Stop Being Broke. Get Busy.

Want to SCALE your business? Go here: acquisition.com
Want to START a business? Go here: skool.com/games
If you’re new to my channel, my name is Alex Hormozi. I’m the founder and managing partner of Acquisition.com. It’s a family office, which is just a formal way of saying we invest our own money into companies. Our 10 portfolio companies bring in over $200,000,000+ per year. Our ownership stake varies between 20% and 100% of them. Given this is a YT channel, and anyone can claim anything, I’ll give you some stuff you can google to verify below.
How I got here…
21: Graduated Vanderbilt in 3 years Magna Cum Laude, and took a fancy consulting job.
23 yrs old: Left my fancy consulting job to start a business (a gym).
24 yrs old: Opened 5 gym locations.
26 yrs old: Closed down 6th gym. Lost everything.
26 yrs old: Got back to launching gyms (launched 33). Then, lost everything for a 2nd time.
26 yrs old: In desperation, started licensing model as a hail mary. It worked.
27 yrs old: "Gym Launch" does $3M profit the next 6 months. Then $17M profit next 12 months.
28 yrs old: Started Prestige Labs. $20M the first year.
29 yrs old: Launched ALAN, a software company for agencies to work leads for customers. Scaled to $1.7mmo within 6 months.
31 yrs old: Sold 75% of UseAlan to a strategic buyer in an all stock deal.
31 yrs old: Sold 66% of Gym Launch & Prestige Labs at $46.2M valuation in all-cash deal to American Pacific Group. (you can google it)
31 yrs old: Started our family office Acquisition.com. We invest and scale companies using the $42M in distributions we had taken + the cash from the $46.2M exit.
32 yrs old: Started making free content showing how we grow companies to make real business education accessible to everyone (and) to attract business owners to invest or scale their businesses.
34 yrs old: I became co-owner of Skool.com to help the many people who want to start a business online do so.
Today: Our portfolio now does $200M/yr between 10 companies. The largest doing $100M/yr the smallest doing $5M per year. Our ownership varies between 20% and 100% ownership of the companies. Many of them we invested in early and helped grow (which is how we make our money - not youtube videos).
To all the gladiators in the arena, we’re all in the middle of writing our own stories. The worse the monsters, the more epic the story.
You either get an epic outcome or an epic story. Both mean you win.
Keep crushing. May your desires be greater than your obstacles.
Never quit,
Alex
FULL DISCLOSURE
I make content to make money - just - on a longer time horizon than most. I want to build trust with business owners so we can find the best ones and help them scale. And if they’re awesome, write them a check and go all the way as partners.

[@AlexHormozi]

Want to SCALE your business? Go here: acquisition.com Want to START a business? Go here: skool.com/games

[@ahmadnassef670]

Im still waiting on my free books for pointing out the “Vanderblit” typo lol i see you guys made the correction

[@AlexHormozi]

@@ahmadnassef670 you can collect your reward on my podcast episode 579 (both audiobooks free). PLUS both courses on my site free. Acquisition.com/training Just don’t tell anyone. 🤫

[@ahmadnassef670]

@@AlexHormozi Thank you Alex. You have been very much generous with your knowledge. Respect.

[@Gos0031]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@hivyfalou1393]

I wish there are more people like Alex, Leila and all the people I watch on KZbin, you guys always make me look forward

[@YEZAN_NADEEM]

Basically what Alex said: 1. Small companies have an advantage in doing personalized approach.(So utilize it.) 2, anything is scalable.(So stop whining.) 3. Sell to high ticket clients first.(By doing DFY services.) 4. Sell course's on skool community. (by doing dwy services.) Mid ticket clients. 5. Read his book.( 100M offers and 100M leads.)

[@qtpie3339]

Thank you

[@lr6477]

Doing the Lord's work. What is DFY?

[@qtpie3339]

@@lr6477 done for you

[@lastnamefirst650]

@@lr6477done for you

[@kazuhaboiii8923]

​@@lr6477 done for you [DFY]...... It basically means to outsource your task to a third party .... For example, an agency or a freelancer.

[@Motiv8Malik]

"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might,"' - Ecclesiastes 9:10

[@Carsalesugurlu]

Bible?

[@bread8857]

@@Carsalesugurlu yes, many take aways from the bible that apply here

[@JohnBradley-y9y]

@@bread8857 yes I am good at business however Jesus is number 1, I wish this guy would come to him first

[@speakingwithyasirkhan]

Every day I wake up thinking I’ve got shit to do and then Alex uploads a video and the whole plan goes out the window😂

[@iliasherbalist]

I KNOW RIGHT?

