When to say Win – Podcast
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The decision to do for self by yourself is something all people who build Empires have to struggle with. Those of us who grew up running with other cats who were chasing money find this decision tougher than most. First, you don’t know what’s around the corner but you know something is there. Second, you are tired of the childish way most of your friends think about money. Third, how do you walk away to do your own thing without being a sell out to those who really had your back. I can’t make that decision for you but know that I had to do it myself… and continue to do it as I see CHIP$!
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I guess this is the area where being a loner is a plus. I’ve never been the type to need a bunch of friends to do something. Some people can’t even go to the movies or a club by themselves without feeling awkward. I’m all for having friends and I like to hang out with them but at the end of the day, life is a solitary road that can only be walked by the person living it. I know that my life is my responsibility and I can’t rely on anyone else to make things happen for me.
If a person waits for everyone to be on the same page as they are, they will be waiting for a long time.
I left every one behind as well. Im in a new city moved there a month ago. Refocused on my school work, getting money. I feel like I was forced to. like I had no other choice. Atleast I have no distractions. I dont even leave the house unless Im looking for something thats going to mak me money. Ofcourse its a littel deeper than that. needless to say I left everythig behind in the pursuit of money
@Mcd – Being a loner is a plus but most of us have friends and are scared to walk away from everything. This cycle repeats itself over and over because everyone likes to enjoy life with good folks. But, when the CHIP$ start calling only a few of us get up and go. It all ties into taking a chance on yourself and some of us debate whether the other side of the coin is worth going after.
@Anubis – You sound like me when I set up shop. I run a very small circle and stay focused on why I came in the first place. It’s just not a easy decision to make overall. I’m glad you choose the CHIP$ homie!
“If cats aren’t building with you then they are breaking you down” Man that’s pretty extreme! Keep in mind, I have immediate family that I have no contact with because they are direct threats to my well being. But to just classify everybody into rigid categories like that is completely unrealistic. Part of maturity is the ability to operate in terms of nuance. In other words everybody in your life ain’t there to make money with. But they can add other value to your life.
Noted, but if you want to be a singer and everyone else seems to not be as serious about as you then it does detract from you. Now I meant the “Cats building…” phrase in the context of determining when you need to do for yourself by yourself.
Part of maturity is also recognizing cats who are full of shit and immediately getting them out of your lane. That way the cats that are around you have been vetted and you know they are not detractors in any way. Maybe my way of saying it is a bit harsh but nonetheless it’s the same process everyone goes through when trying to have only good people around them.
Well on my way now, and I’m always alone. You get used to it. Sometime people don’t need to know what you have up your sleeve. I can’t wait till the day I can show and tell. Yeah, I’m going to act all humble, but I’ll be breakdancing on the inside.
You do get used to it as you try to do more and more things. It’s just that first leap of faith is the one that is the most scary. I like the breakdancing on the inside because you won for yourself and it doesn’t have to be shared with anyone. After a while it’ll be called arrogance because you aren’t really seeking anyone’s advice especially from those who haven’t done anything like it at all.
So stay humble it makes the road a bit smoother.
I use to want to bring everybody with me, put everybody on I even delayed projects till others were ready not realizing I was better off doing it alone or hiring help. Once I start making solo moves I thought I was being disloyal to my fam/friends for not bringing them onto the hustle, now I understand you gotta make solo moves and not anybody hinder your progress
If you don’t succeed who will? That’s what you have to think about when it’s time to make the next move. No one you know got the knack and the angle so if you have to do it by yourself that’s just the way of the world. I just let cat’s know what I see and that’s all I have to do. I think letting cats see the angle you see is all the obligation I have to my own folk. Other than that if they don’t move on it I will. And, where that takes me I’m willing to go.
Thanks for this one. I think its growth. I think when you get serious about your life..you stop being around kids and kid games. Why talk about building wealth around people who love poverty, clubs, etc. Back in the day I had $500, 1 suit and went to TX to get a job. All cause I was tired of not having nothing at home. I knew nobody but came up fast. I miss those years of freedom. You made me realize I need to find that person that got on that greyhound again fast before its too late.
Don’t sweat it homie we all forget that feeling when we just said fvck it and went for it. It was nervous and exciting for me like a damn high that I keep chasing. To get on that bus, drive that car or hop on that flight to places you don’t know but decide you are going to scramble dinosaur eggs to make it is a helluva feeling. That decision to go is like running away from home as a kid without the nightmare of forgetting you don’t know how to feed yourself. I bummed on my friends floor and vowed I wouldn’t come back til I was rich.
