3 Reasons Why I Stopped Following Gary Vaynerchuk on Instagram

See ya later, Gary.

I’ve followed Gary Vaynerchuk for close to five years now. In that time I have grown a tremendous amount. He has sparked many thoughts, conversations, and actions in my life. But it reached a tipping point where I just had to cut the tie.

The guy is insane. He’s absolutely crazy. And he gets people fired up. Watch one video of him talk, and his passion pulls you in how Doug Baldwin pulls in a laser throw from Russell Wilson. As a Seahawks fan, I only kind of apologize for the analogy. Gary is a die hard Jets fan. One of his massive dreams is to become an owner of that team.

I actually think he will do it.

Gary is a content beast. His team has him being recorded practically 24 hours a day. Everyday. All week. Year after year. He creates massive pillar content, which spreads through to all of his social media streams.

It’s powerful.

It’s unceasing.

It’s unrelenting.

And when you watch enough of him, you understand why he does it. Podcasts, Youtube, Snapchat, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, blogs, vlogs, keynotes, books, articles. He is literally everywhere.

His work has inspired me enough to get on platforms like Medium, and start putting out content that is natural to who I am. It’s the reason I started a personal challenge of writing everyday for 30 days on Medium. I wanted to put myself to the test to see if I could put out content on a daily basis, find enjoyment in that process, and learn more about what I’m the most inspired and fired up to write about.

Now that more of my friends are finding out who Gary is, and beginning to follow him on Instagram, I’m really seeing how powerful an influencer he really is. Before, I would come home from work and watch a DailyVee episode, and then mention it to someone I train. They’d say, “I have no idea who that guy is.” Now, it seems like I have people coming up to me and asking if I know who he is.

So I’ve finally taken a step back and noticed a few things.

I thought to myself, “Why I am I still following this guy? His books, and Youtube channels are enough. Hell, I got more work done after reading Crush It! five years ago…