CRUSH IT! by Gary Vay~ner~chuk

Unless you've been hiding under a rock like I have apparently for some time, you know this name: Gary Vaynerchuk

Before I get into the review here, I want to tell you how horribly ashamed I am for not even knowing or having heard this man's name until I actually picked up this book. As most of you know I like to do book reviews. My active investing career allows me to do little things that may not interest you, but they interest me. A while back I noticed that @HarrisonPainter of GoGladiatorTV had recommended this book, all I remembered was the book name, not the authors name, I should have paid attention!

Is book reviewing my passion? No, but I do enjoy moments of my life like I experienced today where I felt many emotions due to reading someones book. Today was literally a ground breaking day for me! I'm not here to say I'm going to be the next Oprah(inside joke, read the book) but I can tell you I realized my level of passion was weak sauce! It's time to step it up and live my passion! 

Like always, I never opened the book prior to reading it. I always find that staying focused on the book you're reading at the time is the only way to do it. The last book I read isn't worth a review and I was disapointed the whole time. I actually couldn't wait to get to this book simply because of the recommendation, even though I had no idea what it was about, it certainly had to be better than the book I just read.

While initially inspecting the book, I noticed that I liked the cover but couldn't figure out why. While I'm typing this I'm actually looking at the book and still don't know why I really like the cover or why that's even important to me. Maybe because I now know the truly life changing contents but that doesn't explain the initial impression I had. Weird, I know. I know you're going to buy this book so when you do, maybe you will comment on the cover and give me your opinion, who knows, maybe you'll figure out why I like it. 

Again, with my usual systematic way of giving it a once over to get a feel for what it's going to be like I check the contents page and I thought okay, this is another one of those make you feel good books but I still didn't really know what it was about. 

Let me say this, I had no idea what was in store for me! 

Page one of chapter one I thought DAMN!! NOT another one of these stupid books again!  Ugh! 

By page five I was thinking I should have read another book! I made the horrible mistake at the time of thinking this was going to be like so many other books out there and it was going to be saying the same damn things all the rest of them say. 

Boy, was I wrong. Remember I said it was an emotional day today? This is the part where I felt slight anger and a lot of annoyance. See, even though I use the first dozen or so pages to decide whether I'm going to like the book or not, I always finish the book. You never know when one of them is going to give you a nugget towards the end or completely blow your mind starting with the next page. Why sell yourself short without knowing the rest of the story? So I kept at it. 

By the time I got to chapter two I could really tell I loved this guy! I loved his attitude, I loved his passion for what he was doing even though it did not appeal to me, HE appealed to me. I felt connected to this guy and never heard of the guy before cracking open this book of his. 

I felt a mancrush coming on and it just kept getting stronger as I read. 

There was a certain page with a single word on that page. This single word was such a strong word that it was designated a whole chapter! This single word was the only word on this page and yet, it had so much meaning that a complete series of books could be written about this word. This single word, all by its self on a single page comprising its very own chapter meant more to me than any other book I have EVER read. 

That single word made me realize what I am NOT, and, what I NEED to be. This single word made me realize that no matter who I am, where I have been or where I will end up, this single word will be exactly who I am when my name is mentioned. 

That single word made me feel an emotion I don't think I ever felt before. Before reading this word, I thought I did, but after reading that word, I realized I didn't as much as I thought I did. 

Now, I do understand that single word and I have Gary Vaynerchuk to thank for that! Having said that single word in the way he said it, I will be able to attribute my future to Gary Vaynerchuk and there will be a day that I personally get to thank him for that single word. 

I could go on and on reviewing this book and telling you all about it without EVER saying exactly what is in the book or what it was about. 

Why?

How?

Because this book will literally speak to you in a different way it spoke to me. This book isn't a real estate investing strategy book where I can analyze the stratey itself or the technique being used and its effectiveness or relativeness to the current market. This book isn't about Gary Vaynerchuk. 

This book is about you! so without you reading it, you will never know what it is truly about for you. It doesn't matter WHO you are, WHERE you are in life, WHY you are where you are in life, HOW you got there or WHEN you are going to get there. 

in conclusion to my favorite book review I urge you to take a stand! Beg, borrow and/or steal if you have to! This book is worth its weight in gold a million times over. I'm going to make it a personal goal to get Gary Vaynerchuk to make an appearance and give me his opinion on my review of his absolutely amazing book in the comment section. I urge you to connect with him via twitter @garyvee and let him know you are going to CRUSH IT!

Cash in on your Passion and CRUSH IT! with me!