Why losing friends is normal...
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
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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.
"Have one public failure and you see who your real friends are." Alex, I've been doing well financially for several decades. 10 years ago I was in 3 lawsuits with nasty false allegations. (Lawyers don't sue poor people.) Bottom line is I won 2. I lost one. The one I lost...a competitor posted an article in Forbes Magazine. Rumors spread. BOOM most neighbors avoided eye contact. Many friends ghosted us. Amazingly, none of them called to get my perspective. A handful of TRUE friends stuck with us. I don't need the others.
I think a lot of people don't understand if you're running a successful business you're getting sued at some point
I read these articles about Tesla getting sued and people are all surprised and what not and they want to make a story out of it. It's like no shit they're getting sued they're probably getting sued 50 times a day..
I also think some people are eagerly but secretly anticipating the fall so they can feel better about their laziness and personal failings
fact. you just gave me flashbacks, relatable. So many people won't even hear your perspective.
Great name man
One of my buddies got engaged, and we hadn't been hanging out anymore. I was doing my own thing, so I was very isolated, but my battery died at the bank, and he came and gave me a jump.
One of our other friends complained, Sean, our friend who helped me, didn't come around anymore. I told him the bank story, and explained, he's starting a family now, even if that's just the 2 of them, and she's more important than us now. If he's there when we need him, not when we want him, then that's the true measure.
I'd rather have you never come hangout, but you help me move than the opposite.
Thtts normal if ur solo and ppl marry they rule you out. Its normal. Especially for avrg joes like you
I haven’t been able to figure out specifically why I feel a disconnect with the people I have known for a long while and you’ve just answered why that is: because we aren’t able to talk about the future with any sense of alignment. Thank-you.
Alex has conversations that are brutally honest and uncomfortable and in general I find people really don't like that. They prefer to avoid those. Which is why they don't grow, which further distances them. Challenging beliefs and true growth can pain painful even though it's ultimately rewarding. People have become terrified of pain. They avoid pain and discomfort physical and emotional at all costs. Alex goes deep into that shit. Which is why when I listen to him at 32 years old, he has the wisdom of 100 years. He leverages time and failures of others not just in business but personal evolution. Love this guy. Would love to have you and Leila as friends. I would have ZERO problem giving you shit to your face and being your biggest fan. You guys rock.
Facts.. Straight Facts.. He’s a blessing
It's uncomfortable bec ppl are shallow.
Yeah that's interesting, he does... And then he speaks with soft tone witch i think he realized is the best way to talk about hard topics. Very interesting technique. Tnx for pointing it out.
I think this is very true Talia. People who are not motivated or believe they can change or better themselves or their lives, look at you 'odd' when you mention that mindset guides everything, from business to health fitness, relationships. If you look at 'harshly' how you think, what you do and the results it has brought you and compare it to more successful people, it brings up uncomfortable truths, that require uncomfortable change. This is really hard, so people don't begin, therefore never need to look deeply at themselves, so stay unhappy in their predictable but unhappy, unfulfilling lives!
Thats just a fact
Amazing video Alex, learned this valuable lesson in college, it was hard but now looking back at it, it was one of the greatest things that happened to me
One day a friend crosses a line and you suddenly realize that you're not really friends. It occurs to you that you can and should break up with them. It's a freeing feeling.
I dont think you should cut friends out of your life who are not on your level. Real friendship should be like brotherhood. You wouldnt cut your brother out would you? But I agree with your point that some so called 'friends' really dont want you to succeed more than themselves. I noticed this whenever I mention something good about my life and their face shows dissapointment. You become more careful with spreading good news about yourself.
That's happened to me because one person is at different stage of their lives and decided to not continue the friendship.
People should be supportive in my opinion. I don't have a problem with people being at different stages of their lives and can continue being friends with them as long they are not hostile or self-harming or harming others.
I watched this video last year and didn't really understand what u were talking about. At the time I thought i could keep my friends.
