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Alex Hormozi books: every book Alex Hormozi wrote and recommended
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Books by Alex Hormozi
Alex Hormozi’s most recommended books
- Essentialism by Greg McKeown
- How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis
- On Writing by Stephen King
- Relentless by Tim Grover, Tim S. Grover, Shari Wenk
- The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
- Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield
- CU Love and Respect Anconnect Readerlink by Emerson Eggerichs
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- Love and Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs
Alex Hormozi is an entrepreneur, investor, and business educator best known for scaling companies and sharing practical growth strategies. Throughout various podcast appearances, Hormozi has recommended and discussed several influential books that shaped his perspective on productivity, business, and personal development. He brought up Tim Grover's Relentless to explain how the work helped him channel his darker drives during his early hustle and gave him permission to use that drive to get things done. Hormozi also highlighted Felix Dennis's How to Get Rich while discussing great and tactical business writing, and he recommended Stephen King's On Writing as one of the best books on the subject. When discussing focus and intentionality, he frequently mentioned Greg McKeown's Essentialism, calling it one of his top five books of all time and an essential antidote to burnout and overworking. Additionally, Hormozi mentioned Steven Pressfield's The War of Art and Turning Pro, and he brought up Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People to illustrate the tactical value of remembering and using people's names.
Books recommended by Alex Hormozi
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Essentialism
Essentialism by Greg McKeown is a guide to the disciplined pursuit of less, focusing energy on the vital few rather than the trivial many.
Recommended“one of the concepts that the book will be focused on intentionalism mhm and essentialism by Greg mccuan is one of my favorite a buck”
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How to Get Rich
Felix Dennis's book How to Get Rich is a candid and unconventional guide offering pragmatic advice on building wealth from the perspective of an experienced magazine publishing mogul.
Recommended“You know who's the best, I think, is Felix Dennis. Have you read Felix Dennis? How to get rich?”
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On Writing
On Writing by Stephen King is a celebrated memoir and masterclass that blends the author's personal experiences with practical, no-nonsense advice for aspiring writers.
Recommended“and I would probably be paring a lot of Stephen King's ‘on writing’ if I were to say”
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Relentless
Relentless by Tim Grover, written with Shari Wenk, explores the extreme mindset, obsessive drive, and unyielding psychological traits required to achieve absolute greatness, drawing heavily on the author's experiences training elite athletes like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.
Recommended“I um I read uh Relentless by Tim Grover and it was basically the first book that I think gave me permission to use called The Dark Side to get things done.”
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The War of Art
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is a well-regarded guide on creativity, professionalism, and overcoming self-imposed creative blocks known as resistance.
Recommended“I read Steven pressfield war of art then I read turning pro I want to turn pro with the show”
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Turning Pro
Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield is a motivational guide that examines the internal psychological barriers and resistance that prevent individuals from fully committing to their creative work and professional ambitions.
Recommended“then I read turning pro”
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CU Love and Respect Anconnect Readerlink
Discussed“have you read the book love and respect it talks about like men want to solve problems and women want to be heard and listened so it's just like ever since we got that frame I was just like it's so much easier”
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Gym Launch Secrets
Gym Launch Secrets by Alex Hormozi is a business manual detailing practical strategies for starting and scaling a gym business.
Discussed“So I was just kind of like founder talking to customers to get an idea of what was going on. But he knew me enough from just like I'd written a small book in the gym space called Gym Launch Secrets that he had read that book like loved it applied it to his photography business and she took a”
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K.
Discussed“I love the the sword of Gryffindor from Harry Potter. I say it again but it it had a enchantment on it which was uh it only drinks in that which makes it stronger.”
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is a classic self-help manual focused on interpersonal communication, relationship building, and effective social influence.
Discussed“Dude, this is why I like by the way Dale Cardig, how to win friends and influence people very tactical. So like the the takeaway that everyone will have for that book, well at least one of them will be you say someone's name. Say someone's name because that's the most beautiful sound in in the English language.”
