Step 1: Become an on-record associate with aspirations of becoming a made man.
Step 2: After proving yourself as a criminal, become a made man
Step 3: Get yourself in a jam & when backed into a corner, become a confidential informant or an outright rat from the witness stand.
Step 4: Do minimal or no time for a lifetime of criminal activity, refuse the Witness Protection Program because no one's gonna do shit about it, & retire to Florida or California & talk shit on podcasts & social media.
If you never get made, skip step 2.