my goal with the mentum II series is to try to spend a little bit more time with
try to spend a little bit more time with
try to spend a little bit more time with people who achieve more success in us
people who achieve more success in us
people who achieve more success in us and hope that some of their magic dust
and hope that some of their magic dust
and hope that some of their magic dust rubs off on to us so today we’re going
rubs off on to us so today we’re going
rubs off on to us so today we’re going to learn from Gary Vaynerchuk on
to learn from Gary Vaynerchuk on
to learn from Gary Vaynerchuk on self-awareness point number five is my
self-awareness point number five is my
self-awareness point number five is my personal favorite but I’m curious to
personal favorite but I’m curious to
personal favorite but I’m curious to find out what you guys think
if you know who you are then by nature
if you know who you are then by nature you’ll probably bet on your strengths if
you’ll probably bet on your strengths if
you’ll probably bet on your strengths if you bet on your strengths you’ll win in
you bet on your strengths you’ll win in
you bet on your strengths you’ll win in fourth grade when I got an F and mr.
fourth grade when I got an F and mr.
fourth grade when I got an F and mr. Mullen our science class I knew right
Mullen our science class I knew right
Mullen our science class I knew right then and there that I was a student and
then and there that I was a student and
then and there that I was a student and I wasn’t and I didn’t give a crap about
I wasn’t and I didn’t give a crap about
I wasn’t and I didn’t give a crap about Saturn and no joke from that moment on I
Saturn and no joke from that moment on I
Saturn and no joke from that moment on I mean I can taste it in my mouth right
mean I can taste it in my mouth right
mean I can taste it in my mouth right now I remember everything about this day
now I remember everything about this day
now I remember everything about this day I hid my I hid the test in my drawer
I hid my I hid the test in my drawer
I hid my I hid the test in my drawer because I needed to get it signed this
because I needed to get it signed this
because I needed to get it signed this was old-school eighties school stuff and
was old-school eighties school stuff and
was old-school eighties school stuff and like I didn’t show my mom and then my
like I didn’t show my mom and then my
like I didn’t show my mom and then my conscience got the best of me and I
conscience got the best of me and I
conscience got the best of me and I cried and it was all weird but what I
cried and it was all weird but what I
cried and it was all weird but what I remember more than anything was at that
remember more than anything was at that
remember more than anything was at that moment because I’d already done lemonade
moment because I’d already done lemonade
moment because I’d already done lemonade and I already like sold random stuff
and I already like sold random stuff
and I already like sold random stuff around the house door-to-door I was like
around the house door-to-door I was like
around the house door-to-door I was like I’m a businessman
I’m a businessman
I’m a businessman that’s what I called it back then and
that’s what I called it back then and
that’s what I called it back then and that’s it and I’m never gonna hedge and
that’s it and I’m never gonna hedge and
that’s it and I’m never gonna hedge and it came from self awareness and self
it came from self awareness and self
it came from self awareness and self esteem right
esteem right
esteem right my mom was making me feel good and I
my mom was making me feel good and I
my mom was making me feel good and I knew who I was and I would tell you that
knew who I was and I would tell you that
knew who I was and I would tell you that that is urgency you know speed matters I
that is urgency you know speed matters I
that is urgency you know speed matters I believe an app but if somebody who’s
believe an app but if somebody who’s
believe an app but if somebody who’s listening watching right now if they
listening watching right now if they
listening watching right now if they really know who they are like look
really know who they are like look
really know who they are like look I want if my daughter wants to stand
I want if my daughter wants to stand
I want if my daughter wants to stand outside and do street art for 19 hours a
outside and do street art for 19 hours a
outside and do street art for 19 hours a day I’m all-in
day I’m all-in
day I’m all-in as long as like she’s aware that that’s
as long as like she’s aware that that’s
as long as like she’s aware that that’s what’s going to make her the happiest
what’s going to make her the happiest
what’s going to make her the happiest right like I got lucky that the thing
right like I got lucky that the thing
right like I got lucky that the thing that made me the happiest by public
that made me the happiest by public
that made me the happiest by public standards is something that makes me
standards is something that makes me
standards is something that makes me money and makes me deemed successful
money and makes me deemed successful
money and makes me deemed successful sure but boy I’d be super pumped being
sure but boy I’d be super pumped being
sure but boy I’d be super pumped being all in on anything right like as long as
all in on anything right like as long as
all in on anything right like as long as you just know
I wish that I could win on my looks but
I wish that I could win on my looks but I don’t write like we have to know we’re
I don’t write like we have to know we’re
I don’t write like we have to know we’re gonna win on and too many people want to
gonna win on and too many people want to
gonna win on and too many people want to be a pop singer or a comedian or a
