Alex Hormozi: Why I don't go home for the holidays

The video is about why Alex Hormozi doesn't go home for the holidays and how entrepreneurs need to shed old identities and unspeak the things that were spoken over them in their childhood to navigate their pasts and use them to walk with strength and conviction into the future they choose to create.

This video by Alex Hormozi was published on Nov 22, 2021.
Video length: 19:41.

In this video, Alex Hormozi talks about his decision to stop going home for the holidays and how it relates to his growth as an entrepreneur.

He explains that many people from his past haven't grown and still see him as the person he used to be, which can be limiting and uncomfortable. He encourages viewers to shed old identities and unspeak the things that were spoken over them in their childhood, and to create conditions that are conducive to their goals.

He also emphasizes the importance of being on guard and not allowing others to put us back in the box that makes sense to them.

• Alex Hormozi talks about his growth as an entrepreneur from zero to 85 million dollars a year.
• Entrepreneurs need to shed old identities and unspeak the things that were spoken over them in their childhood.
• A lot of people haven't grown since he left and want to meet him in his past.
• Entrepreneurs need to protect their space tactically and surround themselves with supportive people.
• Entrepreneurs need to believe in themselves and create conditions that are conducive to their goals.
• Identity is fluid and can change in an instant.
• Entrepreneurs need to teach people how to treat them and build their identity while it's in its infancy.
• Beliefs are often the reason people aren't successful and removing and breaking beliefs can help people find the necessary tactics to win.
• Higher up people in the business world often talk about mindset because it is important for success.

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Introduction

• Alex Hormozi talks about his growth as an entrepreneur from zero to 85 million dollars a year.
• He explains why he decided to stop going home for the holidays.
• The video is about how to navigate our pasts and use them to walk with strength and conviction into the future we choose to create.
• Entrepreneurs need to shed old identities and unspeak the things that were spoken over them in their childhood.
• It's about creating conditions that are conducive to the goals we have in our lives.

Success equals ingrained intolerance

• Alex explains that he doesn't go home for the holidays because a lot of people haven't grown since he left.
• They want to meet him in his past and speak things over him that aren't who he is anymore.
• Most people don't change, but entrepreneurs do because they have to.
• People try to put him back in the box that makes sense to them, but he refuses to have that happen.
• He has to be on guard and constantly combat the things people try to speak over him.

Unspeak the things that were spoken over you

• Alex talks about shedding old identities and unspeaking the things that were spoken over us in our childhood.
• People who don't understand the path that entrepreneurs are trying to go on may think what they're doing is stupid.
• Entrepreneurs need to believe in themselves and create conditions that are conducive to their goals.
• It's important to meet things head-on and combat passing comments and little things that people say that aren't true.
• Most people aren't confrontational, so it's important to catch these comments and correct them.

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Protect your space tactically

• Alex talks about protecting your space tactically in a way that will give you the attention back to allocate towards the things that matter.
• It's important to be aggressive in combating things that people say that aren't true.
• People may say things with a smile, but it's important to catch it and correct it.
• Entrepreneurs need to take control of their lives and create the future they choose to create.
• It's important to surround yourself with people who believe in you and support your goals.

Why Alex Hormozi doesn't go home for the holidays

• He needs to detangle and re-speak over the things that he is or chooses to be.
• Going back for the holidays feels like going backwards.
• Entrepreneurs need to shed old identities and unspeak the things that were spoken over them in their childhood to navigate their pasts and use them to walk with strength and conviction into the future they choose to create.
• Normal people aren't going to like what entrepreneurs are trying to accomplish.
• Entrepreneurs become more intolerant of people who try to speak to them in a certain tone.

How entrepreneurs need to shed old identities

• Entrepreneurs need to shed old identities and unspeak the things that were spoken over them in their childhood to navigate their pasts and use them to walk with strength and conviction into the future they choose to create.
• Being intolerant of negative beliefs is key to being able to grow.
• Identity is fluid and can change in an instant.
• Entrepreneurs need to identify negative beliefs and choose to ignore them.
• Entrepreneurs need to question all of their beliefs except for those that they truly believe.

How quickly entrepreneurs can achieve what they want to achieve

• Entrepreneurs need to believe that they can achieve what they want to achieve quickly.
• Entrepreneurs need to be aware of their beliefs about what's possible, what they can do, how they can grow, and how quickly change can happen.
• Entrepreneurs need to be able to onboard someone quickly.
• Entrepreneurs need to be able to achieve what they want to achieve quickly.
• Entrepreneurs need to be able to hire people quickly.

How entrepreneurs need to teach people how to treat them

• Entrepreneurs need to teach people how to treat them.
• Entrepreneurs need to teach people how they like to be treated.
• Entrepreneurs need to build their identity while it's in its infancy.
• Entrepreneurs need to be aware of their beliefs about themselves.
• Entrepreneurs need to choose to believe positive attributes about themselves.

Breaking Beliefs

• Necessity is one of the biggest things that allows us to break our beliefs.
• Scripts and tonality can change the outcome and influence on the other person.
• Tricking ourselves into believing what we need to believe can help us grow faster.
• Putting confines on ourselves can help us achieve our goals.
• Questioning the things we speak over ourselves can help us grow.

Choosing to Believe

• Identifying the things we speak over ourselves is one of the biggest things that has allowed us to grow.
• Choosing to believe that growth is possible is important.
• Non-tactical mindset stuff is important for success.
• Removing and breaking beliefs can help us find the necessary tactics to win.
• Keeping a clean space can give us a clean perspective and vision on what's going on.

Personal Example

• Alex Hormozi put on 35 pounds of muscle in six weeks by putting confines on himself.
• He wonders what things are being spoken over us by others and what things we speak over ourselves.
• He didn't give any tactical advice to Chris and Robin Barnett, but identified the things they were speaking over themselves.
• Choosing to believe that growth is possible has helped Alex Hormozi's business grow.
• Choosing to believe that Robin Barnett could leave the gym immediately instead of in four months helped Chris and Robin Barnett's relationship.

Importance of Mindset

• Beliefs are often the reason people aren't successful.
• Removing and breaking beliefs can help people find the necessary tactics to win.
• Keeping a clean space can give people a clean perspective and vision on what's going on.
• Non-tactical mindset stuff is important for success.
• Higher up people in the business world often talk about mindset because it is important for success.

Section 1: Shedding Old Identities

• Entrepreneurs need to shed old identities to navigate their pasts and use them to walk with strength and conviction into the future they choose to create.
• Beliefs that we truly believe are the ones that we don't see.
• Wisdom is being able to see what other people don't see.
• Unseen chains that people have already chosen to tie themselves up with.
• Entrepreneurs need to identify the beliefs that are holding them back.
• Emotions and beliefs get in the way of what seems so obvious.

Section 2: Being Mindful of the Things You Say

• Entrepreneurs need to be mindful of the things they say.
• Entrepreneurs need to catch negative comments and address them.
• Entrepreneurs need to be careful of the beliefs they repeat inside themselves.
• Entrepreneurs need to ask themselves if their beliefs serve them.
• Entrepreneurs need to get rid of beliefs that don't serve them.
• Entrepreneurs need to be mindful of the most valuable resource, which is their attention.

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