The Long Game Nobody Wants To Play #business #mindset

28 Feb 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief dialogue, the speakers discuss the importance of playing the long game in business networking and influence. Speaker A shares a personal example of delivering a workshop with Chris Do in Dubai, noting that gaining access to influential circles and becoming part of a trusted inner circle required months or years of consistent effort. Speaker B emphasizes that the long‑term approach itself acts as a shortcut: by consistently providing genuine value to every person you interact with, you build trust and avoid breaking relationships. The conversation underscores that sustained, value‑driven engagement is essential for breaking into elite networks.

Chris Do, I went and delivered a workshop with him in Dubai where we met, you know, for the first time. And these are really cool, influential people, but it's taken me several months and years to get into their world and be in their trusted inner circle.
But what's interesting there to me is that you're a great example of the long game is the shortcut. If you just do the same thing, like you said, consistent, consistently, long-term, give, show value. Every single person you touch has to have value, otherwise it starts to break.