I’ve been binging the show Money Heist with my family while we practice good social distancing. The show is essentially about a group of robbers that craft the perfect plan to break into the royal mint to print a bunch of cash. Since printing cash, takes time the robbers craft a series of traps to lure the cops into dead-ends to help buy some more time until they reach their target.

I’ve been thoroughly impressed with the leader of the robbers who thinks “two-steps ahead” and anticipates the police’s next move while having contingency plans to help mitigate any risks.

If you haven’t watched the show then I apologize for the spoiler.

There’s a great example of a time when the investigator who knows the whereabouts and knows the leader’s true identity falls into a coma because of a car accident (I’m really giving you the SparkNotes version of this show). The police leak some fake news to the media to announce that the investigator wakes up from his coma. The leader of the robber immediately suspects that this is a trap, which is a great perspective to come from. He assumes the worse situation. However, he still has a desire to verify if its fake news. Instead of walking up to the hospital normally into the trap, he posts a fake ad for clowns needed at the hospital to help play with the kids. He dresses up as a clown and gives a kid a teddy bear with a camera in one of the eyes and sends the kid to the investigator’s room where of course there was a room full of police officers. The leader of the robber watches the action from afar on his phone.

He stayed two-steps ahead and succeeded.

Train your mind to consider decisions and the next two (more if you can) steps after is great practice in life and will help you anticipate risks while achieving your goals.