Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy
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From the creator of Valuetainment， the #1 YouTube channel for entrepreneurs， comes a practical and effective guide for thinking more clearly and achieving your most audacious business goals。
Both successful entrepreneurs and chess grandmasters have the vision to look at the pieces in front of them and anticipate their next five moves。 In this book， Patrick Bet-David translates this skill into a valuable methodology that applies to high performers at all levels of business。 Whether you feel like you’ve hit a wall， lost your fire， or are looking for innovative strategies to take your business to the next level， Your Next Five Moves has the answers。
You will gain:
CLARITY on what you want and who you want to be。
STRATEGY to help you reason in the war room and the board room。
GROWTH TACTICS for good times and bad。
SKILLS for building the right team based on strong values。
INSIGHT on power plays and the art of applying leverage。
Combining these principles and revelations drawn from Patrick’s own rise to successful CEO， Your Next Five Moves is a must read for any serious executive， strategist or entrepreneur。
AN INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
From the creator of Valuetainment， the #1 YouTube channel for entrepreneurs， comes a practical and effective guide for thinking more clearly and achieving your most audacious business goals。
Both successful entrepreneurs and chess grandmasters have the vision to look at the pieces in front of them and anticipate their next five moves。 In this book， Patrick Bet-David translates this skill into a valuable methodology that applies to high performers at all levels of business。 Whether you feel like you’ve hit a wall， lost your fire， or are looking for innovative strategies to take your business to the next level， Your Next Five Moves has the answers。
You will gain:
CLARITY on what you want and who you want to be。
STRATEGY to help you reason in the war room and the board room。
GROWTH TACTICS for good times and bad。
SKILLS for building the right team based on strong values。
INSIGHT on power plays and the art of applying leverage。
Combining these principles and revelations drawn from Patrick’s own rise to successful CEO， Your Next Five Moves is a must read for any serious executive， strategist or entrepreneur。
Reviews
Amr Swalha
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Great book always plan ahead
Sara （onourshelves）
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I read very little of this book， but I would argue take-no-prisoners， focus on proving the haters wrong hustle/business mentality is toxic as hell so I couldn't continue。 I do appreciate the idea of thinking five moves ahead。 I read very little of this book， but I would argue take-no-prisoners， focus on proving the haters wrong hustle/business mentality is toxic as hell so I couldn't continue。 I do appreciate the idea of thinking five moves ahead。 。。。more
Kristina Bähr
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A great book for up-grading mindset for doing business。 Love it！
Noah Hutchison
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Great read for any business leader Content and strategies in this book are impeccable for any business leader。 Read it， but more than that， live it out。
Debjeet
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This book has lots of effective strategies that will help entrepreneurs， intrapreneur in many ways from conceptualizing the idea， to execute the idea in a practical way， to build an effective team around you， to scale those ideas， and make your company eventually bigger。1 Master knowing yourself- your vision must align with who you want to be- your choices must align with your vision。- your effort must align with size of your vision- your behavior must align with your values and principles。- [ ] This book has lots of effective strategies that will help entrepreneurs， intrapreneur in many ways from conceptualizing the idea， to execute the idea in a practical way， to build an effective team around you， to scale those ideas， and make your company eventually bigger。1 Master knowing yourself- your vision must align with who you want to be- your choices must align with your vision。- your effort must align with size of your vision- your behavior must align with your values and principles。- [ ] The benefits of self-discovery and conducting a Personal Audit- it makes you are at the center of all your problems and solutions。- you realize that your problems can be fixed- you crack your limiting beliefs- By spotting patterns， you can end detrimental habits。- your anger at other dies once you know only you can control your fate。 2 Master the ability to reason- [ ] know how to process the issue- it is about analyzing the problem with cool and calm head- ability to make an effective decision with all the information available- develop an alternate plan and seek out strategies to execute those plan- [ ] Learn to be accountable / taking Responsibility。- avoid finding someone to blame- avoid finding safe space to which to escape。- [ ] processing steps to take when someone ticks you off- Take responsibility for your role in what happened- state specifically what caused the problem- channel your frustration into getting better。