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November 2, 2017
The Greatest Book Launch Party of All Time!
VaynerNation,
As some of you know, my next book ‘Crushing It!’ is launching on January 30th, 2018 and this time around I’m doing something BIG and different! February 3rd, on Super Bowl weekend in Minnesota where the big game is being held, I’m going to throw the biggest book launch ever. Yup, that’s right. I’m throwing a book launch party during all the Super Bowl madness, so everyone in Minnesota.. Everyone in middle America.. Everyone flying in for the game MUST stop by 
October 30, 2017
My Advice to 50-Year-Olds!
So you turn 50 this year, right? Or you just turned 50. It’s so interesting to me that people can’t project or understand where the market’s moving, aka, in this scenario that “we,” as 40–50–60 year-olds are going to live dramatically longer and healthier than your parents’ and grandparents’ generation.
So you sit here at 50, and you start questioning, “where am I in my life? Middle? Tail-end to middle?” …
So many of your entrepreneurial and life ambitions start to dwindle… You start losing hope and you give up. You start settling into your life and thinking “this is how it played out.”
I “could have” .. “I should have” .. “I didn’t” ..
I just never want you to get to a point where you say “I wish, I wish, I wish”
What I hope to accomplish with this one little piece of content is to inspire one 49, 50, or 51-year-old to understand, psst…
You have a lot more time than you think!
It is super appropriate for you to start that business that you’ve always wanted to right now. It is actually quite practical. You probably have a much deeper understanding of what to do to be successful than the average 25-year-old that’s rolling into my office looking for dollars to start their business because they’ve got an “idea.”
If I can just take the energy in my heart and deploy it into people’s brains to understand how much time you still have left in your life to do your thing.. That’s what I want to do.
That would make me very happy because I do believe way too many people are starting to plot their exit, or their unwind, or their finish.
And I’m like, shit, you may have 50 years left! With modern medicine you may have 50 more good years of executing! 40 for sure
October 23, 2017
How I Decide What to Do!
A lot of you watch me every day and wonder how I get so much done. When faced with so much opportunity, you wonder how I decide. And the truth is simple, I just do.
Execution
— Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) August 12, 2016
Over the years I have developed an unbelievable amount of intuition, which is predicated on my experience in business which allows me to execute quickly and strategically on my goals.
You need to move fast. I am more concerned about speed than being “right” on the first try. It’s so much better to try, fail, revise and try again then spend all of your time debating and never actually doing.
For me it comes down to a few things. I’m reliant on my intuition because I have seen this scenario before. You start to develop pattern recognition and then your intuition takes over which allows you to make decisions based on all of your prior experience in life.
At 41, I’m really starting to find this zen state where my experience and intuition combine. I’m not dwelling on the alternative, I’m deciding and reacting to figure it out.
But for a lot of people who don’t make hundreds of decisions a day, you basically need to trust your gut. You need to look logically at the situation, analyze the pros and cons, trust your instincts, and decide.
It’s the lack of fear of failing that has allowed me to make decisions so quick. People don’t make decisions because they are scared to lose. I make decisions because I want to know what’s going to happen, and then I use that information to help advise what I do next.
The one thing I know for sure, is the outcome of what happens if you don’t decide. If you never make a decision, or deliberate for too long, all the upside or potential opportunity could be lost.
So many questions — one answer often rises to the top – #MoreMoreMore
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The only thing I’m focused on when evaluating opportunity is the net score. The funny thing about being in this position, is I am now crippled with opportunity.
There are so many things I “could do” and now I have to decide what “to do.” All of those decisions are really made on my intuition. What seems right at that moment in time.
It’s not difficult to understand why more shots on goal, gives you a better chance to succeed. If I accomplish 14 things in a day, no matter how large or small, that 14 is undeniably more than 2.
I’m on the offense so I’m just not worried about what other people think. I reverse engineer my own wants and needs and make decisions based on that.
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The last and most important thing is having good intent.
I’ve never done anything for the wrong reason. And this is important. A lot of people reading this can think “wow, this guy’s got a ton of confidence, or too much ego…”
But the truth is, when you’re coming from good intent, you don’t have to be worried about what other people think.
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I’m never worried about losing because when I have to explain why I made the decisions I did, nobody is going to be like wow, what an idiot, or what a bad person, or judge me based on some secret thing I had in mind. I’m very open and transparent with my reasoning so if I lose, I lose.
99 percent of things you have to “choose” in life really don’t matter and even on the biggest things, it’s always better to go with your gut than to overthink it.
The more you think about it, the more you talk yourself out of it. — Tweet This!
Whether that’s school, or where to work, or where to live, it’s better to decide, test and react than become overwhelmed with options and possibility crippling your decision to move forward.
The moral of the story is: the more you do, the more you learn. The more you learn from doing, the more trust and ease you’ll have with making decisions. The more trust you have with yourself in making decisions, the easier it’ll become to act when the time calls for it.
At the end of the day, when you come from a good place, there’s no wrong decision. There might be short term consequences because you can’t always win, but long term, net net, you will come out on top.
Thanks for reading! 
October 22, 2017
Everything You Need to Know About The GaryVee 001 & 002 K-Swiss Sneakers
VaynerNation,
On 11/14 my official collaboration with K-Swiss drops and we launch the “GaryVee 001 and 002”! I am really excited .. never thought a businessman shoe was in the cards
October 18, 2017
VaynerMedia’s Immersive Digital Media Marketing Workshop
Daily Digital Deep Dive
VaynerMedia is a full service digital agency built for the now. We partner with clients to drive their business outcomes with best-in-class modern video production, media planning & distribution, influencer marketing, Google & Alexa voice services, and everything in between.
