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The Man Who Made $100M Before 32: The Secret Was To Stop Letting Them Control Me | Alex Hormozi
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How To Choose The Right Romantic Partner
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The transition from hiring to marriage is Bartlett's and it lands perfectly. Hormozi is shown a photo of Leila and reflects on what the variance of his outcome might have looked like with a different partner. The answer is honest and layered. Leila believed in him more than he believed in himself, especially in the early, nothing-to-show-for-it years. She never tried to change him. As an operator, she's the reason talent stayed — 'I think the vast majority of people would go with Layla' if there was a business divorce. And in the inevitable troughs of motivation, she carried him. It's a VC's jockey bet logic applied to marriage: you bet on the person, not the opportunity.
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