Are you still trying to be the hero in your business, or are you building a team that can create without you? In this episode, Dan Sullivan and John Bowen discuss Greater Teamwork, the sixth of the 10 Multipliers in The Greater Game, and explain how entrepreneurs can expand their genius, increase their freedom, and build a company that manages itself.

Show Notes:

At a certain point, your company can’t be all about you anymore.

Entrepreneurs are at their best when they multiply genius, not when they try to manage every detail or team member.

Every team member has a Unique Ability® that makes them valuable in a different way.

Entrepreneurs have a tendency to be the only hero at their company, with a lot of supporting players allowing them to fill that role. When you’re playing The Greater Game, everyone gets to be a hero in different ways and different situations.

The real power of a team is what it can create without the entrepreneur present.

AI doesn’t make people more conformist; it helps them become unique creators.

Your team will often see opportunities and solutions you would never think of on your own.

Teamwork now happens beyond your company, as your team connects with people and tools in the wider technological world.

If you want greater productivity and stronger teamwork, you need more free time, not less.

Resources:

The Greater Game by Dan Sullivan and John Bowen

Unique Ability®

What Free Days™ Are And How To Know When You Need Them

The Self-Managing Company by Dan Sullivan

The Greater Game Dashboard

The Greater Game shows successful entrepreneurs how to think and grow 100x. In this episode, authors Dan Sullivan and John Bowen discuss Greater Community, the fifth of the 10 Multipliers, and explain why building the right entrepreneurial community is essential for making your next big jump.

Show Notes:

Most entrepreneurs have been conditioned to operate solo, even though their biggest breakthroughs come from community.

Dan Sullivan and John Bowen are early pioneers in creating high-level communities specifically for successful entrepreneurs.

Strong communities are held together by shared values and clear principles.

The 10 Multipliers don’t depend on technology; they’re about better thinking that lets you use any technology exponentially.

Entrepreneurial communities stay aligned by using a common language for goals, capabilities, and results.

Entrepreneurship is a big-risk path with no shortcuts, so every member of a true entrepreneurial community has earned their seat.

The Greater Game Dashboard™ gives you a live picture of your current position across all 10 Multipliers so you can see your next 100x moves.

The moment you start using The Greater Game Dashboard, you’re participating in a global community of ambitious entrepreneurs.

Elite entrepreneurs create their own communities and also plug into other high-level communities to multiply opportunities.

Everything you’ve built so far can be multiplied dramatically—but only when you share it with like-minded entrepreneurs who are playing The Greater Game.

Resources:

The Greater Game by Dan Sullivan and John Bowen

10x Is Easier Than 2x by Dan Sullivan with Dr. Benjamin Hardy

The Greater Game Dashboard

What’s In It For Them? by Joe Polish

The Greater Game is now available, and it’s the next-level playbook for already successful entrepreneurs who want to go 100x. Dan Sullivan and John Bowen explore “greater property,” the fourth of the 10 Multipliers, and how transforming your unique genius into intellectual property gives you both peace of mind and a bigger, more durable net worth.

Show Notes:

Greater property is how your unique genius becomes your empire.

You already have assets that can be appraised, and that’s a key part of your net worth.

Just a few years ago, the Patent Bureau in Washington opened the door for education and entertainment to be turned into patents.

In 1980, most company value came from tangible assets, while today many trillion‑dollar companies get 80 to 90 percent of their valuation from intangibles.

When you create shortcuts that other people can use, that’s intellectual property, and there’s a specific price and process for getting it protected.

The creativity you get paid for has long-term value when you take the right steps to turn it into protected property.

Many entrepreneurial companies are still overly dependent on their founders.

When you become the market architect instead of the main operator, your valuation multiples increase dramatically.

Your intellectual property makes you uniquely visible and valuable in a world that’s mostly not distinctive.

It’s far more enjoyable when your business can run without you needing to be there every day.

Intellectual property is the new currency in an exponential, idea‑driven economy.

Resources:

The Greater Game by Dan Sullivan and John Bowen

Unique Ability®

You already know what you’re doing as an entrepreneur, but with The Greater Game, you’re ready to go 100x. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and John Bowen dive into “greater motivation,” the third of the 10 Multipliers, and show you how to turn your unique skills into a self‑generating engine that multiplies your impact in life.

Show Notes:

You have motivation when you’re more excited about what you’re heading toward than what you’re leaving behind.

A central Strategic Coach® concept is Unique Ability®—a set of activities you’re naturally fascinated and motivated by for your whole life.

