from pushing past their comfort zone I’m
not sure what means do I think self-awareness yes you know I think this is a very valid point that
a lot of people in my inner circle like intellectual friends who are watching
what I’m up to a note to self awareness is a pain but my right now argue with me
that is a counterpoint to my point which I have which I have tremendous respect
for but absolutely I’m not scared up and disagree and honestly believe that
that’s the normal which is why the norm sits directly in the middle and doesn’t
have that upside so yes to I think if you’re high percent so hyper self aware
and know that you’re interpreted or you just ate a certain things that you never
explored things can there be some limitations I do but to the point of
true self awareness if you actually know what you’re best at and what you’re good
at and you spend time there you will have the most upside so yeah you could
say well you’re not getting his well-rounded as a person I would argue
that by far the happiest and by far the most successful people are not the most
well-rounded and have gone extremely deep not extraordinarily wide and that
doesn’t mean look i think i play all over the place but I really in one spot
and so it’s about drilling that one spot and so it’s a great questions of
tremendous you know the rock keep you busy lives because we know that many
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lot of people need to think about but I got my answer is you know I don’t wanna
share my answer is no I’m not concerned about that really not a matter of fact
as I’ve gotten older I’ve become more educated more rounded into more things
because my success has given me permission to do that and I think if you
go deep in the beginning that successful common then you can worry about some of
that second everything’s in my opinion which is rounding out the window when
you missed out on being the greatest singer of all time so that’s what I
think that’s cool statement that I remembered impressive
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– Yes. – And how you map that. I heard you say recently
that for your 30th birthday, you freaked out and
started Wine Library TV. – I did. – And I thought that was interesting thing to map back, was that the
start of a hockey stick that you kinda went on? I know you talk about turning 40, and how that’s very exciting. – Couple months away. Exciting. A la, I might just disappear. – I’m excited, yeah. How do you see, sort of
like, milestones like that, like, an age or something like that, and sort of like, career,
and comparing yourself to sort of like, where you should be or… – I don’t know if I’ll
ever have anything like 30 because 30 was a real kind
of interesting moment for me because I really, really felt
for the first time in my life, on my 30th birthday, that I
would not buy the New York Jets, or that my, you know, and I think, look, this is a good time to
talk about it if like, if it’s confusing to
anybody, I’d be very okay if I don’t buy the New York Jets. I want to buy the New York Jets, but more importantly, I want the process of buying the New York
Jets, and what hit me was my behavior wasn’t
acting towards a process of buying the New York Jets. That I was starting to become complacent, which was very weird for me,
and it scared me a little bit. Like, I had made it, right? And by everybody else’s definition, and I allowed, in a
world where I very much, we talked about it in Sid’s question, live in my little world, for some reason, you know, obviously I got married at, the day before my 29th birthday, so Lizzie was new in my life, like,
whatever had happened in those two, or three, or
four years from 26 to 30, it was the most complacent
version of myself. I mean, I am a, dramatically,
more of a hustler today than I was at 26, which is
tough because I have children and a marriage, and
I’m like, damn, I mean, this would have been a
much, I’d much rather have worked it out, which
is why I push that objective so much in people’s 20s,
that’s when you don’t go for the cash, that’s
when you sleep on the floor. Right? Like, with 19 people, and like, this room. Like, Jerome Jarre slept at VaynerMedia. Right, like, he hustled,
and now he makes millions of dollars being Jerome
Jarre, freakin’ slept here. Like, I know what it takes, and I, so, anyway, I don’t know why
I’m going left field, birthdays are interesting. You’ve had some big birthdays recently. Birthdays are interesting for me. I’m definitely freaking
out about my 40th birthday. Like, because what’s happening
in my brain right now is like, 40 to 50 is the
