Insgesamt ein gutes Buch, welches ich auf jeden Fall empfehlen kann. Es ist ein sehr inspirierendes Buch einer polarisierenden Persönlichkeit, die im großen Ganzen aber doch deutlich ehrlicher und verletzlicher ist, als man erwarten könnte. Auch wenn man vielleicht mit Hip-Hop nicht so viel anfangen kann, ist das Buch trotzdem absolut lesenswert, da man auch mal eine andere Sichtweise auf die Dinge bekommt. Ferner dienen autobiografische Aspekte, wie der Tod seiner Mutter und die oft erwähnte Tatsache neunmal angeschossen worden zu sein, teilweise als eine Art "Gründungsmythos" 50 Cents. Diese könnten allerdings auch den Nutzen haben, die Leserschaft mit ihm zu identifizieren. Erstmal scheint es als wäre das Buch primär eher für Menschen aus ähnlichen Verhältnissen geschrieben und weswegen manche Tipps für Leser, die den Queens und ähnlichen Vierteln fern sind, sicherlich recht radikal vorkommen könnten. Dass man seinen Mitarbeitern so stark vertrauen muss, dass sie auf Geschäftsreisen keine Straftaten begehen oder sich untereinander verprügeln, ist sicherlich eher ein marginales Problem für die Mehrheit der Investmentbänker. Chapter 7: If We Can’t Be Friends - we only bring up things we love or hate —> being neutral garners no attention (turn hate into something positive), move off strategy and calculation , the better your opponent —> the better you become, study your opponents rigorously and write down their strengths and weaknesses But if you really paid attention to 50’s music, there was always more there than just clubbing, beefing and hustling. 50 Cent dropped a lot of gems throughout the years for the people who were really paying attention. But for those that weren’t, they saw him as the super controversial celebrity that hated everyone. Focus on the potential not the payday- Long term view- example gillie not signing a career making move because he wanted a million up front

When people don’t respond to what you give them, they’re telling you they’ve moved on, loud and clear. If you don’t hear them, then you’re just not listening.” he wrote. “If one generation knew me as a rapper, there’s going to be another that knows me as a TV mogul. But only because I was willing to change with the times and audience.” The next step is to make a choice. Are you going to be comfortable with your fear and simply avoid it? Or are you going to overcome it to reach your goals? Avoid the entitlement trap! - you’ll never find success until you take full responsibility for what happens in your life Chapter 6: Power of Perception- control the energy in the room —> easier to set the agenda (subconsciously more agreeable towards you/receptive), when you are around people and everyone is trying to be heard, the secret is to speak as softly as possible (low voice —> transferring of energy), the more quietly you speak, the more intently people will listen, use non verbal cues to your advantage (don’t react with your body language but stay engaged/listening —> high level executives look for non verbal cues —> throw them off guard), act like you don’t need it strategyWhen you pattern yourself too closely after another person, you’re putting weak, ineffectual energy out into the world. You’re running away from your most inexhaustible power supply: being yourself.” 50 Cent

Akzeptiere kein Status-Quo. Weder deines noch das deiner Umgebung. Lasse dich auf andere Perspektiven ein; nur so kannst du wachsen. But, as I grow older, the one thing that becomes clearer to me each and every day is that I don’t owe anyone a thing.Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter is a cutting-edge self-help memoir written by 50 Cent. For the first time ever, 50 Cent opens up and uses real examples from his life to demonstrate how to apply the lessons learned in your own life. No one asks their friends if they’ve listened to a song they feel neutral about. No one mentions a writer or a designer that doesn’t elicit a strong reaction in them. We only bring up things we love. Or things we hate. I’d always prefer the love. But if I can’t get that, I’ll take the hate.” 50 Cent He's giving a lot of life advice - hustle, be fearless, know your true friends, portraying yourself as you don't really want it or need it demeanor actually works with life work romance, learn from your losses, don't be entitled, and read a lot! There is no such thing as making it- no matter how much money fame and success, there will be more struggles

Promises aren't worth s*** you have to get papered up we need to get the expectations on paper before we sink to much time or equity into itAge isn't about what year you were born it's about it's about how you approach the year you're in right now