How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World with Dorie Clark: An EOFire Classic from 2021

B Shake the Room Fire Nation. JLD here, and welcome to Entrepreneurs on Fire, brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, the audio destination for business professionals with great shows like Systems Saved Me. Today we're pulling a classic episode from the archives and we'll be breaking down how to be a long term thinker in a short term world. And to drop these value bonds, I brought to Dory Clark into EO Fire Studios. Dory has been named one of the top fifty business thinkers in the world. She teaches at Duke and her new book is called The Long Game. In today's Foundation, we'll talk about how to optimize for interesting that will help you keep moving and how often many, many people are giving up too soon. Be strategically patient, place your bet, and be aware that the results may not come for a while. Be willing to persevere because it's worth waiting and oh so much more. And a big thank you for sponsoring today's episode goes to Dory and our sponsors. DTC Pod, hosted by Ramon Barrios and Blaine Bolis, is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, the audio destination for business professionals. DTC Pod is a podcast about all things direct to consumer. Ramon and Blaine cover everything from starting, growing, and optimizing e commerce stores in DTC brands. If you're interested in the stories behind your favorite consumer brands,

brands, this podcast is for you. One recent episode on how the best brands are built is a must listen. Listen to DTC Pod wherever you get your podcasts. Yeah. Story. Say what's up to Fire Nation and share something that you believe about becoming successful that most people disagree with. I am so glad to be here. Hi, Fire Nation. What I believe that I think most people disagree with is uh I think a lot of people say just casually offhand they see Well, it can't hurt to ask.

And one of my philosophies is that actually sometimes it can And I I have developed over the years a philosophy that if you really want to build strong relationships with people, especially as you're beginning to build relationships with high higher profile folks. I have a rule that you should not ask somebody for something, you know, a favor that involves political capital for at least a year. Because otherwise oftentimes they might view you as trying to use them. And I think it's a lot more important to build that relationship first so they understand that you're in it for the right reasons. Well, you've definitely done that over the years, which is why this is the third time you've been on Entrepreneurs on Fire and we rarely have repeat guests, but you are just such a bringer of value and you have been for so long. And today we're talking about how to be

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