foundational decade of like, you know, like, if I don’t
really crush that decade, and there’s a part of
me that laughs at me, because then I’m like, hm. Then I’m gonna come to 50
and be like, all right, 50 or 60 is, like, this is
where you really go to moguls. Like, I know my, I’m
self aware enough to know that’s how I’m driven. I have this equal push
to like massive ambition and equal understanding
of myself knowing that the goals that, you know, it’s funny, I can’t wait to be a
public figure in my 60s, 70s, and 80s, and talk about,
there’s a weird part of me, and it’s an emerging weird part that says, wow, I can make a bigger
impact on the world if I don’t buy the Jets
because I could talk about, you know, the satisfaction
that I have in that I gave it my all, and I, you
know, there’s serendipity, and there’s other variables,
or that, you know, this, you know, I’m a weird
dude, this tragic event happened, and I adjusted my
priorities for, this incredible thing happened, let’s look
at the bright side, and I, you know, my son was a whiz
kid violinist, and I decided to deploy against that. You know, so, I think that
the way I think about it is for me, birthdays are weird, I, definitely milestone birthdays. 30 and, 40 is ripping me right now, and like, 30 did, and so 50 will, and so, and I don’t know if I’m
forcing that narrative or not, but they’re real, but I think
that they definitely make me think about things and readjust, like, I’m sure that, it’s a
cliche thing that I’m sure happens to everybody, but
I didn’t have them at 18, or 21, or 25, it started at 30 for me. And probably speaks to
what I’m ambitious about. I wasn’t as much worried
about my childhood, or things that of that nature. My career has been the beacon of my life outside of my family, and that’s what, I don’t associate myself
with, you know, like, being a party dude, or
like, getting the most out of my 20s, it was
more career oriented. And so, I think it’s
different for everybody. And I think, you know, it also speaks to, you know, these big birthdays are also a tremendously important time to reflect around family and health. Obviously, I took care of my health, and in spending a
disproportionate amount of time on my family hacking, as happy as I am with the extremism of
weekends and vacation time, I’m starting to bubble
up some other thoughts. And so, I think, you know, I
think it’s fun being a human, like, it’s fun to hang
out with the interns here who are like, starting to
go to that next chapter where like, the game they’ve
played their entire lives of school infrastructure’s gonna go away, and they go into a different game. And that’s interesting to watch, and that’s interesting that my parents are interesting to watch to me. You know, there was
something I read that said, you know, when you save
money your whole life, you don’t know how to spend it. So, I’m watching my
parents struggle to relax and enjoy this next
chapter of their lives. And so, like, I’m very
observant as a business person around psychology, but
also as like, a human, I’m interested in how people roll, and I think the best thing
I can say is, you know, go with what feels right. Attach yourself to a couple
principles that matter the most, and let the cards play out as they will.

I kinda been keeping up on
Facebook and your Twitter and I saw where people were struggling with identifying your passion as opposed to calling it cockiness. You know, along with
passion comes confidence and I understand that well
’cause I’m the same way when it comes to what I do. I was just wondering,
how do you handle that? It’s something that I’ve
dealt with my whole life. Where most, some people don’t understand that your love for
something or your passion for what you’re doing, it shines through and people have a hard
time understanding that. So I wanted to know what is
that you do to cope with that? What is it that you do
to try to help people better understand that? And I think that can also
help take me into next level. To the next level in what I do and I wanna just find out how
it is that you handle that. Look forward to hearing
back from you, thank you. – All right, world champ,
Draymond Green on the show. Staphon, you must — – [Staphon] No, it’s a great day. (laughs) – Thanks Draymond. I think, you know– First of all, thanks
for watching the show. Show. (laughs) I have a feeling and
I’ve watched from afar how you’ve been handling this as well ’cause you’ve clearly established yourself especially with the Golden State Warriors run to a championship this year. A lot more people are aware of you and you definitely come with a
