Morgan GillisFounder & Owner of Client Success Solutions LLC

Can you believe Alex Hormozi said this?!?!

22 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube commentary, the speaker examines Alex Hormozi's recommendation to allocate any surplus income toward education and skill acquisition, even if it leaves you with zero cash at year‑end. Using a concrete example, the speaker assumes a $100,000 annual salary with $50,000 saved, which is then fully spent on learning. The result, according to the speaker, is a tripling of income to $300,000 after one year. Over a ten‑year horizon, that $200,000 annual increase translates to roughly $2 million extra earnings. The speaker concludes that Hormozi’s advice works because it reflects a long‑term decision‑making mindset rather than short‑term cash preservation.

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Can you believe that this guy said it would actually be a good idea this year to take all the extra money that you have and invest it into buying skills, so much so that you have zero dollars left over at the end of this year? Why on earth would someone so intelligent say something like that? Well, we can get the answer with a little bit of trusty math. Let's say you make $100,000 per year right now. And you're a crazy bee, so you're somehow able to save $50 grand a year. You're living off of nothing because you want to grow, and you pull a crazy move. You take all of it and invest it on education this year, so much so that at the end of the year, you know what you have left in your bank account? A big fat zero. Was it a loss? Let's find out again with some trusty Math. Now let's say what you got in that year is you figured out how to go from making $100,000 a year to $300,000 a year. It took you 50 grand and it took you 12 months to figure this out, but you figured out how to triple your income. Okay, so that's an extra $200,000 per year you're making times 10 years. And if you do the math, 200 grand times 10 is an extra 2 $1 million. Why on earth would he say such a thing? The answer is that he makes longer-term decisions than you, and that's why he wins.