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#QOTD: What's your fantasy football lock for this week?

It feels so amazing to be back from vacation and in the VaynerMedia offices hustling again! Did you miss me? Today we went all out! There are plenty of guests, and plenty of REAL answers. I mean it. It gets a little weird today, but that is the point of this show: for me to be 100% honest and deliver as much value as I possibly can. 

#LINKS:
Amy's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/savvysexysocial
A Note on Being Grateful: https://medium.com/the-entrepreneurs-journey/a-note-on-being-grateful-44269a3cbc08


#AskGaryVee Episode 12: The Hype Artist

#QOTD: Where's your favorite vacation spot?

#mini-QOTD: Sound off if you have discovered me because of this show!

Loving these video questions, but definitely try to keep them to under 30 sec! Today's episode had a really special energy to it. Maybe it was Nate's cameo. Maybe it was all the talk about soccer and tennis. Maybe it was the fact that I got to work some good old-fashioned #humblebrag action in at the end. Whatever it was, this is a really truly fun episode, and perfect to share with any of your friends who might not know about The #AskGaryVee show yet.


#AskGaryVee Episode 14: Refuse to Lose

#QOTD: Share something about yourself in the comments. I want something to cheer me up!

#TIMESTAMPS
01:33 -  If you could market on only one platform, which one would it be and why? 
03:23 - As we go from concept to final product, what is the best way to empower our readers to spread the word? 
05:52 - Whats your process for vetting clients - specifically Vaynermedia?
07:22 - How do you get away with dropping the F-Bomb? 
09:32 - What was the hardest thing when starting Vaynermedia? 

#LINKS
The #AskGaryVee Show Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfA33-E9P7FC0AoARnMLvgFgESJe4_Ngs

Sorry I'm in just a bad mood today, guys. Miss America was a totally amazing experience, but the Jets game yesterday really put me on a bad track for this week.

On the plus side, I got to share some new facts about how I built up VaynerMedia this episode.

#AskGaryVee Episode 17: Dropping F-Bombs

#QOTD: What do you think of the new http://garyvaynerchuk.com ??

#LINKS
Techmeme - http://www.techmeme.com/
Jason Hirshhorn's Email list -  http://link.mediaredefined.com/join/353/media-twitter

The fact that I can (and have) effected and touched so many people is absolutely mindblowing to me. Buying the Jets is will happen one day, but even if it doesn't I take enormous pride in the fact that I've already cemented my legacy as a person who can communicate and engage at scale.

#AskGaryVee Episode 18: The Ultimate Drug

#QOTD: Who is the biggest influence in your life right now?

As an entrepreneur, I default into assuming it's always going to be competitive. It doesn't matter if "nobody is in your space" because if you're any good, and you've figured something new out, EVERYBODY is going to be in your space eventually. 

To me, competition between startups is the same old game: Better product, better service, better execution. Those are the things that will drive your business. 

When you're David, you shouldn't play Goliath's game. When you're Goliath, you should CRUSH David.

Here's an example: Did anybody think it was weird that, for three years, I NEVER mentioned VaynerMedia. The truth there was that my size (or my lack thereof) was my advantage, and I couldn't let these other big guys know how huge we were getting! I was learning the landscape. Now that we've got the money and the scale to compete, you'll see that I'm talking about it more. 

The important thing is to NEVER PLAY THE OTHER PERSON'S GAME.

#AskGaryVee Episode 28: How to Keep Your Startup Competitive

#QOTD: What's your favorite thing about San Francisco?

#LINKS

Making the decision to put myself out there - https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/my-toughest-decision-752587427.html

To me, a name is made. I have some friends that sit around and spend wayyyyy too much time trying to figure out the name for their startup. What did "Google" or "Facebook" mean to anybody outside of their inner communities when they weren't the household names we know today? None of these words mean ANYTHING until they're SOMETHING. 

Some people email me saying they don't like their own last name. My response? You're emailing Gary VAYNERCHUK. Let's call it what it is, Vaynerchuk SUCKS. And yea, they'll be those that tell me it's unique and kinda cool, and I get that - BUT, it's only good because I made something out of it. 

And so, what does a name actually mean? To me? NOTHING. 

I actually think a new trend in this short-form world we live in will be that most business names will start getting abbreviated. People used to call me "V-Chuk" because they didn't want to call me by "Vaynerchuk," and that became my slang last name. We will evolve our name to our convenience so long as it brings VALUE. And so, stop worrying about the name and start worrying about the product. 

#ProTip: If your full name is available for a dot-com, go ahead and purchase it. I highly recommend it. 


#AskGaryVee Episode 30: How to Pick a Name for Your Business

#QOTD: What weaknesses of yours are you giving thanks for? And be honest. This will help you. 

Someone by the name of Tommy Mottola (look him up) once told me that he wouldn't try and sell anything until the artist he was working with and the product they were creating (in this case music) were ready. And I agree with that to some extent because if you're going to sell something you need to make sure that those ready to buy it can actually do so, but it also needs to make sense for the context involved. So let me explain. 