lot of confidence and bravado And really interesting, right? Your story connects with me because you’re an undersized, power forward
who sometimes guards centers in the NBA and now, I just
read an article the other day that everybody in the
off-season is talking about finding their
Draymond Green in the NBA. That you’ve been
mentioned more than LeBron this off-season about
how small ball can work. You’ve literally, through
self confidence, perseverance I also know a little bit about
how your mother raised you so I caught that part of your narrative, that’s interesting to me. I think we actually connect pretty well. As a matter of fact, I
actually think that you and I should play one on one. (laughs) In an episode of the #AskGaryVee Show. Just to see if it’s humanly
possible for me to score a point I think this is one of
the things that I love about people that think
they can play NBA players on one-on-one. I actually think that people don’t realize how pretty consistent an NBA player against anybody who never
went past high school level basketball can shut them out 11 – nothing in a one-on-one game. So I would be super pumped
if I could score points with Draymond, that challenge is on. I think you might duck me
because I think you’re scared and you know we’re gonna film it. (laughs) But to answer your question, to answer your question in full. I think you just have to do you and I think that’s what you’re doing. I think I talk about the
truth being undefeated. I’m a 39 year old man. You’re in your 20’s, early, mid-20’s. Early 20’s. I know that you and I and
everybody in this room, and everybody watching
and listening to the show, we all want, we all
think about who we are. Social media’s been
really interesting to me because I think social
media’s been the first tangible expression of how
everybody wants to PR themselves to the world. Even the people that poo-poo it or try to play too cool for school or don’t believe in it, they don’t understand. Subconsciously, every
single piece of content that every person has ever
put out on social media has been absolutely
thought through and is– Not like, you’re thinking about it. It’s been thought through subconsciously. It is the action end
results of a narrative that you’ve been painting in your mind your whole life of who you are. Who you want to be. The ambition that you want. I have outrageous disproportionate want to be considered one of the
great businessmen of all time. And want to be known about how I did it. And they way I treated
people along the way. I am very far away from that. For as much as you guys love
me and as much as they– You have to understand, 99% of the world has no idea who I am. I have still not amassed
the kind of wealth that can give me the halo effect to talk about being a tangible
execution to that level. So, I’m still so far away but I know at 80 my
actions are gonna basically be the result of my wants. And I think you want to be great and you’ve already, at such a young age, hit the apex of your career
so you’ve got a different game than I do but I think
along with, he’s cocky or he’s this or she’s cocky and she’s that comes all the stories behind the scenes that people don’t know. That I’m sure, and I’m not sure. I hope that behind the scenes you’re doing these things for fans. And behind the scenes when
your competitor beats you, even though you’ve put
everything to it, there’s– As much as I hate the
Patriots, as much as might hate that you got knocked
out of the playoffs. Even if you’re kinda sour
about it, and I get sour. If I lose 11-nothing, I
wouldn’t even shake your hand. Even though I’m telling you
to shake that person’s hand in my advice right now.
(laughs) It’s really there, it’s that
respect level to the game. I think as long as you respect the game and respect, and this
something that I think a lot of people struggle with. I respect where I’m at right now. Because it’s the game. I could think maybe I’m slightly behind. I could think I should be
a little further along. I’m just not. And it’s a net net game. I think that you want people
to see you as self-confident not egotistical. You want people to see
that you’re working hard, that you’re not cheap in the trenches. So those actions just have
to be that way, right. They just have to be that way. So for me, I think you just do you and let the chips fall where they may and I have funny feeling you’re okay with what they’re saying along the way as long as you feel good about it. And for me, that’s my game too. Plenty of people say things and I just feel good about it. I feel real damn good about it. ‘Cause I’ll see you. I’ll see you soon and we’ll talk about it.