After changing a bit and improving myself and starting to fully know who I am and what i am interested in, I'm going through losing all my past friends currently. And I'm not trying to cut them off or anything, but they're all starting to not invite me to things and contact me less. one of these guys i knew for more than 20 years since we were 3 yrs old. Everyone would say to keep that friend forever and it's rare and precious...but we currently have almost nothing in common except our past. I met with him one last time recently and he wanted to talk about the same shit as always, to which i didn't have much to say. And then when i wanted to talk about the future and what i was building and the new things i was trying, he would have nothing much to say either.
Feels like a knife is in my chest, but i gotta start allowing myself to let go of these old relationships. I can now relate to u Alex 🤣
Really needed to hear this today. Losing family and friends due to my difference of values of wanting to improve myself in various areas of my life.
I share the same sentiment. I woke up from my nightmares in order to make things happen and not sp that things could happen to me. My relatives are in ny opinion toxic. I dont view life the way I was brought up to view life, in a wicked and umgodly manner.
Most people should just cut their old friends who don’t share the same values with them out of their life if they want to do something extraordinary. That is good for both side. Don’t feel guilty
Wow. “You’ve changed.” “You haven’t.” 👍
Hey quick tip please increase the gain in your mic. I like listening to u in full volume cuz it helps it stick in my mind
Lmao it doesn't work like that. The volume is cool
Well it's likely that what the author of the post meant is to increase the compression profile to make the baseline more audible provided the volume envelope is also maxed prior to any clipping. Also I think it would be more helpful to say how things actually work versus just state 'that's not how it works'
Yeah True ! I sometimes like the voice is really low on full volume even on my Alexa
As a result of this I just discovered Android volume boosters. I'm usually skeptical of apps like that, and maybe rightly still should be in this case, but it's shockingly functioned as I hoped by overshooting the maximum volume. There's probably a half dozen disclaimers to go with that though.
Stick a compressor on there babyyyyy
I have finally learned this lesson - letting go is just making room for better. There is an adjustment period in between and that’s where I currently am. But I’m finally okay being alone. And I have the expectation that something better is in the works.
What you said in the first three minutes really hit me. "some really don't wanna see you win" it's crazy but very true. Been experiencing this in the past couple months. Overall, thank you for sharing your thoughts on the topic why losing friends is normal. Everything you mentioned was literally facts and what I have experienced and still go through. I used to hate being alone. But for the last 5 months I've been stronger than ever and now I don't have that fear of being alone. Instead, I enjoy it.
Completely agree. I have been viciously attacked at work each week because I became better than them. I can't believe that they would attack me like this only because I want to develop myself.
You grow together or you grow apart.
I lost my entire family, its tough but ultimately it was for the best.
"pick friends that are further ahead of you" - mutual growth is so important. surround yourself with people who are great in where you're lacking and vice versa. mutual learning and exchange of value
thank you alex. im 19 and ive been working on myself and my buisness and ive seen a lot of growth in the personal aspect of my life. Ive lost all my friends because I just see how they dont have the same fire as me and hold me back as a person. I feel guilty for leaving but guilty for hanging with them too. this video gives me peace of mind that what i did believe which was that this is a sign of growth. Thankyou always for the value you give
I am with you brother. Just lost my girlfriend and (what I thought was) a great guy friend at the same time. Long story short, they both held me back and I felt scared and guilty about letting go...so life took them out at the same time! Lol. "This is the price I am willing to pay... to grow in to the person I want to be". We got this my man, just keep your head up and never stop moving!
At least you are truly successful and have a wife. I dont even feel like im successful (just more than my friends) and got no partner.. so yeah sometimes its hard but i remind myself that I am doing something I like and growing everyday, so I try to focus on competing with myself.
In my experience I have seen that some people just compare themselves to others and if that other person doesn't have what you have, they think that other person is inferior to them which i think is BS.
Brilliant video. I remember They did a study of Facebook friends a few years back and they found that most people in your friend group want to see you fail. That blew my mind.
This video is really great. When i heard about friends that you can talk only about the past, i realized why my conversations are ending really fast with my old buddies or not having anything to talk with them more than 5 minutes. Alex you are great!
I feel this deeply. I made the decision to very intentionally let go of some relationships I’ve held very dear because I realized that my expectations of what our relationship had been was misaligned with reality. It was just unhealthy. So I let it go. My growth demanded it of me, and I’m all the better for it.
