Nick PerryFounder and CEO of 7 Figure Cartel

Your Phone is Secretly Making You Broke (Stop This Now)

8 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this concise monologue, Nick Perry warns that leaving your phone on the table during networking dinners sabotages both your network growth and your net worth. He frames attention as a high‑value currency in elite circles, where participants can earn $4,000‑$10,000 per hour and a single conversation can lead to million‑dollar partnerships. By checking messages or scrolling while a high‑level CEO is present, you signal that your phone is more important than the person you’re speaking with, which he argues causes influential individuals to avoid further interaction, partnership, or deals with you. Perry’s core advice is to keep the phone out of sight and fully focus on the people in the room to preserve the perceived value of their time and protect future financial opportunities.

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Never ever leave your phone on the table at a networking dinner. Otherwise, you won't grow your network or your net worth. See, most people think checking messages, notifications, and stories is just a habit, but to high-level people, it's a red flag because of what it says about you. Look, in those kinds of rooms, attention is a currency worth way more than money because the average person makes $4,000 to $10,000 an hour. Like you're literally just one conversation away from a million-dollar partnership. So, you know, if you divide your attention between your $700 phone and the $10,000 an hour CEO, you're showing them that the phone is worth more than their time, which is why they won't want to network with you, partner with you, or do deals with you because you showed them that you don't know how to prioritize important things. So that's why you should