Many people say it’s not what you know, it’s who you know, I am here to say it’s where you are gong that is most important to being successful. I hope you get enjoyment out of this video or a little information!
It’s not what you know OR who you know, it’s where you are you going!
Tags: garyvee, vaynerchuck, vaynerchuk, what, where, who
May 15th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Well I’m still working on the how but the where… is simple…
David Lachapelle said it best… “I want to have famous photographs than be famous.”
It’s my all time favorite quote. That’s where I’m going to have famous photographs.
May 15th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Couldn’t agree more Gary, another great vid.
May 15th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Nice site and good message. Wish you all the best.
May 15th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
And once you know where your going, you have to believe you can get there. There will be obstacles but as long as you believe in yourself you will get there.
Nice message Gary.
May 15th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
GARY, Great post. I know this to be true in my own life. I have spent a lot of time visualizing the places that I wanted to go, all while staying in the moment. I find that I am not having to work as hard at pressing things to happen. I am making the choices everyday that help me in the “where”
Bottom line for me is this. My passion is Social Media and Woodturning! Social media for the great people and networking and the woodturning is my creative outlet.
Gary, I am bringing an age old art to the masses through my live streaming, my blogging and my podcast to be. My goal is to make a living…straight up! By following my passion. Monetizing the things I do, so that I can continue to do them better!
May 15th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
I like what you have to say in this video. It reminds me of a quote which says:
“He who fails to plan, plans to fail.” It’s important to set goals and not rely on serendipity.
May 15th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Good words Gary V!
I’m a philosophy major in my last semester of undergrad so I relate a lot of stuff back in that direction. Anyways, I learned that lesson from G.W.F. Hegel :::
The real MEANING of life is in the “becoming” between the “not being” and the “being”. It isn’t about that staticness on either end, it is the struggle, and the dynamics, and the change in between.
Nietzsche makes the same point a few years later when he states that the basis for life is the “will to power” — a similar concept. Nietzsche could care less about running after “truth” or (humorously) “untruth” — it isn’t about what you know or don’t know — it is about the struggle and where you’re going.
To me, this means keeping things fresh. I couldn’t stand the monotony of Engineering when I went to my first college for Electrical Engineering, despite having an awesome job working as a co-op engineer at General Motors. At my next school I started out studying theology, but it too got monotonous and dull. Then to philosophy, which is still keeping my attention, but only because I’m in two bands, run a design and marketing company, am obsessed with coffee and wine, and trade stocks on the side.
Living is about experience and change, not about money, or some fact, or ANYTHING static & permanent.
Sorry for the rant — good topic, even though I probably took it in a totally different direction than what you intended
-Alex
May 15th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Do you know where your going to, do you know the things that life is showing you… do you know…
May 15th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Aim for insanity. That says it all.
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure that you seek.” — Joseph Campbell
May 15th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
I agree that it is important to have a goal, a dream, direction which you wish to take, but other parts are also of great value. Ideal mix includes a little bit of all those three things.
One way to describe and support what you said is to look at it from a product or service design perspective. People should design/develop with a particular need/demand in mind and not the other way around where they put their heads down and focus solely on the product without a plan of how and where it fits. Great video G!
See you all on twitter (@topicm)
May 15th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Gary I think your 2 minutes segments are awesome
May 15th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Gary I think your 2 minutes segments are awesome I will make this a stop for me everyday, and I definitely know where I’m going
thanks for the reminder.
I friended you up on fb and on twitter @antoniocheca
Keep up the great work…
May 15th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca.
In Seven Habits of Highly Effective people, Steve Covey talks about how the most successful people are those who VISUALIZE their success. If you’re a baseball player, you visualize the home run. If you’re a musician, you visualize a great performance. If you have a project, a business, or any kind of venture, you need to know where you’re going so you can figure out how to get there.
Great stuff, Gary. Very inspiring stuff.
May 15th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
I find it funny that you said at one point you were bad at networking, haha! But very insightful, and great advice for anyone who wants to start a business…or accomplish something in life. You’re the man, period!
May 15th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
My dad always says it’s not necessarily who you know, it’s who knows you and what you do. I think getting yourself out there like you said before with personal branding is how you get to where you want to go. But yes, knowing where you want to go first is key.
