Sharing stuff is scary. I don't know if that will ever change. It will diminish, sure. I've seen that already for the ~6 years I've experienced stand up, or the 1 year of this whole thing.
I've been inspired by some strong internet personalities recently. I honestly thought they were all bullshit. I think everybody has some experience like this, we instinctively and understandably block out the majority of media blasting in our face 24/7, then finally something slips in that connects with us.
That man was Gary Vaynerchuk, an entrepreneur and motivational speaker that preaches the good word of effort. persistence, and self reflection. He is a non-stop machine of productivity, always creating content and documenting his conversations with aspiring young entrepreneurs.
He has Jesus like qualities to him, if Jesus lived and thrived in the post capitalist era. He's prolific, he travels the country, he preaches his word and has a long line of documentation behind him. I'm not saying this dude is the second coming of Christ, but there is a truth that he inhibits every day that embodies some of that spirit, at least in my eyes. The dude is mindful as hell. It's really something else, go check him out.
One thing he does is publish an 'obnoxious' amount of content -- those are his words. A google search show a Youtube channel, updated daily. Checking his Snapchat and Instagram reveal a constant barrage of vlogs, interviews, excerpts of other clips, and so on. The man is on a constant grind, to put it simply. To me, he is on a spiritual journey, albeit an incredibly public and profitable one. The truth is still there, though.
I wonder what happens to a person like this -- in their head, I mean. He is consistently on message, logical and pragmatic, but at the same time he's kind and compassionate to the aspiring folk he talks to. This kindness could be perceived as arrogance when he tells somebody they're being lazy, but ultimately you can tell it's a kind of "tough love" situation. No matter how he treats those to which he speaks, Gary V. seems entirely honest and present. Maybe Jesus wasn't exactly on point. Gary Vaynerchuck seems almost buddhist.
He is definitely not, let's be clear. The dude wants to own the Jets. His mantra is literally to be worth a Billion Dollars. I really doubt there's a coalition of bald Taiwanese men sitting around going "OhhmmmmmmmMONEY." So he's not Buddhist per say, not by a long shot. But the practice of mindfulness is a serious quality of Buddhism, no? A large portion of Gary's videos give evidence to him in a sort of trance-like flow state. Maybe I'm completely off base here, I have no real clue about what goes into Buddhism, but I like the narrative of this person combining powerful aspects of different religions.
So, who's to say the spirit of Buddhism doesn't preside inside this man?
What really matters is how this affects me. I like his message. I like it a lot.
If I could ask him one question, it would be this. How do I expand and fill my Creativity Tank, metaphorically speaking, as quickly and efficiently as possible? What steps did you take to get over hurdles of mental fatigue? Have you ever had a new creative project satiate the inner drive that powers the rest of your projects?
I think it would be a cool goal to meet him one day and ask the question directly to the man himself. Actually, I guess the real goal would be to explain to him how I answered the question on my own accord, by looking to him as a lighthouse through the fog. In a way, I think asking him the question would hurt more than help me. Teach a man to fish, right?
Maybe this blog is the solution. I've said it before, but expanding and delivering on this blog could be a cool little endeavor. That's probably what Gary V would do. Create as much as possible. Document the journey, don't pretend to know shit about shit.
I just can't get complacent. Today, I'm going to push until I'm seriously and utterly depleted.
Thanks for reading this far. I hope you guys can follow my day-job creative gig going on at Vigorpath.com. It's a brand new website started by my company that sells beauty and health goods, along with a blog that I manage. We have new content every Wednesday, as well as daily posts on Facebook and Twitter that I manage as well. We are officially up and running!