[@bastianrivero]

Alex despises distractions but he is the biggest distraction ever 😂

[@theweb2labs]

No front but you should use this stuff as education while you have the education time instead of entertainment that needs to be consumed as it gets released...

[@degreaseLLC]

The irony 😂

[@SHANONisRegenerate]

Ah yes this dilemma. Listen to Alex while you sleep Padawan

[@TheBazQueenTV]

“You’ll learn before you’ll earn” I love it, because it’s true

[@monicamutuma1120]

So true

[@lordsamaelhunt]

"I'm a 7 figure entrepreneur" ---- Alexes reply ... I dont give a Sh!t. Best business coach ever 😂. Much love alex keep them coming

[@Luan_and_only]

This made me laugh

[@alana2you]

How did you do it? Can you provide advise? Thank You.

[@smugglemuffins]

@@alana2youthat’s a quote from the video

[@albertlopez03]

"You Can't Be Busy and Broke, Pick One!"... Man You got me on that one. I need to improve!

[@JohnBradley-y9y]

you cant go to heaven with a load of cash turn away

[@PaaNiiAwesomeSax]

ALEX DON'T STOP MAKING THESE VIDEOS

[@durgapur_97]

“Mmhmmm❤ yeahhh harder babbyyy DONTTT STOPPP mmoohhyeahhh” energy. Mental masturbation much?

[@mikegreen1261]

"You can't be busy and broke! Pick one." Well...damn. I never thought that one sentence could be my master key right now and be an entire Business 101 course.

[@AndreyMakarov-i7h]

90% of people are busy and broke.

[@veritas1177]

😂 yes!

[@huuhhhhhhh]

Unless you have kids.. then you're broke+ and busy 😂

[@SatishTorani]

Thank you for speaking to our excuses 😀

[@larryappelbaum2245]

What I love most about you Alex is that you're one of the very few people that can provide 2 hours worth of business training in 20 minutes and 24 seconds! Bravo brother! You Rock! Thank you!

[@AdamKulikowski1]

This is so on point. Broke- then work more. Learn more than you earn @1st. Solutions are made through talking to customers

[@andrewperez7509]

Never have I really been compelled to write a comment. I usually consumer and listen. However, this video guided my fingers without thought to the keyboard to simply type... Thank you... currently 1:15 am and sitting at my desk overwhelmed with work, but these videos have been a constant beacon for encouragement and enlightenment. Alex, please do not stop making these videos. Sincerely, a dude in his late 20's running a business to provide for his family of 4 ❤

[@pierce2393]

Same here bro!!!

[@SweetAiSuite]

you are ridiculously inspiring SALES JESUS!!!!🙏

[@rdherps4247]

Quote of the day: "you can't be busy and broke"

[@AlexiDrouin]

Agreed 👍

[@cIiffe]

sales line for “i’m busy”: being busy is better than being broke

[@woodvineandco]

I wish that were true!

[@cIiffe]

@@woodvineandco you can be busy and broke if you’re busy doing the wrong things

[@Pachara33]

you can busy and broke if you not smart. If you smart and busy you can't broke. if you smart and broke you're not busy.

[@karolinakournossova]

Alex, thank you for coming back with your ‘old style’ ❤ - no more flashy shorts / no more ‘mass-oriented distracted’ videos - I look forward to picking up your brain / learn.

[@vanessamorris3495]

I felt my mind going into confusion and thought "I just need Alex to yell at me real quick to get out of this bullshit headspace" lol thank you for this video! You be preaching and calling all of our "limitations" out!! grateful for you.

[@ThatGuyExperience]

Stay passionate. Do not lose this feeling brother. I need you. I promise you that you are changing my life, and many other’s as well. Thank you.

[@user-ht9fr6eh9u]

Jesus is ALL+

[@artcampos]

Love the 20 minute videos. Perfect amount of time to watch while I eat. Then back to work let’s go

[@umarsyedexp]

Literally did the exact same. Great use of time.

[@nhtdmr]

This is one of the best video of Alex Hormozi. "I see so many poor people, trying to think like RICH people when they really thinking like poor people, because they are broke and not busy. SO GET BUSY"

[@scottnglsh]

Wish I had this video 5 years ago. Would have saved me so much lost time and hard lessons! The fact that this content is free is insane.

