The #1 Thing Stopping You from Success
The GaryVee Audio Experience
Gary Vaynerchuk
4.8 • 18.1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2026
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the GaryVee Audio Experience, I sit down with Dr. Amanda on her podcast Midlife Muse to talk about how to build momentum in business and life through gratitude and self awareness, why the fear of “being seen” is holding you back, and the impact of 6th place trophies. Dr. Amanda and I also discuss why losing is good, the impact my mother has had on me and why hanging out with 70-80 year olds will change your life for the better.
You’ll hear about:
Definition of Failure: The ultimate failure or “loss in life” is defined as only "eight people showing up to that funeral" due to cutting and stepping on others to succeed.
Regret and Fear: Regret is viewed as "poison" and "wasted energy". People do not live life as their true selves or mitigate regret because they are worried about the opinions of others or people in their life who embody "misery loves company".
The Value of the Elderly: Recommending spending time with a non-family member over 70 to gain wisdom and learn about regret.
The Era of the 70-Year-Old: The prediction that society is nearing the "era of the 70-year-old" where wisdom will be valued over youth.
Parental Influence and Fear: Many people absorb the fear of their parents (often a mother or father), which prevents them from pursuing their ideas.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Gary Vee Audio Experience. |
| 0:04.0 | Okay, Gary Vee, I am so excited that you said yes. |
| 0:08.0 | It was really a shot in the dark when my team reached out to you. |
| 0:11.0 | And so thank you for being so willing to sit down with me today. |
| 0:14.0 | I'm beyond happy to. |
| 0:16.0 | Oh, thank you. |
| 0:17.0 | So what many of you would not know is prior to sitting down, |
| 0:20.0 | he was so kind and generous to take a couple of moments with two of my adult children and as soon to be son-in-law out in the other room before we started filming. |
| 0:30.6 | And you were just, the minute you walked in, you are so receptive, you were just willing to answer their questions, they're so |
| 0:37.8 | hungry to learn from you and have been watching you for years. And in that instant, when you |
| 0:43.2 | walked in, the way you responded to them said everything I needed to know about really and truly |
| 0:47.2 | the character of who everyone sees online, your goodness is so palpable from the moment you |
| 0:53.2 | walked in. And that as a mother mother I just want to say thank you |
| 0:56.0 | I really appreciate you taking the time well it's fun to say that as a mother that that is what my mom gave me you know it's like |
| 1:05.0 | the best like I could not you last night I went to an event, very bougie, 18 very bougie guests. |
| 1:13.6 | And so I was in this private area of a restaurant, |
| 1:16.6 | hotel that came up and the guy was a fan, |
| 1:19.6 | and again, I show up. |
| 1:22.6 | Like, my consistency is something I'm incredibly proud of. |
| 1:25.6 | It's also the thing I do that's easiest. |
| 1:28.6 | Just being yourself. |
| 1:29.5 | Correct. |
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