Just Mike

Gary Vaynerchuk Visits Powell’s Bookstore

// October 20th, 2009 // Uncategorized

I only learned of Gary Vaynerchuk a few months ago but quickly realized that he is the real deal.  He has accomplished a ton in the business world. He has done it with passion and authenticity.

I have no doubt that Gary is authentic through and through. He drops F-bombs on the Jets quarterback on Twitter, chews dirt on The Ellen Show, and gives you his honest opinion every time.  He also reads his emails while answering many and replies on Twitter. (I have gotten a few replies in both media. He replied to one of my emails within two minutes with an emphatic “Yesss!”)

He has 850,000 followers on Twitter so I know it is like the lottery for him to see my tweets and he has replied.  What you see is what you get.  He admits that he loses new viewers at the beginning of his WineLibraryTv but he isn’t going to change that to try to appeal to more people. But he gets so many more followers by being himself and that is so much easier than trying to be someone else. He says it himself, “Don’t try to me or anyone else, be yourself.”

So what is up with his book Crush It! ?  He gives you what you need most – hope.  He tells you that your passion will lead to success.  We have heard that We see people who may have done it but thought they got lucky, like Keanu Reeves unreal success. In the book (and even more live at a book signing) you see the obvious passion, enthusiasm, and authenticity, and you believe.

As a kid I lived in a small town.  I didn’t know that runners made any money besides maybe marathon runners. All I knew was that you could run in college and possibly the Olympics then it ended.  I didn’t know you could make a living running, cycling, etc. Gary opens your eyes and shows you that it can be done, living a life of passion.

Gary gives you hope that if you aren’t happy with what you are doing for a living that there is way, and it isn’t expensive. But he doesn’t bullshit you into to thinking it is easy. It takes work and he does a ridiculous amount of work.

Are you bitching about your job?  Stop.  Find your passion, stop wasting time, and work your ass off to make a living at what you enjoy.
If you love what you do for a living, congratulations, you are so far ahead of the game.