50 Cent's 10 lessons for success in business - and in life
‘The greatest fear people have is that of being themselves. They want to be 50 Cent or someone else. They do what everyone else does even if it doesn’t fit where and who they are. But you get nowhere that way; your energy is weak and no one pays attention to you. You’re running away from the one thing that you own—what makes you different. I lost that fear. And once I felt the power that I had by showing the world I didn’t care about being like other people, I could never go back.’ 50 Cent
1. See Things for What They Are - Intense Realism
Reality can be rather harsh. Your days are numbered. It takes constant effort to carve a place for yourself in this ruthlessly competitive world and hold on to it. People can be treacherous. They bring endless battles into your life. Your task is to resist the temptation to wish it were all different; instead you must fearlessly accept these circumstances, even embrace them. By focusing your attention on what is going on around you, you will gain a sharp appreciation for what makes some people advance and others fall behind. By seeing through people’s manipulations, you can turn them around. The firmer your grasp on reality, the more power you will have to alter it for your purposes.
2. Make Everything Your Own - Self-Reliance
When you work for others, you are at their mercy. They own your work; they own you. Your creative spirit is squashed. What keeps you in such positions is a fear of having to sink or swim on your own. Instead you should have a greater fear of what will happen to you if you remain dependent on others for power. Your goal in every manoeuvre in life must be ownership, working the corner for yourself. When it is yours, it is yours to lose - you are more motivated, more creative, more alive. The ultimate power in life is to be completely self-reliant, completely yourself.
3. Turn S*** into Sugar - Opportunism
Every negative situation contains the possibility for something positive, an opportunity. It is how you look at it that matters. Your lack of resources can be an advantage, forcing you to be more inventive with the little that you have. Losing a battle can allow you to frame yourself as the sympathetic underdog. Do not let fears make you wait for a better moment or become conservative. If there are circumstances you cannot control, make the best of them. It is the ultimate alchemy to transform all such negatives into advantages and power.
4. Keep Moving - Calculated Momentum
In the present there is constant change and so much we cannot control. If you try to micromanage it all, you lose even greater control in the long run. The answer is to let go and move with the chaos that presents itself to you - from within it, you will find endless opportunities that elude most people. don’t give others the chance to pin you down; keep moving and changing your appearances to fit the environment. if you encounter walls or boundaries, slip around them. do not let anything disrupt your flow.
5. Know When to Be Bad - Aggression
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Extracted from Robert Greene and 50 Cent’s new book The 50th Law
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Comment by Sweeterpussy!!! on September 20, 2009 at 3:39pm -
yeah i wonder if MC Hammer Gonna Pick up that book!!!!
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Comment by Cali 357. on September 20, 2009 at 2:20pm -
Live talk only tha realiest can comprehend!!!
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Comment by C.Moncur on September 20, 2009 at 11:54am -
This is real!!
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Comment by phil rich on September 19, 2009 at 3:06pm -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkq1Z-U9FQg
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Comment by Youngstar on September 19, 2009 at 11:13am -
The problem with success in this music business is the opinions of the artist reps, it's like there def to good talent if u give me the opportunity just hear my business proposal i guarantee another take over. it's tough even with my level of skill and my staff of legendary artist. upcoming mc's have no chance at a shot bc the actual leaders such as 50 cent, Jayz, diddy, Eminem, Dre, etc don't get to hear the talent. so i forcast the day when hot 97.1 will start spinnning rockin roll bc hip hop will be so far in the casket.
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Comment by snapP on September 19, 2009 at 5:37am -
i have to keep this in my head. Its Good for life
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Comment by flip on September 19, 2009 at 12:20am -
now everyone one want to read cuz 50 in da book wen robert be wrote a book the 48 laws of power yall gon buy the book and aint even gon read it ignorant motha fuckas
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Comment by iArrested iAkokroBa on September 18, 2009 at 7:28pm -
I have to copy and paste it for future reference...Good work 50...thus why you are my fav. person in the world....
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Comment by JDaveM on September 18, 2009 at 3:45pm -
i needa cop me that book can teach me a lot
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Comment by topshotta on September 18, 2009 at 1:40pm -
yall niggas need to read more some d*** riding and be u
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