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Entrepreneurship Revealed w/ Sensei: An Insightful Discussion on Financial Health
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Ever wondered what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur? In our latest episode, we're inviting you down the rabbit hole of entrepreneurship, financial health, and the pursuit of success with our special guest, Sensei a very successful entrepreneur, and my brother. We kick off with a humorous icebreaker, delving into travel memories and relaxing rituals. This sets the tone for a vibrant discourse around the concept of financial health and the significance of surrounding ourselves with the right kind of people.
We then challenge the orthodox perception of success and dissect the multifaceted realm of entrepreneurship with our guest's seasoned insight. Discussing its autonomy and adaptability, we also confront the inherent risks, emphasizing the need for vision and considerable action to prevail. And hey, if you're a budding entrepreneur, don't miss our discussion on the role of business plans, market research, and the value of a supportive network.
As we wrap up, we amplify the conversation around maintaining a healthy relationship. Of course, we wouldn't forget to share a few hearty laughs while talking about the finest cigars from the Bronx and an amusing clip from LEE Valentine. So, strap in and join us for a fun-filled, enlightening podcast episode that's bound to leave you with something to ponder on.
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Financial Health and Cigars
Speaker 1Yo , what's good ? Good morning , Good afternoon , Good evening . Um , how you doing ? What's up ? Fam's and all that other good stuff . Listen , uh , as you can tell , I'm still stuck in salutation hell , but I am in rehab and we all make in progress , but that's what it is . Anywho , let's jump straight to the comedy this week . That's what I want to do . I do have a goodie lined up for you , but let's get the comedic value out of the way First . Uh , this is actually take three , because I can't manage to press the right fucking button . Now this clip . All right , we have to uh , basically think uh , what's his name ? Leave Valentine for this on the grand spell , just like that . L E , E , Valentine right on the grand , Check him out , Um , follow him and all that other good stuff . Your man is fucking super duper hilarious . But I'm not going to big them up . I let it do . Let him do it his self .
Speaker 3All right , your new password is set up . It's a security risk to email you and I can't send it via chat either , so you got to hang up . I'm going to hit you back on the phone number I got listed here . The eight is you ? How I know it's you though . All right , I'm going to spell it out phonetically . Your password is number 12 , as in room 112 , with a player's dwell . Capital H , as in H to the Iso lowercase e , as in , epmd is the second greatest rap group of all time behind mob deep . Capital A , as in , az had the only feature on the goat rap album . Capital U , as in . Who the fuck is you talking to ? Capital X , as in , is dark and hell is hot . That's right , 12 holes , get you some . Maybe you won't forget your fucking password .
Speaker 1I'm not going to fucking lie . I start my day off by going through his rails , like that's what gets me started and gets me through the day . Um , the shout out suggests cause she actually had , like , got me on that fucking diet of reels and stories and shit , because her shit is hilarious , anyway , um , yeah , people . So this is where we all with it . Um , I do have another clip for you , right , because this week we're we are going to be talking about financial health . You know , financial health , checking in on yourself and making sure you good with your financial health alongside my esteemed guest today , all right , but before , well , actually , this will lead into it , right ?
Speaker 4here First definition of love I've ever heard . Love is wanting more for someone than they want for themselves . And that alone if you walk around and find people who want more for you than you want from yourself , you can see you on a bigger stage than you see for yourself . That's your circle . Surround yourself with those people .
Speaker 1Now I ain't gonna hold you , but that's probably the best advice you'll ever get in life , outside of being a crackhead and somebody telling you to stay off that block because there's a deal of every 10 steps that you take Fill them saying so , let's get to this shit .
Speaker 3I used to be in love with this bitch . They mean J the fuck with her . No more . Now I fuck with Tango Ray . Tango Ray , hey yo , what Then ? Do we need two shots ? It's a combo . Danny , take me away .
Speaker 1All right , check it out today , not even today this week . This is what we doing this week . All right , it's all about growth , right ? And I have my brother with me said say , his man has had plenty of businesses I'm not even going to put a number on it right now All right , he has . He actually has an incubator right now in Brooklyn , right For entrepreneurs and stuff like that , since they say so that people's up .
Speaker 5What's up my people , what's going on ? Pleasure to be here on the Brunch Hour podcast with styles .
