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Money Expert: If I Was Broke Today, This is EXACTLY What I'd Do! | Patrick Bet David

Patrick Bet-David is a serial entrepreneur who founded an insurance marketing organization with 66 agents. He grew the firm to 40,000 agents before making a multi-nine-figure exit.

Patrick Bet-DavidguestLewis Howeshost

Dec 18, 20231h 13mWatch on YouTube

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Starting Over at 25: Draft 10 Circles and Work Under a Killer
Lewis asks what Patrick's first three moves would be if he started again with nothing. Patrick says a 25-year-old should list 10 circles and 10 people to learn from, then work under a top performer to see the real negotiations behind closed doors.
- •Make a draft-pick list of 10 circles and individuals you admire
- •Working under a killer gives behind-the-scenes experience and speeds up learning by a decade
- •His banker-turned-president example shows learning from seeing conflict handled
- •Pre-meeting and post-meeting debriefs build a large inventory of case studies
- •Role-playing situations like being asked to step out shows confidence
Starting Over at 45: The Market Will Pay You Back
Patrick says that at 45 he wouldn't worry about losing everything, because the market eventually pays you what you're worth. The exception is a fatal reputation-damaging mistake that breaks the profile people know you for.
- •It is mathematically impossible for the market not to pay you what you're worth
- •A bad season or market event is recoverable within a few years
- •A reputation-ruining decision out of character makes the rebuild much harder
- •People fear losing everything too much
The Trap of Flattery and the Scottie Pippen Example
Patrick warns against thinking you've made it and falling for flattery that opponents use to pit you against friends or employers. He gives examples from friendships, marriages, sports divas and Scottie Pippen.
- •Flattery pins you against a friend or peer
- •It also shows up in marriages and workplaces
- •Keep telling yourself you're not there yet
- •Pippen's claim to be remembered as the greatest, he says, hurt his reputation
Choosing Enemies: Elon, Disney, Blockbuster and the Power of Saying No
Lewis asks whether Elon is choosing the right enemy. Patrick argues Elon is choosing vision over advertiser money, contrasts this with Bob Iger's Disney and Blockbuster, and says he gained a lot by no longer caring about pleasing guests.
- •There is power in saying no to sponsorship money
- •Patrick says Iger forgot that whoever controls the remote is the customer
- •Blockbuster's late fees turned customers against it
- •Once he stopped caring about courting guests, his business blew up
- •You can hold your values without being a jerk
Compounding Effort and the Fear of Losing God's Favor
Asked about his lessons from the past year, Patrick cites compounding effort and minimizing distractions. His biggest fear is losing the favor of God, which he illustrates with a backup running back who loses his coach's favor.
- •Compounding efforts and keeping your head down work
- •Minimize dumb mistakes and avoid the flattery trap
- •His biggest fear is losing favor with God
- •The football locker-room story shows how favor is lost
- •His top goal is to be a leader amongst leaders
Managing Ego While Selling the Dream of Winning
Lewis asks how to talk about success without letting ego take over. Patrick says society has moved from glorifying the rich to glorifying victims, and that successful people should enjoy their wealth and show it's achievable without arrogance, so the next generation has heroes.
- •Culture has shifted from the life of the rich and famous to the life of victims
- •Complaining earns more likes than taking responsibility
- •He openly enjoys cars, watches and great service
- •Show winning as the result of hard work, not as showing off
- •The next generation needs heroes to emulate
Marcus Aurelius and Talking to God
Patrick names Marcus Aurelius as the mentor who reminds him he's just a man, and recommends Meditations. He then describes talking to God and how he resisted discussing politics for five years before trusting the fire in his heart.
- •Marcus Aurelius is a leader amongst leaders who didn't buy his own hype
- •Patrick calls Meditations a must-read and loves Gladiator
- •He talks to God most, asking what he's supposed to learn
- •He cut political clips for five years, then went ahead and the channel grew
- •He tries to make God proud
Losing It All and the Story of Brooklyn
Lewis asks how Patrick would feel losing everything but keeping God's favor, and Patrick becomes emotional. He tells the story of his fourth child, the twin pregnancy, and listening to Amazing Grace during a hard first month after moving to Florida.
- •He says he'd be fine losing everything with God's favor
- •Story of his wife's wish for a fourth child and the twin pregnancy
- •One twin did not survive; Brooklyn was born and changed everything
- •He listened to Amazing Grace daily while moving to Boca
- •He says he owes his life to God
What Blocks People from Making Money
Lewis asks what blocks people from making money. Patrick says you won't get what you don't respect, and that money wants to be respected. He notes there are many paths beyond entrepreneurship and points to evergreen skill sets.
- •Whatever you hate or don't respect, you won't get
- •Money wants to be respected, not loved
- •Entrepreneurship is one path; creators like MrBeast show others
- •Look for skills that are evergreen across industries
Leadership as the Core Skill, Recreating Yourself and Hiring Tens
Patrick names leadership as the pillar skill the market pays for, with sales, negotiation and conflict resolution inside it. He talks about recreating yourself for 2024, hiring 'tens', and choosing Fort Lauderdale to recruit talent.
- •Leadership is getting people to do what they wouldn't do alone and setting an example
- •Steve Kerr is used to show leadership beyond technical skill
- •Recreating yourself means accepting the current you isn't enough for the next level
- •He's focused on hiring tens, creating the right climate and benefits
- •He wants the audience to obsess over leadership for 2024
The Game Plan to Make a First Million: Logic and Emotion
Lewis asks how a 20-something should approach making a first million and whether to choose enemies. Patrick tells of writing his first real business plan at 25 and says you need both a logical formula and an emotional reason to endure rejection.
- •He wrote his first real business plan in Granada Hills at 25
- •He compared a credentialed agent with an emotionally driven one and concluded you need both
- •The book has 12 building blocks: six logical, six emotional
- •The road to a million is a mathematical formula of calls, contacts and cash
- •Writing down painful remarks gives fuel to tolerate rejection
Enemy vs. Competitor and the Story of His Father
Patrick explains that competitors are logical and don't drive you, while enemies trigger emotion. He tells of a relative's condescending remark to his father, which led him to work 80 to 100 hours a week, and says to measure an enemy by the lifespan and level of the fire.
- •Competitors are studied logically; they produce no emotional trigger
- •A relative's remark to his father still fires him up 20 years later
- •He urges using emotion rather than walking away
- •The right enemy is measured by lifespan and intensity of the emotion
Book and App Plugs, Gratitude, and Greatness as Alignment
Patrick and Lewis point to the books mentioned and Patrick's Minnect app. Patrick then reflects on crying during the interview, hopes God says 'I'm proud of you,' and defines greatness as alignment between values and behavior.
- •Minnect lets people ask experts questions, and Patrick says he responds to every message
- •Patrick says God is a very emotional place for him
- •He hopes God tells him he's proud of him
- •Greatness for him is alignment of values and daily behavior

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