[@nateolison7553]

Definitely in the broke AND busy phase ngl. 😭 Selling services to public schools, not hitting the sales goals, laying off the whole staff and doing all the deliverables solo for rest of my clients for a year while working other gigs to offset the lack of revenue all while addressing the issues with the marketing, packaging, product development, and city logistics feels very much like being broke and busy. Bout to kill it this next school year tho. I learned and implemented so much.

[@hisanzee3052]

This video at 1.5x speed became a great workout mix for me. Alex Hormozi’s workout and podcasts mixes is the new thing now.

[@user-ht9fr6eh9u]

are you high?

[@rahulshendre7089]

You can't be busy and broke at the same time!!!! thanks a lot for being this real man

[@LorrhanFerreira-cp7hk]

When Alex starts videos with a disclaimer AND you can hear the passion in his voice, it’s a good vid.

[@Uncommony]

Content creators, remember people are paying you with their most important asset. Time! Treat your work like a business not just content. Stay Uncommon!

[@AndyWalsh]

lol, I was a PT for a while once, and every SINGLE client said they didn't want to be too big.

[@AndreyMakarov-i7h]

Maybe they don't want to increase stress levels in their life for some additional cash.

[@AntoineTroupe]

Doing the unscalable in services also informs what products you should launch for your type of client. And we know products tend to be much more scalable than services.

[@OfficialEduardoCastillo]

00:00 Focus on scaling the unscalable 01:58 Start small and progress gradually towards your goals 05:21 Get busy and do unscalable tasks to learn from customers 07:01 Focus on consistently onboarding and retaining customers to improve your business. 10:10 Businesses incur debt, but choose the type carefully. 11:51 Personalized communication is key in sales. 15:19 The easier something is to sell, the harder it is to fulfill. 17:02 Transition from done for you to done with you. 20:00 Improving sales skills leads to better customer engagement Now Go Crush it.

[@markellgrant2813]

Honestly I have a lot less existential dread about the inherit malevolence in the world because of people like this actively coaching the world into get their self sufficiency up. Thankyou Alex hormozi for doing this!

[@pythonista320]

I can't say this happens often, but 3mns in and this is GOLD, I see so many startups that are looking or talking about scaling and they don't even have a MVP or PMF... Sale 1, then 2, then 10, then we talk!

[@JakeDixon-m5u]

Ain’t it funny how this vid doesn’t have 1 million+ views. It’s because it’s the harsh truth you have to put the work in and not some ‘quick tips to make you rich’ vid… the majority aren’t prepared to put the work in

[@thelifewithnate]

Yeah, I'm struggling with that not going to lie lol. I definitely got into entrepreneurship thinking it was glamorous and its all hard work lol

[@AndreyMakarov-i7h]

Everyone is prepared to put the work in, no one is prepared to get nothing in return 90% of the time.

[@jalenhenderson6281]

Damn, this video actually hit me. Its so simple and true, per usual with you ofc. I was sitting here watching it like, damn, no wonder I'm broke...I'm just sitting here watching this video instead of getting busy on something that would make me money lol.

[@BigMoonShot]

6:38-6:42 You can solve every question and every problem in business by talking to your customer. 8:22-8:26 The best possible teacher that is in the marketplace which is the market itself ✍🏽

[@davidc7182]

Great video. Already doing this but nice to have the confirmation

[@krismondevv7356]

Can we say he is the Rich Piana of the business. He was honest at his level. Respect!

[@anticonfidencegirl]

I want to cry because what you deliver is so good!!! Thank you Hormozi!

[@naweedmohammadi6551]

New Task: - Hand letter on all of my orders 💪🏽🤝🏾

[@BitAmericas]

I’m definitely guilty of thinking about scaling before I’ve even made any real money and developed my business. He’s pretty spot on stop daydreaming and get to work. Please like if you agree always willing to help Marco in Houston Texas. 🇺🇸

[@SaadIbrahim2001]

Thank you Alex, even though I don't have a business right now but I enjoy watching your videos first of all because you genuinely speak from your heart; I can feel and see that, and also I wanna have a business in the future. so again thank you so much Alex.

[@hendrixhussle]

Needed to hear this! Was getting frustrated doing the day to day but I know eventually it won’t be me doing it!! Gotta keep grinding 💪🏼

[@arigutman]

Both inspiring and motivating.. Crushed it, Alex!

[@arniefromaustria4627]

1:59 „dont worry, you never will“ we have a secret schwarzenegger Fan here as you know his lines😆

[@irishmanericlive7549]

Thats why I chomp through info more concerned with knowing its possible more than remembering how to make it possible

[@bigguyandtea]

Oh man, something got into the Hormozi Wheaties today... The thing I love about watching these videos is when Alex punctuates when he speaks... Comma... Much love, love what I'm learning senor, keep em coming, my biz is better because of you and your lady... Period...