Speaker 1Yeah , that's , that's what it is . Listen , we are not drinking this week , not this week . Instead , we out here smoking cigars . What's the name of the cigar ?
Speaker 5you got me . Oh man , this is where Sarrio's , from the Bronx . So if you don't know what it is , get familiar with it . The Bronx is crazy , but the best thing they got in the Bronx is cigars . Don't shoot me for that . That's my personal opinion .
Speaker 1I'm not even going to do it . Listen , we got the icebreaker . I'm over here sounding like a pure fucking amateur and this is episode 12 . So that's what we're going to do . We're going to jump into this icebreaker because people got to get to know you , all right . So it's going to come fast and furious . Pause Ready , I'm ready . All right , text call or FaceTime .
Speaker 5Text call or FaceTime Text . Why One ? I need to be alerted before I get surprised , so hit me with the text and that way I can bang it on you and not pick it up . You know I'm old , so we're not doing the video chat . I don't video , that's a no go . So we definitely want to keep the text going . I like the text . That's cool .
Speaker 1All right , cool . What's an appropriate amount to spend on the first date ?
Speaker 5What you can afford . And then the situation of shorties like WordFair like I don't want you to be a trick master just tricking OD with the trick . That may be a no go . You know what I'm saying . So hopefully she deserves to get treated to your financial resources .
Speaker 1Very eloquently played . Yeah , some of them , your financial resources Channin' out my pocket . What's the most memorable trip or vacation you've ever taken ?
Speaker 5When I got married , me and the wifey , we went to Puerto Rico . Puerto Rico , it was amazing . The food was amazing , the beach was amazing , the people was amazing , the culture was amazing , the clubs was amazing . And you know it was , yeah , I was my honeymoon . So , yeah , we was outside . You know honeymoon style , you know how that goes down , or you don't ? You don't know , you don't find out real quick , you don't find out real quick , so all right , boom .
Speaker 1What's your favorite way to unwind or relax after a long day ?
Speaker 5Oh , we gotta have house music all night long . That music you don't really like too much , but I think you like it on the low . I hate it . Yeah , you like that shit , I hate it . So you heard it too much . So it's been like 30 years or less Boom , boom , boom , boom , boom . You know what I'm saying . So , yeah , we're going to get that cigar , we're going to get that house music and also , you know , I'm into these drums , the Jim Bay drums , so I'm trying to , you know , be a Jim Bay master , getting my , you know , african roots before these , you know , kidnappers put on the boat . I'm back on that .
Speaker 1There we go . Don't get us sat down before we open the doors , oh man , all right , so let's get to the nitty gritty of it , though .
Measuring Success and Dinner With Figures
Speaker 1How do you measure success ? Oh ?
Speaker 5man , that's easy , right ? Success is measured by what you're trying to achieve . So as long as you have a particular goal and you're going after that goal , you're successful . So we're not going to compare our success with someone else's success . So if you're trying to be the welterweight champion in the world and you , you , you achieve that goal , then you're successful . If you're trying to be the welterweight champion in the world and you , you know you fail is life , but you just weren't successful . So how you measure success is by accomplishing what you set out to accomplish it . Really that's simple and easy .
Speaker 1Okay , in your personal life or otherwise , what's the best advice you've ever received ?
Speaker 5The best advice I've ever received . That is a hard one because it's just too much in . Too many years have passed so I can't recall we got grandma . She had to ill wisdom .
Speaker 2We had mom .
Speaker 5She had to ill wisdom . We have pops , uncles , aunts . You know people in the barbershop . You know I had to chain a bar shop . I think I had a total of seven , but if not eight , bar shops . So you know I've had a lot of wisdom bestowed upon me from so many different or awesome wise people .
Speaker 1And you know what's crazy is because that was the perfect question for you . Yeah , so , like I was saying , that's the perfect question for you because a lot of times , you know , not even a lot of times we actually get a lot of shit from barbershops . You know , just for the people that are passing through . As a matter of fact , there are a couple of podcasts that are actually recorded in barbershops , you know , just for the theme and whatnot . There's a lot of debates and a lot of knowledge and wisdom that are actually passed through those doors , all right .
