How To Get Over Any Cravings

How I got here…

21: Graduated Vanderbilt in 3 years Magna Cum Laude, and took a fancy consulting job.
23 yrs old: Left my fancy consulting job to start a business (a gym).
24 yrs old: Opened 5 gym locations.
26 yrs old: Closed down 6th gym. Lost everything.
26 yrs old: Got back to launching gyms (launched 33). Then, lost everything for a 2nd time.
26 yrs old: In desperation, started licensing model as a hail mary. It worked.
27 yrs old: "Gym Launch" does $3M profit the next 6 months. Then $17M profit next 12 months.
28 yrs old: Started Prestige Labs. $20M the first year.
29 yrs old: Launched ALAN, a software company for agencies to work leads for customers. Scaled to $1.7mmo within 6 months.
31 yrs old: Sold 75% of UseAlan to a strategic buyer in an all stock deal.
31 yrs old: Sold 66% of Gym Launch & Prestige Labs at $46.2M valuation in all-cash deal to American Pacific Group. (you can google it)
32 yrs old: Started making free content showing how we grow companies to make real business education accessible to everyone (and) to attract business owners to invest or scale their businesses.

Today: Our portfolio now does $200M/yr between 10 companies. The largest doing $100M/yr the smallest doing $5M per year. Our ownership varies between 20% and 100% ownership of the companies. Many of them we invested in early and helped grow (which is how we make our money - not youtube videos).

To all the gladiators in the arena, we’re all in the middle of writing our own stories. The worse the monsters, the more epic the story.

You either get an epic outcome or an epic story. Both mean you win.

Keep crushing. May your desires be greater than your obstacles.

Never quit,

Alex

*FULL DISCLOSURE*
I make content to make money - just - on a longer time horizon than most. I want to build trust with business owners so we can find the best ones and help them scale. And if they’re awesome, write them a check and go all the way as partners.

[AshAndCream]

I'm on day two of a three day fast and I rarely eat McDonald's but man as soon as my head hits the pillow I crave cheese burgers n fries until I pass out

[Jaysnipes]

Sort of like when you wake up & feel tired af. If you manage to keep your eyes open long enough you'll be able to shake off the fatigue.

[ThinkingOutLoudwithBK]

It's true - I spent the last week trying raise the floor for periods when I'm being inefficient. This is one of the realisations, game changer.

[Joehirst]

Basically the same thing with smoking. The cravings suck for what feels like hours, but really it's just 10 or 20 mins. It gets easier and easier to ignore the more you do it

[anandmcmanus]

Excellent advice! Thank you! I am really trying to eliminate snacking! I think this will help!

[Floorum]

The craving legit lasts 1-3 hours. I just work for an hour then the craving goes away. Sometimes this sucks because I'm like "ill eat this snack after im done working" by the time im done i dont feel like having the reward anymore. 😅

[brandondorsey]

This is a nice hack from the book The WillPower Instinct. It is helpful

[MaccusFNS]

I never had this experience when I crave something I'll crave it the next day and the one after that

[mauritzz]

They restricted my Instagram account. And i am so tired of putting disgusting shit in my body just to keep the party in your head going. I see no end in sight to this panicked fight for my life. Please let me know when my misery ends. I am rotting and in pain.

[MarioHolt-sk]

They say a craven last 7 seconds anything after that is in your head

[JackHagar]

Also if you haven’t eaten your allotted calories for the day yet, try just eating something else that’s on your diet because a lot of the time you’re only craving something bad because you’re hungry. Not being hungry solves it

[njfuentesrespecter]

Get a ninja Creami, find the protein ice cream recipe you like. I have one of the 24 oz containers of protein ice cream everyday to kill my urge for something sweet. Even with the ice cream, I’m still in like a 400 calorie deficit. The macros are crazy good if you get some leaner wheys, like 90-120 cal/scoop. The Fairlife milk and protein make up the majority of the calories, and both are loaded with protein.

[David-wdtf]

😊don't forget to drink some water... it'll help your brain 🧠 think you are consuming something and you'll be hydrated👌

[shadowslayerblack]

Have yogurt & a bowl of different chopped fruits.

[btc]

The timer isn’t a good idea because you’ll be even more obsessed with the food you craving. Better find something to occupy your mind then wait this 20 min timer.

[ak]

Not when you’re pregnant. Those cravings hit and hit and do not always pass.😊

[Marking_The_Way]

Not in my case. What helps me is having something minor to take the edge off. If I'm craving junk food, eat some eggs or a healthy snack bar.

[HacknMate]

for sweet cravings order pizza. Got it.

[jacobtudan]

I don't think he's talking about eating

[tihorified]

I am yet to see an Alex video which isn't useful ❤