Top 1% Human.
Easier Than You Think.
Why would you even care about being in the top 1% of life?
Maybe you don’t. Maybe you shouldn’t.
I’m a big believer that comparison is the thief of joy. Chasing rankings for the sake of ego is a dead end. But there is something worth paying attention to here, because the “top 5%” I’m talking about has very little to do with money alone.
You don’t need to be in the top 1% of income.
But being in the top 5-10% of agency, of health, of time independence, of relationship quality, of clarity… in each?
Now we’re talking.
That’s top 1% human.
Because what’s the point of being financially ahead if you’re never home, always stressed, or quietly drifting apart from the people you love?
What’s the point of being ripped if you’re grumpy all the time from being in a deficit and your hormones are not happy?
What’s the point of being “successful” if your nervous system is fried and you’re permanently distracted and struggle to remain present?
And what if your spirit feels good, you’ve simplified your life, you don’t need much, and you’ve built days you actually enjoy? That’s not failure. That’s arguably winning.
Here’s the crux.
Getting into the top 5–10% of any one area of life is not that hard.
What you don’t see must at all… is the stacking of a few, or MORE of them together.
That’s where life starts to feel different.
Not flashy.
Just solid.
Calm.
Steady.
Like things are finally compounding in the right direction.
And yes, I genuinely think that stacking top-5% behaviours across a few key areas quietly puts you in the “1%” of overall living. Not Instagram-one-percent. Real-world one-percent. The group of people who are reasonably fit, mentally clear, emotionally regulated, purposeful, present with their families, and improving financially over time.
Very few people live there. Not because it’s impossible. Because, it’s boring, unsexy, and requires consistency.
Let’s talk about what “average” actually looks like, because this is where things get useful.
Most adults spend hours a day online without realising where the time went.
Most people are carrying more body fat than they’d like and moving less than they know they should.
Most people feel financially stretched, even when they earn “decent” money.
And a huge number of relationships don’t blow up because of cheating or drama, but because of slow neglect under pressure. People stop checking in. Stop repairing. Stop making time. Then act surprised when things fall apart.
None of this makes anyone bad.
It just means most people are living on default settings.
Top 1% human is mostly about changing the defaults.
Attention and focus
Top 5% here isn’t monk-level discipline. It’s simply not being constantly hijacked.
If you can sit without your phone.
If you can choose what you consume.
If your mornings aren’t immediately surrendered to notifications.
You’re already ahead.
Start here:
One phone-free block per day. Morning is best.
Audit your screen time once. Don’t judge it. Just look.
Replace scrolling with walking, reading, writing, or training. Removal without replacement doesn’t work.
Sleep and energy
This is where everything either works or collapses.
You don’t need biohacks. You need more sleep and fewer late-night dopamine hits.
Start here:
Go to bed 30 minutes earlier for a week.
Charge your phone outside the bedroom.
Let your nervous system calm down before you try to fix your life.
Movement and fitness
Top 5% fitness is not shredded abs. It’s strength, movement, and consistency.
Most people massively overestimate what’s required and underestimate what’s possible.
Start here:
Move every day. Walks count.
Strength train three times a week for 20 minutes. At home is fine.
Do the stairs. Do squats. Do push-ups.
I train consistently. That part’s locked in.
My blind spot? Punchy cardio.
And blind spots don’t mean failure. They mean, dude just, just start already.
Diet and fibre
Most people don’t need a new diet. They need fewer decisions and more basics.
Fibre is one of the most overlooked upgrades you can make. It affects hunger, gut health, mood, energy, and long-term health, and most people barely get enough.
Start here:
Add one fibre anchor per day.
Oats, lentils, beans, vegetables, fruit.
Supplements can help, but they’re expensive. Real food is cheaper and works better when done consistently.
I personally exist on 3 of the same meals a day, everyday.
Eggs and egg whites on toast, fish and beans and greens, mince pork rice and more greens. I play around with dinner, but I batch cook the pork. And the frozen fish boils with the veg.
Money and stability
Money is slower. It’s also emotional.
Top 5% money isn’t flashy. It’s boring resilience.
Start here:
Automate investing, even a tiny amount. £25 counts.
Build a buffer before you get clever.
Do a monthly money check-in instead of avoiding it.
Financial calm compounds into everything else.
Automate everything, and pay yourself first.
Relationships
This is where people sabotage themselves without realising. And then it’s too late.
Relationships don’t fail because people stop loving each other. They fail because people stop maintaining the connection while chasing other goals… I’ve stress test this personally. Being so lazer focused at the detriment to my relationships, where 5-10 mins of checking in makes a world of difference.
Top 5% relationships aren’t perfect. They’re repaired quickly.
Start here:
One small daily bid for connection.
One weekly ritual. Walks count.
Apologise fast. Specifically. Without defending yourself… still working on this one.
If you’re ambitious, this area needs to be scheduled, not hoped for.
Purpose and vocation
This is the long game.
Top 5% here isn’t instant success. It’s showing up long enough for skill and trust to compound.
Start here:
Write or create a little every day.
Help one person publicly.
Build something small before dreaming about something big. Do dream, but know everyone starts small. Build it right, you can scale.
Mind and clarity
If your head feels noisy, it’s not because you’re broken. It’s because nothing is being processed.
Start here:
Five minutes of journaling. No poetry. Just write, brain dump, later, see if there’s any patterns, dig in, lean in… see what happens.
Read ten pages a day of something that sharpens you. Boring standard advise… but ever done it?
Make thinking visible, write notes inward you just read. But test yourself, see what you temper. Takes 2 mins.
Creativity
You don’t have to be an artist. But you do need to make something.
Creativity is how humans metabolise experience. Everyone loves it once they give it a go.
Start here:
One creative hour a week. Protected.
Make something small. Finish it. Move on.
Spirit and service
Life gets heavy when it’s all about you.
Top 5% spirit isn’t religious. Its contribution. Giving back to the community, or just, thinking about others, being selfless once in a while (I’m working on this one too)
Start here:
Help someone without keeping score.
Practice gratitude without rolling your eyes.
Reduce self-absorption. Not because you’re bad, but because meaning expands outward.
Here’s a crossover few get
When you stack a few of these together, fitness supports focus, focus supports work, work supports money, money reduces stress, lower stress improves relationships, better relationships stabilise your nervous system, and suddenly you’re not fighting yourself all the time.
That’s 1% human.
My own snapshot, briefly, because this isn’t about me.
I train consistently. I need more cardio.
I’m building long-term financial systems rather than chasing quick wins.
Trading took years to click, and now it finally feels calm instead of frantic.
Business momentum came slowly, then all at once, then slow again, I just need to keep on.
Relationships require constant attention, especially when ambition ramps up.
a the real question.
If you weren’t chasing the top 1% of money, but the top 1% Human, what would you change first?
Tonight, write this down:
Which area is currently dragging the rest down?
What is one small daily habit that would lift the whole stack?
If you want help building your own version of this, just a real plan you can execute, small changes daily, drop me a DM and we’ll talk.
And if you want the simplest place to start, don’t start with motivation.
Start with subtraction.
Cut what steals your attention.
Add one boring, healthy habit.
Move daily.
Do one hard thing.
Repair one relationship.
…That’s not a new you.
That’s just you, aiming for 1% Human.