[@dominickfurino-hl3rl]

Alex, you’re a great speaker that knows how to utilize tonality to add meaning to your words. Could you make a video on it?

[@Chensantics]

Great video and relatable. I am a starting comedian, and I am starting to see how to work the crowds. It is subtle, but once you see it, it is hard to unsee. Thanks 🙏🏻

[@Moinul.thehappynerd]

Watching from Bangladesh. I was initially inspired from Ali Abdal when I started writing online. My life literally turned out for the good here. I went from being just an average 2nd year med school student to a six figure earning freelance content writer. My life has changed for the better. Now I'm looking into content creation myself. To anyone watching this: TAKE ACTION!. Even when you don't know what to do, even when you are not sure when to do -- JUST DO IT!

[@Rafael_Sales]

Hey man, I’m a Brazilian copywriter looking to enter in the US market. Do you have any tips for me?

[@Moinul.thehappynerd]

@@Rafael_Sales Well, there are lots of tips to go through. What are you specifically asking?

[@djm2781]

Wow, how did you find clients?

[@Moinul.thehappynerd]

@@djm2781 Well.I got my first client via cold emailing. I made a detailed video on it on my youtube channel. its in bengali though

[@james46758]

Fuck yeah bro!!!!! Andy Frisella!!! Nice shout out!!! 👍💪 I listen to both of you guys!

[@antigravitywellness]

He's so animated and intense, I love it! Great info and real talk

[@JaredJacobsonLaw]

BTW as a legal service provider, I LOVE the format walking through sections of ur book especially re scaling “challenges” 👏👏👏💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥 thx 🙏

[@jessesmithchannel]

Whoa... Am I seeing Alex's whole nose?

[@charmedprince]

Lol

[@RakeshDas-eo1ez]

You definitely have my sub. This content is next level. For me Eledator was the turning point. Please keep doing what you do and keep being you, love it.

[@q3a]

What is Eledator?

[@LakesReptiles]

@@q3a you are replying to an advertisement

[@nobodyknew]

"that gravity exists differently in your world?" Terrence Howard from around some hidden corner: "...the angles of incidence of the lynchpin state that the platonic solids...."

[@mitchelldrake7113]

“…But what if we were to DIVIDE 1 by 1…”

[@KhemistrySet]

C’mon mayne….

[@JosephHastings-xm2cs]

Also, shooting the ads on the day of filming the video it accompanied and intertwining the video’s content with the ad is absolutely genius.

[@ReubenCano]

This is absolutely EPIC! Alex.. your passion for this is contagious! Lucky to have come across you on the interwebs.. ima take action!

[@CaffeineandConcepts]

i love how Alex askes the audience for help learning something he is learning for a company he is working with. He never claims to know everything and is so honest. Truly a king among men.

[@MrJesseraymond123]

This is a great video. I’m going from 0-1 and all the knowledge out there is really how to go from atleast 0.1 to 0.2

[@Cinemafusion889]

SOP will change my game... Gotta get out the learning curve and start doing

[@JosephHastings-xm2cs]

This content (and, more importantly, the quality of the content) output is next-level stuff.

[@Knockeye]

$20 a person does not pay for living expenses and basic bills or even operating cost you need volume and let's not forget that the numbers don't add up here

[@yeetthebaby3595]

Just 2 minutes in the vid bro called me out like 30 different ways. Thank you sir keep it coming 🦾

[@gavincooley4438]

Sold. Hand writing 100 letters over the weekend now. Thx

[@tobiast.3986]

I start watching and instantly push the like button because I already know value will be delivered for Free!

[@InTYcing1]

🤦🏽‍♀️WHY DOES EVERY VIDEO TOTALLY FANCY ME🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ But Thank you soooo much….youre Amazing

[@individualattributemodel]

Wherever you are....BE THERE! Focusing on the future or overthinking can detract from acting in the NOW. The action you speak of is the experience needed to better understand the emotionally journey. This in turn helps the lessons be remembered and taken for future practice. Good communication, especially with customers helps us build better products and services. I like the way you speak and the messages you convey ❤ 🔥🔥🔥

[@JaredJacobsonLaw]

I’ve needed this for 15 years 🙏🙏🙏

[@traceythompson2891]

Learn more before you earn more! Freaking get BUSY.. do the work 😂 love it!!

