How to GROW! | 4 Minute Video Guide

Is Gary Vee being short-sighted? So I got a great question from one of my YouTube fans, love you guys, nhprman, who wrote in to say, I just watched Gary Vee's newest #Ask video and he said he never self-examines. He was asked about his weaknesses and he said, I really struggle to think about what I'm bad at because I spend all my time thinking about what I'm great at, and those are a lot of things. Is that short-sighted? So first of all, let me say I'm a huge Gary Vee fan. I'm a subscriber to his channel. I watch almost all the videos that come out. I've I've commented on almost all of the #Ask videos that he's made. I think he adds a lot of value to the entrepreneurial world in terms of adding strategies and specific tactics that you can use to apply to your business on the execution side, as well as giving you motivation and hustle to want to go out and accomplish your goals. Now in terms of answering this question, you know, GaryVee's had a lot of success in his life. He's built and sold businesses, he's a best-selling author, he has a big following, he says that he's happy. So if he's had a lot of success, he's reaching his goals, he's happy, who are we to judge if he's being short-sighted or not? If you're trying to make Gary Vee a better person, then you know what happens with unsolicited advice, right? It rarely gets taken. So the real question that becomes, is this a strategy that is short-sighted for you or not? I know if I'm thinking about myself, I would reframe it a little bit. Instead of talking about weaknesses, I would talk about lack of passion. See, I believe that any weakness can be overcome with passion. If you love something, you can get better at it and learn it to be successful. Successful. When you start anything, you suck at it because it's your first time in it. But if you have a lot of passion for it, you can get better with practice and with time. When I first started making videos, I sucked at it. When I first started salsa dancing, I sucked at it. When I had my child and I was a first-time father, I sucked at being a dad. I was constantly worried about if I was doing the right thing or not. And through practice and passion and experience, I got better. But there's also going to be those things that you're good at, that you have talent in, but you're not passionate about. And those are the things that, in my view, you have to drop as well. Because it's only through passion that you're going to realize your goals and accomplish your big dreams. So when I started making these videos, I did everything myself. I was in front of the camera and behind the camera doing all the editing. I learned how to use Movie Maker, and then I learned how to use Camtasia. And every time I did a video, I got better and better and better. What started off as a real weakness for me could have been a big strength if I was passionate about making videos and learning how to edit. But I wasn't. I found that I love being in front of the camera much more than being behind it. And so for my business to grow, I had to spend more time being in front and not being behind. And I look for ways to eliminate, automate, delegate the things that I'm not passionate about in my business. So I hired Christina, who loves doing video and who's great at it, and having her on the team has helped my business grow. So I find that by paying attention to maybe not my weaknesses, but paying attention to the things that I'm not passionate about and then eliminating, automating, and delegating them away, I'm able to spend my time on the high productivity, high passion, high value things that can help my business grow. You need to figure out if my approach works for you, or if Gary Vee's approach works for you, or maybe neither of them work for you. The only way for you to figure out if that's short-sighted advice for you or not is to test it. Try it and see if it works. If examining the things that you're weak on or the things that you're not passionate about help you grow, then do it. Regularly. And if they don't, then stop it immediately. But either way, take action and believe. For those of you watching, I'd love to know what you think about it. Do you focus on your weaknesses? Do you focus on things that you're not passionate about and try to change your life accordingly? If you do, leave a comment below. Let's get a discussion going on. I'd love to hear from you. And if you're not yet a subscriber of the channel to see more videos like this, click that subscribe button Thank you so much for watching. I'll see you soon.

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