Work Makes Me Happy

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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.

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@tinaperez7393 2 ай бұрын

Humans need work that has purpose and meaning. We need something to work toward and look forward to. It gives one meaning and fulfillment. One pretty good definition of happiness is "making progress toward a worthy goal".

@luke-bu6zy 2 ай бұрын

Amazing comment. Thank you

@NoeticInsight 2 ай бұрын

There is nothing meaningful and purposeful in working in marketing. 90% of jobs have no meaning or purpose outside of “making money”.

@norpfuseman1485 2 ай бұрын

As a vocational counsellor supporting people with mental health problems, you are exactly right. Work is more beneficial to most conditions than meds. A lot of the time meds are not helpful. If you manage to get working and get the meds right you flourish

@tylerarnold3971 2 ай бұрын

Masculine natured humans need purpose. Not all humans. Doesn't mean male or female, however, those more aligned with a feminine nature would find it easier, if not preferable, to be a "stay-at-home" individual. It's best to know yourself and listen to what your intuition tells you is right for your direction. Great quote btw, looks similar to Earl Nightingale's definition of success: "Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal". The teacher who always wanted to teach is a success not due to financial gain but because of passion and fulfillment

@4Mikes4Mindset4 2 ай бұрын

💥 boom@@tylerarnold3971

@Sirwastealot 2 ай бұрын

I'm just so impressed with how much wisdom hagrid has gained after hogwarts

@TommasoManca 2 ай бұрын

Cracked me up

@jeniferjohnson374 2 ай бұрын

Oh my god, why didn't I think of this😂😂😂

@TorbenRudgaard 2 ай бұрын

I laughed so much coffee came out of my nose

@v.ndeadd 2 ай бұрын

This made me laugh my ass off xD

@algreen70 2 ай бұрын

Yes sir. There's nothing more rewarding than hard work.

@jazzxgray 2 ай бұрын

Americans😂

@MVProfits 2 ай бұрын

Hard work with a PURPOSE. With growth attached to the process. And that what he is/was doing. Hard work by itself is not all rewarding, and for some, just a way to escape life and keep control and deny emotions and other aspects of life that make them uneasy. If hard work was THE thing by itself, slaves would be the happiest people alive.

@dawnwebbmusic4837 2 ай бұрын

You rock, Alex! Honesty is priceless. When you do what you love doing, then work becomes the purpose not just work, especially since you are making a huge difference for others ❤🎉💪

@Andre.Dirrell 2 ай бұрын

Had to listen to this more than 2wice

@Ayowe_Must_Do_What_It_Takes 2 ай бұрын

When I don't work hard I'm sad What a G thing to say

@meredithmaher 2 ай бұрын

When I don’t work hard I also get sad, I love what I do. I hope I can keep doing it forever

@driftkid270 2 ай бұрын

ngl these talks put me back in motion for my business work. Sometimes Im tired from my job, and when I hear these, I get reminded the reasons why i love business

@CrystalizeMe 2 ай бұрын

That makes so much sense. Everyone is different.

@themightyshag9192 2 ай бұрын

I’ve been unemployed for 2 months and it’s been depressing + I’m having a hard time finding anything that pays enough bc I lack skills.. But finally now I’m getting some leads for decent jobs and am feeling optimistic for once😎

@thesharepointhelpdesk 2 ай бұрын

Same. I fucking LOVE working.

@triumphoverinjury660 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing all your knowledge to inspire ❤

@jacquesdutoitpvt 2 ай бұрын

Tell me about it. I love work and building my companies. And I am constantly told to chill, relax more or have balance. Well, I’m happy and I have balance - it just happens to be a bank balance and the time freedom to do whatever I want which I exercise whenever I want. Which is why you won’t reach me for weeks on end when I’m travelling, camping, hiking and surfing with my friends and family. But hey, I hear you. Balance yo.

@Martyr217 2 ай бұрын

Yeh, I'm the same, I get depressed if I'm not on the move. I tried office work and I'm fine for an hour or 2 but after that I just can't focus so I just stick to warehouse work during the day and work on my business and stocks for a couple hours at night. Plus I workout at my warehouse too so that keeps me fitter than the average guy. 😅

@neartheridge1419 2 ай бұрын

I love Alex. He also happens to resemble a Smurf right here.

