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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 than 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 41, 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 quickly.
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 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 give 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.
The last and most important
thing is having good intent.
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…”
“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 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.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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.
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.
The show is also available as a
podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and
SoundCloud.
garyvaynerchuk.com