Chris HarounProfessor and CEO at Haroun Education Ventures

The One Rule of Networking Everyone Forgets

Name: The One Rule of Networking Everyone Forgets
Uploaded: 2025-10-16T15:56:40+00:00
Duration: 20 s
Channel: Chris Haroun
Description: In this brief excerpt from Chris Haroun’s YouTube video, he delivers a concise networking principle by likening business networking to dating: you only…

16 Oct 2025 · 0 min

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In this brief excerpt from Chris Haroun’s YouTube video, he delivers a concise networking principle by likening business networking to dating: you only need to get it right once. He cites Mark Cuban’s quote that a single successful business move can define a career, framing this perspective as a way to handle rejection more comfortably. The dialogue also includes casual banter about personal schedules, a suggestion to meet for breakfast, and a reminder of the importance of maintaining a workout routine and early office arrival, illustrating the balance between professional networking advice and everyday life commitments.

What time do you get off tonight?
Glad you asked, I got off at 10 past. I'm never going out with
you. Now, business networking is like dating. You only have to be right one time. And this should really help us deal better with rejection. And the most successful people in business know this. As Mark Cuban once said, you only need to be right in business one time.
Aw, can't we hang out? I can make you breakfast.
I hate to miss a workout and I really need to be in the office by 7:30.
Now, do you ever notice how many successful people are in great shape? Shape. And they seem to have it all. And this is because they prioritize exercise. And you got to treat it like a meeting that reoccurs every single day. And make sure this exercise meeting is the most important meeting you have every single day.