@MikeeJ 2 ай бұрын

It’s in our DNA to work hard - nothing wrong with it

@toppaypositionacademy4658 2 ай бұрын

Millions is a dopamine hit.

@andlmn 2 ай бұрын

Quite an ideal thing to be depressed about, this is why he is so successful.

@emekaudeogu 2 ай бұрын

Work is the goal

@nevergiveup_excel 2 ай бұрын

Exactly👀 💯

@norpfuseman1485 2 ай бұрын

Right out of the Palaeolithic era and into his Bugatti

@thehoov6672 2 ай бұрын

Stuck in that forever "justification and validation I did good" loop. Common trait of someone who didn't get something (generally love or attention) from their parents. Forever trying to prove their value as a person.

@majorperk2275 2 ай бұрын

I hurt my back at the gym going too hard on the 2nd of july. I havent been able to lift or train ive been trying to pick up more shifts to make up for the time but its been hard mentally not being able to train. Ive just been working more, and training my mind learning new things weather thats something in my craft or something like business.

@johnb6850 2 ай бұрын

You should learn how to properly hip hinge and you will stop hurting your back in the gym

@majorperk2275 2 ай бұрын

@@johnb6850 u a lazy ass bumb

@majorperk2275 2 ай бұрын

@@johnb6850 you should learn how to go make some money or some gains sad bumb

@majorperk2275 2 ай бұрын

@@johnb6850 you should learn how to take initiative in your life stop doom scrolling bumb 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡

@majorperk2275 2 ай бұрын

@@johnb6850 u ain't had to say nun u must be miserable it's a shame

@Caneladorada 2 ай бұрын

Idk who needs to hear this but YOU ARE ENOUGH

@virajrajpurohit 2 ай бұрын

Alex I want you to answer my question.If a person who has no desire(it may be boredom) and is fine with staying wherever he is in life , loves daydreaming and admiring things from far away, will he be able to make any kind of impact on the society. He just wishes like everyone else does for things to automatically happen. How can such a person like to do work???

@IbrahimTayyabIT 2 ай бұрын

Its just fear of failure

@virajrajpurohit 2 ай бұрын

@@IbrahimTayyabIT now tell me how to conquer this fear of failure...

@BongShlong 2 ай бұрын

Might also be adhd lol

@alikapadia2598 2 ай бұрын

Keep learning until you find things that you're passionate about. At some point, make the decision to focus in on one of those things. You'll figure out the next steps.

@sgtlazar 2 ай бұрын

@@virajrajpurohityour brain is a problem solving machine. I find asking the mind the question that you want to solve will manifest the answer. "How can I see clearly what I am meant to do in this life?" Or, "How can I discover the thing that brings out this inner passion I know exists in me?" Play with it. Remain curious. The universe will make it clear in time... Even if it's just remaining where you are and doing what you're doing. Your subconscious will bring the answer. You just gotta tune in and listen.

@Bluesky-zb6ii 2 ай бұрын

is that mustache coming out from his noise? 😂

@jeniferjohnson374 2 ай бұрын

Your mentors encouraged you to do what? Sorry didn't catch it☺️

@marjn1030 2 ай бұрын

Just don't make it your identity. God made you greater than what you do. Take the time out of your day and be at..... peace with yourself! I think you won't lose yourself but gain yourself🙏🏼

@JaviA-k8q 2 ай бұрын

If I had a dollar for everytime this dude says I, I wouldnt need his content 😂

@brettlaw4346 2 ай бұрын

"Adventure to excellence," courtesy of Jordan Peterson.

@Beniamin6665 2 ай бұрын

I love your content however, you should consider taking both sides of the coin. I’m a expert plumber, Water Filtration, expert and a licensed well technician the harder I work the less money I make because I run a plumbing company the smarter I am the more money I make you need to consider the reality that in different industries, the harder you work, the less money you make, and that’s exactly what it was for me for years, then I started working smarter and making better money..