Virtus

Competence must be demonstrated.

Virtus is built around Schools of Practice. The curriculum is not primarily passive education; it is a cycle of practice, demonstration, correction, and teaching.

The Cycle

  1. 01

    Learn

  2. 02

    Practice

  3. 03

    Demonstrate

  4. 04

    Receive feedback

  5. 05

    Repeat

  6. 06

    Teach

Seven schools.

  • Writing
  • Speaking
  • Storytelling
  • Sales
  • Negotiation
  • Copywriting
  • Public speaking
  • Fundraising
  • Executive communication

Demonstration

  • Sell something.
  • Give a speech.
  • Conduct a negotiation.
  • Cold-contact someone important.
  • Defend an idea before a skeptical room.

What are all these capabilities for?

Four Levels

  1. I

    Apprentice

    Learn fundamentals.

  2. II

    Practitioner

    Demonstrate competency.

  3. III

    Operator

    Apply competency in consequential environments.

  4. IV

    Steward

    Teach. Mentor. Employ. Invest. Lead.

Internal prestige is not earned by consuming information. It is earned through competence, responsibility, and contribution.

One year should change what a man is capable of.

  1. Q1

    Master Yourself

    • Faith and vocation
    • Personal discipline
    • Communication
    • Writing
    • Physical standards
    • Personal finance
    • Professional excellence
  2. Q2

    Create Value

    • Sales
    • Marketing
    • Negotiation
    • AI
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Customer psychology

    Outcome

    Launch something.

  3. Q3

    Lead

    • Management
    • Hiring
    • Operations
    • Leadership
    • Conflict
    • Strategy
    • Organizational design

    Outcome

    Lead something.

  4. Q4

    Steward

    • Accounting
    • Investing
    • M&A
    • Real estate
    • Capital allocation
    • Institutions
    • Philanthropy
    • Legacy

    Outcome

    Present a real investment or acquisition thesis.

What responsibility are you prepared to assume next?

What you will have done.

By the end of the first year, a member should have:

  • 01Sold something.
  • 02Built something.
  • 03Led something.
  • 04Written something serious.
  • 05Given a public speech.
  • 06Negotiated something.
  • 07Read financial statements.
  • 08Analyzed an investment.
  • 09Used AI to create leverage.
  • 10Helped another member.
  • 11Received meaningful criticism.
  • 12Taught something.
  • 13Completed physical challenges.
  • 14Served someone who could do nothing for him.
  • 15Built relationships with older men.
  • 16Helped men less experienced than himself.

You should possess tangible evidence that you are more capable than you were twelve months earlier.

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