What you expect from friends requires a fair amount of communication so people know what you're expecting from them, and what they can expect from you.
And it sounds like you need a strategy for finding friends who will last. Friends of decent character, and friends with a sufficiently aligned path where they have the knowledge and ability to benefit you if they want to, and where you can do the same for them.
For the "friends of decent character" part... I think that since most people don't have a very definite sense of self, you may be able to have them behave better in your relationship just by being clear about your expectations about what you think a friend should be to you. People will often give you what they clearly know you expect from them (unless they're douches - but you should be able to recognize those some)
Anyway, hope you're happy or rather that you manage to be more so in the future.
High School Friend: "you've lost your way Bill, you're not who you used to be. You've let you ambition take over your entire soul to the point you're not even living any more".
Bill: "Do you want to have a Cadillac?"
High School Friend: "I've always admired your single-mindedness".
I needed this Alex, thanks for making this video.
That parent remark hits home. I imagine the same thing will happen to me when I'm successful. I already know a few who take credit for the decisions I've made who believe they contributed more toward who I am than they did. My parents will be one of them someday I imagine.
You’re such a wise person. I needed to hear this today. Thank you.
Change isn’t necessarily defined as moving upwards, I have lost about all my friends since the time when my family started passing away and i became depressed; none of my “friends” wanted to be around anymore.
This video is 10 out of 10. Stroke the ego a little, amplify the pain and then give the avatar the answer. And I won't lie this made me emotional. I'm shocked that this doesn't have more views and shares.
I heard this saying by J.P.
I can't exactly remember the exact words so I'm going to paraphrase.
"If you're not losing friends along the way, you're not changing or improving."
I'm a bit surprised that you didn't have more meaningful past relationship. I've followed you since I discovered you on Graham Stephon. I pride myself on identifying scam artists but I can tell you are different. I would have thought people from all periods in your life would have gravitated towards you. Your thoughtful analysis and practical approach to life is a winner. People gravitates towards winner.
I needed to hear this intelligent perspective. I’m feeling much better now about some lost friendships that really were not meant to last.
I swear my women said "why do you watch that guy in his mom's basement" 😂
Resonate so hard with only talking about the past people, most of my friends from back home/early childhood (small town) mostly only talk about the past and people from our past. Never made sense to me or resonates w me, that’s a big reason why we drifted farther apart
Wow, I normally don't comment on videos...but this one was truly a godsent. Last year I decided to go back to school in hopes to find a tribe... as result, I made absolutely no connections with anyone at all and it gave me a lot of grief instead... as of now, I'm still waiting for those real friends you speak of to fill the void. I literally only have 2 friends who, well one who I talk to on a weekly basis, and the other I hear from once in awhile...I'm literally in the trenches by myself right now, and its heartbreaking and frightening...it definitely feels like the world is against me and I keep wondering to myself how do I get up out of this? anyway you've pretty much articulated everything I've been seeking and hope to find soon..real ones... the ones that 'root for me behind my back, and talk shit to my face' thank you for this!
Did you find any success? Im in a similar situation now
Don't focus on getting friends, you'll have nobody around you for your lifetime, focus on yourself, and you'll find people surrounding you after the victory
Going trough the same struggle… this gives me power alex
Alex I am so glad you made this video. You spoke the words of my soul for what I experienced the last 2 years with the closest friends.
Champion, thank you for taking the weight off my shoulders.
I am back in college for the last time and I am not surrounding myself with people I knew when I first came here. When I was on my growth journey (aka spending all my time in the library to improve myself), a lot of them showed their true colors and I eventually decided to not associate with them anymore. A lot of people think I live a sad life, but I live a life where I only allow quality people to come and share this journey with me.
Thank you for making this video and sharing your insights with me.
Thank you for making this & being transparent. I’m loosing friends fast, but my vision is fixed on my goals. It can be a lonely road - I just had this conversation with my therapist today. However I have faith it will be worth it.