Most cats know it’s time to go but they don’t plan, save and reach out to cats who will give them 30 to 60 days to figure the game out. Shit when I moved to NY I slept in a damn closet type room for 3 months until I got my own shit. But, once I was there I was on my shit to a degree that I was supremely focused on any and all things money.
You did it once homie and I’m sure you’ll do it again. You just slowed down like me but you know like I know life is way more interesting when you stop dealing with the shit others give you and decide to do your own shit.
DAMN FREEMAN…. I REALLY NEEDED TO HEAR THIS ONE FOLK…. YOU COULDN’T HAVE BEEN MORE RIGHT ON TIME DUDE….
THANX BROTHER…..
AND WHO IS THAT KAT RAPPING AT THE END?
Glad the podcast hit home. The cat at the end is Nipsey Hussle. I know it seems like I’m personally sponsoring that cat for the podcasts but most of his music is damn near spot on to the way I see making money.
When I heard the intro to the podcast, I literally paused it and Googled the lyrics to the intro to find out who the lil homie was rapping, and listen to the entire song. Those lyrics hit straight to my core…real sh!t.
Back to the podcast, back in the day I made the mistake of trying to take My friends, who turned out to were also My employees, with Me to play for higher stakes in the industry My company was in. Needless to say they wanted to stay in the little leagues.
I basically had to drop ALL of em and start from scratch. Hardest decision I made, and co$tliest, but nevertheless the best decision of My young life. I just regret it took Me so damm long to do it
This came about as I was belly-aching to a mentor of Mine who in turn put Me on to a concept known as “zero based thinking’ which goes…
“So, ask yourself a simple question – With the knowledge and experience you have right now, would you continue doing the things that you do?
If Yes, continue to do it, repeat it so that you can get better at it and be successful.
If No, completely drop the situation, cut your losses and start from scratch.”
‘Preme
I think most of us don’t know where the hell we’re going and how to get it. So if you can try the game with your loyal friends it’s a win/win. But, the problem becomes the other cats don’t want the money they want the life and not even the life but maybe just a balling ass Friday night! We all have to get up and go and do this by ourselves and that’s what makes it a difficult decision.
I think I do Zero Based Thinking everyday. I bottomline myself about things so they won’t linger on. It’s a excellent way to make a decision right away.
Spades…LOL ahh the boring Middle Class. I swear you sound like you know my family. Most people brains are not open wide enough for the finer things in life.
I just came back from NYC for business, had a nice hotel in Mahattan. Yes, Mahattan is crazy expensive but I had no problem paying. I’m glad to live a certain lifestyle. I have not been to NYC in 10 years. Last time I was there, I slept on the floor of my brother’s apt in Harlem and eat pizza, starbucks and chinese food. Fast forward I’m on a whole different level
Staying around the people you grew up around is sooo easy. Breaking out is hard but it’s worth it!! You must segregate yourself from them and just love them from a distance and spread your wings. Another thing I might add try to do it before you reach 30, that’s when you have more energy, passion and room for error
Well damn I ain’t dead and I just got the understanding to get money. Why in the hell would I sit in a basement playing games I could’ve played when we didn’t have no damn money. Now since the game is wide open for us and we are in our prime why not do what the cats who can do!
All of us have to decide this better life for ourselves and we have to willing to leave behind all those who TGIF. All this money is out here for the willing and most people are hesitant. If he cats around you were going to help you with to get the money you would have already been gone doing it.
I agree wholeheartedly the earlier you take the chance the better. But, the older you are with no baggage the more you can really live the life. The young cats don’t know what’s really out there but the older cats get to enjoy it all.
You’re right about the baggage. I got married at 31 and it was very little room for error after that. I’m glad I hustled and failed a lot before then.
You can struggle a lot by yourself but when you bring a family or children in the mix it became hard for me to do exactly what I wanted. You can’t just jump up and leave and pull the kiddos out of school and not have a plan and expect your spouse to know what the hell you doing LOL
But if you’re single the sky is the limit.
Just moved to NY for this exact reason, Left everyone and everything I knew for the fourth time in life. If your not moving forward your moving backwards its like a reset button for me. Freeman this is definitely one to build on Thanks For podcast homie
@LMJ – Cat’s waste a lot of time not taking their chance in life and end up getting mad that they can’t get out from under. Poverty is a hell of a motivator but when you are already comfortable to go backwards might be a tough decision.
