The Work Is the Goal

Summary

• I believe that you can transform your life by focusing on personal satisfaction, which is entirely within your control.
• I've realized that a significant part of my happiness is derived from the effort I put into my work.
• If you view hard work as a victory in itself, you start to win before outcomes are even determined.
• By appreciating the process instead of fixating solely on results, you're playing with house money since outcomes often involve factors beyond your grasp.

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How To Take Action

I would suggest focusing on the effort you put into your work rather than just the outcomes. By making hard work your victory, you start to feel successful before results come in. Think of it like this: effort is your main game, and outcomes are just extra points. This mindset helps because you can't control everything in life, but you can control how hard you work.

A good way of doing this is by setting effort-based goals instead of result-based ones. So, for example, if you're learning something new, instead of aiming to be the best, aim to study for an hour each day.

To implement this, try keeping a simple journal or checklist. Each day, write down what effort you want to put into a task, and then mark it off when you do it. The checklist is a great way to see all the hard work you're doing. And remember, when things outside your control happen, you'll know you did your best, and that's what counts.

Let's break it down into small steps:

• Make a list of your projects or goals.
• Decide what 'hard work' means for each one. Maybe it's the time spent, or the number of tries, or just showing up every day.
• Set daily or weekly effort targets. Keep them realistic so you're more likely to hit them.
• Keep track of your effort in a journal or on a spreadsheet.
• At the end of each day or week, check off your targets. This will show you how much you've achieved.

Remember, it's about enjoying the process and knowing you've given it your all. That way, you're always winning, no matter what the final outcome is.

Quotes by Alex Hormozi

"You can massively improve your life by optimizing for you being satisfied"

– Alex Hormozi

"Then you can absolutely control that a greater and greater percentage of my enjoyment comes from how hard I worked on something"

– Alex Hormozi

"If that is the win, then you can win before you go"

– Alex Hormozi

"And now you're basically playing extra credit rounds"

– Alex Hormozi

"Whereas if you make all of the win about what happens, there's always things that are out of your control"

– Alex Hormozi

Full Transcript

you can massively improve your life by optimizing for you being satisfied and then you can absolutely control that a greater and greater percentage of my enjoyment comes from how hard I worked on something and so if that is the win then you can win before you go and now you're basically playing extra credit rounds whereas if you make all of the win about what happens there's always things that are out of your control