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Welcome to the first episode of my new show! This is the perfect way to start things off as we get into some nitty gritty about long-term business goals, Facebook dark-posts, and even non-profits. This is the beginning of a new era, my friends. Get ready!


#AskGaryVee Episode 1: How to Utilize Native Ad Platforms

A Keynote: Entrepreneurship Can't Be Taught

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

In the last sixteen months of my life, I've changed something major about myself: I've started being healthy.

A year and a half ago, I was eating like crap, not working out, and generally feeling awful. It was a tough life, and I realized quickly that I couldn't sustain a life like that. It was impossible. So I hired a trainer to force me to be better. I made an enormous lifestyle shift, and I am so happy I did.

But it made me realize something about the current state of fitness entrepreneurs. And I want to shine a light on it.

Everybody defaults to what comes easy to them. That should be obvious. But greatness comes from adversity; it comes from looking a challenge directly in the eye and having the fortitude to step up and go after it.

This is what's going on with the fitness want-repreneur world right now.

Everyone is going for what is easy. And that isn't going to pan out if they are serious about becoming a business person. Just like I knew being a great business person wouldn't pan out if I didn't get healthy.

Fitness entrepreneurs want to do the minimal work and still expect a huge return. It's easy for fitness entrepreneurs to do the push ups, to do the squats and deadlifts because that is exactly what got them to where they are now. They started in fitness and now they want to make money just by having those guns or that body. They default into what is easy without recognizing what is hard: running an actual business.

You know what was hard for me? Waking up early. Not eating what I wanted to eat. Powering through workouts. Yet it was easy to build 50M dollar businesses.

I wanted to pass off getting up and running. I wanted to pass off lifting, squatting, stretching. I didn't want to do it. But I had no problem working eighteen hours a day, taking meeting after meeting, and putting in the actual work.

Fitness "entrepreneurs" want to pass on replying to tweets all day to get the word out. They want to pass off the marketing. They want to pass off working hard to create a great interesting post, or doing a bunch of podcasts to get a larger audience. They want to go straight for the mirror selfie so you can get a bunch of Instagram likes, then call that their "business".

Well guess what? It's not good enough.

I have sympathy for how long it can take for something to come together in a big way. I get thousands and thousands of emails a year from people saying they've been working for months at something and they aren't seeing results. It can be disheartening. In a weird way, working out has shown me that more than anything else. I've been working out for sixteen months now and I'm happy, but if you told me sixteen months ago that this what I would have by now, I might say "Ehhhh…"

But the reverse is far worse.

That's why I say to you: just start the work now. Do it. Work hard. Be diligent. Do not let up. You have the body. You have the chops. You did all that. Now get to the business side of things and grow that muscle too. 

MUSIC BY: https://soundcloud.com/deisel1time 

A short: The Current State Of Fitness Entrepreneurs

Timing Is Everything

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The Law of Attraction, Importance of Sales Skills & Working Smarter | #AskGaryVee 232

This is a chapter from the #AskGaryVee audiobook, Chapter 17: Self-Awareness. &nbsp;If you haven't checked out the audiobook yet, it's one of the best and most important chapters I recorded&nbsp;and wanted to make sure all of you had a chance to listen to it.&nbsp; The #AskGaryVee audiobook&nbsp;showcases the most useful and interesting questions I've&nbsp;addressed on the show, distilling and expanding on this podcast's most urgent and evergreen themes. For more info on the book or the audiobook you can check out&nbsp;http://bit.ly/AGVaudiobook.&nbsp; Thanks for listening!

#AskGaryVee Audiobook: Chapter 17 Self-Awareness

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

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

On Episode 242 of the #AskGaryVee call-in show the LEGENDARY Tony Robbins stops by and co-hosts with me !! After a quick summary of Tony’s new book ‘UNSHAKEABLE,' we answer questions about how Tony and I find gratitude in our lives, the importance of&nbsp;diversifying our investments, and he 80/20 rule behind focusing on what's important in business while also flirting with new ideas as an entrepreneur. THIS ONE IS FIRE !!&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

#AskGaryVee 242 | Tony Robbins, Unshakeable, Gratitude & Focusing on Your Steak

On this edition of the GaryVee Audio Experience, we’ve compiled clips surrounding one of my favorite mantras: ‘Ideas are shit. Execution is everything.' I talk about why ideas are overrated, how you should think about executing, and why you shouldn’t hold back from just doing and trusting that the more you move, the more will come from it.&nbsp;

A Compilation: Ideas Are Shit. Execution is Everything.

