The most successful gurus are all insane! · Brojo: The Integrity Army

The most successful gurus are all insane!

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My favourite business guru is Alex Hormozi. I’ve never in 10 years as an entrepreneur seen more value come from one person. I wholeheartedly recommend any business owner follow Hormozi’s advice.

However…

Here are some of the things I’ve seen him talk about in his content:

vacations are a waste of time
he feels “deprived” making “only” $250 million per year
he scoffs and rolls his eyes at the idea of “purpose” and “meaning” in business
he recommends cutting off friends and all socializing in order to grind more
he thinks we should work 6 days per week minimum, and ideally every day
he works every day until he can’t focus any more - basically working until burn out
money is all that really matters as a measure of success
he has no windows in his office to avoid being “distracted” by the outside world
when discussing his partner he only seems to talk about how helpful she is to his success in business - I’ve never seen him commend her other qualities or value she brings to his life that don’t in some way relate to increased revenue

The most successful business people in the world have excellent business advice, but their philosophy is fucked.

The most successful athletes in the world have excellent training advice, but their philosophy is fucked.

The most successful dating gurus in the world have excellent social advice, but their philosophy is fucked.

What do I mean by this?

I mean in order to become a pioneer who breaks through to the next level of achievement in any human domain you have to be an obsessive. You have to value succeeding at that thing more than you value psychological health, balanced life experiences, connections, travel, etc.

So it's important when you're following all these gurus online that you take their advice, but with a grain of salt. Yes, they know what they're talking about but only for their specialist domain. They have been so obsessed with that domain they have sacrificed all other aspects of life.

So they are not role models when it comes to philosophy - to creating a meaningful, psychologically healthy and values-guided life. Use their tips, but avoid their life advice!

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