If you're able to achieve and execute on business objectives by building out content and pushing your product or business without the need of a fully built website, then by all means, go for it. By creating content you're beginning the journey of how your story will unfold. The reception of this content will also allow you to test and learn and understand the best approach to creating future content once your business and website are ready for the masses. That process you simply don't want to miss out on. 

And so, a big issue I've been seeing is that people are too reluctant to sell against the communities and the impressions they've established on social. Too many people are caught up on only leveraging their website for banner ads but selling against social audiences is essentially the same thing. If you're creating valuable content that's living on social then you might as well take advantage of that opportunity. Don't get caught up in only monetizing on the platform that you fully own when there's a world of opportunity that exists through the channels you're deciding to put your content on. 

So in short - If the opportunity to create content presents itself and makes sense for the objectives of the business you're trying to build, then my suggestion is to go ALL IN and get moving. NOW.


#AskGaryVee Episode 47: How I Screwed Up My Uber Investment

What would you say is the the biggest obstacle to your success right now? A lack of time? Maybe a lack of capital? Or maybe a lack of good employees?

Nope. All wrong.

The biggest obstacle to success is a lack of optimism.

I’ll back up.

The fact that people go straight to any other answer is the problem in itself. Money and time are, of course, difficulties. When I started WineLibrary, I had time but we didn’t necessarily have the money. So it took more time. Today, I have the money, but boy do I not have the time. Fact is, though, that neither should ever be an excuse. They weren’t for me, and they shouldn’t be for you.

This is something I really need everyone to understand. No one should ever point to time or money as an obstacle. They are firmly in the excuses column, and I have no patience for that. I will never make an excuse. Everything that is a problem with me, everything I don’t achieve and everything wrong with VaynerMedia is my fault. I succumb to that, I respect that, and that’s how I think it should be. No excuses. Even more so, you shouldn’t let yourself have patience for excuses either. Train yourself to believe this, and you will see amazing results. No joke. There will always be problems, and you need to get out of the mindset that they are obstacles because you should already assume they will be there. They’re just part of the path, my friend.

Because guess what? There are about a million other things that could stop success in it’s tracks. The health and well being of your family. The world is changing. The media, bad coverage of you. I’m a human being, and I always wonder what would happen if I say the wrong thing. Any of these things could happen, but they are the same thing: excuses.

There are a million reasons why not, but there is one good reason why, which is this: you just have to persevere.
No matter what happens, it’s the way it is, and you have to keep going. And that is where the optimism lives. If you truly believe that you can do it no matter what, you’ve got this. The only reason you might bring up any of the previous excuses we talked about is because you DON’T believe, right? Do not let that kind of thinking ever get in the way.

So. You can pick time. You can pick money. Pick any one or two things that you think stop you from winning your game. But the truth is there are a million reasons. Get thicker skin. Build up your self esteem. To be able to get through, you need to have optimism. Every day is hard, and all you have to fight it in the end is yourself.

The music for this video is a song from the motion picture "Inception" titled "Time" ALL Music rights belong to Hans Zimmer and the studio behind the creation of this song. 

The Straightest Road To Success

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#QOTD: How many dreams do you remember in the morning?

#TIMESTAMPS
2:20 - Stuck at DMV in NJ. Sucks here. What can they do to bring themselves into this decade? Online and off. So antiquated.
4:54 - I recently learned about Facebook dark posts. I know I'm a little late, but there is tons of info about dark posts on YouTube. There are also people selling dark post courses. Would you pay for a course or use all the free info on YouTube? Are dark posts really that complicated?
6:39 - Do you ever have dreams at night about your business?
8:04 - How can the communications manager (me) of a nonprofit on a heavy topic (human trafficking) make the depressing content dynamic?
9:57 - Would you be willing to sacrifice your ethics for a business win?

#LINKS
BASKETBALL WITH GV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70D_FSxgIgE

There is nothing the DMV can do to improve their situation. Let me explain why. Because they are run by the state. So, it's political. They won't fix it. The only way to fix DMVs is the privatize them and let entrepreneurs run them. They, for a change, will actually care about the customer. Employees will care, because they would have incentives. Maybe they would even put Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts inside of the DMVs, to make more money on the rent.

Basically, privatized DMVs would innovate. Care. Give a crap. All the things that government industries don't do because it is not in their best interest. The people that can't innovate and can't win in a competitive landscape default to having terrible careless services. 

I don't want to be a hardcore capitalist on this issue, though. But I really don't know. If you don't incentivize humans somehow to do the right thing, you can't win. AND...more and more, in a digital world, it's become easier to do that. There is no excuse any more. There are alternatives. 

#AskGaryVee Episode 95: Dreams, Ethics, & The DMV

#QOTD: Finish the sentence: "Cash is _________ ."

