HOW TO LONG GAME 1. THERE IS NO SHORT GAME, ONLY LONG GAME. SHORT GAME IS TOURISM. LONG GAME IS LIVING THERE. 2. THE LONG GAME IS ABOUT BUILDING YOUR OWN GAME. ANY PRIZES THAT ALREADY EXIST ARE SHORT GAME CROWNS. WIN BY BUILDING YOUR OWN GAME. 3. THE LONG GAME IS LONG. YOU WILL BE TEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE LONG GAME WITH MORE RESOURCES. THIS IS MIXING SHORT GAME THINKING WITH LONG GAME GOALS. BEWARE. 4. THE LONG GAME IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. THE GROWN UP MARSHMALLOW TEST. YOU NEED THE RIGHT MENTALITY AND APPROACH TO PLAY. 5. THE LONG GAME IS ABOUT CONFIDENCE. YOU HAVE TO WILLINGLY LIVE IN A TRUTH THAT’S NOT CERTAIN, YET OPERATE WITH THE FAITH THAT IT WILL BE. A CONSTANT PRESSURE YOU MUST BEFRIEND/TOLERATE. 6. THE LONG GAME = THESIS + MINDSET. LONG GAMING WITH A RIGID PLAN IS DIFFICULT. TOO MANY VARIABLES. A THESIS (SOMETHING YOU UNIQUELY BELIEVE TO BE TRUE) PLUS A LONG-TERM MINDSET (FLEXIBLE DETERMINATION TO WILL SOMETHING INTO EXISTENCE) IS REQUIRED. 7. THE DESTINATION MUST BE WORTH THE JOURNEY. THERE WILL BE LONG PERIODS WITHOUT FEEDBACK AND, IN FACT, NEGATIVE FEEDBACK. THE LONG GAME OUTCOME MUST BE WORTH THE SHORT GAME PAIN. 8. THERE IS ONLY LONG GAME. REAL CHANGE, REAL INFLUENCE, REAL IMPACT ONLY HAPPEN OVER TIME. THE LONG GAME IS THE ONLY GAME WORTH PLAYING.