GaryVee's Thoughts on Standing Out, Validation, and the Importance of Patience

The GaryVee Audio Experience

Gary Vaynerchuk

Business, Marketing, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 18.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Standing out in the crowded digital world is harder than ever. With AI making content creation easier, the real challenge is staying authentic without "selling out."

In this episode, I break down what really makes people win on social media, why "value" is subjective, and how understanding your unique strength is the ultimate advantage. I also get real about the biggest failures of my career—including missing out on a $800 million opportunity—and what they taught me about making bold moves.

💡 We talk about:
✅ Why real success comes from doing, not just teaching
✅ The biggest myths in social media marketing (and what actually works)
✅ How curiosity leads to massive opportunities
✅ The worst advice people believe about failure
✅ Why patience is the most underrated skill of all time
✅ How ignoring outside validation can change your life

👀 If you’re holding back from posting, overthinking your content, or waiting for the "right time"—this episode is for you.

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🎧 Listen now, take action, and start creating! 🚀

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0:00.0	This is the Gary Vee Audio Experience.
0:04.6	With so many creators and brands using AI these days,
0:08.1	it's never been easier to create social media content.
0:11.0	So how can we stand out among the crowd without selling ourselves out?
0:14.5	Selling out, as you know, Terry, comes in different forms.
0:17.1	What you and I, in the streets of Jersey and Brooklyn,
0:19.8	think is selling out is different to somebody growing up on the Upper West Side, right?
0:23.6	So there's that.
0:25.7	So I think if you're talking about being authentic and feeling good about yourself and having it sustainable, I think standing out is a very challenging game.
0:34.6	It's why I wrote the book.
0:35.6	I think one, we're in a place now where like the talent
0:40.5	of the skill of making creative for social matters.
0:44.7	It's not just posting anything, like the thumbnail,
0:47.8	the title, the first second of the video, the copy,
0:51.7	which unit you decide to post on. So when you post an Instagram, are you doing a carousel?
0:57.0	Are you doing a reel?
0:58.0	Are you doing an infeed?
1:00.0	Are you doing a story?
1:01.0	Like, this has become complex.
1:03.0	And then you have to have something to say or something of interest
1:07.0	or something of value.
1:09.0	Are you attractive?
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