be a pop singer or a comedian or a
be a pop singer or a comedian or a pretty face model and it’s just not who
pretty face model and it’s just not who
pretty face model and it’s just not who they are and too many of you are leaving
they are and too many of you are leaving
they are and too many of you are leaving enormous upside on the table by trying
enormous upside on the table by trying
enormous upside on the table by trying to force a narrative that’s romantic in
to force a narrative that’s romantic in
to force a narrative that’s romantic in your mind versus what you actually have
your mind versus what you actually have
your mind versus what you actually have yeah I could do so many more things to
yeah I could do so many more things to
yeah I could do so many more things to build up my following but it’s not who I
build up my following but it’s not who I
build up my following but it’s not who I am I know the hacking ways to get more
am I know the hacking ways to get more
am I know the hacking ways to get more followers to get more people to know who
followers to get more people to know who
followers to get more people to know who I am but I’m a businessman that happens
I am but I’m a businessman that happens
I am but I’m a businessman that happens to like understand content a little bit
to like understand content a little bit
to like understand content a little bit so I’m never gonna be followed by the
so I’m never gonna be followed by the
so I’m never gonna be followed by the most but I’m also that means not going
most but I’m also that means not going
most but I’m also that means not going to sell things I don’t believe in so if
to sell things I don’t believe in so if
to sell things I don’t believe in so if you follow all the other entrepreneurs
you follow all the other entrepreneurs
you follow all the other entrepreneurs on Instagram they’re selling watches and
on Instagram they’re selling watches and
on Instagram they’re selling watches and cash on bed and models and bottles and
cash on bed and models and bottles and
cash on bed and models and bottles and private planes and I don’t sell that too
private planes and I don’t sell that too
private planes and I don’t sell that too because I don’t want to get the cheap
because I don’t want to get the cheap
because I don’t want to get the cheap followers or the cheap engagement yeah
followers or the cheap engagement yeah
followers or the cheap engagement yeah and so when you really are self-aware
and so when you really are self-aware
and so when you really are self-aware when you really know who you are what it
when you really know who you are what it
when you really know who you are what it allows you to do is stay in your lanes
allows you to do is stay in your lanes
allows you to do is stay in your lanes not do other things I can’t produce the
not do other things I can’t produce the
not do other things I can’t produce the kind of videos that my buddy Casey can I
kind of videos that my buddy Casey can I
kind of videos that my buddy Casey can I can’t like it’s just not who I am and so
can’t like it’s just not who I am and so
can’t like it’s just not who I am and so you’ve stained like my daily blog it’s
you’ve stained like my daily blog it’s
you’ve stained like my daily blog it’s just one exhausting episode of me
just one exhausting episode of me
just one exhausting episode of me hustling 24 hours a day and honestly
hustling 24 hours a day and honestly
hustling 24 hours a day and honestly eventually it’s gonna be very repetitive
eventually it’s gonna be very repetitive
eventually it’s gonna be very repetitive but I don’t care that’s my reality my
but I don’t care that’s my reality my
but I don’t care that’s my reality my reality is I’m a workaholic who has some
reality is I’m a workaholic who has some
reality is I’m a workaholic who has some talents but wants to show people that if
talents but wants to show people that if
talents but wants to show people that if you work really hard if you want it then
you work really hard if you want it then
you work really hard if you want it then at least you can get the most out of
at least you can get the most out of
at least you can get the most out of yourself now not that you’re gonna make
yourself now not that you’re gonna make
yourself now not that you’re gonna make a billion if you work hard but the most
a billion if you work hard but the most
a billion if you work hard but the most out of yourself so I think
out of yourself so I think
out of yourself so I think self-awareness is imperative it’s why I
self-awareness is imperative it’s why I
self-awareness is imperative it’s why I put it in the new book
if you really want self-awareness you
if you really want self-awareness you need to wildly if you want to hack
need to wildly if you want to hack
need to wildly if you want to hack self-awareness I actually think it’s
self-awareness I actually think it’s
self-awareness I actually think it’s predicated on on having thick skin I
predicated on on having thick skin I
predicated on on having thick skin I think I think that is why I really think
think I think that is why I really think
think I think that is why I really think so much of what I pull off is predicated
so much of what I pull off is predicated
so much of what I pull off is predicated on how thick my skin is my skin is thick
on how thick my skin is my skin is thick
on how thick my skin is my skin is thick you know I just can handle it I just can
you know I just can handle it I just can
you know I just can handle it I just can I hate it I hate it I hate like reading
I hate it I hate it I hate like reading
I hate it I hate it I hate like reading like you know bad stuff about me it’s
like you know bad stuff about me it’s
like you know bad stuff about me it’s just it’s devastating but I respect it I
just it’s devastating but I respect it I
