Hey everyone,
We as humans are really good at “talking” aka saying what we are “going” to do, but then… doing nothing.
It doesn’t matter how great your plans are, if all you do is talk about them, then you’ll be exactly where you are today. But if you want the things you’ve never had, you gotta do the things you’ve never done.
And you’ve gotta do them now.
One of the biggest reasons I see for people talking instead of doing is because they’re overthinking it. But the problem is, when you’re starting something new, speed is the most important thing. So for me, when I weigh opportunity costs, I’d rather start something if I intuitively feel it and then let it fail six months or a year later: new concepts I have for VaynerMedia, new divisions, new types of wines for WineLibrary, things I’ve done for my own brand.
Even though some of the things I’ve started have failed, look at how much more I’ve done than if I was just sitting around in my living room “talking” about all of the great things I was going to do. So taking action is always a better answer than pondering or thinking or trying to decide if this is going to work. I’ve always believed that the learning of the failure is equal to the victory of it.
“Talking is safe. Doing is where you get hit, learn, grow, and finally become who you said you wanted to be. The ring exposes fear, but it also reveals who is ready for the life they keep praying for,” Tayler.
You can’t just sit here and say, this is going to work or not, debate it your whole life and never do it.
So how about tonight, let’s not say what we are gonna do… let’s stay quiet and do it.
By Gary Vee – CEO and Chairman of Vayner Media and Vayner X
