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Jun 2020
11m 22s

Emotional Work | Ep 211

ALEX HORMOZI
About this episode

It’s time to see the good in the bad. Today, Alex (@AlexHormozi) talks about how to balance the feeling of optimism and the facts of reality, and how to confront this inner conflict by rewiring your brain to view bad news as an opportunity to grow.

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:

(1:03) - Balancing optimism and confronting reality for success.

(2:22) - Hopefulness allows us to face brutal realities head-on.

(3:24) - Embrace bad news as opportunities for improvement and solutions.

(4:42) - Unreasonable optimism and confronting brutal facts work together.

(7:44) - Gym Launch's success through innovation, communication, and understanding customers.

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