“What’s your top tip for a creative mind to start thinking like an entrepreneur?” – Derrick, this is a tough one, right? There’s so many creatives
that just don’t know how to be a salesperson, entrepreneurial. They don’t have that gear. They have incredible, creative chops. First and foremost, I
want to be very careful to try to mold you at tactics that you have no chance of winning at. That’s like me saying, how
do I want to start being a great painter? Well I can go watch YouTube
videos to be better at painting and go buy some good paint,
I can start painting, but I have a funny feeling
if I showed it to India, she’d be polite because she’s a wonderful human being,
but with her artistic eyes, she’d be like, yeah, no, Gary really, I could see some stuff there, yeah. I be like, fuck, she hates it. So to me, I’m very
concerned of forcing people. Just ’cause you may be excited about what I’m putting out there
or what society’s pushing with entrepreneurship, let’s make sure the right
answer to this question isn’t how do I go and find a
partner who is a business mind to team up with me as an artist. I can sell way more paintings
of India’s than India can, ’cause it’s just what I’m great at. That’s without me really knowing, truly, as much as we adore each
other, I don’t fully know your entrepreneurial sales abilities, but I just know mine are better. ‘Cause mine are better than all of yours. Just what I feel. That to me, is the answer
to your question my friend, and obviously I gave that answer
because I want to provide, one of the things I think
I’m hitting a roll on in this golden era, is
I’m starting to understand how to answer the question at hand, instead of picking answering
the question at hand or making it broad, if
you’ve been paying attention, this is my own self-critique which is why I think we have momentum. I’m finding a cadence
right now of how to answer the question and at the same time broaden it to make more sense. And so the real story behind
everything I just said, kids, is hey, don’t force
yourself into things that are not maybe naturally there. It’s okay to have a business partner, a team mate, an employee. You don’t even need a partner. Maybe you hire someone
to be the salesperson. Super important because
just like, how do I become X is a very dangerous game, especially if you just aren’t capable, really truly not capable of ever being X, or just being a two out
of a ten index at X. Were you better off spending four years to become a two instead of a zero, when what you could have
done is gone from an eight to a 12 in the thing that
you’re actually great at? Time is valuable, my
friends, time is valuable. – [India] Awesome. – Thanks India.

was one of the winners of
the Crew for a Day challenge. Thank you so much for choosing me. As you can see, I’m
resting up for the big day. But before that, Gary, I have a question. Put yourself in my shoes. You just won a trip to
meet Gary Vaynerchuk. You’re pumped, you’ve been
following this dude for awhile. This is a once in a lifetime
opportunity for you. How would you go about preparing yourself for that type of trip? Would you set expectations and goals or just kind of go with the flow? What would you do if you were meeting you? You keep throwing contests,
I’ll keep winning them. – That’s pretty, listen, I like, by the way, that last part is probably why this question’s on this show. I like the bravado. (breathes deeply) Respectful bravado is very attractive. Bravado insanity is not. That is a little forewarning
to some of the people’s actions in the last couple weeks. I think that what I would
do is I would probably bring him some English peas, because I would know that
Gary loves English peas. And not like the bullshit
kind, like the big ones. You know, like English peas, not like Long Island English peas which are a little smaller. Definitely not snow peas, like sugar peas. Got so many different names. – [India] You walk on
the show with your dad. – Exactly, 118, watch those the big ones so I would bring him that. I’d probably bring him
like a rare Jets jersey of maybe the second or third round pick in the draft this year. What else do I want? I would probably bring some cool Nikes. Something that was like fly like these. I would bribe him to thank him. No. The answer to the question is very simple. I think you’ve already lost. I predict that your Friday
experience is not gonna be as good as you think because you’re already overthinking it. You need to roll in, be you,
the end, the end, the end. It works for me so much. Yesterday Brandon Marshall was here, football player, Jets wide receiver, umps. I don’t even know how to not be myself. First of all, I think I’m
better than everybody, so I don’t get star struck. It’s a flaw and a strength. And I think you roll in with that thing. I think you walk in
and you just need to be basically, it’s so hard, and I get it. Really, around Jets
players is probably where I struggle with it the most
but yesterday I crushed it. Just you have to be yourself,
there’s nothing else. Because then, if it doesn’t, and by the way this is why I fundamentally believe in being yourself. This is the secret
reason to being yourself. If you’re not yourself, and
then it doesn’t go well, you have to think about that
for the rest of your life. You went out of your way to not
let the natural thing happen and it didn’t go well, that sucks. I’d much rather be like, welp? When I get a comment
that like, “you suck.” Right now, the USC video and
the Monday motivation video are both going viral on Facebook, right? A lot of people have never seen me before. When somebody says you
suck, I’m like well, that was me, that’s just
where the chips fell. But if that was my schtick or
that was a fake version of me or that, well then that would hurt. Be like whoa, what if
I just was me, right? And so, that my friends
is why it’s always best, because then you don’t
have to second guess.

