YOUR NEXT FIVE MOVES BY PATRICK BET- DAVID

The Five Strategic Moves for Success

• Move 1: Master Knowing Yourself: All great strategy begins with self-awareness. You must clearly understand your core values, fears, skills, and vision for success—not what society dictates, but what you genuinely want. This clarity provides the energy and direction needed to move with purpose.
• Move 2: Master the Ability to Reason: Effective problem-solving is a hallmark of success. This involves processing issues rigorously, asking lots of questions, and using a framework (like "Solve for X" or the "Investment-Time-Return" formula) to find root causes and make logical, data-driven decisions. Take ownership of problems rather than playing the victim.
• Move 3: Master Building the Right Team: You can't build an empire alone; success is a team sport. Learn to attract, develop, and lead A-players who align with your vision and values. A crucial part of this is creating a "replacement game plan" by documenting procedures and developing leaders from within to ensure the business can run without you.
• Move 4: Master Strategy to Scale: Scaling isn't just about growth; it's about building sustainable systems that allow for exponential expansion. This involves raising capital wisely, creating accountability systems, tracking key metrics, and, critically, "overdosing on speed"—moving faster and more efficiently than your competitors.
• Move 5: Master Power Plays: This final move is about positioning yourself as an industry leader and using leverage effectively. It involves learning to negotiate, controlling your own narrative (especially through media), and strategically taking on complacent "Goliath" competitors by exploiting their weaknesses with specialization and agility.