- [ ] What extends or decreases the lifespan of a crisis。- your strategies- your level of poise- your over-exaggeration of a crisis- your downplaying of a crisis- your ability to see five moves ahead。- [ ] 8 traits of great processors- They ask a lot of questions- They dont care about being right or wrong They are interested only in truth。- They dont make excuses- They like to be challenged- They are curious- They prevent more problems than they solve- They use logic to find a win for all parties involved- They are more interested in permanently solving a problem than putting a band-aid on it。- [ ] Develop a system- It enables you to do root cause analysis- It allows you to develop methodology to attack any issues。- to solve a complex problem by breaking down to simpler step-by-step formula。- [ ] identify the real issues and Deepest why- keep asking why till you return to the origin of the problem。- Ask do I know what the real issue is？- does the team have the data regarding the real issue？- is the issue an assumption or someone's opinion？- is it a tangible issue， or simply a hurt ego？- Am I thinking emotionally or logically？3 Master building the right Team- [ ] develop the core value- courage-not being afraid to challenge others- wisdom- making the right choices- tolerance- knowing that we are dealing with human beings， who change all time- understanding- appreciating and respecting that everyone has different ideas and values。4 Master strategy to Scale。- [ ] 4 phases of every start up- formulation- survival- momentum- plateau- [ ] questions to ask before raising money- should you be even raising money- if your idea is small， you can start on your own- If you were not able to raise money， how would you make your business idea work？- How will money you raise be used-you need to convert cash into growth。- Do you want to keep total control of the business？- do you want accountability？- have you done enough research about your industry/- what makes your business model different？- have you done Math？ what is the value of your company？- Are you building to sell？- [ ] Make momentum your friend- and be prepared for chaos。- If you overdose on anything， overdose on speed。- [ ] 4 ways to accelerate- functioning speed- how quick is your support system？- it needs a lethal combination of talent， speed and efficiency。- processing speed- How quickly and elegantly you are serving your customer 。- expansion speed- how quickly you move into the new markets， make acquisitions， and introduce new products。 Identify your geography- local or global; identify your time frame; identify bottleneck and work through them。- Timing speed- The question "when？"- can work magic。- [ ] 7 step system to compress Time Frames- Choose a process- List the steps of the process- minimise the steps- beta test the new process- Find a subset of customers to test and see how the new process functions- adjust the process to specific needs- refine。- [ ] 5 reasons to implement the system- what is measured can be scaled and improved- you will know where and to whom to direct your energy and expertise- you can stop micromanaging and empower your employees- you will simultaneously become more effective and have more freedom。5 Master power plays。- [ ] A dozen way to beat Goliath- Know your weakness- know Goliaths weakness。- Master three things you do better。- Don't try to be a goliath- Focus on specialising。- When you are small， make yourself appear bigger- keep a low profile initially- move quickly- study history- Let other competitors wear your opponents down- dont disclose every aspect of your strategy。- [ ] The key to power is having options。 。。。more
Veenus Adiyodi Vasu
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I heard Audio book。 Since the author reads， it gives a punch。 He is refering many things from his experience。 Also， he narrated his life story， which is touching。 some examples new to my imagination。 So， I need to reread to understand it fully。 US accent in his speech is good if you are interested in hearing that
Ron
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My first impression of Patrick Bet-David when I started reading this book was that he's an arrogant self centered idiot 😁He might be， I don't know him， but as I went through the content I found his way of thinking in lots of aspects is sound， common sensical and actually really useful。This book made me think and reflect on many ideas both new and that I've seen somewhere else。Some topics and content however， sort of makes you cringe， it's really "American" focused， or he goes about presenting hi My first impression of Patrick Bet-David when I started reading this book was that he's an arrogant self centered idiot 😁He might be， I don't know him， but as I went through the content I found his way of thinking in lots of aspects is sound， common sensical and actually really useful。This book made me think and reflect on many ideas both new and that I've seen somewhere else。Some topics and content however， sort of makes you cringe， it's really "American" focused， or he goes about presenting himself as a ladies boy without any apparent reason for it。In summary， I'd say this book is worth reading and many of these ideas worth implementing。 。。。more
