#610 - Alex Hormozi - 19 Harsh Truths About Human Nature

Modern Wisdom Podcast Notes Key Takeaways  People live out all of the potential downsides in the mere reflection of what other people will think about them in the future, should they failShame only exists in the shadows; identify when you have the hesitation to confront something and ask yourself why you may be experiencing that hesitationThe difference between successful people and the most successful people is that the most successful people say no to almost everything Success comes down to doing the obvious thing for an extraordinary period of time without convincing yourself that you are smarter than you are The first step to achieving a massive dream is conquering tiny impulses Opportunities only look like opportunities in the rear-view mirror; today, they only seem like risk Most of the pain that people experience is purely in their own mindsThere is always someone who has had it worse and has done it better Power follows the blame finger: you give power to wherever you point the blame toPain moves people far more effectively than pleasure doesWe commonly sacrifice the thing we want for the thing that is supposed to get it  Three most common traits that hyper-successful people have: a superiority complex, insecurity, and impulse control What is the thing that you can do longer than anyone else where to them it looks like work, and to you, feels like play? Constantly ask yourself: “What are we optimizing for?”Try to be directionally correct instead of trying to be absolutely correct    Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgAlex Hormozi is a founder, investor and an author. Alex's Twitter has been one of my favourite sources of great insights over the last year. Today we get to go through some of my favourite lessons from him about life, human behaviour, psychology, business and resilience. This is really good. Expect to learn how your ego is keeping you poor, why you never need to care about what anyone else thinks of you, why having a life that sucks is actually a blessing, whether most easy opportunities are just distractions, how to conquer your tiny impulses, why you are built to deal with things being hard, how to beat anyone who ever copies you and much more... Sponsors: Website in 10 MINUTES, no coding skills required: https://hostinger.com/modernwisdom (code MODERNWISDOM for 10% off) Get 15% discount on Craftd London’s jewellery at https://craftd.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Follow Alex on Twitter - https://twitter.com/AlexHormozi Follow Alex on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hormozi/  Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - 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/