Speaker 5So hold on , I like this right . So you said what was the best advice ? Oh , was it advice or wisdom ? I haven't gotten , so , like I said , I can't remember from talking so many people , but since I'm actually a motivation speaker , I go by the moniker the motivation sensei or motivation sensei either one .
Speaker 5So what I tell people is do as much as you can while you can , as best you can . Do as much as you can while you can , as best you can , because what happens is there's a window of opportunity and it never . You just stays open . It's constantly open and closing . So at a certain juncture of your time , especially as you move through your years and your decades , there's an opportunity to take advantage of something if you don't to time where your lap's in past . So now all you can do is live in a presence , because yesterday's gone forever and tomorrow's not promised , so all we have is right now . So you need to do as much as you can , as long as it's ethical and within reasons right , and you need to do it as much as you can and as best you can . So that's the advice that I wasn't given , that advice , that's the advice that I give and I live by . Okay .
Speaker 1If you could live in any sitcom , which would it be ?
Speaker 5Oh yeah , that's easy . We're going to go with the OG Sanford Sunk Red Fox . It would be a sitcom , because sometimes we fail a little way . You're like you're big dummy . So I feel like he was very frank and I have that duality to me . I'm a cool one . And then I got the Red Fox and I'm finally getting up there . So I might get my Red Fox on by the time I get way up there . But yeah , that's my , that's the sitcom . I'll be there .
Speaker 1Copy that we coming into the home stretch . If you're stranded on a desert island , name three things that you have to have .
Speaker 5Well , if I don't say the message ? And she hit us , she was like huh .
Speaker 1So yeah , you sleeping on the fucking porch . She was like you gonna be in the island now .
Speaker 5Yes , we gotta have the misses , we gotta have some food and we're gonna have my drum . I told her woo , woo , woo , woo , woo , woo .
Speaker 1Gotta have the fucking drums .
Speaker 5Yeah , gotta have the drum That'll keep me sane you know , what . I'm saying While I'm wrestling the Alligators and all that . So yeah , so the misses , the food . We need some loving , we need some good food and we're gonna need the drum and I'm good .
Speaker 1All right , so let's bring it home with this one . All right ? If you could have dinner with any historical figure , who would it be and why ?
Speaker 5Well , it's only tough , cause I want more . So we're gonna go with the hometown hero , the great Malcolm X . The greatest , yeah , malcolm X , and for obvious reasons . Malcolm X was a lover of his black people and he was just very , very dope , well-spoken . We watched a brother that went from negative to positive and didn't really love his people . He was pretty selfless for his people and he actually remembered the dictionary and I happen to be a big fan of vocabulary and he remembered the entire dictionary .
Speaker 5So he was told when he was a kid that he couldn't be a lawyer when he was young and that he'd be best to be a janitor . Cause he said he wanted to be a lawyer . So the teachers had destroyed his morale and by destroying his morale and closing the door on him , he went to the streets and did the same thing that they're doing currently . When you tell somebody something , remember it's very powerful , it's the worst-having fact . So , yeah , we sit down with Malcolm , cause Malcolm's brain was amazing . But we got dope Bruce Lee in , cause it wasn't for him , I would never dip martial arts . And then we got a whole bunch of other powerful people too . But those two guys I would love to sit down and chop it up .
Speaker 1Okay , you know what's crazy ? I was having a conversation at work today and I was like yo , out of the blue , another gentleman who happens to be the same complexion as me he was like yo , I need , you know , what we need right now is we need a black person to own an NFL team , right ? So I asked him why that was . You know , I just jumped out the window me forever in debate mode . Why , right ? And he was like nah , you know cause it's ? I guess it was something for him like , it was inspirational for him to have something like that . And I was like you know what ? Really ? We need to get to the root of it . Don't show me the end result , show me like , let's get to the root of it . How do we get there ? You know not . Not what's over the rainbow ? How about ?
