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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
Phenomenal. 50 Cent has been an inspiration to me ever since I was about 15. I had watched a documentary about him and finding out that he had been shot so many times, recovered and still continued his rap career despite his injuries changing how he speaks, was incredibly inspiring to me. I was a 15 year old British girl but 50 Cent spoke to me in ways that honestly helped me through tough times. His resilience was a factor as to why I am who I am today. Listening to this audio book and delving into his mindset was another great way to learn resilience and understand his intentions as a person. He hit on so many good points and none of it was regurgitated self help stuff. It was all very unique, very helpful and very relevant information that he backed up with countless personal anecdotes. His humbleness and introspection was refreshing to see, he admits to his imperfections but still strives confidently in what he believes in. The book provides steps into how to personally keep the hustle mindset but in refreshing and actually doable ways, ways that the everyday person can easily harness and be inspired by. His conversations and friendships with Robert Greene really shone through this book in a magical way. 50 never thought he would grow up to be friends and learn crucial life skills from a guy who looked like Robert Greene. It just shows that you can learn anything from anyone and to keep your mind open, people have a lot to teach and a lot to learn and its invaluable to keep opportunities to learn from different people open. He ends the audiobook talking about a move to what he calls “conscious capitalism” something that I am hopeful other successful people and corporations move towards. Overall, 50 is tryna make the world a better place in this moment in time. And I am here for it.
Key learnings:
- abolish fear where you can. Some may say its a motivator but really its a hinderance, why would you want to accept that you do what you do out of fear. Those are the wrong motivations and you are therefore not doing what you are doing for the right reasons. Abolish fear and you will find what you really want to do and how you really need to do it.
- be careful who you keep around you. Make sure you have people around you that aren’t that afraid to speak their truth. That means you have to cultivate an environment that allows people to feel safe and respected. Not just people that will agree with everything you say.
- know your value, know what you are worth, what you are ready to accept or compromise on and what you aren’t. Listen to others but never feel the need to lower your worth, standards or boundaries. Know your worth and let it for the most part be uncompromisable.
- evolve with the times and be open minded. Don’t believe that one era ruled over another in any respective field. Find goodness and inspiration in all era of things and work with it. If you don’t do this you will be forgotten about.
- understand and manipulate the power of perception. Really digest the idea of perception. That people see you how they see you, learn this, learn the trends in who sees you as what and understand why. If you don’t like how they see you change how you allow them to perceive you eg your behaviour, speech, mannerisms. If you can’t change those easily or quick enough, use their perception of you as a way to get what you want.
- learn from your losses. Losses happen, its part of life, and if we allow losses to rule over whether you continue trying something or not, then you are basically allowing life to go on without you while you sit on your ass. Learn from your losses, understand why it happened and where it can change. Many corporations are actually founded upon resilience based upon numerous initial losses, they learnt from them so as to make next to none of the same mistakes again. And now they are rich and successful
- do not be caught up in the entitlement trap. Remember whatever you are born into or surrounded by. You are not entitled to the same stuff. Believe you are entitled is one sure way to not earn what you are given. Learn to not expect to share other peoples winnings. Learn to work for yourself.
- “conscious capitalism”- what 50 calls the idea that successful people and corporations give at least 1% of their profits to those who need it globally, as part of their business plan. This is something that 50 wants to work towards inspiring everyone who can afford to, to do.
Key learnings:
- abolish fear where you can. Some may say its a motivator but really its a hinderance, why would you want to accept that you do what you do out of fear. Those are the wrong motivations and you are therefore not doing what you are doing for the right reasons. Abolish fear and you will find what you really want to do and how you really need to do it.
- be careful who you keep around you. Make sure you have people around you that aren’t that afraid to speak their truth. That means you have to cultivate an environment that allows people to feel safe and respected. Not just people that will agree with everything you say.
- know your value, know what you are worth, what you are ready to accept or compromise on and what you aren’t. Listen to others but never feel the need to lower your worth, standards or boundaries. Know your worth and let it for the most part be uncompromisable.