#TIMESTAMPS
2:03 - I have an app idea, with my target market willing to test it, but I need to create the app and I'm not a programmer. Any advice?
3:27 - What are bad habits you had and overcame, and how did overcoming them aid your growth as an entrepreneur?
5:07 - How can I prevent angel investors interested in investing in my enterprise, from potentially stealing our IP?
6:58 - Which marketing vehicles are working best to grow the businesses of the startups you've invested in?
9:37 - What would you prioritize as a one person business?

#LINKS
RSVP TO EPISODE 100: https://www.facebook.com/events/1432361237066830/
OPTIMIZE YOUR FB PRESENCE: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/facebook-tips-for-businesses-984995079.html

When people start their pitches to me by saying "But first, please sign this NDA so our ideas don't get stolen", I immediately check out. Why? Because if you actually think in 2015 that your idea is so profound and nobody has ever thought of it, then you are lost in the reality of the marketplace. If that is your mindset, I don't see that as a winning mindset. Starting now, 2015 and beyond, the days of patenting ideas, IP being stolen, are gone. Every idea has been thought of. All of them. I mean it.

Now, people actually executing on those ideas? That is the big one now. You need to have the right resources, be in the right place in your career, have energy, skills, opportunities: those are the variables. Not the ideas.


#AskGaryVee Episode 96: You're Out of Business

There is something that is rarely talked about in the business world and I want to start building more attention for it.

That thing is self-awareness.

I’m upset that the narrative these days is that everyone needs to be number one, own a company, be in charge. A lot of people are going to lose that way.

Self-awareness allows people to recognize what things they do best so they can then go hard on those aspects of their life. It also helps you accept your weaknesses.

What works for one person doesn’t work for everyone. I want people to learn to be at peace with themselves, to understand what they can offer, because everyone’s got something. The key, however, is learning how to find it.

Self-awareness can help you do that.

Self-awareness is being able to accept your weaknesses while focusing all of your attention on your strengths.

The moment you decide to accept your shortcomings and bet entirely on your strengths, things will change. Trust me.

The Importance of Self-Awareness

#QOTD - What is your prediction for your favorite teams' record for the entire season? 

#LINKS
Brandon Marshall - https://twitter.com/bmarshall
Eric Decker - https://twitter.com/EricDecker87
Damario Davis - https://twitter.com/demario__davis
Nick Folk - https://twitter.com/nickfolk2

#TIMESTAMPS
1:45- Ryan Fitzpatrick: What are the pros and cons of getting involved with franchised restaurants? How much money does Chick Fil-A lose being closed on Sundays?
4:46- Brandon Marshall: What can I do now to set myself up for business when I'm done playing football? 
6:44- Eric Decker: How can athletes use social media to expand upon their brand?
9:46- Damario Davis: When it comes to startups, is it better to raise money, use your own money, or take out a loan?
12:11- Nick Folk: What can I do now to prepare for business when I'm done playing football? 

#AskGaryVee Episode 137: The New York Jets Ask Questions About Social Media

Everyone who watches this has one weakness they are aware of. Something they aren't good at. Something they haven't addressed. Everyone. That is the beginning of the process of self-awareness.

One of the most important things for me when it comes to running a team is making everyone feel safe. Because when people feel safe, they start telling the truth. And that is an enormous upside in running a business. If everyone can be honest with themselves, be truthful about who they actually are versus who they want to be, that is when the magic happens.

This video speaks to all of that, and more. I hope you enjoy it. Let me know in the comments what you think, and would love to hear your story about self-awareness.

Music: "Blessed" by Wake
https://soundcloud.com/alt1985

Self-Awareness Part 2: The Key to Success

6 MINS FOR THE NEXT 60 YEARS OF YOUR LIFE

There's no such thing as an overnight success. It takes work. Period. 

Overnight Success


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#QOTD: (26:53) With all these innovations and disruptions, if you had to think of the perfect job you'd want to have in the near future or in the longterm, what do you think it should be? What do you want to be now and what do you think you'll want to be in the future

#TIMESTAMPS:
7:03 - Do you think big brands should sell directly to consumer?
13:40 - The average amount of email someone gets is 147 per day. The average pieces of mail, 4 per day. Is it time to get back in the mailbox?
19:03 - Do you see bots becoming big in the next 24 months? Microsoft and Facebook are heavily investing. Will bots become a tier 1 inbound channel?
22:27: Kobe Bryant score 60 in his last Lakers game! What can we learn about business from Kobe? Thoughts on his legacy?

#LINKS:
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MY BOOKS: https://garyvaynerchuk.com/books


Kobe Bryant's Legacy, Messenger Chatbots & Snail Mail | #AskGaryVee Episode 199

Happy holidays from Gary and Team GV. Let's do what we can to make this the best year ever. No looking back. Move forward, work to match your ambition, and do what makes you happy. You deserve it. Let's go !!&nbsp;

My 2017 Manifesto

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