“an app and what would it be like? “why not have a jab jab jab app?” – Melissa, on this show I
talk a whole lot about betting on your strengths and not
focusing on your weaknesses. I as a product, leaders don’t
feel like very strong on it. I’ve got to much going on right now. I don’t want to stretch myself thin. Everytime I build products
they’re always half pregnant. If I ever build an app
or product it will be the singular thing I do or at least the one-a a la VaynerMedia. And so I’m not interested in building it. It doesn’t, like even the question… It’s crazy, India. Like even when I started
like answering the question it doesn’t feel good. Like I was clearly passionate
about the things I talked about in the first question. I’m clearly not passionate right now. You can even tell by my general
energy in answering this. I just have zero interest
in building an app. I’m aware that apps are good. That’s the word on the street. They do well.
You can build big businesses. I understand but I understand
myself better than my ambition to scratch that itch which
is actually quite low. It’s been higher in the past but I think I mature
along the way as well. And, you know, sorta
eating my own dog food and I just don’t, I
haven’t invested in it. The only reason this show exists is I invested in infrastructure. If I decide to hire two
full-time developers and really, really decide to
hire two full-time developers which I could do at any point. That’s not the problem. It’s me giving them, him and her, the energy to actually architect the map. Right now I just don’t feel
compelled to do that at all. And so, and so I’m actually gonna like… you can see I’ve brought the big comma in. This is where I want to
make it more valuable for a lot of you. Way to many of you and
obviously this weekend I got to see a lot of
engagement and really dug into some rabbit holes on you. Way to many of you are doing
one of two things incorrectly, in my opinion. One you’re letting the market
tell you what you should do. You should start an app,
you should be a guru, you should sell ebooks,
you should start a company. You should, you should, you
should, you should, right? Number two. You are actually convincing
yourself because you aspire to be something you’re not. I aspire to build the next
Instagram or Snapchat. That’d be really rad,
it’d be really great. It’s just not in me. So more self awareness, less pondering, less listening, listen to yourself. Except when yourself is bullshitting you then counter it with stop
bullshitting me, Gary. Alright, sorry. – [India] (mumbles)

“Doesn’t he see the value while “he writes books himself?” – Niels, I don’t read books,
because of a couple things. One, I’m very inefficient at reading so it takes me a long, long time, and the truth is I don’t
think I actually grasp what I read. As a matter of fact,
something very interesting has happened over the
last six to eight months here at VaynerMedia. When I see that something
comes in my inbox that’s a very important piece of business, and it’s a very long email,
AKA more than 18 words, I call a five minute meeting,
because in five minutes, and my staff will tell you. You won’t see the body language here, but I’m saying it for them it’s insane. In a meeting, I basically don’t even let people finish saying what they’re saying, because I’ve grasped it,
but if they sent me that same comment in four sentences I literally wouldn’t even
know what was going on. I don’t read, because I
don’t think it’s an efficient transaction of transforming information into my brain, I really don’t. Audio books is something I need to take very seriously, but the truth is I don’t read because the way I like to consume
information is living it. I know that sounds weird, but it’s just the truth. I really do think the reason that I’ve been able to be an anomaly is I know that that’s
probably not the norm. Most people do read books, like as a matter of fact, it’s crazy that the internet came along, because if the internet hadn’t come along, I wouldn’t have written
or read in my life. I was well on my way, if I was I’m sure there’s some 50 to 80 year olds who are watching the show right now, or listening to the show who are like me who realize, holy crap. They really didn’t write or read from 24 to 45, pre-internet stuff. I write books, because I know so many people do read. I know so many people do learn from highlighting the shit out of the books. I don’t, and so you can’t be religious or romantic about these things. Just cause I write them doesn’t mean I need to read them, and vice versa. The reason I don’t do it is ’cause I don’t find value in it for me, and I
highly recommend a lot of you start really auditing yourself
and understanding, are you doing stuff that actually
doesn’t bring any value to you just because that’s what society and the world and you have always done because the answer is yes.

