YOUR NETWORK IS YOUR NET WORTH

“If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say shit”. Now what if we take this common parental mantra and flip it on its head? Then what? It may be appropriate for certain situations but when it comes to our inner circle it changes everything. Instead of remaining silent, express your opinion, find a way to help your people reach their dreams. You never know what can spark the flame that turns it into an inferno. It’s easy to see, the expectations that we have for ourselves and the expectations that others have for us are often uneven, and that’s okay. The issue comes into play when we believe that we are not enough to succeed. We should always expect more. RAISE THE BAR FOR YOUR CIRCLE.

Story time (if you don’t want to hear it, skip ahead chump).

There was a point in my life where I thought the circumstances I was living in would never get better. I was the typical block boy. Some will relate to this. I was maybe 16 years old, a friend of mine introduced me to my own self through music. We wrote songs, we performed around the city and created a decent following. Had it not been for him selling his car for recording equipment and the moments his mom damn near beat the shit out of him – she found him outside my home with her car. Granted, we were blasting the speakers like we were holding a four-door concert, freestyling to the new instrumentals he made, it was warranted – I probably would not be where I am today. Even though he never asked for anything, I felt it was my place to give every bit of energy to what we were doing. Music kept me alive, writing gave me a life worth living. INVEST IN YOUR PEOPLE.

As much as we want to say that we do it on our own, I truly believe it’s impossible to become successful without people having faith in you. Somebody believes in you. Somebody will tell you to keep going. It’s okay to share your ideas! Some people aren’t going to believe in it but that’s on them, it’s not your job to lead them to your path with your words. Act on it. That is an energy which needs reciprocity to live. The more you build someone up, your own self-worth is raised. I don’t know anybody who gets paid to be a hater, don’t want to either. But true, some people do just suck. SHRUG Anyway, I digress, once you finally see the impact that your appreciation for others has on them, if you tell me that’s not a good feeling, I’d say you’re lying. The same energy we invest in ourselves emanates throughout our world; people see it, they feel it, they hear it, they read it. Be what you want the world to be to you, the simplest concept is just being good. You may not change the entire world of 7 billion people, but you can change your own. Everything else builds from there. The universe and bullshit is going to get out of your way. SPREAD THE DIVIDEND.