To Be More Strategic, Be Less Self-Centred

Strategy isn’t about reaching your goals. It’s about creating solutions the world will reward you for.

They say you need to think big and foresee the future to be more strategic.

But:

[1] 100% of startup founders think big–yet 90% fail.

[2] Why guess the future when you can create it?

You’ll be more strategic if:

[1] You ask yourself every day: “What value should my business create for customers and other stakeholders?

[2] You are more purpose-driven than goal-driven.

[3] Business is a type of value exchange where you give first and receive later.

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Svyatoslav Biryulin

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