just it’s devastating but I respect it I can accept it I understand it and I try
can accept it I understand it and I try
can accept it I understand it and I try to use it as something that I go on the
to use it as something that I go on the
to use it as something that I go on the offense with going forward and so
offense with going forward and so
offense with going forward and so they’re learning moments and so it you
they’re learning moments and so it you
they’re learning moments and so it you know if you could get over yourself
know if you could get over yourself
know if you could get over yourself right if you know and the funny thing is
right if you know and the funny thing is
right if you know and the funny thing is like I don’t know I feel like I’m so
like I don’t know I feel like I’m so
like I don’t know I feel like I’m so self-aware I’m not sure I think but I
self-aware I’m not sure I think but I
self-aware I’m not sure I think but I you know even like even people that I
you know even like even people that I
you know even like even people that I think are not self-aware around me it’s
think are not self-aware around me it’s
think are not self-aware around me it’s funny to me how self-aware they really
funny to me how self-aware they really
funny to me how self-aware they really are just you don’t let your brain accept
are just you don’t let your brain accept
are just you don’t let your brain accept your shortcomings
one thing I think I do well and at
one thing I think I do well and at vaynermedia is I make everybody feel
vaynermedia is I make everybody feel
vaynermedia is I make everybody feel safe and so that’s really important to
safe and so that’s really important to
safe and so that’s really important to me because when you make people feel
me because when you make people feel
me because when you make people feel safe they start telling you the truth
safe they start telling you the truth
safe they start telling you the truth right so if you are able to go home
right so if you are able to go home
right so if you are able to go home right now if you’re struggling to figure
right now if you’re struggling to figure
right now if you’re struggling to figure out what you’re good at if you’re able
out what you’re good at if you’re able
out what you’re good at if you’re able to take the 10 to 20 people that are
to take the 10 to 20 people that are
to take the 10 to 20 people that are closest to you
closest to you
closest to you siblings wives husbands partners friends
siblings wives husbands partners friends
siblings wives husbands partners friends the 10 to 20 people you consider the
the 10 to 20 people you consider the
the 10 to 20 people you consider the closest to you in the world and if you
closest to you in the world and if you
closest to you in the world and if you were able to talk to them and make them
were able to talk to them and make them
were able to talk to them and make them feel safe
feel safe
feel safe before you ask them the following
before you ask them the following
before you ask them the following question if you made them emphatically
question if you made them emphatically
question if you made them emphatically for 20 minutes and said look I need this
for 20 minutes and said look I need this
for 20 minutes and said look I need this is the most important question I will
is the most important question I will
is the most important question I will ever ask you in my life you need to tell
ever ask you in my life you need to tell
ever ask you in my life you need to tell me the truth my intuition is you’re not
me the truth my intuition is you’re not
me the truth my intuition is you’re not going to want to tell me the truth but
going to want to tell me the truth but
going to want to tell me the truth but you have to understand I’m okay with it
you have to understand I’m okay with it
you have to understand I’m okay with it I’m in the right mind space for this I
I’m in the right mind space for this I
I’m in the right mind space for this I need the truth and then you ask them
need the truth and then you ask them
need the truth and then you ask them what do they think you’re good at and
what do they think you’re good at and
what do they think you’re good at and bad at it says it’s an amazing and
bad at it says it’s an amazing and
bad at it says it’s an amazing and obviously I put out that post it really
obviously I put out that post it really
obviously I put out that post it really resonated I’m getting crazy emails of
resonated I’m getting crazy emails of
resonated I’m getting crazy emails of people like having amazing things happen
people like having amazing things happen
people like having amazing things happen to them I think the only if you do not
to them I think the only if you do not
to them I think the only if you do not have self-awareness which is what I do
have self-awareness which is what I do
have self-awareness which is what I do think I have and I think a lot of people
think I have and I think a lot of people
think I have and I think a lot of people don’t have it the only way you can gain
don’t have it the only way you can gain
don’t have it the only way you can gain it is by getting other people to give
it is by getting other people to give
it is by getting other people to give you the data points but most people
you the data points but most people
you the data points but most people won’t tell you the truth so it’s on you
won’t tell you the truth so it’s on you
won’t tell you the truth so it’s on you to create an environment a very safe
to create an environment a very safe
to create an environment a very safe environment for somebody to tell you the
environment for somebody to tell you the
environment for somebody to tell you the truth of what they truly think you’re
truth of what they truly think you’re