Jürgen Jürgenson
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A strong short book about:1。 Knowing Yourself2。 Ability to reason3。 Building the team4。 Strategies to scale5。 Power Plays
Jaime Villalobos
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Very basic bookSelf centered author。 I read almost 20 business books a year and this one is by far the worst。Only if you are really starting in business you should give it a try。
Karolis Paškevičius
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The book discusses the art of business strategy in a comprehensive way。 The “five moves” referred to in the title are:Master Knowing YourselfMaster the Ability to ReasonMaster Building the Right TeamMaster Strategy to ScaleMaster Power Plays1。 In business you should be constantly asking yourself: What can I track？ Systems help you with follow-through and follow-up， and they also help create a culture in which nothing is ever unclear。2。 Networking， negotiating， and selling are power moves that wi The book discusses the art of business strategy in a comprehensive way。 The “five moves” referred to in the title are:Master Knowing YourselfMaster the Ability to ReasonMaster Building the Right TeamMaster Strategy to ScaleMaster Power Plays1。 In business you should be constantly asking yourself: What can I track？ Systems help you with follow-through and follow-up， and they also help create a culture in which nothing is ever unclear。2。 Networking， negotiating， and selling are power moves that will have a massive impact on your bottom line。3。 To reach your capacity， you’re going to have to “compete up” and not be afraid。 Seek to beat your prior best in all areas。 The irony is that each time you step up， you have to start at the bottom。 。。。more
Vikrama Dhiman
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Strategy that starts from the self I really enjoyed this book。 It had been in my Kindle library for a while。 It came to me just at the right time。 I highly recommend this book to anyone who works with people and struggles to understand why do 'others' not move fast， align better， think better 。。。 Strategy that starts from the self I really enjoyed this book。 It had been in my Kindle library for a while。 It came to me just at the right time。 I highly recommend this book to anyone who works with people and struggles to understand why do 'others' not move fast， align better， think better 。。。 。。。more
Aleksandar
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The book is well written， easy to read， and has useful advice。I want to recommend it to everyone who needs good starting-advice on doing business。I didn't like in the book that the author put more focus on given examples from movies than on examples from his own life and experience。 That makes me think that maybe all author experience came from watching movies :） The book is well written， easy to read， and has useful advice。I want to recommend it to everyone who needs good starting-advice on doing business。I didn't like in the book that the author put more focus on given examples from movies than on examples from his own life and experience。 That makes me think that maybe all author experience came from watching movies :） 。。。more
Boni Aditya
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This is just a self help book for business people。The more I read this book， the more it felt like a self-help book。 Just that the audience are different。The guy immigrated from Iran and came to realize the American dream， i。e。 start a business and make it big。 That is a great story of grit and perseverance for someone who went into the army and dropped out and for someone who can't afford to pay for an education。Don't get me wrong， the advice offered in this book is legitimate， and it might wor This is just a self help book for business people。The more I read this book， the more it felt like a self-help book。 Just that the audience are different。The guy immigrated from Iran and came to realize the American dream， i。e。 start a business and make it big。 That is a great story of grit and perseverance for someone who went into the army and dropped out and for someone who can't afford to pay for an education。Don't get me wrong， the advice offered in this book is legitimate， and it might work， if you were to take the journey of the author。I only picked up this book since it felt like a book about Business Strategy， i。e。 I expected to find strategies of business world like the Blue Ocean， Read Ocean Strategy or the Blitzscaling strategy etc。。。 Instead I found a self help book for budding businessmen and entrepreneurs。 The advice offered is very trite， i。e。 almost found everywhere else。The book is for wannabe businessmen and entrepreneurs who are ambitious and wish to make their own mark。 Though the authors advice is sane， most if it is derived from personal anecdotes and extracted from other business self help books。 So every inch of the books feels like a self-help business book。 The real objective of the book is to act as a guide for people who want to transition into business。 There are other books that do a better job and taste less like self-help。