“before you do something big? “Anything at all? “It doesn’t even have
to be business related.” – Clinton, the only thing
thing that I’m scared of, really, in a public setting, or that might sound big. This is what the #AskGaryVee
Show is for, right? We gotta show the 360. This is probably gonna be one of the more vulnerable things that
I’ve said on the show. I’m setting it up, but you’re all gonna be like, “What?” I am actually scared of reading in public because I’m come to learn in the last three or four years, I am atrocious reader. I really struggle with it. As a matter of fact, one of the big shifts
in 2015 that I’ve made is I’m making a lot more five
and seven minute meetings with my staff because I
don’t read fast enough for the value of my time. Even when I read to
Misha, believe it or not, I’m like a quarter of an inch hesistant. Like, if I had to create
the greatest story off the top of my head, right now, for Misha, I feel cozy and calm. Reading Goodnight Moon,
I’m like (humming). I’m just a terrible reader. Like in Passover, reading
the things on the table. I don’t like to read. It’s funny, when I started getting asked to do TV shows, one of the reasons I didn’t want to do a TV show was I didn’t want to read off the chiron. And even when I did my wine web radio show on Sirius for nine months, my first commercial read was a disaster, probably the worst thing
I ever did publically. Guy came in, Sam Benrubi, big ups. Father of many of the
employees at VaynerMedia came in, he’s like, “Do
what Howard Stern does. “He can’t read either. “Just read it and then do your thing.” The second read was insanity ’cause I read it, I knew
what the Stella Artois, ironically a VaynerMedia client now, what that ad wanted to get off. And I did an incredible read. So I’m very improv. I know what I’m good at. I’m stunningly not scared of most things. I’m scared of snakes, somewhat of heights. I really am, ultimately, scared of dying. And weirdly enough, the first thing that came to mind was I really don’t wanna read in public. Badly. That is probably at the top of the list, believe it or not. And that’s kind of intriguing to me. It’s a funny kinda thing. That’s it? That’s it, huh?

“to have two burning
passions and pursue them “at the same time without half-assing them? “Or is it ideal to pick one at a time?” – That’s a really good question. I, you know I think there’s people that have two burning
passions at the same time. I really do and I wonder
if you can Wuzzle them and make them both work at the same time. That was a 1980’s rare television cartoon Saturday morning reference, Wuzzle. Do you know what Wuzzles are? India search it right now.
– [India] Wuzzles? – Let’s watch India’s face
as, she’s gonna love these watch this, this is India in real time, this is India in real time.
– Wuzzles? – Yeah Wuzzles, W, yep see it?
– [India] Wuzzles? – Uh-huh, go to images
because this is Wikipedia go to images.
– [India] Okay. – I want you to like really
wrap your head around how cool these things are, cool right? They’re two animals in one. So she was like a hippo
– [India] Oh. – and a butterfly, you
see what’s going on here? two animals in one.
– [India] I see it, I see it. Oh I kinda remember this. – Bang that’s what I
was lookin’ for, uh huh. – [India] The two animals in one. – Uh-huh, so maybe you can
Wuzzle them right and find a way to make your two passions… For example, you know
I could’ve very easily made Wine Library TV and the Jets.. What’s goin’ on to you? – [India] (laughing) Wuzzle them. – Well Wuzzle them, like take your two passions
– [India] I know – and smash them into one. – [India] I get it. – Like for example, I could’ve
done all my wine episodes at football games that
would’ve been a further.. You know I have the
Jets bucket but you know there’s ways to uniquely… I think you know I once
said and a lot of you liked this photo on Instagram,
if you order this quote, if you want to be an anomaly
you have to act like one. I wonder based on this question if you could be the first
person that combines two things that nobody’s ever combined
before which are weird and win. For example again, I love wrestling. What if I did Wine Library
TV only at tailgates or football environments
and wrestling matches. Like independent
circuits, like weird stuff where there’s 150 people
in the audience at a gym and the Iron Sheik’s still
there, you know stuff like that. So I’m a big fan of trying
to find a way to Wuzzle them and that’s what I would do. Now obviously a lot of
people are gonna tell you pick one, focus, I may say that at times. Today I felt like Wuzzling
them, tomorrow if I answer this question I might say
pick one, both can work. I think at the end of the
day, and we’ve talked a lot about this, it’s about self-awareness. And it’s funny I’m reading