May 15th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Great point, Gary. I think people want to be a part of something larger than themselves, and latching on / supporting someone who is on a mission is one way to do that.
May 15th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
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May 15th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Gary isn’t life just the best journey…and you really still deserve congrats even though you have only just begun..
May 15th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Gary,
The reason you are successful is that you gained valuable knowledge at a young age and you really know what you’re talking about in regards to the wine world. Also you are sincere and that is Gary Vaynerchuk’s secret weapon. I know where I am eventually going but I am still working on all the rest.
May 15th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Another radool observation from GV—knowing where you want to go brings it all into focus. Just a little moment each day to think about this makes it easier to decide where your energy, time and attention get spent. Not just moving those tired ol’ chess pieces around the board, but re-inventing the game.
It’s *all* important—I’m on board with your earlier post, too—but thinking about where you’re going opens up your mind to *new and original* plays you can make to get closer to your goals.
Well said, as always—I think you’ve given us a little insight into all those ideas percolating in that brain of yours… and where they’re coming from. Thanks for that.
May 16th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Gary,
I agree with you. In todays online society it is less about who you know and more about who you meet along the way. You never know when the next person, or email, or Tweet is going to introduce you to the next opportunity to forward you to where you want to be.
May 16th, 2008 at 7:49 am
I couldnt agree more.
May 18th, 2008 at 10:42 am
Dead on GV Goal Setting!!!
May 19th, 2008 at 12:05 am
Right on, the clearer the vision, the more everything falls into place.
Gary Vee - u da man baby!
–z–
ps - see you at Costco!
May 19th, 2008 at 2:24 am
DAAAAANG! Rockin video man. I wrote about this just today on a b5 blog! You have GOT to know where you’re going or it’s going to be extremely hard to succeed.
I love how you said “anything insane has a price.” The problem a lot of folks aren’t willing to pay the price. They want the end result but aren’t willing to put the work in to make it happen.
Check my blog out tomorrow as I profile you as the very FIRST “Famous” Entrepreneur on Successfool. Gonna be a hot week for us! Thanks for everything.
BTW I wrote about this last week on Twitter - check it out bro!
http://twitter.com/successfool/statuses/809665231
Alejandro
May 19th, 2008 at 6:44 am
Congrats! A masterpiece for entrepreneurs. Yes, it’s where you are going even if finally you’re ending another place. Remember Christopher Columbus! He was in search of a route to India then finally…
May 19th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Encouraging to here, since 90% of what I have right now is knowing where I want to go. Hell, I even know how. Its all the waiting in between that sucks, but then again isnt it about the journey?
May 19th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
I agree! If you have a vision, people will flock around you.
May 20th, 2008 at 12:29 am
Hey Gary,
I just emailed to ask if you could give a shout out to my husband; it’s his birthday tomorrow, May 20th. I forgot to tell you his name, its Irv Remedios.
Thanks again, hope you can do it!
Alison
May 22nd, 2008 at 4:30 pm
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May 26th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Gary,
What do you do if all of your plans have materialized and you are miserable? I wanted to go to graduate school in the UK and find work in investment banking and I have achieved both of those goals. Long story short I hate my job. You love your job. What’s a young man to do?
May 26th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Wow! You are one heck of a busy guy! I’ve been trying to track you down since December of last year. Do you remember telling me to contact you after the new year on Rich Schefren’s blog? I’ll bet not as you have gone ballistic the past few months.
Would still like to connect with you about bringing an online persona to my online golf business, as I am struggling to get golfers to buy my golf fitness products.
Hope to hear from you soon my friend!
Best,
Mike
The Golf Trainer
http://www.askgolftrainer.com - just launched site.
