It's Actually Pretty Easy to Get Ahead of 99% of People | Alex Hormozi

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  @TomBilyeu · 3 years ago · pinned

  WARNING: I will never ask for your contact info in the comments section, that is someone impersonating me!

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  @vagabondcaleb8915 · 3 years ago

  "You can't give yourself more willpower...But you CAN make the GOOD decisions more convenient...and the BAD ones less convenient." That's a good one.

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  @kvinkn588 · 2 years ago

  Just here to tell you, sometimes you reach adults. 27, was addicted and jobless for two years, even lost my apartment. A couple months ago I decided to turn my life around, stopped doing drug completely and am now, since April, working at my first job in IT as a network engineer. Absolutely loving it. The more momentum I build the better my life seems to get. All aspects of it. Your podcasts have had a huge impact on my thinking (others too, like Lex Fridman and Andrew Huberman) and have been invaluable throughout the process of crawling out of that hole. Thank you!

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  @AlanGonzalez-mn4pw · 2 years ago

  “You solve sadness through knowledge, you solve anxiety by actions.” Incredible.

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  @KingBurger404 · 2 years ago

  I like that Tom doesn’t just agree with everything his guests say, for the sake of “being polite”

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  @gbkrusteva · 3 years ago

  Awesome intrview! I loved this talk. Here&apos;s what resonated with me:<br><br>1. The number one problem is that no one takes action.<br>2. Building an identity around hard work is something to strive for, instead of building an identity around beauty or intelligence.<br>3. Being able to delay gratification.<br>4. Map out what you want to do.<br>5. Consistency is key, and you need evidence of your consistency.<br>6. What can I do to make this day worse?<br>7. If you act positive and think negative, you can still succeed, but if you think positive and act negative, you won&apos;t move forward.<br>8. Tom has rules in his life; for example, you don&apos;t drink two times a week.<br>9. Alex doesn&apos;t have rules; he&apos;s only interested in what works. He says that since morning routines are so different for every person, this means that they don&apos;t really have that much of an impact. If you do the things that are important for your business, you can also drink, watch adult content, eat sweets, and so on. You need to focus on the formula that will move your business forward and decide how you&apos;d like to live your life. But the way you live your life is not that important to your business. The only thing important to your business is whether you work or not.<br>10. If you don&apos;t have patience, you need to figure out what to do in the meantime.<br>11. Sadness is the perceived lack of options, which is an ignorance problem and can be fixed with more knowledge.<br>12. Anxiety is having too many options and not knowing which one to choose, which means that you need priorities and need to make decisions.<br>13. Are you going to play the victim, or are you going to play the game?<br>14. Alex thinks that values are skills that can be trained. Tom does not share the same opinion; he thinks that emotions are an echo of a person&apos;s beliefs and values.<br>15. How Alex knows when the work is done: He asks a person to edit a 30-second clip for 30 minutes, after that asks the person what they would do if they had 2 hours, after that 2 weeks, and once there isn&apos;t anything more that can be done, then the work is finished.<br>16. The rate at which you decide what the next most meaningful step for your business or life is a sign of intelligence.<br>17. Being predictable in a good way and delivering when you promised that you&apos;re going to deliver will be liked by everyone.

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  @ambition112 · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tigt75AcLLA&amp;t=63">1:03</a>: 🗒 Alex Hormozi discusses the importance of controlling variables, changing environments, and building self-esteem based on traits like delaying gratification, having a vision, and having drive.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tigt75AcLLA&amp;t=949">15:49</a>: 🧠 People have a hard time holding sophisticated ideas in their head, but it is possible to develop confidence through evidence-based behaviors.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tigt75AcLLA&amp;t=1560">26:00</a>: 💡 Success has physics and if you&apos;re not trying to do something that violates physics then you&apos;re going to be fine, and how you get there is somewhat irrelevant.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tigt75AcLLA&amp;t=2249">37:29</a>: 🔑 Emotions are subjective reactions to perception, and by understanding this, we can take control of our emotions and make different choices that move us towards our goals.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tigt75AcLLA&amp;t=3035">50:35</a>: 🔑 The key to behavior change is understanding the rewards and punishments that drive our actions.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tigt75AcLLA&amp;t=3789">1:03:09</a>: 💡 Rewarding behavior is more effective in the long term, while punishment can change behavior in the short term.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tigt75AcLLA&amp;t=4523">1:15:23</a>: 🔑 The key to changing behavior and achieving desired outcomes is understanding and modifying one&apos;s frame of reference.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tigt75AcLLA&amp;t=5294">1:28:14</a>: 📚 The ability to break down complex problems into actionable steps is crucial for success.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tigt75AcLLA&amp;t=6047">1:40:47</a>: 📈 The process of testing and refining a business strategy involves breaking down failures into smaller steps and focusing on measurable behaviors.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tigt75AcLLA&amp;t=7416">2:03:36</a>: 💡 Leverage is the difference between what you put in and what you get out, and it can be achieved through skills, collaboration, capital, and content.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tigt75AcLLA&amp;t=7526">2:05:26</a>: 📈 The key to leverage in business is to maximize the number of potential units sold and the gross profit per unit, while considering competitive dynamics and upfront capital investments.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tigt75AcLLA&amp;t=8253">2:17:33</a>: 📚 Russell Brunson demonstrated the concept of his books through exceptional offers, achieving record-breaking success in online marketing.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tigt75AcLLA&amp;t=8960">2:29:20</a>: 📚 The author explains how he used various methods to advertise and generate leads for his book launch, emphasizing the importance of building a strong brand and making and keeping promises.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tigt75AcLLA&amp;t=10069">2:47:49</a>: 💼 Businesses solve problems and make the world better, and entrepreneurship is the way to solve as many problems as possible.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tigt75AcLLA&amp;t=10436">2:53:56</a>: ✨ The concept of &apos;one of zero&apos; is about defining your own path, keeping promises, and earning your own approval.<br>Recap by Tammy AI

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  @PaulHindt · 2 years ago (edited)

  &quot;Operationalizing&quot; a feeling that you don&apos;t know how to handle literally is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). One of the hardest things about overcoming self-destructive behavior is identifying the feelings and emotions that are leading to an unwanted behavioral response (drinking, gambling, compulsively eating). That is what CBT tries to help you to do, as well as to come up with an alternate response to that emotion, so that it can be put into practice the next time those thoughts or feelings come up.

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  @vngelsvnddemons5292 · 3 years ago

  Perfect example of a Stoic and an Overthinker (dives deeper in their thoughts) having a conversation.

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  @skbgyal · 2 years ago

  I’m so happy I found this video. It just changed my life. Tom for 30 years I’ve been stuck on a hamster shell of thoughts and feelings lost and going nowhere. And as soon as your guest opened his mouth I understood what I needed to do and shed. Thank you both! This was powerful.

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  @shelleyshell475 · 3 years ago

  It all boils down to &quot;FEAR&quot;!! When we strip away the layers... you&apos;re left with FEAR!! Stand up to the fear. Positive affirmations allow us to speak it into existence!!

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  @werkzeugmann6224 · 3 years ago

  Plans are important, &nbsp;but the routine Work is more important, staying motivated= the most important!

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