Hey guys, a lot of the business game comes down to what is between your ears because if you

cannot stay in the game, you cannot win the game because in an infant game, the only way

you win is by continuing to play. And so over the last few weeks, I've done a handful of podcasts

and I've had a couple of hard conversations with friends that made this top of mind.

And so these are 15 rules of engagement

that make the hard life a little bit less hard and at least get me through the difficulties

I am going through that may be valuable for you. Enjoy. These are brutally honest truths you

should know before it's too late.

I'm Alex Ramozy, I ownacknercom, portfolio of companies that makes all the dollars, so many dollars.

In fact, that I have these very fancy screens behind me that do nothing but show my logo.

Right.

Anyways, let's start with number one.

Pain is the price of progress. Man, I wrote that real fast. The fastest growth

periods are often the most miserable. If you want to progress, get used to pain. And so if you

think about what actually occurs when you grow, you stretch past your point of comfort.

So even if you're growing a muscle, like you stretch it, you break it down, it's painful.

If you have growing pains like as a kid, it's like you grew too fast and your joints are in a lot of pain.

If you're a company and you expand, this is technically supposed to be good stuff, but it doesn't make it any less painful.

And so elite athletes don't get stronger during easy workouts. And so if we want progress, we must

accept the price of pain that's attached to it. You cannot both want progress and live an easy life.

These two things conflict. Number two, happy but not satisfied. So let me explain this.

So you're allowed to be happy before you hit your goal. Just not satisfied. And so there's a very

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