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The James Altucher Show

Ep. 260 - Gary Vaynerchuk: Set a Flag on YOUR Thing

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2017

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

"If you do not do what you love, that's on you," Gary said. Years ago, no one believed you could choose yourself. You needed gatekeepers. Now we have YouTube, Instagram. "Now it's the standard," Gary said. If you cut out all the reason why you can't do something, then you cut out all the infrastructural and financial problems stopping you. "The only thing left is your f-cking head." Gary set up this example (and this podcast is full of them):   Pokemon. Imagine this is your passion. First, you blog. Then it becomes a video blog. Then a podcast. "Let's say you become the foremost Pokemon gal, 'Sally the Pokemon Gal.' You're owning it. You go to Comic-Con, you get random sponsorships on your blog. You're getting by. And then, Pokemon-GO comes out. Now you're on CNN and FOX. You're getting paid $5,000 to give a talk. The world has just walked in to you." That's key. "Everybody who's listening right now is looking for trends. They're trying to walk to where the world is now and by the time they get there, the world moved on. If you go to your thing and set a f-cking flag on your thing, the world comes to you."  Read the full article (and top 10 lessons I Learned from Gary Vaynerchuk:  https://jamesaltucher.com/2017/10/gary-vaynerchuck/ And don't forget to subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" on Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts! ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.6

This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.

0:12.6

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:15.8

Everybody who's listening right now is looking for trends.

0:18.6

They're trying to walk to where the world is now and by the time they get there, the world

0:23.0

moved on.

0:24.1

If you go to your thing and set a fucking flag on your thing, the world comes to you.

0:29.7

This kid I grew up with who got talked out of playing video games because they had to

0:33.6

be a doctor or lawyer by their parents.

0:36.2

Could have had the talent to make $10 million a year being an eSports star, but in 1988

0:41.5

to 1993, who the hell knew the eSports was coming?

0:45.0

I think that's the point people miss when they hear entrepreneurship, when they hear hustle

0:49.8

and grind.

0:50.8

They forget that the person who loves what they're doing is going to beat the person who

0:55.0

doesn't love what they're doing.

0:56.8

Just because if you don't know who you are, it's over.

1:07.4

If you could take a vacation to anywhere in the world, where would you go?

1:12.2

Hmm.

1:13.2

Kind of think I want to go all around the world and I cruise.

1:15.7

While Princess Cruises sales to over 360 destinations worldwide.

1:19.9

Better yet, there's never been a better time to plan a vacation with Princess Cruises

1:25.5

than during one of the most popular sales of the year.

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