
The Game with Alex Hormozi If you want 2026 to be the best year of your life, listen to this podcast | Ep. 986
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Jan 1, 2026 Discover how to reshape your future in this conversation. Learn the importance of accountability and how to transform setbacks into motivation. Alex emphasizes the need for skill investment over material possessions while urging listeners to embrace discomfort for greater long-term gains. He highlights the power of focusing on inputs, setting higher standards, and the significance of commitment. Finally, he discusses the benefits of turning hardship into compelling stories that fuel perseverance. Prepare to take actionable steps towards success!
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Use Time And Pain To Pull Your Future
- If you're broke, your main asset is time and willingness to endure pain to pull the future toward you.
- Alex frames success as brutal, repetitive work that compounds into skill and wealth over years.
Say “My Fault” And Reclaim Power
- Own every failing: say “my fault” and make yourself the source of change.
- Stop casting blame — wherever you point blame you also point away your power to improve.
Audience Pushback Demonstrates Victim Trap
- Alex describes a woman at a conference who listed six reasons something wouldn't work, illustrating a victim mindset.
- He used that to show being '99% right but 100% wrong' if you stay in the victim frame.



