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Second quality about the father we can say is that he's a very effective manager of people, okay? Because remember, he has nothing. So he has to build loyalty among his workers. He has to find workers, he has to recruit workers, and he has to make them work hard for him, right? So what can he do to, okay? To find good workers and ensure they work hard for him and build a business? Why would you want to go work for someone and work hard for him? Well, they pay you good money, but a lot of people pay you good money.", "word_count": 156, "timed_chunks": [ { "id": "seg-0004-chunk-001", "start": 221.96, "end": 225.18, "text": "Now, it's possible that he stole the idea,", "word_count": 8 }, { "id": "seg-0004-chunk-002", "start": 226.97, "end": 230.79, "text": "but that also shows that he has wisdom and judgment,", "word_count": 10 }, { "id": "seg-0004-chunk-003", "start": 230.95, "end": 236.65, "text": "right? 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Promote people who suck up to them, okay? That's the natural human instinct. So in other words, the father, he's almost like selfless, okay? He's always thinking about the greater good, which is really the company or the business. So he's going to work harder than everyone else. If you come to work at 7 o 'clock in the morning, he'll come in at 6 o 'clock. If you leave at 10 o 'clock at night, he'll leave at midnight, okay? He's always working harder than you to show that he is the most loyal to the company, and that's what makes you loyal to the company as well. Okay, does that make sense? So these are the three distinct qualities of a good business person, okay? A good founder, innovative, a good manager of people, and by sharing the vision, by communicating the vision, and by being fair to people, by promoting talent, okay? 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That's the second quality that they have that's different from everyone else. The third quality is they are extremely disciplined to the point of selfless, okay? They are fanatical and obsessed with achieving their vision. They won't eat, they won't sleep until they achieve their vision. For them, it's all about achieving the vision and the greater good as opposed to personal happiness, all right? Does that make sense? So this is a pattern that we'll see over and over again where the great world leaders that have changed history forever have possessed these three distinct qualities that make them unique of their time, okay? And so Genghis Khan, Mohammed are two examples, but also like Napoleon and Julius Caesar, okay? 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And here, it makes sense because they both have both the motive and the opportunity. Okay? So let me first explain motive. The motive is very easy to understand. If Philip were to die, Alexander would become king. Right? And this is at the height of the glory of Macedon. They have the world's greatest military. They conquered all of Greece. Persia is an easy target. Okay? And maybe they were afraid that if Philip goes to Persia, it would be too late. The other problem is Philip is an excellent judge of character. And what's clear about Alexander, from a very early age, is he was a very violent young man.", "word_count": 164, "timed_chunks": [ { "id": "seg-0039-chunk-001", "start": 2713.855, "end": 2717.48, "text": "And that's kind of strange.", "word_count": 5 }, { "id": "seg-0039-chunk-002", "start": 2717.7, "end": 2723.15, "text": "Right? 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You have Philip, right? You're kind of like, do I really want this guy to be the heir to my empire? Could he manage the empire? Plus, remember, Philip has a lot of wives. Right? So over time, he could have new sons. Okay? Does that make sense? So the motive is very clear. And the opportunity makes sense. Because they're all one family, right? The bodyguard is in constant communication with Olympias. Okay? And what gives evidence? What provides evidence for this line of thinking is after the death of Philip's bodyguard named Pausanias, Olympias actually made a monument to him. Okay? And next class, when we look at the life of Alexander, we will see a lot of evidence that suggests he wanted his father dead. Okay? 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Everyone thinks in East Asia, the major powers are China and Japan. And everyone thinks North Korea is a complete joke. Okay? This place will collapse in five years' time. So no one during this time ever thought Macedon could ever challenge Sparta or Athens or Thebes. Okay? No one did. Okay? So it was just overconfidence. Second thing is, if you're the Thebans, you want, you want, your enemies are Sparta and Athens. Okay? So you want to build allies. The best way to build allies is by building strong relationships with weaker nations who then rely on you. Right? And the best way to do that is by indoctrinating the future leaders of that nation. Right? Like Philip. So basically, they wanted to treat him nice so Philip would be thankful to Thebes. They didn't realize Philip had other intentions. Okay? 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Normally, if you're a prince, you just want to have a good time. Right? You just want to enjoy your wealth. You want to promote your friends. Right? And you want personal glory. But Philip wanted to change the world. And so you can't possibly predict that. Right? Okay? Does that make sense? All right. Okay. Great question though. Okay. Any more questions? Oh, great. Great question. Okay. The phalanx. All right. Okay. So Philip not only learned military strategy from Thebes, but he was also a military innovator. Okay? So he made a lot of changes to the phalanx. So the phalanx, it's very strong, but there are a lot of issues with it. Okay? The first major issue with it is it's not very mobile because everyone's carrying heavy armor. 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So he's innovative or he has wisdom and judgment. Okay, does that make sense? That's the first major quality of the..." }, { "ref": "video:predictive-history-l6arod58jke@transcript:v1#seg-0005", "segment_id": "seg-0005", "start": 291.19, "end": 357.64, "time_label": "4:51", "speaker": "SPEAKER_01", "excerpt": "What's different about this business? Good, okay. So the vision, right? Or the dream. So the business has a vision and a dream that compels you, okay? You see the potential for growth, okay? So not only is the father in..." }, { "ref": "video:predictive-history-l6arod58jke@transcript:v1#seg-0006", "segment_id": "seg-0006", "start": 357.64, "end": 419.78, "time_label": "5:57", "speaker": "SPEAKER_01", "excerpt": "Promote people that they like. Promote people who suck up to them, okay? That's the natural human instinct. So in other words, the father, he's almost like selfless, okay? 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This is..." } ], "lens_points": [], "lens_points_detail": [] }, { "refs": [ "video:predictive-history-l6arod58jke@transcript:v1#seg-0036" ], "note": "The transcript gives Philip's death as 'like 337'; the public read should avoid over-certifying the exact year from this segment alone.", "possible_update_to_prior_position": false, "confidence": "medium", "refs_detail": [ { "ref": "video:predictive-history-l6arod58jke@transcript:v1#seg-0036", "segment_id": "seg-0036", "start": 2507.04, "end": 2577.79, "time_label": "41:47", "speaker": "SPEAKER_01", "excerpt": "Okay? Okay? And Philip was about to go over and lead the invasion, but his daughter was about to get married. Okay? So he had to attend the wedding. 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