The Game with Alex Hormozi

STOP Following Your Passion | 854

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Mar 20, 2025
Challenge the notion of chasing passion as the key to success. Instead, discover how skill and competence often ignite true passion over time. Explore the rigors of deliberate practice, where growth requires perseverance through discomfort. Learn how cultivating passion through hard work and serving others can lead to fulfillment. Delve into the synergy between money and happiness while recognizing the importance of evolving interests and a commitment to excellence in one’s career.
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INSIGHT

Passion Follows Competence

  • Passion often develops after competence, not before.
  • We become passionate about things we're good at, according to Duckworth's book "Grit".
ANECDOTE

Early Passion

  • People who discover their "passion" early often had early exposure and practice.
  • They follow the same competence-then-passion process, starting earlier in life.
ADVICE

Broaden Your Horizons

  • Start things you're not good at to gain broader exposure.
  • This gives "chance" a better opportunity to occur.
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