Over the past 8 years we have worked with companies large and small from AB InBev, Pepsico and GE to small 1-100M dollar SMB’s.
We have built world class proficiency in the areas of creative production, paid media, influencer marketing, emerging technology and IoT, e-commerce, personal branding, small and medium size business, startups, professional consulting and event based marketing.
As the CEO of VaynerMedia, it has been an enormous goal of mine to be able to share this expertise with as many people in business as possible, from seasoned veterans to those just starting up.
My goal is to build VaynerMedia into a business where we say ‘yes!’ and provide value across the board. Our newest offering, The Daily Digital Deep Dive is a 1 day in depth consulting session created to do just that.
You’ll leave the day with all the practical marketing advice and tools to scale your business as myself and my senior leadership will take you through tactical workshops focused on:
Culture: Why it’s important and how to build it.
Operations: How I have scaled myself as the CEO of VaynerMedia.
Creative: Developing creative frameworks to tell your story.
Strategy: Defining your business and developing concrete objectives.
Social Platforms: Understanding platform nuances and how to leverage emerging social networks for your business.
Media Buying: Media strategy and step-by-step ad-buying best practices.
Influencers: How and why to leverage influencers on every social network.
Personal Branding: The “GaryVee model” of personal branding and content creation.
The Daily Digital Deep Dive (4Ds) is reserved to small groups consisting of no more than 13 people. The atmosphere is intimate so that we can tailor the experience to you and your specific business needs. My team will conduct an in depth call with all attendees prior to your 4Ds experience in order to gather any and all relevant context. We’ll engage as a group to identify and address all questions you may have.
The goal of this program is for you to walk away with practical solutions to help grow your business and be part of a lasting community. All members will be part of an exclusive Facebook Alumni group in order to stay connected and support one another on their professional journey.
But don’t take our word for it. Here are some popular testimonials:
Is The 4Ds Worth It?
⭐️The 4Ds further reiterated that life/business is about investments and the people you surround yourself with. It also helped with the more tactical issue of how to deliver and cultivate content. –Nick Stringari, Stringari Media
⭐️I can directly tie well over $100,000 in revenue to stuff I’ve learned from you guys since I was there. 10X’d my investment in cash already. –GrantWise, LikeGrantWise.com
⭐️The 4Ds event was an empowering punch-to-the-gut wake up call, a kick-in-the-ass to pursue bigger dreams, and a giant hug to let you know you’re not alone. –Jasmine Star, Photographer + Business Strategist
⭐️Masters Choice has implemented so many new changes to our marketing strategy from things learned at our 4Ds day. The biggest most obvious change though is not in the marketing department. After hearing from Claude at the event, and running into her in the halls at Vayner on my way out, the biggest lessons learned were about heart and culture. She had the heart to email me and talk on a video call in follow up. As a result, we have hired a full time “Heart Director” that will work to maintain a culture of love and caring in our business. Claude even took time to call our Heart Director and offer advice and help her understand her new role.- Andrew Crabtree, Brand Manager, –Masters Choice Nutrition
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I wanted to share a quick update that I’m super excited about. All of my blog content that I post on Garyvaynerchuk.com and Medium is now available on Apple News. It’s an incredibly simple user experience that I think a lot of you will enjoy. The only way to receive updates about my content is to subscribe
October 13, 2017
My Challenge To You!
Everybody’s trying to make you fix all your shortcomings, fuck your shortcomings.
Triple down on your strengths. What do you want? Whatever it may be, you need to reverse engineer your ambition and go get it.
It’s basic.
Do you care about what other people think? Then you’re vulnerable right then and there.
I just think everybody’s lost perspective, so I’m trying to rewind them back to be more grateful.
It’s gratitude! It’s one life, one at bat, one time. I just don’t want to see that regret in my eyes that I see in so many.
You just have to know yourself. You have to deploy self-awareness. You’re going to have to start paying attention to what you do well and start spending all of your time on what you’re good at instead of spending all of your time on what you’re bad at.
If you want something, go fucking get it, but you need to make a decision today!
Are you going to finally eat shit and do something about it?
This is 26 years in the making, a whole lot of losing along the way, but learning my craft.
Are you going to make pretend you’re a business person because it feels nice or are you going to become a business person?
Eating shit for a decade and doing it for yourself is good for you.
Do you actually know what the fuck you’re doing? Are you actually putting in the work? Do you really want this that bad or do you want to make it look like you want it that bad?
You only get to live this life one time. Once.
One very smart thing a lot of you youngsters can do is go volunteer at a nursing home or go hang out with people that are 70, 80, 90, like your grandparents or your great-grandparents.
The number one thing they’ll tell you is they regret the things they didn’t do, so try.
What are you waiting for?
Just because somebody’s going to make fun of you on your YouTube video, you’re not going to care in three, four, five, six years, but what you might have left on the table was the thing that would’ve changed your life.
It’s time. Go do!
Thanks for reading!
October 11, 2017
Don’t Take Attention For Granted!
I had an epiphany today that clearly has been stuck in my brain for quite a while, which is that, oh, right, the biggest companies in the world, the biggest advertisers in the world, have been taking attention for granted.
How To Waste 80 Billion Dollars
It's coming. It's an 80 BILLION dollar opportunity.. Are you marketing in the world we live in today?
Gary Vaynerchuk on ABC Real Biz
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