For example the 100$ startup is a book about how to do micro businesses before you can take a leap of faith into full time business， another great book that talks about transitioning from a job to a business is the Side Hustle。 Both of these books are more tactical in nature i。e。 they precisely tell you what to do as opposed to this book which is more strategic in nature。The techniques suggested in this book are derived from more than a hundred different sources after they have been validated by the author in his own practice。 The advice is very practical in sound， I am quite impressed with the advice given about how to judge your employees or how to impose radical transparency and other policies across the organization。 The advice about using metrics and analytics to track progress across the organization or the three types of people from who you can take advice。 All of them are extremely useful。But the books is an advice for a single person usually the CEO， CTO or other C-SUITES about how to manage and scale up their company。 Here is a list of the books that the author has mentioned in his workRay dhalio - principles - life and workPower vs forceThe hypomania edge - John d GartnerBarbarians to bureaucrats- corporate life cycle strategiesHow to stop worrying and start livingPowerful building a culture of freedom and responsibilityBuilt to lastWinners never cheatThe power of ethical managementThe five dysfunctions of a teamDifficult conversationsHow to win friends and influence people101 questions to ask before getting engagedThe five love languages- the secret to love that lastsThank god it’s MondayScaling up how a few companies make it and others don’tTraction- get a grip on your businessMastering the Rockefeller habitBuilt to sellThe lean startupZero to oneGrowing painsThe toyato wayFrom worst to firstMoney ball - The art of winning an unfair game。The Big Short33 strategies of war48 laws of power - Robert GreeneYournextfivemoves。comRich dad poor dad1。 Know yourself （self awareness）2。 Ability to reasoning3。 Build a team4。 Strategy to scale5。 Power playsMake pain your friendCorporate bullyingInsult at public hospitalPersonal identity auditIntraprenuer ship 。。。more
Mary Boyle
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I didn't feel like anything said in this book was particularly ground breaking or even well said。 There are good concepts and I can always appreciate gleaning from successful people's personal stories， but overall I didn't enjoy the read or the authors style of speaking and I didn't learn a lot。 Wasn't a bad book， just not my taste and not one I would recommend。 I didn't feel like anything said in this book was particularly ground breaking or even well said。 There are good concepts and I can always appreciate gleaning from successful people's personal stories， but overall I didn't enjoy the read or the authors style of speaking and I didn't learn a lot。 Wasn't a bad book， just not my taste and not one I would recommend。 。。。more
Dom
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You don’t have to be an entrepreneur to find this book helpful， this book has practical advice on how to take your career/goals to the next level。 The format and layout was good， straight to the point with relevant examples。 Nice addition with the questions in the appendix and other recommended readings。 This book is worth the read！ Excited to create and evolve my next 5 moves。
Nasos Psarrakos
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Great stuff。 Very easy to read ♥️♥️
Federico Navarrete
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A MasterpieceI'm an innovator and when I read that Patrick was publishing this book， I ran to buy it。 I even gifted one book to a close friend in Poland。 But now， let's talk about the book。Your next Five Moves is an excellent book that helped me realize many mistakes that I made as an entrepreneur in the past。 Now， I'm in a new stage in my life in Spain after living 6 and something years in Poland。 I needed to start thinking in my next Moves and start building a new stage as an intrapreneur。 I l A MasterpieceI'm an innovator and when I read that Patrick was publishing this book， I ran to buy it。 I even gifted one book to a close friend in Poland。 But now， let's talk about the book。Your next Five Moves is an excellent book that helped me realize many mistakes that I made as an entrepreneur in the past。 Now， I'm in a new stage in my life in Spain after living 6 and something years in Poland。 I needed to start thinking in my next Moves and start building a new stage as an intrapreneur。 I love that the book speaks about Intrepreneurship also。 Generally， many people encourage you to become an entrepreneur， but why not an Intrapreneur？ I'd say the next 5-10 years， I might be more an Intrapreneur than an Entrepreneur。I enjoy the last move， the one of defeating Goliath。 I agree this is the hardest one to accomplish。 You might fail hundreds of times until you do it。Now， the book is my guidance in my current steps and the future ones as an Author and Innovator。 。。。more
Alexandra Huides
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I believe the things that move us most are those with which we are either in full agreement or in total opposition。 Both teach us a great deal about who we are， what makes us tick。 I loved this book so much that the smaller things I disagreed with throughout the read are by now completely forgotten。 At closer inspection， it may be a sign of madness， confirming the Personality Assessment results on yournextfivemoves。com :）。 Awesome book！！！