truth of what they truly think you’re good and bad at and then gather that
good and bad at and then gather that
good and bad at and then gather that data a lot of people don’t want to
data a lot of people don’t want to
data a lot of people don’t want to recognize what they’re good at or don’t
recognize what they’re good at or don’t
recognize what they’re good at or don’t want to accept that they’re bad at
want to accept that they’re bad at
want to accept that they’re bad at something it’s like that whole American
something it’s like that whole American
something it’s like that whole American Idol singing thing right like some of
Idol singing thing right like some of
Idol singing thing right like some of people really believe they’re great at
people really believe they’re great at
people really believe they’re great at singing and they suck right like they
singing and they suck right like they
singing and they suck right like they really believe it and so I don’t think
really believe it and so I don’t think
really believe it and so I don’t think people are honest with themselves
people are honest with themselves
people are honest with themselves there’s a lot of things I wish I was but
there’s a lot of things I wish I was but
there’s a lot of things I wish I was but but I just don’t lie to myself and I
but I just don’t lie to myself and I
but I just don’t lie to myself and I think lying to yourself has held back
think lying to yourself has held back
think lying to yourself has held back the far majority of this room from
the far majority of this room from
the far majority of this room from bigger upside
being a dick about it I know I’m sitting
being a dick about it I know I’m sitting in a room full of number twos threes and
in a room full of number twos threes and
in a room full of number twos threes and fours there’s so many people in this
fours there’s so many people in this
fours there’s so many people in this room that are like gonna be dot like
room that are like gonna be dot like
room that are like gonna be dot like could be dominant number two threes and
could be dominant number two threes and
could be dominant number two threes and fours and I’m pissed that the narrative
fours and I’m pissed that the narrative
fours and I’m pissed that the narrative now is that you need to be a number one
now is that you need to be a number one
now is that you need to be a number one and have your company because a lot of
and have your company because a lot of
and have your company because a lot of people gonna lose or leave money on the
people gonna lose or leave money on the
people gonna lose or leave money on the table because that’s just the narrative
table because that’s just the narrative
table because that’s just the narrative I really do think you have to audit who
I really do think you have to audit who
I really do think you have to audit who you actually are you can look at like
you actually are you can look at like
you actually are you can look at like how people roll and like it’s great to
how people roll and like it’s great to
how people roll and like it’s great to admire and things of that nature but
admire and things of that nature but
admire and things of that nature but it’s so damn important you need to bet
it’s so damn important you need to bet
it’s so damn important you need to bet on your strengths and don’t give a
on your strengths and don’t give a
on your strengths and don’t give a about what you suck at way too many
about what you suck at way too many
about what you suck at way too many people this room we’re gonna spend the
people this room we’re gonna spend the
people this room we’re gonna spend the next 30 40 years of their lives trying
next 30 40 years of their lives trying
next 30 40 years of their lives trying to check the boxes other things that
to check the boxes other things that
to check the boxes other things that they’re not as good at and that you’re
they’re not as good at and that you’re
they’re not as good at and that you’re gonna waste a load of time and lose to
gonna waste a load of time and lose to
gonna waste a load of time and lose to stick to like your DNA because the truth
stick to like your DNA because the truth
stick to like your DNA because the truth is if you want to be an anomaly you’ve
is if you want to be an anomaly you’ve
is if you want to be an anomaly you’ve got to act like one you know like and so
got to act like one you know like and so
got to act like one you know like and so that’s it that’s what I got so thanks
that’s it that’s what I got so thanks
that’s it that’s what I got so thanks for having me thank you guys so much for
for having me thank you guys so much for
for having me thank you guys so much for watching I hope you enjoyed I’d love to
watching I hope you enjoyed I’d love to
watching I hope you enjoyed I’d love to know what you thought of the clips I’d
know what you thought of the clips I’d
know what you thought of the clips I’d love to know which one was your personal
love to know which one was your personal
love to know which one was your personal favorite leave it in the comments below
favorite leave it in the comments below
favorite leave it in the comments below and I will join the discussion again I
and I will join the discussion again I
and I will join the discussion again I appreciate you guys watching continue to
appreciate you guys watching continue to
appreciate you guys watching continue to believe and I’ll see you soon I love to
believe and I’ll see you soon I love to
believe and I’ll see you soon I love to give like definitive answers to get
give like definitive answers to get
give like definitive answers to get people moving because the more you
people moving because the more you
people moving because the more you ponder the more you squander
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