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A
lot of you watch me every
day and wonder how I get
so much done. When faced
with so much opportunity,
you wonder how I decide.
And the truth is simple, I just do.
Over the years I have developed an
unbelievable amount of intuition,
which is predicated on my experience
in business which allows me to execute
quickly and strategically on my goals.
You need to move fast. I am more
concerned about speed than being
“right” on the first try. It’s so much
better to try, fail, revise and try again
then spend all of your time debating
and never actually doing.
For me it comes down to a few things.
I’m reliant on my intuition because I
have seen this scenario before. You start
to develop pattern recognition and then
your intuition takes over which allows
you to make decisions based on all of
your prior experience in life.
At 42, I’m really starting to find this
Zen state where my experience and
intuition combine. I’m not dwelling
on the alternative, I’m deciding and
reacting to figure it out.
But for a lot of people who don’t
make hundreds of decisions a day, you
basically need to trust your gut. You
need to look logically at the situation,
analyze the pros and cons, trust your
instincts and decide.
It’s the lack of fear of failing that
has allowed me to make decisions so
quick. People don’t make decisions
because they are scared to lose. I make
decisions because I want to know
what’s going to happen, and then I use
that information to help advise what I
do next.
The one thing I know for sure, is the
outcome of what happens if you don’t
decide. If you never make a decision, or
deliberate for too long, all the upside or
potential opportunity could be lost.
The only thing I’m focused on when
evaluating opportunity is the net score.
The funny thing about being in this
position, is I am now crippled with
opportunity.
There are so many things I “could do”
and now I have to decide what “to do.”
All of those decisions are really made
on my intuition. What seems right at
that moment in time.
It’s not difficult to understand why
more shots on goal, gives you a better
chance to succeed. If I accomplish 14
things in a day, no matter how large or
small, that 14 is undeniably more than
two.
I’m on the offense so I’m just not
worried about what other people think.
I reverse engineer my own wants and
needs and make decisions based on
that.
overwhelmed with options and
possibility crippling your decision to
move forward.
The moral of the story is: the more you
do, the more you learn. The more you
learn from doing, the more trust and
ease you’ll have with making decisions.
The more trust you have with yourself
in making decisions, the easier it’ll
become to act when the time calls for
it.
At the end of the day, when you come
from a good place, there’s no wrong
decision. There might be short term
consequences because you can’t always
win, but long term, net net, you will
come out on top.
Thanks for reading!
The last and most important thing is
having good intent. Meet Gary V
I’ve never done anything for the wrong
reason. And this is important. A lot of
people reading this can think “wow,
this guy’s got a ton of confidence or too
much ego…” Gary Vaynerchuk (The New York
Times best-selling author) — the
inspiring and unconventional
entrepreneur who introduced us to
the concept of crush it — knows
how to get things done, have fun, and
be massively successful. A marketing
and business genius, Gary had the
foresight to go beyond traditional
methods and use social media
tools such as Twitter, Facebook
and YouTube to reach an untapped
audience that continues to grow.
“If your intentions are good, it will
draw good people to you”
I’m never worried about losing because
when I have to explain why I made
the decisions I did, nobody is going
to be like wow, what an idiot, or what
a bad person or judge me based on
some secret thing I had in mind. I’m
very open and transparent with my
reasoning so if I lose, I lose.
But the Truth is, when you’re coming
from good intent, you don’t have to be
worried about what other people think.
Ninety-nine percent of things you have
to “choose” in life really don’t matter
and even on the biggest things, it’s
always better to go with your gut than
to overthink it.
Whether that’s school, or where to
work, or where to live, it’s better to
decide, test and react than become
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With more than 3.5 million fans
on social media, Gary shares his
ongoing journey as an entrepreneur
in his daily vlog, #DailyVee. He also
hosts The #AskGaryVee Show, on
which he answers questions about
digital media, entrepreneurship,
leadership and more, based on
a lifetime of building successful,
multi-million dollar companies.
Originally posted on
garyvaynerchuk.com