Being an entrepreneur means you’ve made a bet that you can take on the marketplace head on without anyone else guaranteeing your security.

The number one thing people buy is other people’s motivation, because we’re inspired by it more than any product or service.

Experiencing multiplication in your results might be the greatest long-term motivation humans can have.

You always want your future to be bigger than your past, regardless of your age or stage.

Being excited about a bigger future naturally attracts stronger collaborative partners and better team members.

Entrepreneurs aren’t just about making more money; they’re actually driven by creating a greater impact and getting an emotional paycheck.

You can be intentional about designing your business so you’ll want to keep playing and contributing for the rest of your life.

Resources:

The Greater Game by Dan Sullivan and John Bowen

The Greater Game Dashboard

Greater security is the foundation that makes 100x possible. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and John Bowen unpack the second Greater Game multiplier and show how cash confidence, succession planning, and a virtual family office approach protect your wins so you can keep playing and winning the entrepreneurial game indefinitely.

Show Notes:

When you enter the 100x game, it’s almost like you become a new entrepreneur with a new set of rules.

In today’s high-regulation world, any area you haven’t properly protected is where governments and predators go after your unprotected money.

Tough economic cycles aren’t just survivable for prepared entrepreneurs; they’re often when you can make your greatest strategic gains.

The true scorecard for entrepreneurism is not just revenues, but your net worth and the valuation of your company.

Most successful entrepreneurs need a succession plan, but only a small minority have actually created one.

Entrepreneurs tend to see themselves striving at their current level instead of designing protections for their much bigger future self.

Over the next two years, most successful entrepreneurs plan to switch advisors because they’ve outgrown them and want greater confidence.

Tens of thousands of entrepreneurs are deeply invested in Strategic Coach® thinking tools to protect and multiply the value they’ve created.

Many entrepreneurs assume there’s a “proper” time to retire, but once you stop being useful, you stop being happy.

Resources:

The Greater Game by Dan Sullivan and John Bowen

The Greater Game Dashboard

First 100 Days

Are you ready to go 100x? The Greater Game is coming, opening up a whole new world of exponential growth for entrepreneurs. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and John Bowen explore ambition, the first of the 10 Greater Game multipliers, and share two transformational stories that show how expanding your capabilities can make 100x growth simpler, quicker, and more enjoyable.

Show Notes:

People aren’t born with a fixed amount of ambition.

Your ambition jumps when you get in touch with the capabilities you already have.

All new capabilities you build are created because your ambition asked for more.

Every time you develop a new capability, your ambition expands to match it.

Going 10x can feel daunting until you realize you’ve already done it before.

About 80% of what worked in your last big jump is still valid; the other 20% is transformed by new technology.

Going 100x means abandoning incremental improvements and creating a totally different game.

Breakthroughs in AI and regenerative medicine mean there may be no cap on how long you can keep growing as an entrepreneur.

Your growth depends on continually making your biggest results shorter, easier, and more enjoyable for you and your team.

Resources:

The Greater Game by Dan Sullivan and John Bowen

The Greater Game Dashboard

You’ve already won the traditional game of business. You’ve built significant value, created real wealth, and achieved what most entrepreneurs only dream of. Now it’s time to play The Greater Game.

In this new limited series, Dan Sullivan and John Bowen reveal how to move beyond conventional success into exponential growth and lasting impact. They introduce their 10 Multipliers Framework, a powerful system designed to dramatically amplify your company’s value, freedom, and legacy. Over the course of the series, they’ll break down each multiplier with practical insight and real-world application.

For entrepreneurs who refuse to coast on past victories, this is your playbook for what comes next.

Show Notes:

Entrepreneurism has moved from the sidelines of the economy to the center of the culture.

The microchip and personal computing made it possible for small entrepreneurial teams to outperform big bureaucratic organizations.

Entrepreneurs who create new ideas and combine them with AI can become major players not just in business, but in the broader culture.

Most highly successful entrepreneurs have already won the game, but they’re still spending their days optimizing the game they’ve outgrown.

Right now, entrepreneurs have a rare opportunity to refocus, reposition, and design a much bigger future for themselves and their companies.

Every entrepreneur needs a strong foundation of freedom, ambition, and security before they can confidently expand.

The deepest reason entrepreneurs build businesses is to create greater freedom in four areas: time, money, relationships, and purpose.

Resources:

The Greater Game by Dan Sullivan and John Bowen

The Greater Game Dashboard

Blue Ocean Strategy by Renée Mauborgne and W. Chan Kim

The 4 Freedoms That Motivate Successful Entrepreneurs