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Business Planning for the Audacious Few

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Choose Your Enemies Wisely

By: Patrick Bet-David, Greg Dinkin
Narrated by: Patrick Bet-David
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What’s the difference between your competitor and your enemy?

You know who your competitors are. You keep tabs on them regularly, and can list them calmly, along with their strengths and weaknesses.

But your enemies are a whole other matter. They’re the haters and the doubters who said you’d never make it, the ones who stomped on your dreams. When you think about your enemies, you get emotional. You feel like you won’t let anything—or anyone—stop you.

In Choose Your Enemies Wisely, Patrick Bet-David, #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author, founder of Valuetainment, and host of The PBD Podcast, shows how to harness that emotion to turbocharge your business, dominate this year, and grow for generations after.

But first, you need to choose your enemies wisely.

Bet-David has spent years perfecting the system that led to the knockout success of his own financial services company. Now, Bet-David shares the secret behind this system: his 12 Business Building Blocks, which will teach you how to seamlessly blend emotion and logic in your business plan. Both a practical document for achieving goals and the fuel needed to fire up yourself and your team, this plan goes beyond the “how” and digs deeper into the “why”: not only how you’ll get funding, but why you need long-term vision; why you must build a culture that makes employees want to run through walls; why you have to know the enemy you’re out to prove wrong. Straightforward and simple, the steps in this book will lead you to move the levers that create exponential growth and lasting success.

Listen to Choose Your Enemies Wisely if you are a visionary, dreamer, and big thinker. Where you are now in your business journey doesn’t matter. By following Bet-David’s plan, you will set up your business for sustainable success and accomplish your most audacious goals.

* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF that contains important visual aids from the book.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Patrick Bet-David and Greg Dinkin (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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“While Choose Your Enemies Wisely is an excellent guide to creating a business plan that will accelerate your company’s success, it is also, at its core, an ode to American capitalism—and Bet-David is living proof that anyone can achieve their wildest dreams, with the right motivation.”—Ken Langone, co-founder of The Home Depot

"One of the best lessons my dad taught me is that 'adversity is a terrible thing to waste.' You can’t control what challenges life throws at you, but you can decide how you react to them, how you let them fuel you. In this inspiring book, Patrick Bet-David unpacks this idea brilliantly, and lays out a step by step path that will help you bring your business dreams to life."—Will Guidara, national bestselling author of Unreasonable Hospitality

"Patrick understands and can see the entire big picture, which very few can do. He is able to use that insight to inspire and motivate individuals to reach their highest goals."—Tommy Mottola, former Chairman and CEO of Sony Music

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The fact you need a vision!

This book is so good that I need to listen to it at least 3 maybe 4 more times in a row! Nothing bad to say 👌

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Where does true lasting motivation come from?

This book is a practical tool that an be used to cover every required step to building a successful future. Well written and perfect for any reader regardless of their thinking style.

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concise

I was able to recognise where I was in life and where I needed help. thank you

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Phenomenal 🔥🔥🔥

I listened to both books consecutively & going back to listen again... I love PBD's way of thinking 🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💙💙💙🙌🏽🙌🏽

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PBD is the man!

This book is everything I've ever needed to motivate me and make my business path clear

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Perfect timing

I have read/listened to a lot of business books, this one hit right where I needed it too, I got it after reading PBDs other book, your next five moves. The combo of stories and practical work make it interactive and thought provoking. I have ordered the paper version and will go through that. I have booked a weekend away to get to work on both books and build the plan.
I have a small business, an auto repair shop with average sales, I don't want average, I want to see how far I can take. Correction, I WILL see how far I can take it.
Thank you Pat, you're an inspiration to me, you will be in the painting of visionaries I put on my wall. Love the podcasts, love everything you do.

Allan Burlace, New Zealand.

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For the true believers

At a time when the world needs leaders, Pat is raising the bar and and fuelling aspiring leaders to come on the journey. Great book for those that are more logical than emotional and searching for the key ingredients to go to the next level. Recommend reading PBD’s ‘Your next 5 moves’ to get you ready for this. A book for the true believers.

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MUST READ

This book by PBD was fantastic, not just great insight for building a business, but the critical values/principles each person employed can learn about to benefit their careers. I truly look forward to implementing some of the learnings from this book in my every day life next year, I've also picked up the hard cover book for a second read I plan to do while on Christmas break.
I'm 27 years old, this book for me might be the "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" of my generation.
thanks pbd for your insight&knowledge
cheers Nick

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Proactive thinking

I love Patrick bet David narrating the book. I thought it was more from the heart. I liked that Patrick touched on the proactive thinking of any business. I have recently started a business, and this book has helped me think in different ways that I would usually think. 

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Outstanding

PBD - Is a real one 10/10. He balances out emotion and logic and how to use both to win in life and business. His podcast is excellent as well.

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