Aly
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not bad
Bo
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The intro sounded very annoyingly pyramid-scheme-esque。 So I googled who Patrick was， and behold， founder of an MLM。 Once I knew that I couldn’t read it without rolling my eyes。 And my eyes started hurting so I had to stop。 Good for him for finding success scamming people into joining his insurance selling MLM。 I’ll find lessons to learn elsewhere。
Orlando Rueda
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Great balance between storytelling and lessons The book is very fun to read it has a well thought balance of storytelling and lessons which makes it a very easy reading。 I do think that the title gives another feel for the book。 The book cover more of lessons and stories of successful people than the five moves。 Is not a book that tells you what to do next with your business but rather what things can you work on to have a thriving business。
Adam Khaled
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I never liked his YouTube vids， however I comfortably say that this book is one one of the best books （if not the best book） I have read about business and entrepreneurship， the book contains very valuable information about how to run a successful business。Bet-David will not only teach you in details how to run the business， but also how to build a dream team， how to scale the business and reach the maximum potential。I have applied the majority of what I read in this book in Q4-2020 and I could I never liked his YouTube vids， however I comfortably say that this book is one one of the best books （if not the best book） I have read about business and entrepreneurship， the book contains very valuable information about how to run a successful business。Bet-David will not only teach you in details how to run the business， but also how to build a dream team， how to scale the business and reach the maximum potential。I have applied the majority of what I read in this book in Q4-2020 and I could see that it had a very positive outcome on my business so far， and this is not just a talk， as Bet-David annotated， "Trust numbers， not people。" and I can see from our numbers that the business is heading to a promising direction。 I am totally aware， that there are a lot of other factors that could make any business succeed or fail， but still， I have to admit that what I learned in this book have contributed a great deal in the results we have a achieved so far。Here are my top 6 takeaways I got out of this “must read” book:1。 Use Your Heroes and Visuals to Remind Yourself: Who You Want to Be？2。 How to build the right team。3。 Scaling for an exponential growth。4。 Trust numbers， not people5。 Designing systems to track your business efficiently。6。 Useful tips on how to sell and negotiate like a boss。Who is this book for？1。 New Entrepreneurs who escaped the rat race and decided to establish a successful business and scale it。2。 Intrapreneurs who are working for big companies and want to take more control by climbing their own ladder， throughout their companies。 3。 Business owners who are already on ground for a while and want to scale their businesses and implement new developing systems。On the other hand， the only thing I didn’t quite like in the book， sometimes I had that feeling that the author is quite egoist and self-centred， however this has nothing to do with the valuable and useful information I have absorbed from this book， and I can’t just diminish my rating because of this as I could see from his youtube videos that apparently this is a part of his personality traits， maybe one of the traits which contributed in his success。 。。。more
Joshua Rajaram
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First book I read 3 times in a row， and will probably take notes on the 4th read。 Full of gems， but that's my bias because I've been following Pat since his underground social media days lol。 Always knew he'd the game providing real value。 Recommend it if your big on personal development and business growth。 First book I read 3 times in a row， and will probably take notes on the 4th read。 Full of gems， but that's my bias because I've been following Pat since his underground social media days lol。 Always knew he'd the game providing real value。 Recommend it if your big on personal development and business growth。 。。。more
Ahmad Aloun
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Great read， need to re-read it as I was listening to the audio book on Audible。 I recommend reading the physical book then maybe listening to the audio book for more enjoyment as Patrick way of presenting this as audio is amazing。
William Bahr
