Dorie Clark: The Long Game

<p>It can be hard to slow down enough to consider long-term goals in our fast-paced world. Especially when social media constantly shows us the successes and accolades of everyone we know.</p><p>But to create a meaningful life, we need to slow down enough to reflect on the past and prepare for our future.</p><p>Dorie Clark teaches us to play the long game to reorient ourselves to see the big picture.</p><p>Dorie has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and was recognized as the #1 Communication Coach in the world by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards. Clark, a consultant and keynote speaker, teaches executive education at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School, and she is the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> bestselling author of <a href="https://dorieclark.com/longgame/"><i>The Long Game</i></a>, <a href="https://dorieclark.com/entrepreneurialyou/"><i>Entrepreneurial You</i></a>, *<a href="https://dorieclark.com/reinventingyou/">Reinventing You*</a> and <a href="https://dorieclark.com/stand-out/"><i>Stand Out</i></a>, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of the Year by <i>Inc.</i> magazine. A former presidential campaign spokeswoman, Clark has been described by the <i>New York Times</i> as an “expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives.” A frequent contributor to the <i>Harvard Business Review</i>, she consults and speaks for clients including Google, Microsoft, and the World Bank. You can download her free <i>Long Game</i> strategic thinking self-assessment at <a href="https://dorieclark.com/thelonggame">dorieclark.com/thelonggame</a>.</p><p>In this episode, Dorie shares wisdom from her newest book, <i>The Long Game</i>.</p><p>Listen to this episode and learn about:</p><ul><li>Dorie giving credit and thanks to (5:42)</li><li>The importance of looking ahead and looking behind (9:54)</li><li>Delaying gratification (13:52)</li><li>The journey of becoming a strategic, long-term thinker (19:57)</li><li