35:T446,The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Today, Alex (@AlexHormozi) talks about why it’s okay to accept the negative feelings or situations we have and leverage on these emotions instead of improving on them. Sometimes, negative fuel can drive you to do better. Welcome to The Game w/Alex Hormozi, hosted by entrepreneur, founder, investor, author, public speaker, and content creator Alex Hormozi. On this podcast you’ll hear how to get more customers, make more profit per customer, how to keep them longer, and the many failures and lessons Alex has learned on his path from $100M to $1B in net worth. Timestamps: (2:03) - Utilize life's challenges as energy for motivation. (3:49) - Connect poverty to insufficient rich-creating activities; leverage motivation sources. (5:06) - Learn from painful past; guide for future choices. (6:43) - Turn pain into a fuel for motivation, accept overflowing energy. (10:22) - Gap between perceived and actual best; understand your capability. Follow Alex Hormozi’s Socials: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Acquisition36:T493,"If you want the things that everyone else doesn't have, you have to act in ways that everyone else doesn't act in." Today, Alex (@AlexHormozi) discusses the idea of overcoming difficult situations and becoming a champion rather than letting those situations make you weaker. He emphasizes the importance of the story that we choose to tell ourselves and its impact on our ability to overcome adversity. Welcome to The Game w/Alex Hormozi, hosted by entrepreneur, founder, investor, author, public speaker, and content creator Alex Hormozi. On this podcast you’ll hear how to get more customers, make more profit per customer, how to keep them longer, and the many failures and lessons Alex has learned on his path from $100M to $1B in net worth. Timestamps: (0:44) - The mindset of champions (2:09) - When personal issues impact work (3:38) - The power of perception (9:09) - Unconditional love and the harsh reality of conditions (10:30) - Crafting your story (12:49) - Using adversity as fuel to win Follow Alex Hormozi’s Socials: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Acquisition (This episode is a re-run. Original airdate was on August 13, 2019)37:T4c9,It’s all about being practical the more you progress. Today, Alex (@AlexHormozi) talks about one of the hardest lessons he’s learned in his entrepreneurial journey, how to not get distracted by opportunities that might seem attractive and how he’s been able to grow more money as he takes a step forward. “Our optimism can become our Achilles heel because we believe that the chance of success is actually greater than it really is.” Welcome to The Game w/Alex Hormozi, hosted by entrepreneur, founder, investor, author, public speaker, and content creator Alex Hormozi. On this podcast you’ll hear how to get more customers, make more profit per customer, how to keep them longer, and the many failures and lessons Alex has learned on his path from $100M to $1B in net worth. Timestamps: (1:39) - Some opportunities are attractive, but learn to say no. (3:32) - Alex shares realistic view on taking opportunities. (5:11) - 3 important questions to help learn to say no. (7:37) - Discipline to say no gets stronger as you progress. (8:39) - Alex shares story about internal optimism weighing against entrepreneurs. Follow Alex Hormozi’s Socials: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Acquisition38:T636,

Key Takeaways:

You have every reason to believe that you have it too difficult to be a success, but there is probably someone out there much worse off that is doing more than you
Discover the inputs needed to achieve success and focus on them
Negative self-visualization is a powerful tool because things may continue to get worse if unmonitored

Quote of the Day: “Entrepreneurship is about acquiring skills, beliefs, and character traits. To advance, I find that we must determine which skills, beliefs, and character tr

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