put down. I appreciated the honesty of the struggles that Dan faced at a young age which I wasn’t expecting. Also, this is not just Dan telling his story but giving the game if you pay attention. There was a lot he had to figure out to get where he is at today and in the book he tells everything he learned through experience. Reading this book put me in the mind frame of winning, knowing what you want and getting it, but most importantly just being unapologetically authentic to who you are. I’m definitely guilty of putting on a mask at times to please others and fit in but you can’t please everybody. Much more respectable and liberating to just be real and let the chips fall where the may. Appreciate Dan for telling his story and giving us the game.

Dan's success formula has already given me an edge as a business owner and man who is on his way to becoming wealthy. I took seven pages of notes from the Set Up to apply Dan's wisdom and one day share it with my sons.

Incredibly eye opening.

If more people understood the methodology behind Dan’s lifestyle as well as the sacrifice it took to achieve it.

They’d realize that there’s much more to Dan than what meets the eye.

He’s a high risk high reward guy!

And I can’t think of a better way to live.

The Setup - eBook

Very impressed with this work! It is a source of inspiration for creating a great setup in your life. The stories and the way the author is honest about his experiences created more of an understanding of his lifestyle. Very entertaining as well.

Pretty interesting. Dan is the boss

What can I say.

Dan is a living proof of what's possible. He's living as many would term "like a God" (including me).
He got the wildest dreams fulfilled even beyond most people's imagination.

But he paid the price, he put in the effort, time, money, and energy.
This book shows the unfiltered picture of him. And for those willing to put in the work and take risks, you can learn a lot from him.

This simple but complex masterpiece has a lot to unpack from a person that lives in a hyper intensified version of reality in every way possible

Good, read it all

written out good

it's changing my mindset and view of the world. Thank you very much Dan

Thank you for this book. I could finish it in 3 evenings, even if there is 450+ pages, but I enjoyed all those stories so much, that I decided to read it for longer haha. Very great story from a little Dan who got bullied everywhere till the guy who is known to almost everyone. I love the setup and it actually works and I was using the strategy already before in my life and didn't even realised that it could be some kind of strategy to be attractive to womens. So now after reading this book everything got clear why it actually is happening like that with me and women's arround me. I suggest this book to every guy who likes money, crazy **** and girls. Thank you!

Dan’s 500 page book, “The Setup”, was hard to put down. Overall, the book captured the key moments in Dan’s life and takes the reader on a journey of living life on your own terms and what that can vividly look like in excess. Dans unique story is like no other. He has a whirlwind of crazy stories from: parties on boats with hot babes; traveling the world promoting his brand with hot babes, to how he made it BIG in the private poker world surrounded by hot babes to be able to do all that extravagant living in the 1st place..to discovering his unlocked potential through trial and errors beginning with the navy seals military training (with no hot babes lol).

Everything Dan accomplished so far in his life paints a clear picture of what an ideal life of living for oneself in full hedonism looks like. It is a temporary, constant adrenaline rush, like an addiction, but never ever being completely fulfilling. Dan captures the essence of a rockstar lifestyle that is very calculated and truly a “Set up” done right. Only lacking in spirit. However, in achieving everything that you’ve ever desired from being rich & famous comes great responsibility, harassment, politics, and endless repercussions. The Good and the bad.

I find it enlightening how Dan feels empty at the end of it all. I quote from page 460: “..I was losing my soul in the process. I’d truly reach the limits of excess and found that there was no happiness there.”

I think the key of life is to find ways in which you can give back to society instead of just increasing your own self-worth. It is an endless pit trying to drag you down; to chase your personal desires to become greater than before, as it leads nowhere fulfilling. A “black hole” Dan describes. Addictions, money, fame and fortune can only do so much. A means to an end. You will feel empty and never fully be at peace with yourself, no matter how much you make, how much **** you have, new destinations you travel too and how many bets you make. Happiness > Pleasure. Our society messes that up.
Dan’s wisest piece is on page 461: “Happiness comes from doing the things you love, having meaningful relationships, helping people, working towards a goal, and being at peace with yourself. Happiness is a state of mind, not something that you need to feed, and it can last a lifetime if you keep your mind right.”

I would argue from personal experiences that Dan just needs Jesus. Like everything missing from his life is unconditional love and the peace that Christ provides to us if we seek and ask him. To each their own, but overall a life of excess is fun for awhile, but every roller coaster ride has a stopping point—even if that includes being lost, or death of your soul. I’ll highlight the key takeaway from the book, which is you can really do anything you set your mind too. You can work hard for yourself and achieve everything you’ve ever wanted, but if you dig even deeper you’ll eventually discover something greater beyond self-pleasure. Happiness within your soul. Perseverance wins the race. Don’t give up. It takes a good strategy with clear goals to be where you want to be. Seek and you shall find!
~Luke Skywalker

One of the best books I’ve ever read. Beyond entertaining while providing real **** in how to setup your life. Love it

The spanish edition is wrong translate in some parts of the book. :(

I had to buy your book twice!! The downloads kept cumming up missing! But most surely the best informative I ever had, what a winning formula! Now I had a more easy fool proof way of playing hard to get with those types of guys! Dan Bilzerian reminds me of a guy in my past or maybe it was just a trigger rememory, great author anyways and maybe just maybe, maybe one day he could look at himself like me! A hero and a stand up role model , good luck Dan B.

Dan is exactly in this book as you see on social media, but now we get an insight as to why he is like he is. Misunderstood and unapologetically authentic to say the least. The world needs more of that.

So **** good. The stories, vignettes... great book. Lotta respect for Dan after reading this.

Loving all the transparency & honesty !

It is a very interesting book that gives a lot of life advice that I have come to apply and in a short time, you can see the results and be a testimony of it. He has a lot of knowledge and you learn things that you would never have learned if it weren't for the experience. Greetings from Mexico

My respect for Dan grew more since I've read this book.

I know about Dan since 2015, but only by reading his book i found about how hectic and crazy his life was/is. As a young man i aspire to live at least 50% of what Dan lived.

He's the GOAT

The Setup - Hardcover