Be A Grandmaster
After a quick search, I learned there are currently 1,742 chess grandmasters, as of November 2021. To date, there are 3,311 billionaires. On the surface it looks less challenging to become a billionaire than to become a Grandmaster of chess. Interestingly enough, both have similar characteristics or traits.
A grandmaster must study. They study theory, openings, concepts, and endgame strategies. They must excel performing calculations. They must study their opponents, anticipate their upcoming moves, and deploy tactics to neutralize those attacks.
Billionaire business owners must take similar approaches. They must study their market, their clients, their competitors. They must survey the landscape, analyze and anticipate their competitors' moves, and implement counter strategies.
It’s often stated an average grandmaster can easily calculate 15-20 moves ahead. It’s rumored the upper echelon grandmasters are able to see 25-30 moves ahead. In the end, I’m wondering if you want to be an average chess player and an average business owner?
I do not.
Today, Wednesday, December 28, 2022, I am grateful that:
I’m willing to work towards billionaire status. The ability to fall in love with the means provided from performing exceptionally. Those resources will afford me to become more of who I am.
I got to watch an interview with the founder of Kinko’s. Some of the lessons he imparted were quite meaningful. One that sticks out is his desire to study his business from the outside. He constantly searched to see things the way his customers did. He seemed obsessed about his customer’s journey, more than the profits of the company.
I’ve got work. My contracts are large, but they are sufficient. It’s something I didn’t have two months ago and I don’t want to begin to take these things for granted.
Are you a grandmaster in business?
How many hours a day do you practice, study, and analyze your competitors and their businesses?
What can you do today to outperform and out think your competitors?
Be Great. Be Grateful!!!