Gary Vaynerchuk

This goes back to New York City. Let's talk about America. We just had an election. You know, it's been very, Israel, like the world is very contentious. But I say this all the time. I'm now of the age where whether a Republican or Democrat has won, I have an entire group of friends who say, well, if George Bush wins, I'm out of here. Well, if Obama wins, I'm out of here.

Well, if Trump wins, I'm out of here. Well, if Biden wins, I'm out of here. I've had that now for 15 years. So far, no one's left, first of all. That's the news. But more importantly, when I have those dinners with people, I say good. I said, good news. If you don't like it, you can move to Sweden. Great news. Kenya is amazing. Knock yourself out and that goes into blame and complaining.

Well, if Trump wins, I'm out of here. Well, if Biden wins, I'm out of here. I've had that now for 15 years. So far, no one's left, first of all. That's the news. But more importantly, when I have those dinners with people, I say good. I said, good news. If you don't like it, you can move to Sweden. Great news. Kenya is amazing. Knock yourself out and that goes into blame and complaining.

You don't like your job? Get another job. Oh, by the way, if you listen to me 15 minutes earlier and make a lot of LinkedIn content, you'll get another job. You are actually in control and anybody that tells you you're not, a parent, a government, anything that does make you feel like you're not in control is a poison.

You don't like your job? Get another job. Oh, by the way, if you listen to me 15 minutes earlier and make a lot of LinkedIn content, you'll get another job. You are actually in control and anybody that tells you you're not, a parent, a government, anything that does make you feel like you're not in control is a poison.

I mean, really, this is 43 years in the making. Literally, lemonade stands and baseball cards led to where I am today. I mean, the hard moments, let me give you a different counterpoint to your point that people think people got lucky or it's overnight success. I'm gonna say very real truth.

I mean, really, this is 43 years in the making. Literally, lemonade stands and baseball cards led to where I am today. I mean, the hard moments, let me give you a different counterpoint to your point that people think people got lucky or it's overnight success. I'm gonna say very real truth.

I would argue that entrepreneurship or running a company is a series of micro headaches and problems and anxieties with the occasional micro wins or macro wins, or if you go out of business, the ultimate macro loss. I would argue that when you're number one, I always say this to a lot of friends, I'm like, if you have it in you to be a number two, Go for it.

I would argue that entrepreneurship or running a company is a series of micro headaches and problems and anxieties with the occasional micro wins or macro wins, or if you go out of business, the ultimate macro loss. I would argue that when you're number one, I always say this to a lot of friends, I'm like, if you have it in you to be a number two, Go for it.

I lay at night sometimes and I'm like, man, I wish I was number two. You don't get all the financial upside, but you get a nice little something. And boy, you get none of what I'm about to say, which is, again, I can only explain this to people who are now parents, but are not owners of company.

I lay at night sometimes and I'm like, man, I wish I was number two. You don't get all the financial upside, but you get a nice little something. And boy, you get none of what I'm about to say, which is, again, I can only explain this to people who are now parents, but are not owners of company.

When you become a parent, something weird happens where you realize, wait a minute, this little thing, this kid, I'm responsible. I'm the last line of defense.

When you become a parent, something weird happens where you realize, wait a minute, this little thing, this kid, I'm responsible. I'm the last line of defense.

for the over 2,000 employees I have globally, when there's a leak in the roof in Thailand, and this is real stuff I'm not talking about, of course there's people that handle that, but if it gets, the fires in LA, I'm deeply have to be involved with that. We have employees that lost their homes. Nobody's allowed to write a check to buy somebody a new home without me.

for the over 2,000 employees I have globally, when there's a leak in the roof in Thailand, and this is real stuff I'm not talking about, of course there's people that handle that, but if it gets, the fires in LA, I'm deeply have to be involved with that. We have employees that lost their homes. Nobody's allowed to write a check to buy somebody a new home without me.

Can't do that, but I can if I want to, if I can afford it. When last year, hard times, for me it's all that these employees, they're not my children, but they're definitely not strangers. So when four employees go to summer vacation in my Asia office to take a trip all together and get into a car accident and one of them dies, it destroys me.

Can't do that, but I can if I want to, if I can afford it. When last year, hard times, for me it's all that these employees, they're not my children, but they're definitely not strangers. So when four employees go to summer vacation in my Asia office to take a trip all together and get into a car accident and one of them dies, it destroys me.

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