Giving Up Things You Love
Summary
- You need to prioritize your goals by making sacrifices; you can't simply add more responsibilities without removing something else from your life.
- When I had six gym locations and aimed to expand to 10, I knew I needed more time to focus on that growth.
- To free up time, I decided to stop watching the Ravens and engaging in football-related social activities, even though I'm from Baltimore and it was significant to me.
- Cutting out football meant losing some social interactions, but it was necessary to achieve my larger ambitions.
- I publicly committed to my decision by making a Facebook live video, despite feeling like just "a kid who owned a couple of gyms" at the time.
- Giving up something you love might be required to pursue what you want even more passionately.
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How To Take Action
I would suggest prioritizing what really matters to you. If there are big dreams you want to chase, like growing your business, sometimes you have to stop doing things you like to make room for it. For example, I gave up watching my favorite football team because I needed to focus on expanding my business.
To do something similar, you can start by looking at your own life. Ask yourself, "What takes up a lot of my time but isn't helping me reach my goals?" It might be something fun like a sport, a TV show, or even hanging out with friends. Decide what you can cut out or do less of.
Next, commit to your decision in a way that feels right to you. For me, I made a live video to tell people about my choice. You don't have to make a video, but you should definitely tell someone. This holds you accountable because now others know about your commitment.
Remember, this isn't about missing out on fun. It's about making sacrifices for a bigger goal. When you give up something, you make space for more important work that can help you grow your business or yourself. So, think about what means more to you. If you're serious about your goals, you'll find that giving something up isn't so hard. It's all about what you want more.
Quotes by Alex Hormozi
"you can't add more to your plate before you take away"
– Alex Hormozi
"I remember there was a time when I had six locations and I was planning to get to 10"
– Alex Hormozi
"I needed more time in order to do that"
– Alex Hormozi
"for me I was going to give up the Ravens"
– Alex Hormozi
"I have to give these things up that I love"
– Alex Hormozi
Full Transcript
you can't add more to your plate before you take away I remember there was a time when I had six locations and I was planning to get to 10 I needed more time in order to do that for me I was going to give up the Ravens I'm from Baltimore I gave up watching and following football cuz you know there's obviously the watching football but then all of the ancillary stuff around it and I gave up basically all the social interactions that I had around that with friends because a lot of them that was like the main thing that we interacted on and I remember making this video I just went Facebook live and no one gave a because I was just a kid who owned a couple gyms but I was like I just realized that like I have to give these things up that I love and it was because I loved the thing that I wanted more