every goddamn comment in Facebook specifically, right now I’m on a Facebook comment kind
of spree so I apologize to all the YouTubers but
that’s just what’s happening, and it’s interesting I’m
feeling more and more pressure on my shoulders more than ever before because the show is
picking up so much momentum and I’m watching so many people comment about them implementing
and seeing results. And it makes me hungry,
ambitious, greedy to try to impact more people with
what is really working. Which is if you really
know yourself, really India this question comes down
to a very simple place which is it’s one of two choices. It’s truly one of two choices. It’s really just two
levers, it’s happiness and financial and street cred upside. It’s just trying to pull the lever.. and listen I do this, I think
a lot of you may be confused. I leave enormous amounts
of money on the table for happiness. I just do, I do it all the time. The largest speaking gig
of my career, a number that makes me vomit on the
table out of happiness, I passed on ’cause it’s week
four and the Jets are playing in London and I want to go
watch the Jets play the Dolphins in London, and by the way
this is a significant number, this is a hefty six figure deal. This is more money than I
made in a three year period in my mid-twenties to go
and MC and speak at an event for a day and a half. Still could’ve watched the
Jets like I do all the time and I’m choosing happiness
over cash and we all have to do that all the
time and our lives evolve. I’m in a better financial place
than I was seven years ago. Maybe then I would’ve
chose cash, I don’t know, but even in my early days.. For example, when I lost an
eighth of, eight Jesus Christ, a third of my entire wealth in my twenties to have fun in Vegas so I
then lose it all gambling was ’cause I chose
happiness, kinda sadness, over, over, over wealth. And so the answer to this question is predicated very simply. Do I believe there’s, I’m gonna
really, I’m really breakin’ this down India, if you
Wuzzle it you may pop and be an anomaly and have
disproportionate success ’cause you’re the first guy to ever bring spaghetti and music together in this way. Most likely you won’t
and your financial upside is probably predicated on
picking one and going all in. Most likely, however, you
just might have more happiness mixing the two and have the
home run grand slam potential of breaking out which is why
I always do those things. I’m always picking my
happiness versus the straight and obvious course because
I’ve got a little bit of magic and sometimes my weird
stuff actually works as well and the booboo prize is that I’m happier. And boy happiness is addicting. You know what I’m gonna actually – [Voiceover] Vayner Nation
Serious Right Hook war.

“to speak in front of an auditorium full “of elementary schoolers,
what would be your topic “of choice and why?” – My topic of choice, so first of all if I was in a room full of
elementary school students, like I was once ever in my
career which was in Houston in a tremendous conference that I went to where it was the best students
from elementary school of all of Houston and I
cursed up a storm and I talked about like all sorts of crap. I remember I tried to connect with them so I was using like random hip
hop artists that were popping at the time and the teachers
were literally flabbergasted and completely pissed off and the kids were completely pumped. And like these were like
the greatest students of like seventh and eighth
grade in all of Houston and like a third of the class
quit school in seventh grade when I was done with the talk. Because what I really talked
to them about was real life which is look you’re a great student, you’re goin’ down a
certain path right now. Bad news, education in
America is screwing you over. You’re gonna pop out and
you’re gonna realize holy crap I don’t wanna do this or this
and that and then I talked about the virtues of good schooling. Which is the randomness of
having a college roommate that’s a billionaire and some
of the other random stuff. But you know it was a tremendous talk. My choice of topic today,
if I was to do it today, would be you know I would tell them to really recognize how to build self-esteem and self-awareness. I would pound that and I would say look, you’re looking at me and
I’m an old dude up here and I’m cliche just like all
your other teachers and parents but you need to find the
things that you’re good at and really find the friends
that you’re looking for and you know you hear it a million times that you’re not gonna look back and care about the dumb shit
that you care about now but you don’t believe me,
but that’s not gonna stop me from trying to pound it down
you’re little f- throat.