Love this and the entire channel. No bs editting and unnecessary b-rolls, just straight raw facts right to the camera
Thanks for sharing. Now I don't feel so ashamed of being lonely and friendless. I'm an immigrant , I've been an immigrant for years now. I'm latina and I've moved to Spain to make business here (worst idea because Spain doesn't have the best economy- I should have moved to the US). I've worked as an illegal here and I've paid the price... most importantly I'm always alone. I've moved without my family or friends. Funny how the dreams you have seem so far away to reach when you compare yourself with people like Alex. An idiot will feel jealous a wise person will get inspired. If your friends are getting jealous they aren't probably very wise people. I wish I could have a friend like you
When your beliefs change envy turns into inspiration when you develop
I wish I could find someone in my personal life similar to Hormozi, I resonate and vibe with his videos a lot. I'm still a teenager in high school, but having conversations like these I find healthy and necessary for anyone wanting more in Life.
Thank you! This was less self-helpy in that there is no promise the void will be filled. It might not. There is also something to be said about a long suffering and forbearing friend. But alas, if there is no ability to “rupture and repair” as one video stated it what is the point? To challenge, sharpen, and grow.
i'm not even having any sort of success other than failing businesses and improving my appearance. but just trying to accomplish more has led me to slowly drift away from all of these former friends. at this point my only close friend is my big brother. and I'm totally fine with that.
Thank you for this, Alex! I felt these feelings internally for a year. processing it all can be hard and take time. Now I ready to give myself permission to accept these truths and keep that space open for true reciprocated value and friendship and here I am hearing someone that I respect and admire tell me everything I was feeling is validated. you're the man, let's get after it
thank you Sir , i need this for real.
i moved alone to my older siblings so i could meet new people experience new things and climb up the ladder to achieve my dreams.
in the process of it i am kinda starting to lose my best friends ,they are really good people but as time passes and interests differ our friendship will surely perish someday.
in the meantime i am socialising with many people of my new school .the only problem is that i am pretty selective when it comes to the people i sourround myself with.for example theire beliefs or their character etc.
Because of this i sometimes feel lonely since i got nobody that is walking the same path as i am ,somebody to share my new experiences with ,somebody i can grow with.
seeing this video really helps me and gives me motivation to continue so i want to thank you from my heart ,bless you Sir
It’s interesting, friends see success in someone as a failure of themselves. I’ve never been this way and have a hard time being around them.
Try having a couple of severely disabled, medically fragile kids- EVERYBODY leaves. It’s been a profound weeding out of character. Strangers are the ones who have blown me away with kindness to my girls.
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Thank you Alex. I needed this video so much. It has been a very sad emotional journey as I'm feeling like I am losing really close friends. The saddest part is believing they'd be my number one supporters, but I've got more clients and strangers on social media whom I've never met cheering me on. This has probably been the hardest part of my entrepreneur journey because I don't have a ton of friends to begin with.
Literally what i needed today... I have lost just about all of my friends from the start of my journey over the last few years alone... feeling guilty and then to try to water them to just be shot in foot everytime..
I live with guilt everyday.🙁like I'm starting to believe that I'm the toxic one.😅
As a teenager who’s going thru this exact same situation right now, I needed this. the process of losing friends has been really difficult and most of the times I blamed myself, so it’s really good to look from another point of view. You’re awesome Alex
I have been going through this for ht past few years. You speak truth and this has nothing to do with money and can manifest in many ways among friends.
I have needed to hear this golden wisdom for 2 years!
This is exactly what I’ve needed to hear, appreciate you Alex! The videos you make are insane and feel like I’m sitting there in the room with you, learning from you as true friend and mentee 🙌🏻
I don't give much value to friends. Most people are really fake and/or are trying to use you for something. Even the ones on a similar level as you will change towards you quickly if you change a little. I don't have the energy to find actual genuine friends among the crappy ones.
I would really love to see an interview with you and Sabi Suby. You two guys seem to have really a lot of things in common and amount of knowledge at the top of the industry.
true friends are always honest
What really saddens and irritates me is taking the cost of your dream into consideration and being willing to go the way by yourself you look back and you lost almost every friend you had but still didn't make it financially so it feels like a loss - loss trade.
Going back doesn't feel right as Alex describes, but there is not many new trade-off friendships either, nor a Lamborghini to cry in it.
