I listened to Gary Vaynerchuk’s podcast for the first time today. Wow. Such raw insight’s that he talks about in a very compelling and clear way. I love the way he states his opinions so blatantly. He’s not afraid for people to hear what he has to say exactly how he wants to say it.
I listened to several of the episodes, each of them with a little different format. Another thing I loved. It wasn’t one style for every episode like a lot of podcasts I have listened to. I’ve been realizing how much I like change recently, and the different styles reminded me how much I appreciate new and unique things.
This episode, in particular, stood out to me. So many good topics. One of the biggest things that stood out to me was Gary’s point that not everyone should be an entrepreneur. It seems the trend right now is for all these late teens/early twenties kids to start these “future million dollar businesses.” Gary explains that he’s not trying to be a Debbie downer or dream crusher, but he compares this to people thinking that everyone should play in the NBA. It’s ludicrous.
People don’t understand the work it takes to make a million dollar business.
A quote from the show:
“There’s a lot of 24 year-olds who’ve watched the entire season of Crown, and I’m just like, yo, if you’re going to be a billionaire, that’s a bad idea” ~ Gary V.
He explains that he’s not interested in seeing what you’re doing for your 9-6 job paying your bills, he’s interested in seeing what you’re doing from 7:30-midnight. What do you put your time into then? It’s fine if you don’t want to be a millionaire and choose to spend your time on other things in those hours after work, but just know that if you’re not putting that time in after the job to pay the bills, you will never reach the million dollar mark.
Just like being in the NBA, being an extremely successful entrepreneur like Gary V. will require an insane amount of work and dedication.
This is convicting for me. I have no desire to be a millionaire. In fact, in many ways I want to stay as far away from money as possible. However, it convicts me in that those hours after work are what really define where your priorities are. Are you using that time to scroll through social media, are you using it to binge watch Netflix, are you using it to go out and party?
Whatever it is, if you decide that’s what you truly want to spend that time on, great! But don’t pretend you’re going after your dream if you’re not putting in the time when you’re not on the clock.