- [T.I.] Five tips from Tip
on how to make money moves in business.
Now,
this information comes
from over a decade of experience.
Close to two decades of experience
but I don't want to age myself.
I'm just going to let you know
that you would benefit from partaking
in such valuable information.
The first tip
expect to work hard.
Okay?
Just because you see me live a glamorous life
and you see me riding nice cars,
wearin' shiny jewelry,
and fashionable clothing doesn't mean that I
lay back and sleep until 2pm
and don't do anything all day.
That is not possible.
In order to have more than everyone else,
a better car than everyone else,
a better house than everyone else,
you simply must work harder than everyone else.
Period.
Number two,
big risk, big reward.
If you are not a risk taker,
you need to find something safe to do.
Okay?
You need to go somewhere where people will
tell you exactly what to do, when to do it
and how to do it.
Report to a person who knows more than you,
and then you can color within the lines.
A'ight?
But if not, if you are looking to be an entrepreneur,
if you want to be a CEO,
if you want to get out there and apply
your efforts, your energy, your ideas
to the business,
you have to be willing to take risks.
You cannot be so afraid to fail
that you don't take risks,
because when you don't take risks,
you have a less opportunity to win.
Number three,
given the last tip,
I think this tip is very important.
What you do with a dime is what you will do with a dollar.
Mkay?
And what I mean by that is
if you have
a 10 cent budget,
and you exceed that 10 cent budget by
100 percent, if you turn a 10 cent budget
into a 20 cent budget,
when you get a one dollar budget,
you are going to do the same thing!
Okay?
You must be aware of your profits and losses.
Okay?
Now,
I told you to take risks but they are
calculated, educated risks.
You don't just go out there,
throwing money at problems
you didn't think hard enough to solve.
Number four.
The key
to promoting yourself or your business is
showcase and strengths and overcompensate
for your weaknesses.
Do not walk in a room anytime,
showcasing your weaknesses.
Okay?
If it did not work out for you,
don't mention it, unless it's mentioned to you first.
Mkay?
Don't walk in and say,
yeah, you know, I went to
I went to NYU, but I-I
I didn't finish, I dropped out.
Like, whoa, why you sayin' that?!
Don't do that!
Because I was just into you until you gave me a reason
to not be into you.
You know what I'm sayin'?
Don't talk yourself out of bed.
You know what I'm sayin'?
Now, that's, back in my earlier years as a teenager,
we used to say,
'you gonna talk yourself right out the bed!'
We didn't say, we didn't use the word 'bed',
but, you get it.
Showcase your strengths and just
kinda shield your weaknesses as much as possible.
Okay, number five.
Tip's business tips.
Mkay?
We got here so quick.
It's all fun and games when you are
imparting wisdom upon the public.
Follow your passion.
Because if you do what you love for a living,
you'll never work a day in your life.
You wanna learn more tips from Tip in business, man?
I'll tell you what you do.
Tune in
for the premiere of my new show,
The Grand Hustle.
Coming
soon enough,
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