The Straightest Road to Success
I believe that my success is due in part to some level of skill. But more than that, I believe that I win because I out-work people. And I'm not sure that, if my dad hadn't showed me the way, that I'd even think anybody was capable of working that hard. Working 19 hours a day every day for the last 20 years has been easy for me because it's the only gear I ever knew. I sucked at school so it was my only option.
The biggest advantage you have is your work ethic. If you're not applying that, and putting those hours into your business, you're going to come up short. And you may come to me with a different point of view. You may say "Gary, that's cool, but I don't have to work thathard, because I work smart."
Yeah? Well I work hard and smart so what now?
Look, you've got a 12 hour work day. There are a lot of things that you might be able to get done in those 12 hours, but too many of you are going to spend your time focusing on stupid shit. Way too many of you are going to spend the next 20 or 30 years trying to check boxes and improve on the things you're not good at. That is how you're going to waste a f**kload of time and lose.
I knew I was bad at school, and I accepted it. If I had been forced to spend the time and learn about things like art history, I would have been in a lot of trouble. Instead i focused on my strengths, which is what you need to do. Put yourself in a position to succeed at what you're good at, and that is the straightest road to success.
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8 年Similar to Will Smith's work ethic with a Gary Vaynerchuk twist. Love it! AskGaryVee Question: When you were a bachelor; was your dating life a priority? Did you put in the work to make your dating life a success to get what you want, or was your relationship progress effortless? Hoping for a very practical answer for our entrepreneur clients. They seem to schedule second dates with their matches, one whole month after the first date sometimes. Though I totally respect that they run Fortune 500 companies, with major responsibilities, one month between dates is a chemistry killer! Looking forward to your feedback. (Topic: Work-life balance.)
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9 年Hi just saw some of your posts and very encouraging and like you I also want to give back I have years and years of experience and some refer to me as the human Wikipedia of project knowledge so this has given me food for thought
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9 年I think they should focus on strengths in school too??
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9 年Outstanding!