December 21, 2020
Inside The Mind of Gary Vee | Gary Vaynerchuk on The Danny Miranda Podcast
Check out The Danny Miranda Podcast Episode Page & Show Notes
Key Takeaways
- When Gary talks about hustle, he means having a good work ethic
- It does not mean work till you burn out, get depressed, or feel suicidal
- Focus on the things within your control, such as yourself:
- “The only thing that I have 100,000% control over is me the human being” – Gary Veynerchuk
- Don’t confuse patience with non-action
- Success is a long term game that requires patience, but you also need to be working at it every day
- The bigger your audience grows, so will the number of haters or people who don’t like you
- Some people will misinterpret your advice and blame you for the outcome
- Some people are weird or enjoy trolling
- Some people don’t know have the full context and have only heard one side of a story about you
- At a certain size, it because impossible to reply to every comment, DM, email from your audience
- Spend a little time every day responding to people but be okay with not getting to everyone
- Gary’s north star in life is gratitude: He’s trying to help as many people as possible and spread positivity in every direction
Intro
- Gary Vaynerchuk: (@garyvee) is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO and co-founder of VaynerMedia. He’s also the author of:
- Crushing It!
- The Thank You Economy
- #AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur’s Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness
- Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World
- Gary Vaynerchuk’s 101 Wines
- Host: Danny Miranda (@heydannymiranda)
Books Mentioned
- The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk
How Danny & Gary’s Paths Crossed
- How did Danny get Gary on his podcast?
- He shared a tweet listing a few of his dream podcast guests. Several people commented that Gary should come on Danny’s podcast and sometime later, Gary said he’d do it.
- This isn’t the first time Danny and Gary’s paths have crossed:
- When Danny was 15, he wanted to go to a speaking event to see Gary Vaynerchuk, but his mother said no because it was a school night. Danny then messaged Gary on Instagram and Gary responded and asked for his mother’s number. Gary then called Danny’s mom and left her a message saying to let him go to the event.
- What did Gary tell Danny’s mom?
- He said that the world is constantly changing and that Danny would probably learn more about life by coming to the event than he would from school
- What did Gary tell Danny’s mom?
- When Danny was 15, he wanted to go to a speaking event to see Gary Vaynerchuk, but his mother said no because it was a school night. Danny then messaged Gary on Instagram and Gary responded and asked for his mother’s number. Gary then called Danny’s mom and left her a message saying to let him go to the event.
- Gary’s north star in life is gratitude: He’s trying to help as many people as possible and spread positivity in every direction
- One of Gary’s life goals is to be one of the most famous people in the world to spread his message about gratitude to as many people as possible
Life Lessons From Gary
- When Gary talks about hustle, he means having a good work ethic
- It does not mean work till you burn out, get depressed, or feel suicidal
- Focus on the things within your control, such as yourself:
- “The only thing that I have 100,000% control over is me the human being” – Gary Veynerchuk
- Don’t confuse patience with non-action
- Success is a long term game that requires patience, but you also need to be working at it every day
- When you start a business, the learning and networking you’ll gain from it will probably have a higher ROI than the financial ramifications of your business
- Don’t confuse keeping it real with keeping it cynical. There’s a big difference between the two.
- You can keep it real and be optimistic at the same time
It’s Never Too Late To Be An Entrepreneur
- Gary worked for his dad’s business until he was in his early 30s
- Then he started Wine Library TV and released 5 videos every week for 5 years
- He later went on to start Vayner Media and became an early investor in several big name companies such as in Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr
- Then he started Wine Library TV and released 5 videos every week for 5 years
The Cons of Having A Huge Audience
- The bigger your audience grows, so will the number of haters or people who don’t like you
- Some people will misinterpret your advice and blame you for the outcome
- Some people are weird or enjoy trolling
- Some people don’t know have the full context and have only heard one side of a story about you
- At a certain size, it because impossible to reply to every comment, DM, email from your audience
- Gary enjoys connecting with people so he still spends time every day trying to respond to thoughtful messages
- “I get great enjoyment from engaging with communities” – Gary Vaynerchuk
- Gary enjoys connecting with people so he still spends time every day trying to respond to thoughtful messages