Alex Hormozi (26:57)
for you to tell me to do. Well, I'll say this differently. I think regrets come when we imagine the upside that we don't have without taking into account the cost that we didn't suffer. And so, sure, I think, I think we regret when we imagine the upside that we didn't get without also considering the downside that we didn't suffer to get it. And so I think that's where a lot of regret comes from because it's not, it's not real. So it's like maybe there's some girl that got away or some business opportunity that got away and we just imagine this amazing thing, but not the trade off that we would have to do in order to get it. We just imagine the upside without downside. And so I would say a couple things. So one is, I think that there are trade offs that we always have to make and I don't think they're right or wrong. I think they're just their preference. There's no right answer to how much work life balance you want to have. It's right for you. And so said differently, if I like cookies and I'm good with that and I also want a six pack, I just prefer cookies to a six pack. It's just, that's the trade. And I think the dissatisfaction comes from wanting both. Right, right. And so either want less or trade more. Okay. And I think that's really what it comes down to in terms of like, is there a path where I can work no more than I currently am to go from 6 to 100? There probably is. It depends on how much you're willing to pay other people. And so you might have to take a short term hit in terms of profitability to bring in the level of talent that you want to expand the business on your behalf to where you want it to go. And so as long as you are the type of person, character wise that they would want to follow and believe in your vision and you can make your vision big enough that they think that their aspirations can fit within it, you can get that type of person. But like it's, it's 100%. Like you're, you're graduating right now into the who game. But there's levels of who's, you know, like I remember the first time I hired a $50,000 year employee and I was like, this is the shit, this is what I'm talking about, you know what I mean? Like, I went from minimum wage labor to 50,000. I was like this, they can read, they can write, like let's go. You know what I mean? And then I hired my first six figure employer and I was like, oh, what was I talking about? Like, this is what's Going on. And then I hired my first 251st, 501st million first multi million dollar per year employee. And it's just levels. And so Sharon, who's our president, said this to me years ago, but I always remembered he said the best talent's always in the future. So whatever we have today, the best people are always ahead of you, not behind you. And so I think for you, if you really do want to accomplish it without making the trade, you will make a trade. Because if you change nothing, nothing will change, right? So we have to change some component of your life. And so the question is, which thing do you value the least? Do you value having more profit or more time with your family in the short term? In the long term, you can make it up. You won't make up family time. In the long term, you can't make the profit up in the long term, right? So if you're willing to give up short term profit, you can bring in high level talent and then they can lead the growth. Okay, in terms of the, the fear stuff, I mean, I would just say, like, just hold the line. If you don't, you're like, I'm afraid of losing time with the family. It's like, just don't like I, you know, and then in terms of the real estate thing, I see real estate because I know a bunch of entrepreneurs. I have a ton of real estate I don't like. As long as you're not like actively running it. Like, that's why I'm a big fan of like REITs and funds. Because if you have good partners in that stuff, they can just run it. You can make better than the market. And then. But it's not, it doesn't change anything about what I do. Like me putting in the S and P or me buying another big building changes nothing about my life. And so it's not a distraction unless you're like, you know, if we could add a gazebo and what if we added a different roof? Because I'm a roofer and what if I combine what I'm really. And you're like, dude, stop. Just like, let the real estate be the real estate. Let the business be the business and just keep them apart as long as you're good there. Cause I think he's a distraction. Actually, let me double check on that real quick. Which is when you said the distraction thing that you're afraid of, why are you afraid of that?