Mr. Hormozi, I just lost someone who was more than just a friend to me. I kept clinging on and hoped we could somehow make something work but, your video has given me evidence on why to let go. You are truely an inspiration and I hope to meet you in person someday. I will be a billionaire and I will be asked how I became so, and I will contribute a part to you. Time to get studying, starting at level one and building my way up.
Don't worry about friends the most important is how much of a friend you are for yourself. People come and go we grow and change and others grow in a different way to the point that your ways separate. If you are open to something like money or love more and more and someone that is with you is less open their you are starting to cause them to feel their boundaries blockages stopping them from reaching your level and they stop feeling comfortable with you. The same if you meet someone more open to something. All depends how self concious are they will they detect their motives and discard them by acceptance. Dont worry you will have right friends as long as you are true to yourself
The biggest thing I realize in my 30s looking at my previous friends is that :I know them, but there are so much more I just don't know about them outside the party. Seeing them in day to day life outside surface level topics...suddenly we don't relate.
I had the same woth drinking buddies in college; nothing in common anymore
This is the video that I needed. Since I moved to the US I have lost all my “friend” my family do not check in at all and I don’t have a partner.
The road to success is can be lonely but rewarding. I do pray for a great friendship, and a supportive, and loving partner.
Ufff this really resonated with me.... Unfortunately they are friends in life that only are there for a season or only we will have a connection for a short time and then we will go parallel in our lives, we can only send them blessings from far away and work on ourselves and become ourselves our main commitment.
you have the conversations that are tough, i respect that without it in general than there’s simply no room to change
Thank you Alex, I have been feeling bad lately for having had to distance from some toxic relatives. You gave me the help I needed to accept. All the best.
Thanks Alex, much needed as I have recently lost most of my closest friends and family since i started my entrepreneurial journey. Love the videos keep em coming!
Love your messages Alex. You always resonate and hit the target on the entrepreneur path. Grateful for you! 🙌
Thank you for this video. It speaks a lot to me as an entrepreneur. I actually level up my business in the past when I let go friendships and focus in being ok being with myself. I put all my energy in my business I went from broke to 6 figure business but lost it due to COVID and life events.
I am starting from scratch again and your videos have motivate to continue.
Hope one day I can see u live in a conference or something.
Sending you all the good vibes for your projects, u guys are so smart !
The cost of your dreams might be quite high! I agree that conversations for the past are odd and not productive if they appear to be frequent. Gotta live in the present and be excited for the future, it's much better!
Man Alex, you really hit the mark in all areas. I really needed to hear this from someone like you. You have a great gift in communication you've developed to help clear the BS and connect the dots. Great content! Thanks a ton!
good point, but sometimes tragedy hits and you are unable to grow, you must not abandon those people....
Thank you, Alex. I really needed to hear this. You do you…always. Love Leila’s videos, too. You are both very inspiring. Much love!
I second turning up the gain on your mic.
Here I watch, using videos like this one to fill my void of friends in the physical world.
I root for you. You inspire me tons. I learn too!
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Totally aligned with your thoughts Alex. It is becoming clearer and clearer with time as I am continuing to work towards what I want. And I am less and less concerned with the loss off those who are living in a different way! Thank you for the inspiration and I am sharing your content with my family and good friends, for a few reasons. Because you explain very well thoughts that I align with and it can be a great way to initiate healthy conversations. Thank you!
Man awesome video, really felt your power and compassion here. Made an impact on me today. Thanks so much
I don't have any friend, no one to talk to with my dreams, but I chase them unbothered by hateful comments, unsupported people, beloved, or some people I had met, I love being alone, single since born. and I kow it is the price to pay. for those goal of mine
A serious question for anyone reading this:
From your point of view, how long can and should such a "break" without friends last?
In the last five years all friendships fell away little by little, with two people I met once or twice a year. But with Corona even that has fallen away...
I’ve gone through periods like this. I think you need to be in situations where you have the potential to meet friends constantly or you’re putting yourself at a disadvantage. Easier said than done… but my answer is “as little time as possible”. Without friends, without Allies, without brothers, you are at risk. On the positive side, almost every great thing happens with friends and relationships.
