Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy

by Patrick Bet-David

Most people don’t think more than one or two moves ahead. Those people are amateurs and flame out quickly in business. Effective strategy is about making a move and being prepared to launch another series of moves based on how the market or your competition reacts. You must think beyond your first strike to execute an effective strategy. When you start to get really good, you anticipate how others will react and can deploy a series of moves that are nearly impossible to counteract.

People who don’t think more than one move ahead are driven by ego, emotion, and fear.

This scenario shows you that, as with most business decisions, one is clearly the easier choice; the other—which entails thinking five moves ahead—is the more effective choice.

To reach the next level, you have to shift from one-track (and one-move) thinking to seeing many moves ahead.