Speaker 5we had our own league . How about that ? Yeah , yeah , we had our own leagues . How about we had that ? How about we didn't just own a NFL team ? That's cool , but do you really own ? It is the question . So I mean , you know , like I said , the debates fighting for these crumbs and being a part of why can't we just have our only , you know , our own . I mean , listen , remember , this is not divisive or racist thing , but we had the Negro league , remember , I remember Right . And then they constantly , you know , for lack of education , we constantly keep getting duped out of . So you know we got Chinatown and you know we got all the other towns we're not gonna name them cause we don't , you know , but they got a town , but we don't have that . So I'm not impressive . You , we got a league , you own a team . Okay , yeah , cool . Yeah , I ain't getting it .
Speaker 5Me personally .
Speaker 1I ain't getting it , but I don't . I didn't get it either . He was rather upset , but that's neither here nor there . That's what we do , Main course .
Speaker 2it's time to eat . What's on your mind ?
Speaker 1All right , people , this is what you came in for . This is what we're gonna get into , All right . So welcome to another exciting episode of the Brunch out podcast . Sitting here with my brother , Sensei .
Speaker 5How's your cigar ? Though ? Cigar is phenomenal . Yeah , they don't know , it's phenomenal . Listen , and this is a guy who I could never get to smoke they wouldn't kick you in the mouth . Be telling smoke what ?
Speaker 1how Hold that , play on me , and the backstory on this is this is actually part two . We recorded last week . Oh , we did , we did , and I took it home after we recorded and we had a solid hour and 20 minutes , took it home , tried to find it and it didn't record Some rookie shit . I was definitely on my rookie shit . But this week , once again , part two we're gonna take a deep dive into the world of entrepreneurship .
Speaker 1All right , today's segment we'll be discussing the pros and cons of being an entrepreneur and a very with a very prominent entrepreneur , which happens to be my brother . All right , sensei , whether we're considering whether you're not us , you considering starting your own business . So just curious about the realities of entrepreneurship , this episode is for you , so let's get started . All right , Pros and cons of being an entrepreneur .
Benefits of Being an Entrepreneur
Speaker 1Being an entrepreneur comes with a wide range of benefits . Let's explore some of the major pros . All right , so we're gonna start off with flexibility and independence . That goes without saying . You make your own schedule right and it's all on you , like literally , it's all on you and it's like any other sales position that you might have . And if you're in sales , you're already a lightweight . You know , entrepreneur , although you do report to somebody else because you're responsible for their bottom line . What's your thoughts on that ?
Speaker 5First of all , we need to let me express this If you guys out there entrepreneurship , right , you need to be one . Get a vision and then believe in your vision and then take massive action in your vision , right ? So first thing is just get the vision . Before we entrepreneurs , before we get into what businesses you can do , whether it's offline or online , brick and mortar , you know , first thing is what is the vision Very important and then we have the vision , believe in that vision , right . And once you qualify the vision , and then we're gonna take massive action on it . So a lot of people just don't have the vision .
Speaker 5So that's first and foremost Now , in regards to you , setting up your own time , the freedom yes , that is the privilege of being an entrepreneur . You get to set your own time , your own hours , you do what you wanna do how you wanna do it , you can hire people , you can fire people , you can make adjustments , you can pivot on the fly , you know . So there's a lot of pros and then , of course , then you got the cons is that it is all in you , so you have to constantly , you know , if you're an entrepreneur . So let me ask you a quick question but you want a hot seat real fast . You know it's an array of questions , so no really right or wrong one . But what is an entrepreneur ? What is an actual entrepreneur ? What would you say ? Cause people don't really get what an entrepreneur is . What is an entrepreneur ? It's a very simple answer to it .
Speaker 5The characteristics or the definition of it . Yeah , more of the definition .
Speaker 1I'm self-employed .
Speaker 5Okay , yeah , well , an entrepreneur is a individual or group of individuals that supply a product or service to the market . That's what an entrepreneur is Like everybody's making a big deal out of it , right ? Like entrepreneurs , like , okay , so is someone or a group of people who have a product or service where they deliver to the market and there's a strong demand for it . And remember , there's only two people on the planet . There's entrepreneurs . And then there's people that work for entrepreneurs and we didn't learn that in school . It's really that simple Workers and bosses . I mean , really , it's nothing wrong with being a worker , so we're not here to shame people for working , right , but we need to understand this .
