How To Stop Making Excuses and Start Living Your Dream Life with Gary Vee

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Jun 4, 2025

Gary Vaynerchuk, a serial entrepreneur and CEO of Vaynermedia, shares his insights on breaking free from excuses and living your dream life. He dives into tackling the fear of judgment and embracing vulnerability as pathways to personal growth. Listeners learn about overcoming time constraints and the balance between spending and happiness. Gary emphasizes the importance of accountability, finding direction in life, and the transformative power of technology. With his candid anecdotes, he inspires action towards realizing passions.

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INSIGHT

External Opinions Drive Decisions

Most people make decisions based on others' opinions rather than their own desires and intuition.
This often stems from being raised to overvalue external validation, leading to unhappiness and lack of self-love.

ANECDOTE

Adversity Fuels Unstoppable Drive

Gary faced adversity as an immigrant and poor student but used it as motivation.
These challenges made him unstoppable and unafraid of failure.

ADVICE

Use Vulnerability to Overcome Fear

Make a video where you admit what you suck at and post it online.
Steer into discomfort and vulnerability to overcome fear of judgement.

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Get the perspective shift you need from today’s guest Gary Vaynerchuk, also known as @GaryVee. As a serial entrepreneur and CEO and creator of Vaynermedia and VeeFriends, author, and content creator, Gary helps people see through the noise and follow their intuition to start taking the steps they need to change their life.

There are lots of reasons we don’t go after our dreams – we live life feeling secure, we’re stuck in our routines, or maybe we just don’t think we can achieve the things we desire. For Gary, all of these concerns come back to one main idea.

In this episode, we get into:

Fear of Judgement

Candor & Accountability

Growth from Discomfort

Fear of Technology

Time Constraints on Dreams

Are Your Sacrifices Worth It?

Buying Back Time

Finding Direction

For more from GaryVee, find him on Instagram @garyvee or online at https://garyvaynerchuk.com/. Check out his entertainment company and character universe at https://veefriends.com/.

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