I understand that. I own a small business. None, zero of my “family” has simply shared any of my posts. Heck they don’t even hit the like button. I have friends on the internet who don’t live anywhere near me and they like and share my posts. F’em and keep going. Like Gary Vee says, “ These are dreams we’re talking about.”
Five years is way too long. Like @Luke said you need to put yourself in a position where you are constantly meeting people. Whether that’s a local sports game, a social hobby like trivia, an investors meet up, volunteering for charity, etc. If you keep going through the same routines everyday nothing will change
Everything you’re saying resonates a lot with me Alex. I appreciate your honesty man. It’s really rare to see that
dude, this was so hard to hear... Thank you so much for this. I have been metaphorically watering dead plants for way too long. It's weird having someone explain absolutely everything I've been struggling with, and making so much sense. Just thank you
Thank you, I love the way you discussed this and yes I learned in my early 20's that the life I want to design isn't necessarily a life that my friends understand but the people I have met since have been exciting and mostly seasons but that is totally fine. Happiness in my own skin is what I spent time in my 20's to go deep on it's definitely paying off now.
Right video, right time. Glad I came across this again!
Perfectly articulated, thank you for yoyr perspective. Im coming to the exact realization, but im most comfortable knowing that YES iv'e changed because i realize that I need to grow, I need a situation set up tp where positive people are distracting me harder than distractive people who are striving tp remain negative. Thank u❤❤🔥🔥
I want to be your friend. I sincerely mean that. I don't expect it to happen but I'm down to chat.
I agree very much with this type of "standard" for friends relationships. It works as a filter that results in few but very very high quality relationships. And I think the wiser the man gets, the quality gets A LOT more important.
Thanks for sharing! much love
Alex I just wanted to say thank you. I really needed this I’ve been struggling with this over the past couple years and I think it’s exactly what I needed to hear. Keep up the awesome videos
Thank you Alex! I have been struggling with this for a while and I gotta say the "loneliness" or fear of not having friends affected my focus on my dreams. i found myself sacrificing some time for my dreams because thinking I might become a lonely hermit but rich.
I used to live in a 2 bed house and the man next door in the 3 bed house much bigger than mine, was my best friend and neighbour, he'd do anything to help. The house the other side of him came up for sale, a 3 bed a bit bigger than his. I bought it when it came up for sale, and the day i moved in i saw him getting into his car, he didn't look at me, didn't speak to me and never spoke to me again. To date, he blanks me. He liked me being below him, he didn't want me on the same level, and definitely not above. How sad to think that the original friendship was never real.
Great thoughts 💭
Everything you say makes a lot of sense Alex, appreciate the time you dedicate to these videos!
Thank you for this video. Your honesty is helping so many people. I no longer feel alone.
I really hope you guys read this because I am extremely wanting to have my own business but see traits in the core friends(2 or 3) that satisfy as you put it the people that promote me even when I'm not there(which I would do the same for them certain things/jobs but not on nm my level). This person promoted me to help me.get a job etc when I trained him I'm a different industry years ago. Other than my wife, he is my ride or die. This video made me realize that when I am Super successful/wealthy( partially because of your videos) He will still be supporting me and probably even more so. And I need to include him and his family even more.
This comes at such a pertinent time for me. Thank you for articulating this so clearly.
You lose friends not because they don't want to see you succeed. But because you have less in common with them. And also because in general adults don't view friendship as important and they lose the ability to play.
This was more than excellent, and I appreciate you posting this!!!!💜
Gratitude for the day for me. Appreciate u and appreciated the context for the mental model given.
Watched like 10 video's of you now Alex. Like this one the most so far. I really felt this and it's important to know for anyone who wants to do big things with their life to get that there are big sacrifices that need to be made.
TYSM!
This video is so timely as I visit my home town this month. Thank you for giving me peace of mind and sharing much wisdom, Alex 🤍
Thank you for what you do, Alex. People all over the world are being helped that you don’t know, including myself. 🙌🏼
There is a difference between friends and acquaintances. Most people just want followers than true friends. If you come needing something from someone than find that need in yourself first. Better friends will come.