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Gary Vee Attributes Entire Success to Soviet Union Upbringing and Immigrant Mother
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"I was born in the Soviet Union at a time that it was like North Korea, not Iran. You were not allowed to leave. I am far less attached to my professional career than someone would believe because it's not that important to me. I am truly the byproduct of poor immigrants where the propaganda in my home was everyone just died so early. I've been kind of playing with house money since I was 18."
Vaynerchuk revealed he was born in Soviet Union conditions equivalent to modern North Korea with total restriction of movement and explained this shaped his entire worldview and lack of professional attachment. He credited his mother's relentless focus on praising kindness over achievement as the foundation of his character, stating he only seeks validation from becoming a 'good boy' rather than business success.
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