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The Ed Mylett Show · June 23, 2026 · 1h 3m

Gary Vaynerchuk on AI, Self-Awareness, and Why Almost Everyone Is Pretending

Gary Vaynerchuk
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Gary Vaynerchuk sits down with Ed Mylett to discuss AI adoption, self-awareness as a foundational business principle, and the widespread performance culture that keeps people from building authentic lives. They explore why most people are gambling rather than building, the closing window for AI advantage, content strategy that actually works, and the personal motivations behind what drives ambitious people.

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Curious

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Content Strategy: Know or Love00:28:00
Stop chasing trends or money in your content. Build around what you genuinely know or love, because authenticity compounds and trend-chasing destroys.
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Highlights

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Self-Awareness as Foundation00:05:00
Self-awareness is the foundational principle for all business and life success, yet most people skip it and pay the price later.
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Editorial

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AI Window Is Closing00:15:30
The competitive advantage window for AI adoption is closing rapidly—waiting is a strategic mistake almost everyone is making.
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Performance Culture vs. Authenticity00:42:15
Almost everyone is pretending their whole way through life—performing for others instead of building something that's actually theirs.
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Gambling Without Knowing It00:35:45
Most people are gambling rather than building in their businesses and careers, making reactive moves instead of strategic ones.
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References

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Crushing It! — Gary Vaynerchuk (2013) — Gary's foundational work on personal branding and content strategy

Misc

✧Gary's observation that 'almost everyone pretends the whole way there' — a stark assessment of human performance culture
✧The conversation went to unexpectedly personal places about parents and the fuel behind building
✧Gary's track record of seeing future technologies early (iPhone, Twitter, TikTok, NFTs) — consistent prescience across multiple platforms
✧The tension between authenticity and ambition: building a life that's yours vs. performing for others
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