Gary

This audio track is from my latest video "The Most Important Word Ever" Watch the original here: http://youtu.be/PIJElPStJpg?list=UUctXZhXmG-kf3tlIXgVZUlw

The Most Important Word - Audio Podcast

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

Hard Work & Patience

This might be the most important message I've been focusing on over the last few years. We're so good (especially in America) at exploiting eachother's weaknesses&nbsp;and selling us on ways to get 'better,' and I'm trying to do the reverse. I don't put out all of this content out for you to try and be like me. I'm just trying to give you the cover to use my day as a barometer for you to measure how you're building your success and happiness.&nbsp;At the end of the day, by knowing what you're good at and what makes you happy, and focusing all of your attention on those things, you will win. You don't need to be the best at everything. You just need to do what makes you happy.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Go All In On Your Strengths

In this one I sit down with the face of Lacrosse, Paul Rabil. Not only is he a beast on the field but he's a very knowledgable and savvy businessman.&nbsp;He gets things done and it was a real pleasure to sit down with him here&nbsp;and continue to get to know him outside of this first chat.&nbsp;Here's a good glimpse into how I approach people for the first time and like all things, play for the long-term marathon, not the sprint. &nbsp; &nbsp;

Personal Branding Meeting with Legendary Lacrosse Player Paul Rabil

Here’s a FIRE talk I did at Twitter with Twitter employees. I hold zero punches in this one and give some tough love to a platform that’s very much responsible for my early notoriety. It pains me that Twitter hasn’t adapted much over the years and&nbsp;that it's not as impactful anymore (especially since I have such a large following there). In this one we go deep where I give them suggestions on how to update their platform, Periscope vs. other streaming platforms, how Twitter&nbsp;can beat Facebook, and how they can win the live event space.&nbsp; &nbsp;

A Tough Love Talk At Twitter for Twitter Employees

Self-esteem is the game, folks, and thankfully for me I was blessed with a mother who drilled that confidence in me from a very early age. It's time for us to stop focusing on what we perceive as our weaknesses or the fear of letting those around us down. At the end of the day, for all we know, there's only one shot at this, and I implore you to live a life that will lead to no regrets. It's definitely not easy but it's a north star we should all aspire to work towards.&nbsp;

6-Minutes on How to Be More Confident

This message COULD NOT&nbsp;be more important to me .. In this day and age where the negative minority is so much louder than those that are actually happy with their lives, we need to take it upon ourselves to spread positive vibes. Everything we're told, everything we're sold, is based on this lie that we all need to be fixed in one way or another and that's just not true. It's time to build on our strengths, focus on our perspective, and bring out in others the positivity that just doesn't get highlighted enough. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE. It's time !!&nbsp;

Let's Make Positivity Louder

Another episode of the call-in showwwwwwwwwww. This one wasn't planned but we had some room in the schedule so we made it happen and that's what I like to call maximizing EVERY MINUTE&nbsp;of the day. In this one we cover questions about getting shut down by Instagram, putting all your eggs in one basket, dropping out of high school versus staying in, and the type of curriculum I would create if I were in charge of Venezuelan business classes. Tune-in and let me know what you think ! @GaryVee &nbsp;

#AskGaryVee 241 | Rebuilding a Brand, Dropping out of High School, and Entrepreneurship in Venezuela

Here's a clip from a recent DailyVee that hit home for a lot of you. No matter who we are, where we're from, what we've done, people are always going to throw us into a box .. it's just the way people are. When I started the agency, everyone was saying "Oh, now wine boy is going to start a social media agency." They automatically wanted to keep me in the wine "box" through and through I was an operator and knew exactly what I was doing. So I hope this clip helps you put an end to being affected by people's opinions of you. Believe in yourself, focus on what makes you happy, and punch the haters in the face by actually executing on your dreams.&nbsp;

#ClipIt: Being Pigeonholed

Here's a Q&amp;A I did while in the car back from the airport. This one was gold because we cover a ton in just a car ride, including communicating with employees to set them up to win in the long term, overcoming the fear of failure, confronting those that bring you down, motivational speaking, establishing trust when trying to scale, and so much more.&nbsp;

An Instagram Live Q&A

Hey Soundcloud users! I realized that a lot of you might not know who I am, so here is a little intro I just recorded to let you know who I am and what I'm all about.

Gary

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