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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 shou

#QOTD: What is your immediate dream right now? The one right in front of you at this very moment. In six days or six months it will change but I want to know what it is right now.#LINKSClouds & Dirt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4bAV...How to ask a question: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/what-y...The best piece of advice i can give on delegating is very much up in the clouds, but you know me: I'm a clouds and dirt guy. ;) I'm pretty great at delegating, and I'll tell you the middle one rule to delegating well: recognize that 99.9% of things don't mean shit. If you actually think it's not that important, it becomes a hell of a lot easier to let someone else do it. If you recognize that someone else's 7.7 point skills are completely acceptable for a task in place of your 10 point skills, do it. It's all about humility. Ego is the issue with delegation. Even though I have a ton of ego, I have a boatload more of humility than you think.

#QOTD: What was the biggest miss of your career?#LINKSHow to submit a question: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/what-y...Explore Pinterest: https://ads.pinterest.com/We haven't talked enough about Pinterest on this show. I am a huge believer in Pinterest's product. You might have noticed recently that they've created a term of service in which you can't do affiliate sales. I think that means that they are going to be running that for themselves. If you start thinking about the amount of commerce that goes on on Pinterest, even if thye make 5% of every transaction, it could easily be one of the 5 to 10 top companies in revenue in the digital space.Like I said, I'm a big believer in the business. We've seen great results already in a company that my fund, VaynerRSE, is incubating: Faith Box. We ran some promoted pins to great success. We're also definitely seeing it in clients here at Vayner. Wine Library, same thing. I'm massively bullish. In fact, I think that Pinterest's ad product is going to be huge. 18 mon

#QOTD: What are you doing this weekend? #LINKS Submit a question: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/what-youll-need-to-get-garyvee-945936926.html

#QOTD: Are you so competitive that losing a meaningful basketball game in the morning completely alters the happiness in your day?   #LINKS SUBMIT A QUESTION: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/what-youll-need-to-get-garyvee-945936926.html In 2003, 2004, and 2005, it was very commonplace to use the internet to drive someone to your home. As in, "Come here to consume me." "Visit me here." Now what we are seeing more is "I'm over here. If you want to know what's up, you better learn how to speak to me here."  What's happened is that the attention graph (my biggest priority right now) is shifting. People's willingness to jump somewhere to consume is certainly not down. The truth is, social networks, specifically Twitter and Facebook and Pinterest are really gateway drug pieces of content to drive to the aforementioned "home": a blog. An e-commerce site. Your download page for your app.  What's changed is people understand that they need a great skill and a great storytelling tactic to share with their social network

#QOTD: What are your three favorite music acts of all time?#LINKSHow to ask a question: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/what-y...

QOTD (not really a question): Take a screenshot of the home screen on your phone right now and tweet it at me, @garyvee. I want to see the apps that dominate your day.#LINKSHow to ask a question: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/what-y...How have I had two long format web shows in a world where things should be kept short? It's quite simple really. The thing is, when it comes to content, quality trumps everything. Back in the day, companies like Yahoo would fly me out to their headquarters to try and help then figure out their long format shows. Why was WineLibraryTV doing so well? The real answer was easy: quality is quality is quality. If I can put out a fifteen or thirty minute show and captive an audience, then it has a chance of doing well. If I can't, then it won't. It's not complicated. There are plenty of shit fourteen second videos. There are plenty of "never get off the ground" one minute shows. You'll watch a three hour movie cause it's good, but you will not watch a fifteen second commercial because

#QOTD: How much would you pay to watch the #AskGaryVee Show? #BONUSQUESTIONfrom Meerkat14:20 - What does it take to work at VaynerMedia?#LINKSHow to submit a question: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/what-y...Meerkat: http://meerkatapp.co/Periscope: 

#QOTD: How many of you ACTUALLY watch television commercials?  #LINKS Music in this episode by: www.gonequitemad.com Check out Brendan's awesome video: http://instagram.com/p/0BWK4uOZqX/ Fred Wilson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fredwilson Submit a question: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/what-youll-need-to-get-garyvee-945936926.html   The amount of "buts" I hear is actually stunningly overwhelming. I pride myself on not being a but guy (no double meaning intended). The buts that I hear the most are "I didn't have any money", "I didn't have a chance", "I grew up in a poor neighborhood", "I didn't have a mentor". People are loaded with buts in life; that's why the majority of people fall into a standard life.    For me personally, my "but" is usually that I love the process and the climb. If I don't achieve the maximum upside in my career, it's going to be predicated on the fact that I loved the climb too much. I liked the grind too much, and that didn't allow me  to scale and create the level of wealthy nee

#QOTD: Will you when, when live streaming wearable technology comes, Truman show your life, or will you consume Truman shows? Give me a breakdown, putting out content vs. consuming content.#LINKSSUBMIT A QUESTION: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/what-y...PODCAST: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t...I think I love ads in the bathroom. People think I hate all traditional media, that I'm all about social. But don't forget I've spewed about how I think Super Bowl ads are underpriced. The truth is I just care about the attention graph. Show me where the eyes and ears are, and I'll show you something I believe in.I believe that when I go pee-pee, and I see a sign right down there in front of me, there's a little bit of an issue: we are all taking out our phones now. I did a survey of my staff and everyone says they do it. So, the value of urinal signs and bathroom stall ads has certainly gone down. But do I think that there is still value because people will absolutely notice it. They are better than other outdo

