Meet Me In the Middle: Parenting, Entrepreneurship, and Balance With Gary Vee

The Wellness Mama Podcast

Episode Highlights With Gary Vee

• How he feels he was perfectly parented and the things his mom did that made the biggest difference
• Why this led to a book called Meet Me in the Middle
• It stands out to him that his mom found balance and how this impacted him
• How his mom helped him feel capable and remarkable but didn’t create delusion or entitlement
• What inspired him to write this book and expand into the children's world
• His definition of success — peace of mind
• Ways to integrate balance and accountability with our kids
• Start with parenting, not looking for external validation from the outside
• What things do we push our kids toward that are based on positive validation for ourselves
• Surprising things he found out from the 15- to 25-year-olds that message him
• What you cheer for is what they strive for
• His mom gave the most positive reinforcement when he was nice
• Be very thoughtful about what you cheer for
• Hurting from losing is one of the great foundational blocks of human development
• A parent's job is to eliminate indifference
• Do you want to avoid judgment? Stop deploying it

Resources We Mention

• Meet Me in the Middle: A VeeFriends Book by Gary Vaynerchuk
• Veefriends.com