How to Win (At Anything): A Guide to Impressing Your Future Self
Winning isn’t reserved for lottery winners or “naturals.” According to Alex Hormozi, it’s a repeatable process — something anyone can learn, practice, and apply across every area of life: health, career, relationships, sales, business, investing, and more. The real flex? Impressing your future self. Not Instagram. Not society. Just you, a few years down the line, looking back and saying, “Damn, I’m glad I started.”
1. What to Do: Invert the Problem
Instead of asking “How do I win?”, ask “How do I definitely lose?” We’re naturally better at spotting threats—use it.
- List what the worst version of you would do.
- Flip each behavior to its opposite—late → on time, insecure → confidence actions.
- Focus on 2–3 core habits instead of changing everything.
🎯 You already know how to win—because you know how to lose.
2. How to Do It: Break Skills Into Atomic Actions
Knowing what to do isn’t enough. You need step-by-step clarity.
- Make success visible—e.g., smile, remember names, adjust tone.
- Define habits by actions you can literally do and see.
- Break goals down so small you can’t fail.
🧠 Learning = same situation, different behavior.
Intelligence = how fast you adapt.
Confidence = repetition + proof over time.
3. Why to Do It: External Grit & Internal Drive
Understand why you stall—then push past it.
A. External: The Valley of Despair
Hopping from one goal to another after hitting walls? Real winners break through. “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”
B. Internal: Create the Gap
Motivation = perceived deprivation. Compare yourself to the future-you—not others. That gap fuels your hunger.
4. Who You Need to Become: Do the Actions
Identity doesn’t lead action—action creates identity.
- Want to be a writer? Write.
- Want to be fit? Do the workouts—even if it feels fake at first.
- Want to lead? Give feedback, stay calm, make tough decisions.
The work works on you more than you work on it.
5. When to Start: Right Now (Yes, Now)
Don’t wait for the mood or moment. Start where you are.
- Busy? Perfect. Build habits during chaos—it stress-tests your discipline.
- Cut the fluff. Replace “I’ll do it when...” with “I’m doing it now so I can...”
“You don’t get in order to do. You do in order to get.”
Conclusion: Winning is Just Not Quitting (With Purpose)
This isn’t about hacks. It’s about habits. Do the opposite of what loses. Break goals down. Know your why. Start now.
Success isn’t one big leap—it’s tiny wins repeated until failing feels impossible.
👣 Start by listing what your future self would be proud of.
And then? Start doing it—today.