Wise Words Wednesdays: Gary V--Elevate NYC 2013 Keynote

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I used to post book reviews every Wednesday.  Since I moved in mid-June, my book reading has gone way down.  I used to read every day on the train to work, but now I drive to work and driving and reading a book is more dangerous than driving and texting, so like I said, my book reading has gone way down.

What I have been doing, though, is watching a lot of YouTube videos.  Why?

1. YouTube videos are free.  Books cost money.
2. YouTube videos can be ripped and converted into mp3's and listened to while I drive.  Books cannot.
3. I am a somewhat slow reader so reading books in my spare time can be a long process.  But, I can watch a 30-minute YouTube video as fast as anybody else, and videos often times get to the punch line of the message a lot quicker than books, too.
4. There is a lot of knowledge on YouTube.  A lot.

With all of this in mind, I am switching the focus of my Wednesday blog posts to videos of wisdom instead of my critiques of books.  Perhaps someday I'll start posting my own videos, but until then I'll rely on the wisdom of others for these midweek posts.

So, without further ado, here is the first installment of Wise Words Wednesdays:

Takeaway quotes:

• "If you do not know how to provide value in your communication you have absolutely no shot of conversion"
• "Time at attention is the only valuable thing in the game right now"

Expect Greatness.

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