Alex Hormozi: I Was Wrong About Mentorship...

The video is about the importance of mentorship and how it is important to recognize and appreciate the mentors who have helped us in our careers.

This video by Alex Hormozi was published on Oct 2, 2022.
Video length: 05:29.

In this video, Alex Hormozi talks about his previous misconceptions about mentorship and how he has come to realize the importance of mentors in his career.

He emphasizes that good mentors help prepare their students for the next level and that it is important for both mentors and mentees to recognize the value of the relationship.

Hormozi also encourages viewers to show gratitude to their mentors and to strive to surpass them in their careers.

• A good teacher helps the student pass them.
• Most successful people are competitive and want to win.
• We stand on the shoulders of giants who have come before us.
• It's important to express gratitude to our mentors and teachers.
• Passing on knowledge and helping others cheat code their way through challenges can bring a lot of joy.

I Was Wrong About Mentorship... - YouTube

The Importance of Mentorship

• A good teacher helps the student pass them.
• Learning is a sequence, and each teacher prepares the student for the next level.
• It's important to recognize and appreciate the mentors who have helped us in our careers.
• Earlier in his career, Alex used to think he was better than his mentors because he surpassed them financially.
• As he gained more experience, he realized that he was only able to surpass them because they gave him a head start.

The Competitive Drive

• Most successful people are competitive and want to win.
• However, it's important to accept that we will all die and no one will remember us in ten thousand years.
• The people who will remember us are the ones we helped.
• Passing on knowledge and helping others cheat code their way through challenges can bring a lot of joy.
• It's not just about doing things for ourselves, but also for others.

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

• We stand on the shoulders of giants who have come before us.
• Mentors can provide a blueprint and help us avoid obstacles they faced.
• It's important to recognize and appreciate the mentors who have helped us in our careers.
• If our mentees and students surpass us, it means we were good teachers.
• The new definition of success for a teacher is that the students surpass the teacher.

I Was Wrong About Mentorship... - YouTube

Expressing Gratitude

• It's important to express gratitude to our mentors and teachers.
• Shoot them a text and let them know you appreciate them.
• Expressing gratitude can help us let go of any negative feelings we may have had towards them.
• It's a way to acknowledge the help they provided and the impact they had on our lives.
• Passing on knowledge and helping others cheat code their way through challenges can bring a lot of joy.

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