- evolve with the times and be open minded. Don’t believe that one era ruled over another in any respective field. Find goodness and inspiration in all era of things and work with it. If you don’t do this you will be forgotten about.
- understand and manipulate the power of perception. Really digest the idea of perception. That people see you how they see you, learn this, learn the trends in who sees you as what and understand why. If you don’t like how they see you change how you allow them to perceive you eg your behaviour, speech, mannerisms. If you can’t change those easily or quick enough, use their perception of you as a way to get what you want.
- learn from your losses. Losses happen, its part of life, and if we allow losses to rule over whether you continue trying something or not, then you are basically allowing life to go on without you while you sit on your ass. Learn from your losses, understand why it happened and where it can change. Many corporations are actually founded upon resilience based upon numerous initial losses, they learnt from them so as to make next to none of the same mistakes again. And now they are rich and successful
- do not be caught up in the entitlement trap. Remember whatever you are born into or surrounded by. You are not entitled to the same stuff. Believe you are entitled is one sure way to not earn what you are given. Learn to not expect to share other peoples winnings. Learn to work for yourself.
- “conscious capitalism”- what 50 calls the idea that successful people and corporations give at least 1% of their profits to those who need it globally, as part of their business plan. This is something that 50 wants to work towards inspiring everyone who can afford to, to do.
It’s another hit! Absolutely 5 stars. So I chose this book after it was mentioned on @TheWrapParty. It was full of gems that rang true!
50 Cent speaks on so many topics and he just comes across incredibly intelligent to me. The book being narrates by 50 cent himself, was really the icing on the cake. Books being read by the author just contain a lot more passion in them.
I love how he spoke about perception vs reality. 50 cent vs Curtis Jackson. Sometimes we all get caught up in people’s perception of us but he articulated how he is able to use it to his advantage and how it offers him the freedom to say and do as he pleases. That was just dope to me.
He gives advice and life lessons about each phase of his life, from the streets, to being a rapper to becoming an entrepreneur! He talks about how it is fundamental to adapt wherever you are but keep the lessons and learn how to utilise them in your new field.
He’s a natural born hustler and can speak to the hustler in everyone. He doesn’t drink, smoke or take drugs. What he does do though, is get MFin shit done! That’s the only energy I’m trying to keep! Thank you ‘Fofty!’ Thank you!
I just truly loved this book. It was everything I wanted out of a memoir/self-help book. The most important thing I took away from it is to hold more value on gaining new information than on a pay check. Don’t buy in to instant gratification because you will always be left with the short end of the stick!
Listened to this on Audible. And I can honestly say I thought it was really a phenomenal listen. My first sort of self-help book that I ever picked up. Some parts were quite long winded. However he really told some valuable advice and lessons he had learnt from good to bad that I will take away with me...and also narrated by him which was a win!
This was a hard one to rate. Was I entertained? Terribly. Was it a good self help book? Hard to say. I felt like he would give conflicting advice from chapter to chapter (ie always be honest and true to who you are vs. don't be afraid to make people think you're something you're not) but it's probably good advice if you want to be a rapper turned tv producer? Highly recommend the audiobook to hear it all from 50 himself.
As a white female, I can tell you that I most definitely am not the intended audience for this book - but that didn't stop me from finishing it the day it was published. I love self help books and was curious how this one might be different from my typical self help books (written by white females and dripping with some privilege) and let me tell you this was an experience - a good one! Black men have so many societal expectations put on them to act a certain way, talk a certain way, express themselves a certain way, etc. Curtis Jackson provided many great tactical suggestions for overcoming societal pressures and living an authentic, successful life. This book would make a great graduation gift.
Read this book if you enjoy the authenticity in 50 Cent's raps and if you are a first generation college student/budding entrepreneur/or otherwise find yourself at an expanding time in your life.
Read this book if you enjoy the authenticity in 50 Cent's raps and if you are a first generation college student/budding entrepreneur/or otherwise find yourself at an expanding time in your life.