@Supreme – If you are on your 4th then you are definitely not sweating it. We show up do our thing and build. When we find out the next level we make the adjustments and go to that next level. It’s just the life of chasing chip$ and most cats hesitate to start the process. Your welcome & Keep doing your thing homie!
What’s up Freeman, you may not remember my situation, but I was telling you back in june if i wanted to attend this university in san francisco. Well I made the decision, but I i rescinded or changed my mind after a couple of weeks of college. I know it was a wastleful decision to go. I made my decision not to go because of my major that i signed up for which was urban studies. I decided a month a ago that this major is a waste of my loan money and it is not guaranteed that I will make some money plus urban studies jobs are getting cut this year tution is 3100 this semester, up 12% this year.
I have decided after listening from you this year, that I will try to pursue my main goal which is to be a businessman and a leader of a corporation. Also I want to go back to school, I want to pay all of my tuition for whatever schooling that I want.
If you don’t mind, I would like some reasonable feedback, any suggestions for my decisions, and any future tips for being a businessman/ entrepreneur. Also do I need a business major to be a businessman?!
YOUR BOY FROM oAKLAND
No you don’t need a business major to run a business but marketing is a good field to get your major in for your own business venture. You got to remember bruh the game is to get the paper from college saying you are finished not that you have to be something. Sometimes you young cats get your wires crossed as the game with college is to get the hell out not to expect them to make you something. You have to make something of yourself instead.
Bruh I remember the conversation in fact I was reviewing it last night to be exact. Radiology and the like was the last of the conversation. REAL TALK a cat like you and where you are in life right now needs to get back in college ASAP and just finish it off. Unless you have a Business that is about to blow up then College won’t interrupt the process at all. Go Back for Marketing bruh as that’s the one that will help you when you start a business. Everything is about persuading cats to buy from you so learning marketing is a direct link to that.
Other that don’t put the cart before the horse. So many of you cats hear the stupid shit that you don’t need college so you think it’s good to drop out. Truth be told unless you know what you want to do in life and you got a real plan (not a feeling) then you are just fvcking up. In the meantime of dealing with college read all the books you can about money so you can get out. You got to have both bruh. You got to get this knowledge to always fall back and get a job if you need to and have the hustle to make a business. It’s not a either/or it’s a both!
What I say on here is to make sure you cats got your mind right. You finish college but you don’t be like the rest of the slaves and never learning how to do for yourself. In order for the Suckers to break bread they need your qualifications and that degree is that qualification. This is the game homie no more no less. Get back in school and finish a degree in Marketing as as long as you graduate the Suckers will put you on.
oh yes, I am disputing that a degree isn’t worth a thing, I just made my decision not to go with urban studies degree. I already talked to a counselor about this kineseology program so I m set. I would like to save money and work before I go back to college, because I WANT less loans as possible. I want to PAY WITH MY OWN MONEY.
Is this philosophy okay with you, do you agree or disagree?
The Mathematics of it doesn’t add up!
So you’re going to quit school to save money to pay for school so you won’t have any loans when you come back? So that means you are going to save what 18 to 20K, which will take 3 to 5 years to save because you’re going to spend some of it on dumbshit. You probably only got 2 to 3 years left to finish school right now. So you are going to delay for 8 years so you don’t have any school loans? It doesn’t add up. Just finish the damn thing and when you’re done you can save all the money you want to pay it down.
Really homie you just don’t want to go to school but you know if you don’t you aren’t going to make it. So just stop coming up with reason after reason to drop out and just finish it. Otherwise drop out homie and make no money and be broke and be one of those motherfvckers with a Sucker story telling other cats in 20 years the mistake you made.
LIke I told you in June just man up and finish school. Damn young homie you got more excuses than a kid who stole a cookie. Obviously you don’t have a better angle so you keep trying to find a way out of something that you just can’t. What’s wrong with just finishing and dealing with life when you finish? Why do you want to delay being a Man and getting on to making real money instead of the peanuts you think you are going to save. Again, this is the best angle you have so just pick a major and finish it.
All this shit doesn’t matter and you are wasting years avoiding just finishing the shit. Who cares how much debt you have when you get out just. Finish what you have on your plate homie!