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A05 Strategy Card Front
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DEFINE CATEGORY RULES

Are you playing by someone else's category rules instead of defining the standards yourself?

YOU’RE FACING THIS CHALLENGE IF:

• You’re evaluated by criteria that don’t favor your approach • You struggle to explain how you’re different from competitors • Industry standards and expectations constrain your potential • You pitch your unique value within frameworks that diminish it

THE BREAKTHROUGH PRINCIPLE:

Systematically define the boundaries, rules, and success metrics of your market space, positioning yourself as the natural authority and standard-bearer.

START RIGHT NOW:

  1. Identify the current “rules” of your category that don’t favor your unique strengths
  2. Define 3-5 alternative criteria that would better showcase your advantages
  3. Create content that educates customers on these new evaluation standards

SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE:

Your approach becomes the reference point against which others are measured, with evaluation criteria naturally favoring your strengths.

NEXT IN YOUR JOURNEY:

→ Beacon: B6 (Create Your Own Category) → Category Creation Pathway: Step 2 of 6

Implementation Workbook

Get the complete exercise system for DEFINE CATEGORY RULES (Card A05) in the Authority Workbook. Includes step-by-step exercises, diagnostic tools, and implementation frameworks specific to this Authority strategy.

Note: The workbook contains exercises for all 100 strategies. Navigate to the section for Card A05 to find the specific exercises for this strategy.

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