#QOTD: I need your fantasy baseball sleeper. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, give me your technology app sleeper. Don't use Meerkat.#LINKSSUBMIT A QUESTION https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/what-y...PODCAST: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t...I have always had the ability to come home after a long day and leave it all behind for my family. My dad did not have that ability, and maybe that's why it affected me. I am so grateful and so thankful to my family members, especially my wife, who allow me the freedom to hustle the way I do. I feel like it's totally inappropriate to disrespect that love, to then carry over my headaches home.There have been a good amount of people who have said to me how much they admire that I never take my headaches out on them. At the end of the day, there are really two people: people that need somebody else to dump their headaches on, and people that collect the headaches of others. I admire my mom tremendously for that. She collects everybody's headaches.

#QOTD: How many siblings do you have? What are their names?#REQUEST OF THE DAY: If you are listening to the Podcast, please leave a review on iTunes! :)#LINKSMeerkat - http://meerkatapp.co/garyvee/7c8b6399...Nicole Lapin's Rich Bitch - http://www.amazon.com/Rich-Bitch-12-S...Clouds & Dirt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4bAV...Submit a question! - 

#QOTD: Where are your parents from? #LINKS: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/what-y...The robots are not taking over the world in five years. Not even close. Maybe in fifty-five years, but that's so far away that I can't even wrap my head around it.BUT, if the robots take over, I've gotta be really dead honest with you: I'm not worried about the productivity, because I'm scared shitless than the robots took over. 

Published on Feb 23, 2015 #QOTD: I need a state of the union from you guys on the show. How are you feeling about it? What do you want to see from me? I’d also like a little banter. Accepted topics are the following: the Oscars, my Monday morning video, or being sick. #LINKSMONDAY VIDEO: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=...SUBMIT A QUESTION: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/what-y...There is a lot of potential in podcasts. The only reason I'm not all in right now is because I'm too busy. Everybody has to decide their own opportunity costs. For me, I think I over-index on video. I perform better on video. I like video, I like this whole thing.But I want to still have a presence on their, so I'm taking the audio of this show and turning into a podcast. I think podcasting is a huge phenomenon. Obviously the smart phone has changed the dynamic; people can take it with them when they run or travel or work out. Other people are listening on their car over blue tooth. It has particularly exploded over the last tw

#QOTD: What are you focusing on the MOST right now?#SIDE QOTD: What do you want from me, AGV wise? :)#LINKSSubmit a question! https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/what-y...Is there a risk in giving away your best work for free? Of course. Giving away awesome work for free has been my gateway drug to so many great opportunities. But best work needs to be defined for the category you're in. I'm blown away by the amount of people who don't realize that their best advice is exactly what you should give away for free. But if you're a painter, and your best work is the most amazing painting you ever made, and you give it away for free, that's maybe a different game. But maybe you strategically gave it away. Like to an important museum, maybe. Or to a billionaire that puts in a prime spot in that home, could that then become the gateway to more?The problem with this debate is that when you are doing something for free, it needs to be strategic. Because what you are looking to do by giving away something for free is create

#QOTD, CASEY: What is your greatest fear, and why?#QOTD, GARY: Are you a YES person or a NO person?#LINKShttps://www.youtube.com/user/caseynei...

#QOTD: What's YOUR spirit animal? #TIMESTAMPS 0:49 - If you’re not from an English speaking country, should you produce content in English to reach a higher number of people, or should you produce content in the native language of your country? 1:42 - Trader Joe’s has a cult like following with no social media presences. What are your thoughts? 2:34 - My little sister has Insta and Snapchat but has no interest in FB. What do you think the future holds for FB? 4:03 - Morale in public education is at an all time low right now. How do we create a Thank You Economy Culture despite government mandates, curriculum that isn't effective today, no funding and, most of all, high stress and pressure on teachers?  5:17 - Sprint is taking over the Radio Shack stores, but what is the relevance of Sprint? Is Sprint the new Radio Shack? 6:12 - Would love to hear more on HOW to hustle faster! 6:39 - Last year you nailed it when you recommended we use Medium. What are your recommendations for 2015? 7:19 - How would you market

#QOTD: What is your Snapchat username? - Follow me @GaryVee #LINKS Buy JJJRH on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Jab-Right-Hook-Story-Social/dp/006227306X PleaseRobMe Foursquare Reference: http://mashable.com/2010/02/17/pleaserobme/ #TIMESTAMPS 01:31- Looking for a job out of college is tough, specially in marketing finding one that is not sketchy. How do you find a job that is the right fit?  04:29-How would you advise a young woman to brand herself on YouTube if she's worried about privacy and security for her family? 07:34- Any tips on giving a great right hook? Been serving and giving for months, it's time for a right hook! 09:56 - How to leverage social media when your up'n coming actor? I want to jab, give content & also be able to do more roles 14:22- Hey Gary, everyone has been doing an amazing job creating the #askgaryvee Show. So good that it makes me wonder: Are we having an special "Behind the Scenes" episode? How do you throw a great right hook? You sweep the leg. Straight up. Just sweep the leg