Foundation
Decide before you're ready.
Confront the story you've been telling yourself, practice showing up before it's polished, and end Week 3 by declaring your goal publicly to the whole cohort.
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You don't need to quit your 9-to-5 to build the life you were created for.And you shouldn't wait until it quits you.
Design to Succeed is a 90-day experience for accomplished professionals who want to turn career success into something they own: purpose, optionality, impact and legacy. Start anytime.
- 1,000+ professionals coached
- Serving leaders since 2007
- Author of 4 books
- Based in Dallas, Texas
A 3-minute introduction
From Dr. Francis Mbunya
Why this exists
Ambition was never your problem.
You did what responsible people do. You built the career, earned the title and created stability. But somewhere along the way, your salary became responsible for too much of your future. The question is no longer whether you are successful. It is whether your success can keep growing without permission from your employer.
A great career should fund your future, not become the only future you have.
The Career Dependency Test
Check every statement that feels true. This is not a scorecard; it is a signal that it may be time to design more optionality.
The reposition
Your 9-to-5 is not the enemy. It's the platform.
Design to Succeed helps you stop treating your career as the destination and start using it as a platform for the future you are called to build.
IncomeStabilityCapitalRelationshipsSkillsCredibility
PurposeOptionalityImpactLegacy
You do not have to abandon what you have built. You can use it to build what comes next.
The 90-day arc
Four Movements, in sequence
Every day for 90 days: a short coaching video from Dr. Francis, a focused workbook practice and a clear next step. There is no cohort to wait for. Your 90 days begin the day you enroll.
Friction
Keep your word when no one's watching.
The excitement fades exactly on schedule. This Movement trains the alignment between what you said and what you do: honest daily reporting, setbacks without excuses, and a mid-program integrity audit.
Formation
Build systems that outlast willpower.
Turn kept promises into systems: routines, environment and accountability structures that keep producing on the days motivation doesn't show up.
Fruit
Finish, and prove you're ready for more.
Finish visibly, name the impact your goal created, and close with a public Legacy Statement on Day 90, the final entry in your Blueprint.
Your Legacy Session opens the door to deeper coaching
Your coach
Dr. Francis Mbunya
Leadership architect, author and coach.
Since 2007, Dr. Francis Mbunya has helped professionals across Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States turn ambition into sustainable impact. His work brings together leadership, faith, personal integrity and practical systems so that success becomes something you can design and sustain.
- 1,000+professionals coached
- 2007serving leaders since
- 4published books
- 90days to redesign what comes next
I built Design to Succeed because too many capable professionals are waiting for a crisis to create the future they already know they should be building.Why I built Design to Succeed · Day 17
Everything you get
What's included
Daily coaching videos
A direct-to-camera video from Dr. Francis every day for 90 days. 60 to 90 seconds, zero filler.
The 90-Day Workbook
Complete and offline-accessible from Day 1, so inconsistent internet never takes you out of the program.
Whole-cohort community
One room, every member. Declare goals, post commitments, and be seen doing it.
Biweekly live mastermind
Live Q&A with Dr. Francis twice a month. Bring the real question, get a real answer.
Direct coach access
Community and mastermind access are universal for the whole cohort, not a premium upsell.
1:1 coaching sessions
Optional Precision, Integrity and Legacy sessions, placed at the journey's three highest-leverage moments.
Real transformation
Hear it from three people who built it.
Three graduates of Design to Succeed, in their own words.
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One price. Everything included.
Enrollment is ongoing. Start immediately and move through the 90-day experience from the day you join.
Design to Succeed
Begin immediately. No application, no cohort wait and no fit call required.
$299 one-time enrollment
- Full 90-day program, all 4 Movements
- Daily coaching videos from Dr. Francis
- The complete 90-Day Workbook, offline-ready
- Whole-cohort community access
- Biweekly live mastermind with direct Q&A
- The Blueprint keepsake document
The keepsake
The Blueprint
Across the 90 days you build a ceremonial keepsake document: your Day 21 declaration, integrity scores, consistency counts, the impact you named, and your final Legacy Statement. Real, documented proof of change. Not just a completion certificate.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
When does the program start?
Immediately. Design to Succeed is an ongoing experience, so your 90 days begin as soon as you enroll.
How much time does it take each day?
The daily coaching video and workbook practice are designed to fit into approximately 15 minutes. You can move through the work alongside your existing career and responsibilities.
Do I need to leave my job or have a business goal?
No. Your job is treated as a platform, not an obstacle. Your 90-day goal can be personal, professional, entrepreneurial or spiritual.
What if my internet is unreliable?
The complete workbook is available upfront, and the program is designed so that your essential practices can continue offline.
What does the $299 enrollment include?
It includes all four Movements, the 90-day coaching experience, the complete workbook, community access, live support opportunities and The Blueprint keepsake document. Optional private sessions are $99 each.
What happens after Day 90?
You finish with The Blueprint, a documented record of the character, systems and impact you built, plus the option of a Legacy Session with Dr. Francis to design your next chapter.