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Love and Respect
Discussed“have you read the book love and respect it talks about like men want to solve problems and women want to be heard and listened so it's just like ever since we got that frame I was just like it's so much easier”
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T.
Discussed“and so the fact that like Rich Dad Poor Dad still sells 100,000 copies a month 40 years I 50 years later than when he originally wrote it”
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Slumdog millionaire
Discussed“Slumdog Millionaire If you've seen that movie where he I'll give you the tldr he goes through his entire life of Randomness and he gets on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire version in India and has 12 questions to make a million dollars”
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The 4-Hour Workweek
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss is a lifestyle design manual that encourages readers to rethink traditional employment, automate income streams, and reclaim ownership of their time.
Discussed“I think the first time I heard about this was I think Tim Ferris tested 4our a 4our work week yeah for his book and he hated the title but it it crushed all the other titles”
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The Midnight Library
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig is a bestselling novel about a depressed woman who finds herself in a magical library where every book offers an alternate version of her life choices.
Discussed“I think there's a um there's a [ __ ] there's a book that where a girl lives many different versions of her life and Midnight Library yes”
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Questions about Alex Hormozi’s book recommendations
What book does Alex Hormozi recommend most?
Essentialism by Greg McKeown. Alex Hormozi recommended it in 2 episodes, with 2 explicit recommendations.
How many books has Alex Hormozi recommended on podcasts?
We have found 15 books Alex Hormozi recommended or discussed, across 10 episodes of 4 podcasts. Ad reads and passing mentions are not counted.
What books are on Alex Hormozi's reading list?
The books Alex Hormozi has recommended most on podcasts are Essentialism by Greg McKeown, How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis, On Writing by Stephen King, Relentless by Tim Grover, Tim S. Grover, Shari Wenk and The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. The full book list below has all 15.
What books has Alex Hormozi written?
$100M Offers (2021), $100M Leads (2023), $100M Money Models (2025) and Gym Launch Secrets.
What did Alex Hormozi recommend on Modern Wisdom?
Essentialism, Relentless and The War of Art, among 6 books in all.
What is the latest book Alex Hormozi recommended?
Relentless, recommended on Modern Wisdom (2026-06-29).
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Other mentions (19: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I read most of the self-help books that you've heard of. Um, hund00 million offers, $100 million leads. Those were the books I kidding. I wasn't reading.”
“I read most of the self-help books that you've heard of. Um, hund00 million offers, $100 million leads. Those were the books I kidding. I wasn't reading.”
“So you've got you've got warm outreach, you've got cold outreach, you've got content, and then you've got ads. Have you read the book?”
“You will love this book if you liked offers.”
“but the mechanism of doing it is part of uh like part of the money models book.”
“and so that's one of the chapters in in in the leads book which is okay now that you have the core four right these are the four things that you can do you can post content you can run ads you can do Outreach to strangers you can do Outreach to people you know those are the four things”
“like the leads book um I didn't know what to name it so it's about advertising so I ran story tests for like a week or two just saying $100 million promotions $100 million uh advertising”
“and so if I like the the best frame like the value equation was is probably the core framework of the offerus book right”
“and from only 12 random experiences in his life that seemed meaningless at the time was he able to answer all of the questions and then ultimately win”
“version in India and has 12 questions to make a million dollars”
“but later on in the book $100 million leads um I talk about the rule of 100 on steroids”
“I say it in my book in the the Offers book, the last the last chapter is the first 100,000.”
“Also I'll say, because of what you said, I wrote a summary and workbook of offers so that they can finish it in one sitting.”
“And so a lot of those things that you can make an irresistible offer or a grand slam offer from the book is by looking at each of those problems...”
“he read this book he just told me the title and just like stuck with me he said too good to fail”
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“which is why it was the first book because answering the question what do I sell is the first book the second book leads is to whom do I sell it”
“I got to get leads right and that's the second book”