May 26th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Hey Gary,
What are you to do if Not only do you Hate Your Job…But you are a Passionate Certified Sommelier who loves working with people and spreading the message…but you got suckered into a job with a Wine Distributor (Not to mention any names) who put this 48 year old guy on a route of Discount Liquor Shops in bad neighborhoods where in order to sell the account wine I AM THE ONE who has to Physically move about 100 cases a day all over these overcrowded stores. Soooo not only do I hate my Job..but I am physically in pain every day..since I started a week ago..my back, shoulders, knees and don’t have the opportunity to start doing something I LOVE because if this Distributor found out…they would have me blacklisted ?? I don’t care about the MONEY I just want to be back to spreading the Passion I have for Wine
May 27th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Hi Gary,
I’m a huge fan of your reviews and have bought a couple of wine bottles from your website. I was born in Argentina and currently live in Los Angeles. During Memorial Day Weekend I’ve tried one of the best Argentinian wine I’ve ever tasted. I like Malbec but this one is a blend of 53% Malbec and 47% Merlot. The price is a little high for an Argentinian wine but I think it is worth it. I’d appreciate it if you could review it and make it available for purchase on your website. I’m sure a lot of people will like this wine.
Felipe Rutini Encuentro 2003 (Encuentro means “get together”)
90 points (WE)
http://www.wine.com/V6/Felipe-Rutini-Encuentro-2003/wine/86226/detail.aspx
Thank you,
Sebastian.
sebastiansciupac@yahoo.com
May 30th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Great message, nice introduction; heard you were just in SF and my hmmm PR lady said I should check you out. would like you to review our wines. Oakville hillside cab franc, Napa Gamay, and Napa Cab and a Merlot sourced from behind the St. Helena Library among local dog walking trails w/ a hint of terrier in it. our ancestor MME built the first Salmon Cannery in Canada- sold fish to the queen but the railroads did ‘em in, blew up the river just before spawn, plus overfishing. so thats were we’d like to go. SUSTAINABLE. dog shit in a briar patch, and a riparian corridor along the Napa River- the return of Stealhead and Chinook Salmon runs in ABUNDANCE to the Pacific Coast. we let our wines speak for themselves. let me know.
June 4th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
I wish I was in your family.
June 6th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Hey bro, Martha don’t live here….
as they say in Oakland, CA (Baja Napa)
“we don’t have nice vineyards like yeerz”
kick ass, work hard and believe! maybe start pulling for the Warriors.
June 6th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
“Soul is what it takes to haul tons of prized Napa Valley grapes over Highway 80 in morning rush hour mere hours after they were picked off the vines. Among the snaking traffic, these bright bins of purple love bring the farm to market, and the dirt to the city, where it belongs.”
June 12th, 2008 at 6:20 am
Very good point, reminds me of the opposite of the sexpistols “I don’t know what I want but I know how to get it” that was a lost generation. I haven’t thought that much about it, and have a small biz that has stayed small for a long time but am growing it in recent years. I love my small town community and I love being in NY and having access to the wide world of wine so I think I’d like to become like Setauket’s radio satellite dish for wine. Communicating with the rest of the universe but being like the wine hub of my community and having those interterrestial relationships with people through the internet as well as the human relationships with the people I’ve known personally for many years. Then when I get there I want to pass it along at a good profit and find an unspoiled beach break in Costa Rica and surf.
June 14th, 2008 at 4:40 am
I know exactly where I am going.
I am going to a place where I earn a living doing what I absolutely love.
I amaze kids, teach them something about space and astronomy and plant the seeds of tomorrow’s astronauts, scientists and engineers.
It is a mission. It’s not just a business. It is my passion.
And I won’t quit.
June 14th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Gary:
Getting acquainted with you in this way is in a way funny because I have a faint recollection of seeing you on a video months ago about different wines. I didn’t pay much attention as I’m not a big drinker.
But then Chris Brogan twittered about you and that led me to your site - and then I saw this video. You’re not only enthusiastic but you’re pretty easy to lip-read (for the most part).
I loved what you said about knowing where you’re going that makes the difference. It’s not who you know, what you know but where you’re going. Following this line of thinking helped me enjoy an award-winning Wall Street career and become the first deaf pilot in the world to earn an instrument rating. I knew where I was going because I had visualized my way there and that’s when people, places, events and circumstances magically appeared to help me get there.
Your story is amazing. I just “friended” you at Twitter and Facebook. Look forward to getting to know you more. I used to live in NYC but now live in OH. Was in NYC for 16 years.