Living the Long Game
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Today we are talking about the long run – the marathon. Something that I used to think starting this entrepreneurial journey and something that held me back from starting down this road for quite some time was this idea of starting this entrepreneurial journey and only focusing on the long run that I would be going through years and years of hell and poverty before things actually started working.
If it’s not some bitcoin millionaire success story, it’s hoping that you get this one business idea that is a perfect bullseye right out of the gate and you become an overnight success. We hear lots and lots of stories like that or at least stories that seem that way. Our success is usually a result of spending a lot of time creating different businesses, testing lots of ideas, failing, developing a network, a skillset, and an understanding of the market that allows us to nail it. In this episode, we are going to talk about short game mistakes and how to focus on the long game.
We discuss:
- [02:37] The longer you are in the game, the more that you are showing up the more chances that you will have to be in that right place at the right time and have that moment so you can create your overnight success.
- [03:38] If you are really being pushy and aggressive in how you sell just to bring in a few more sales it will damage and diminish your sales in the long run.
- [04:27] Doing anything that diminishes your brand, reputation, or value in order to increase short-term results can be very problematic in the long run.
- [04:54] Another common short game move is when entrepreneurs or aspiring entrepreneurs start to feel scarcity mindset or scarcity stress.
- [05:21] Another common short game move I see entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs make is they have a vision for their business that they want but they run into challenge or scarcity. Sometimes this is fear-based and they are not having confidence in their ability to succeed in the long-run game.
- [08:20] Another short game move is having a potential client or sales situation that you know is not really a good fit for your business and what you do. Oftentimes these types of clients are disastrous.
- [09:24] What does following the long game look like? It is a deeply rooted sense of trust in yourself and your ability to succeed over time and to see yourself through whatever challenges, setbacks, unexpected twists, and turns in the road that may come your way.
- [09:54] You have this confidence in yourself to make the bet on yourself and your future self. Focusing on the long game also emphasizes different types of currencies like relationships.
- [11:14] You need to be active by making offers, sales, and really trying to grow your business.
- [11:51] You never really know how these different relationships may unfold down the road. If you are only focusing on the short game and you start diminishing or damaging relationships in a way that closes or burns bridges you may miss out on treasure and opportunities that these relationships could have provided for you.
- [12:31] Money comes and goes in your life and these relationships are something that lasts much longer.
- [13:44] It is scary to want to move out in this world and focus on the long game if you’re uncertain about where the money and support are going to come from.
- [14:01] Focusing on the long game is a bet on yourself and not just as you are today but as you will be and trusting that person you are becoming over time is valuable enough to create the success you are looking for.
- [15:11] I encourage you to make bets on yourself and focus on the long game whether you are just starting out on this entrepreneurial journey or whether you have been in this for a long time.
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