“Have You Mastered The Basics?”

Summary

• Don't skip mastering the basics while chasing complex skills; showing up on time is as essential as advanced money-making strategies.
• Mastering simple tasks like basic addition is crucial before moving on to more complex tasks like calculus.
• Understanding a concept doesn't mean you've mastered it; execution is key, and simple doesn't always mean easy.

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How To Take Action

I would suggest starting with the essentials. Remember, just showing up on time is super important. It’s like if you want to be good at math, you gotta know how to add before you jump into something tough like calculus. Stick with the simple stuff first – it's the base of everything!

So, first things first, get good at being on time. It’s easy to understand, right? But that doesn’t mean it's easy to do. Set alarms, plan ahead, whatever it takes. This will show you’re reliable and ready to tackle the big stuff later on.

Now, let’s talk about the basics in whatever you’re doing. Say you’re making cakes. Don’t start with a fancy wedding cake. Get really good at baking a simple sponge first. Practice it, find the best recipe, and make sure you nail it. It needs to be as easy as baking a frozen pizza!

And as you work on these basic skills, don’t just think you get it ‘cause you know it in your head. You need to actually do it. And do it a lot. Understand the difference between just knowing it and really being able to do it without thinking. That’s when you've mastered it.

Make a list of these basic skills you need for your business or personal growth. Work on them one by one. No jumping ahead, no matter how simple they might seem. Once you have those down, then you can start adding on the more complex stuff. You’ve got this – just take it step by step!

Quotes by Alex Hormozi

"a lot of people watch YouTube for complex money-making skills and they haven't even mastered showing up on time"

– Alex Hormozi

"it's like they want to go straight to calculus but they don't know how to do simple Edition"

– Alex Hormozi

"simple Edition is foundational to that and none of the other stuff will matter unless you can do the basics"

– Alex Hormozi

"usually they're the foundation of building which make them arguably more important"

– Alex Hormozi

"they think because they understand something conceptually that they feel like they have already mastered the skill which are two very different things"

– Alex Hormozi

Full Transcript

a lot of people watch YouTube for complex money-making skills and they haven't even mastered showing up on time it's like they want to go straight to calculus but they don't know how to do simple Edition woohoo I'm a college man I won't need my high school diploma anymore simple Edition is foundational to that and none of the other stuff will matter unless you can do the basics but the basics doesn't make them less important usually they're the foundation of building which make them arguably more important they just are simp to understand but not simpler to do and I think that's the big disconnect a lot of people have is that they think because they understand something conceptually that they feel like they have already mastered the skill which are two very different things