Guys ... this is it. There's no secrets. There's no formulas. Nothing worth building was done overnight. There's so many of you trying to "make it" because you've got things to prove and people to impress but if you're doing it for any other reason than for yourself, you're going to lose. I wish I could make all you youngsters know how I feel right now in my body and mind at 41. YOU'VE GOT TIME. Focus on what'll make you happy - have the right intentions - and understand that nothing worthwhile in life comes easy. Please lend this one your ears !!&nbsp;

Patience | The One Word That Built My Success

No matter what it is in life you'll never know what can happen until you ask. I made this clip exclusively for my VIP newsletter but I thought it was important to share with everyone here ... but while we're at it, make sure to sign up for my newsletter for exclusive content, giveaways, and more (garyvee.com/GARYVIP) if you haven't yet ;) Hope you guys enjoy this sound bite. It's massively important for any of you trying to figure out how to leverage your business community to build something great. Let me know what you think !!&nbsp;

Business Development Tips for Small Businesses

GUYS. This is it. This one is so incredibly important I had to share it here first. The video will be launching after this but please, take a listen and then check out the video when it goes live. So many of you are crippled by the thought of starting and I hope that this podcast and its video alleviate any concerns you have. This is the framework and I hope you guys pay attention .. Can't wait to hear what you think !!&nbsp;

HOW TO START

Here's an interview with my homie Andy Frisella from about a year or so back. This guy brings some serious energy and we had a great chat alongside some of his boys from the way. He's the absolute model for what it means to 'Crush It' as he went out and built a massive business off the back of grit, patience, passion, and some smart branding. This one isn't for the faint of heart. Time to tune in and get fired up !!&nbsp; &nbsp;

An Interview on 'THE MFCEO Podcast' with Andy Frisella

A HUGE thanks to my man, Tom Bilyeu for having me on his show. Loved loved loved chatting with him about why&nbsp;positivity, optimism&nbsp;are the complete keys to success, the success and boom of services like Uber over car purchases, and why the time and world we're living in now - the age where the internet and online presences are completely dominating - is the most important shift in our society in years. It all comes down to your perspective, and how you execute. We get DEEP in this one. Don't miss it, and make sure to check out Tom's show, Impact Theory! ;)

An Interview: Gary Vaynerchuk on Tom Bilyeu's IMPACT THEORY

This chat I have with this young man applied to SO many of you. Make sure you really, REALLY listen in here because this one gets deep. When you're grinding and kicking, make sure you're thinking of why you're really there.&nbsp;Do things with the intent of people showing up to you funeral, rather than filling your bank account. Trust me here, the bank account will come. This is one of my most insightful pieces of content, so please please give it a listen; I'd be so humbled. Let me know what you think about it and hit me up on Twitter. &lt;3

Advice To A Young Man That Everyone Should Hear

This clip elaborates on my idea of subtle attention hacking with the goal of&nbsp;acquisition. I dive into a few recent examples, like why my Natty Light sweater choice while courtside at the Knicks game was a good idea and how it got me social attention and influence without having to do any action, as well as the reasoning behind putting my agency cards up for a few minutes before each talk I do. Some good insights here !!

A Rant: Hacking Attention For Acquisition

You know how many people who fully committed themselves to becoming a billionaire AT LEAST ended up becoming a millionaire or multi-millionaire? Every one of them.&nbsp; But most people don't get it. Most people still set "small realistic goals." You can't be like that if you want the kind of life that people would kill for.&nbsp; You have to redefine what's "realistic" and learn to visualize what's possible, which is every f*cking thing you can dream up. So set massive f*cking goals!

Why Your Goals Should Embarrass You, with Andy Frisella - MFCEO198

Gary Vaynerchuk speaks about the art of marketing. A series of questions that go in depth and allow him to expand on some of his core beliefs. 

This is a must-listen for fans of Gary, and anybody looking for inspiration in the workplace or in their personal lives.

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