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter is filled with so many gems! Very insightful and I loved the wealth building tips!
I am not a huge 50 fan, by any means. I think he’s problematic but he’s very much a part of the culture. He’s one of the founding fathers of modern-day hip hop and continues to push the envelope as a creator.
This book isn’t what I was expecting. Truthfully, I’m not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. This book is basically a ‘how to.’ 50 explains different lessons he’s learned throughout the years and how he learned them, then gives his advice on how to learn from his mistakes. He’s got good intel and is very suave in his delivery. He’s funny and the stories he tells and the look inside his life he gives you are great.
I didn’t hate this book. I didn’t love it. I think it’s interesting but I don’t think I’ll ever read it again, and I’m definitely glad I don’t own it.
There are definitely some takeaways and some great lessons in here, but nothing I feel like was something I could ONLY learn from 50 himself.
However, the ending was bad. He talked about his work in his pursuit to end world hunger and it felt very ~ cringey ~ He basically said that kids in Africa have it way worse and they still are happy so you, living in America, shouldn’t be upset about your life. And I really just think this idea of competition we’ve created in our culture of trying to see who has it worse is really gross. Your problems aren’t minimized because other people are suffering. That’s not how it works. I was disappointed with the ending for sure.
This book isn’t what I was expecting. Truthfully, I’m not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. This book is basically a ‘how to.’ 50 explains different lessons he’s learned throughout the years and how he learned them, then gives his advice on how to learn from his mistakes. He’s got good intel and is very suave in his delivery. He’s funny and the stories he tells and the look inside his life he gives you are great.
I didn’t hate this book. I didn’t love it. I think it’s interesting but I don’t think I’ll ever read it again, and I’m definitely glad I don’t own it.
There are definitely some takeaways and some great lessons in here, but nothing I feel like was something I could ONLY learn from 50 himself.
However, the ending was bad. He talked about his work in his pursuit to end world hunger and it felt very ~ cringey ~ He basically said that kids in Africa have it way worse and they still are happy so you, living in America, shouldn’t be upset about your life. And I really just think this idea of competition we’ve created in our culture of trying to see who has it worse is really gross. Your problems aren’t minimized because other people are suffering. That’s not how it works. I was disappointed with the ending for sure.
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
This books was truly phenomenal. Well done Mr Jackson. I knew he was highly intelligent and had amazing experiences and information to pass on to the rest of us in a way that only he can deliver.
I really learned so much from this book. Especially regarding relationships with those around you and having the courage and grit to bet on yourself. The stories he used to color in the information he was sharing were awesome. He of course threw a little shade as expected.
This was not a boring read. I was engaged from the first page to the last. I will listen to this again. I took copious notes. Excellent life and business lessons delivered in this book.
I highly recommend anyone who wants to improve their life in anyway should read this book.
I really learned so much from this book. Especially regarding relationships with those around you and having the courage and grit to bet on yourself. The stories he used to color in the information he was sharing were awesome. He of course threw a little shade as expected.
This was not a boring read. I was engaged from the first page to the last. I will listen to this again. I took copious notes. Excellent life and business lessons delivered in this book.
I highly recommend anyone who wants to improve their life in anyway should read this book.
I am a 29 year old white, female, veterinary technician from a small, rural town in Kentucky. I went into this book with the mindset "What could 50 Cent and I POSSIBLY have in common, and what in the world could I learn from him that would actually apply to my life?!" But I am a casual fan of his music and wanted to see what he had to say. Man, did he prove me wrong. I could relate to so much of what he said. And I learned a whole lot. I loved how he told a story to teach a lesson, instead of just telling you what to do. I laughed a lot as well. I did listen to this on audio, and honestly that's probably the best way. The way he tells the stories gives you a whole different experience than just reading. My only criticism would be that the end was super abrupt. It just stopped, instead of wrapping up and winding down. I actually had to flip through my physical copy to double check, because I thought the audiobook must have been missing the ending. Overall though, a very insightful, intelligent, entertaining read.