41 Harsh Truths Nobody Wants To Admit - Alex Hormozi - #952
About this episode
Alex Hormozi is a founder, investor and an author. Alex’s Twitter has been one of my favourite sources of insights over the last few years. Today we get to go through some of his best lessons about life, human behaviour, psychology, business and resilience again. And as always this is so, so good. Expect to learn the skills needed to thrive in todays every changing world, why a few bad days shouldn’t ruin the rest of your year, how Alex’s mind has changed about work and happiness in the past year, how to figure out what you want in life, the rare dynamic between Alex and his wife Leila, why having a work life balance isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, why more money won’t buy you more happiness, how to get a top tier girls and much more… Timestamps: (0:00) Do What You Want, No One Will Remember (10:14) The #1 Skill Everyone Should Learn (32:30) How To Not Let 1 Bad Day Spiral Into More (47:31) The Sacrifices Needed To Be Successful (58:57) Hormozi’s Flip To Discovering Happiness (1:13:13) Alex’s Blueprint For A Successful Life (1:28:06) Why You Need To Master The Boring, Mundane Middle (1:41:37) If You’re 22, You Don’t Need A Work-Life Balance (2:01:17) The True Meaning Of Success (2:22:01) The Power Of Trying Anything Even If You Suck (2:43:54) Why Pain Is Necessary For Real Progress (2:52:46) How To Find True Love (2:58:03) A Heartbreaking Love Letter (3:03:20) Should You Be Jacked & Rich Before Finding Love? (3:21:56) How To Land A Top Tier Girl (3:30:23) You Don’t Need Work-Life Balance If You’re Obsessed (3:40:52) Don't Be Surprised By Results You Didn't Work For (3:45:43) Alex’s Journey Of Discovering Meditation (3:58:21) Reflecting On Alex’s Changed Mindset Over The Past Year Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get a free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get up to $350 off the Pod 5 at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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