[@0223Jeremy]

Greatest Arnold quote ever

[@madams989]

Yeah he should have credited Arnold

[@parma2414]

Just read “Do the things that don’t scale” by Paul Graham

[@LesterDiaz]

Dude is running multiple successful businesses and is posting almost daily, I gotta step up my game. Respect 🫡

[@Jesstheconnector]

Scalable= people are running it for him so he has time to make content... thats what the video is about 😂

[@user-lp7rp7cb4g]

Damnn..

[@AmitKhanna]

Hardcore --- Thanks a bunch! I certainly needed this.

[@ΠαντεληςΤσαβαλας-ω9θ]

I’ve got shit to do.. and then Alex uploads a video and the whole plan goes out the window

[@YasirKhanCoaching]

🤔

[@deecee2174]

Do both!

[@ElStanleysMusic-pb9jm]

Uve been missing the point then

[@YifatCohen]

LOL. That's what the treadmill's for. :)

[@nonefvnfvnjnjnjevjenjvonej3384]

also what he says is all fake

[@salmaanabdalla9611]

Alex dropping daily is the best

[@TioBrax10]

So many gems! Thank you man 💪

[@TreeServiceLeadPro]

“But you’re currently making zero dollars, so what the fuck are you doing all day?” 😂😂😂 5:14

[@jaysportsenthusiast7632]

I didn’t expect you to name drop Andy Frisella. Good shit

[@carlosrovira92]

This is literally what I needed right now, I have been folded to many pair of aces because I was not going to have them ever hand

[@martitribo]

Don’t think 10 steps ahead, think about the next step. 💪🏻

[@divondavis]

Every time he upload I gotta watch don’t matter what I’m doin😂

[@GeorgeTyler-sw5zb]

👍👍 Thanks for the update! Despite the economic recession, I no longer depend on Government Grants since I acquire $86,400 weekly profits.

[@MichaelJackson12316]

Great news! how did you get that?

[@GeorgeTyler-sw5zb]

It's all thanks to Robert Marion

[@Philip0128]

I know Robert Marion. He platform maintains a unique perspective and is very transparent with their investors. Regardless of whether or not he outperforms. I will forever stay invested!

[@shayelynne]

Yeah, $50k from Robert Marion, looking up to acquire a new house, blessings 🙌

[@TaylorAnderson-jj6kx]

This sound so good and I would like to be a party to this, how can I contact your Asset-coach?

[@lucasmatalonibeker]

Let's go man! I love the fresh new content you've been posting lately!

[@EcomStarboy]

Dude is making an impact so huge it’s becoming a problem!

[@garitboothe3413]

Alex says a lot of things that I have discovered as a small business owner, but I haven't heard other people say. You can tell he's been in the weeds! Good to see marketing content that provides value without being fluff.

[@Bluestoneblocks]

Thank you for scaling our business mentality 🎉🎉🎉

[@eduardopalomares9691]

Alex got this straight out Paul grahams y combinator…💪🏽

[@inferno4001]

Alex usually says what most of us (kind of?) already knows! Now it's time to do shit and make it happen!! Thanks man for keeping it fresh!

[@ndifrekedavid3922]

Whenever i feel down and confused i just come over to KZbin to watch Alex's video

[@slothbeezy6432]

Man, I am trying to get my business going. You inspire tf out of me, though, and you make an amazing amount of sense. Blows my mind we are the same age. Lol.😅

[@cricketheadz]

All Alex Videos goes into my Playlist for daily watch.

[@CopyWrite-eg1tl]

Alex props bro this shits addicting

[@traviscoleman6362]

You guys fired up the fire upper’er

[@WealthbuilderzTV]

I swear your videos are always interesting and informative. Thank you

[@SoloKarry]

Lol just read Paul’s blog Do Things That Don’t Scale just today - crazy coincidence

[@olszabpo]

Alex always speaks at 1.25 speed

[@michaelkrahn9487]

Dropping bombs of knowledge cut and dry. 💪💪💪

[@GoodRebelEdits]

As an artsy dreamer type, watching Alex is like getting in trouble with my dad, but then realizing he’s totally right.

[@DevaPearl]

I'm excited to be here in your channel and I'm interested in learning more about investing and saving up for my retirement but am a little confused about the whole process. Any advice or tips to get me started up would be greatly appreciated

[@truelytristan]

This man’s dropping gold ‼️

[@alielbouzidi62]

Dwarf Mamba Max !! 😂😂 sorry i cant unsee it