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Way more than Five Moves to move you onward and upward！This is a fantastic book， extremely well written and researched， the result of the author’s （and presumably coauthor’s） effort to make synergistic and self-reinforcing the individually powerful triad of his research， his writing， and his business。While his title talks about Five Moves （something that maybe only true geniuses can handle）， it’s really his Rule of Three that he uses most often， especially urging one to always think about having Way more than Five Moves to move you onward and upward！This is a fantastic book， extremely well written and researched， the result of the author’s （and presumably coauthor’s） effort to make synergistic and self-reinforcing the individually powerful triad of his research， his writing， and his business。While his title talks about Five Moves （something that maybe only true geniuses can handle）， it’s really his Rule of Three that he uses most often， especially urging one to always think about having three options， and evaluating each one of them before moving in any particular direction。 Very few people do this， and it would be highly advantageous to more people if they did。 Just stopping to think and force oneself to ask “What else could I do？” will often generate highly creative and profitable solutions。The author uses the Rule of Three in recommending another tool， a simple investment tool in place of the more familiar and complicated financial analysis， e。g。， involving Net Present Value， Internal Rate of Return， and Return on Investment。 The author’s investment tool he calls Investment Time Return （ITR） Analysis and describes it as a formula。 While I couldn’t find it mentioned anywhere else on-line， it goes basically as follows: Ask yourself: 1。 Investment: How much will it cost or save you？ 2。 Time: How much time will it take us and save us？ 3。 Return: Calculate the return on the money and time involved in the decision。 Another way of thinking about this is: 1。 What are your total costs （I = investments = payments/borrowing + interest + taxes + insurance + fees + interest， etc）？ 2。 Over which time period （T = time） are those costs being born？ 3。 What are your total returns （R= returns） and when are those returns expected （and how probable）？ Obviously， while the author lays out no prescribed formula given， the calculations should be simple and the comparison between any proposed three options should give you a good idea as to which one to choose。Another thing that the author does is to practice what he preaches about making lists。 The book is full of “what-to-do lists，” presumably built upon the author’s experience both in his own business and reading the extraordinary number of books he professes to read。 Interspersed among the various lists for the different environments in which a business entrepreneur is likely to find himself are many fascinating stories given as examples of what to do and not do。Still another thing the author emphasizes is “knowing yourself。” Quite often one will analyze a situation that went well or didn’t go well and look only at what happened or what someone else did。 The author strongly encourages one to ask oneself what was going on in one’s own mind while this event occurred and to take some responsibility。 Doing so will allow the best way to avoid future mistakes。 Yet another thing is effectively working with others to find out what their goals are， especially in hiring them to begin with， and then， when/if their performance falters， asking them to compare their goals and their performance。A final example among the many， many other winning concepts the author talks about is developing speed， a key element in success。 The way to do this is to continually simplify and practice all processes involved。The author ends his book with a Personality Identity Audit （so you can find out your own real goals）， a Solve For X Worksheet， and a Recommended Reading list of his Top 52 Business Books。As with some other books of this type， the reader may want to enthusiastically associate himself in some way with the author’s wide-ranging businesses， especially after going to the author’s website and Youtube offerings。 The best way to do this， of course， is to practice what the author preaches。 As the author himself strongly advises， first do one’s research， compare the opportunity with at least two others （Rule of Three）， and then， before making a commitment， “walk into the future” （my term） and think about “Your Next Five Moves。”Bottom-line and as a fellow author， I highly recommend this book！ Of possible interest: Strategy Pure and Simple: Essential Moves for Winning in Competition and Cooperation 。。。more
Shoumik Shahriar
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One of the best books on strategy。 Highly recommended！
Ahmad Rashad
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mainly focuses on sales
JAIME EDUARDO
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Práctico y fácil de asimilar。 No vende sueños ni guiones。 Es una simple guía y consejos hacia mejor toma de decisiones en vida y negocios。
Varun Y J
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I got mislead by the title and the very generous reviews and brought the book。 It is generic garbage with the latest buzzwords。 Very poorly researched without any meaningful ideas。 Reading the book makes you feel like you’re having a generic conversation about random things over a coupleOf drinks with your friends。 I would definitely not recommend it to anyone。
Harry Harman
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