Gary Vee is so FAKE!

I must have been living under a rock, because I only discovered Gary Vee less than a month ago. I don’t even remember how I came across him, but as soon as I heard what he was saying, I was intrigued. I then found out he was coming to Sydney in 2 weeks’ time and I immediately, without hesitation, booked to go see him live – I needed to find out more about this Rockstar entrepreneur. In the lead up prior to seeing him, I was constantly consuming his content through different platforms, including YouTube, Instagram and Podcasts. I felt that I had got to know the guy and I couldn’t help but think: Gary Vee is so fake! I worried his message was too money focused, unsustainable and all to the determent of ones mental health. I was concerned that his young followers were going to work so hard, chase the wrong thing and burn out. Something that I had encountered in my 20’s.

Now I could sit here and tell you all my “key learnings” from the event, which people have published over and over again, but I won’t. Instead, I want to talk about what I felt when I saw him, sounds strange, but stay with me.

After a few minutes of him talking and being on stage, all my feelings of him “being fake” dissipated. I almost felt emotional and teary-eyed listening to him. His passion for his life mission and his vision, blew my mind and from that moment, I knew no one could fake that and this guy was the real deal.

He breaks down this idea that millennials seem to be obsessed with, and that is, in order to be happy, you need to be a millionaire or a billionaire, or at least play the part of one.  He calls this out and explains how ridiculous the whole “faking it to you make it” really is, when really, most people would probably be happy to pay their bills and live a comfortable lifestyle.

He also spoke about something that doesn’t really come across in his online content as much, and that is how people should figure out what it is they really want and not what society or someone outside themselves tells them what they should want. This is so important to me and the moment that turned me into a Gary Vee fan. I am all about authenticity and being who you are before the world told you who you should be – something that he strongly believes himself.

When I analysed why I had these nagging negative feelings about Gary Vee being “fake”, it was more to do with me than anything to do with him. I thought he was so fake because I thought “surely no one could have that much energy and passion”. This was more a reflection of my own limitations. It was me who lacked energy and passion in my own life and Gary Vee was just the recipient of my own self-hatred (poor guy).

I know there are a lot of Gary Vee haters and hell, even I was skeptical, but I decided to write this for the people who don’t like him or are sitting on the fence about him. Really consider what it is about him you don’t like and try to see if that’s coming from a fear within yourself about your own beliefs or limitations. I’m here to tell you he is the real deal. But don’t let me make up your mind for you. The next time he comes out, I urge you to go see him for yourself. You might be surprised on what you could learn about him and more importantly gain some insight into yourself.

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