The Game with Alex Hormozi Starting a Business Will Lose You Friends... And That's Ok | Ep 726
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Aug 5, 2024 Starting a business often means navigating the 'lonely chapter' where friendships may fade. The discussion highlights the importance of prioritizing personal goals over superficial relationships. Investing in joy and valuing personal growth is key, even if it involves financial sacrifices. Living below one's means can enhance business potential, while traits like courage and perseverance drive success. Negative feedback from old peers is reframed as a sign of progress—an essential part of the entrepreneurial journey.
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Don't Reframe Goals To Fit In
- Don't downplay your ambitions to fit in or call them a hobby if you truly intend to pursue them seriously.
- Remember why you left the old path and refuse the comfort that leads back to it.
Personal Loss Of Old Friendships
- Alex says he no longer talks to any middle- or high-school friends and talks infrequently to only a couple college friends.
- He uses this to show friendships often fade as conditions and contexts change.
Friendships Often Depend On Context
- Many friendships are convenience-based and dissolve when your context changes and you upskill.
- New peers aligned to your goals replace old ones and support different behaviors like working on weekends.