Speaker 5Actually , only two categories , remember McDonald's , target , walmart , the movie theaters , netflix , you know . The list goes on . And on the NFL we just talked about that right , the NBA , so forth . So , listen , there's not robots owning this stuff , right ? It's not AI , right , it's people . And so I didn't say these people say , hey , I want to fulfill supply to the market , the wide array of people that may need this product or service , and they fulfill it . And then they find a bunch of people to help sell their services and products , to make them rich . Why they give you a salary like Go Figure .
Speaker 1Alright , so the second one of the other pros pardon , second one of the other pros unlimited earning potential , right ? So you cap yourself . You don't get out of bed . You cap for the day . You know you can't possibly make anything , right , You're going to make a sale and it's $2,000 , and you decide to go home . You cap yourself for $2,000 so you can earn as much as you work period . At the end of the day , that's a whole fact .
Speaker 5Alright , you can yes , you can earn as much as you want to put in Right well , so people get their value right . So I've discovered where the value comes from . The value comes from your production . So the more you can produce right , the more you can actually deliver , and exchange is where you're real value . People are like oh , I'm worth how much you worth ? Oh , I'm worth $200,000 , $300,000 a year . I know my worth . So it's like this right , you have Steph and Kerry , you have LeBron James , and then you have some Seelis basketball players . They can't claim that their worth is this when they're not producing right . So if you're not producing , then you're really not worth it . The only way you can really claim your worth is by being very productive and producing , exchanging stuff to the market . That's where your real value comes from .
Speaker 1Agreed , agreed , agreed , agreed . And just to bring it back to what you said earlier , one of the other pros is basically pursuing your passion . So whatever your passion happens to be , you actually can turn that into a business . I set your vision , not passion .
Speaker 5Oh , did you ? I don't do passions too much , but passions are cool , but vision . So a lot of people have a dream , like Martin Luther King . So this is a tricky one because , remember , in conversation there's opinions , theories and facts and every sentence we're intertwining like the what's the trees that intertwine all day long .
Speaker 5Finds , yeah , vine , vine trees , yeah , there we go vines . So there's opinions , theories and there's facts , and so every time we have a conversation , you're intertwining between one of those three speeds of conversation . So the thing for us to remember hold on Stiles . The cigar got me a little kick . What was that ? I was like wait a minute . Yeah , let me bring you back .
Speaker 1I said passion . Passion actually triggered you . The dream , there we go . Dream I got I'm sorry people the dream you know what I'm saying .
Speaker 5So if you have a dream , is it a vision or a dream ? Is it best to have the dream or the vision ? This is theoretical . So , remember , I told you opinions , theories and facts . This is theoretical . This is my theory . If you have a dream , it's something that you may hope to aspire to be , but when you have a vision , it's a little bit clearer . And the reason why I could bring this home from my little bro right here , which he probably and we debate a lot , but he may agree because why is this ?
Speaker 1And I had to . I had to debate you up just now .
Speaker 5Yeah , why is this ? When you was like you're saying we're going to hit them with the pump kick , we're going to throw it out ?
Speaker 5we're going to recoil it and then we're going to what you all right . And so I was like , oh , and you showed me the technique . And then I was like Stiles , look , it's how we hook people , hit them with the uppercut . Never hold the hand and shoot . You have to have a vision . So when you vision , when you visualize things , you're actually seeing it . It's like you already manifested it , because it's more of a , it's more of an action thing to visualize it . So things start to come together . When you're dreaming , you're just like wishing and hoping . But remember , we're fighters . When , when God bless the day , when you know what I'm saying we had to smack up static for the revenge , god bless , you know static , you know what I'm saying . Peace , rest in peace tomorrow , Homie , we had to kickbox a match , but the visualization a half on was saying was saying crazy . And then we got in and we gave him the business and it was just like I thought it was it wasn't a dream .
Speaker 1Well , this is when I'm going to jump back in on the passion part . I think that the passion is definitely important . I see the , I see the vision as the foresight . You get what I'm saying . So , like , for instance , fighting is my passion , okay , you know , and with that , like I can look at a fighter or , you know , have a fighter , or maybe let's just take me , for instance , and then I can break down the opponent without having to actually before I actually fight this person .
Speaker 1It's the passion that did that ? Well , no , the passion is actually what I'm doing .
Speaker 5Did you wash up today ? Yeah , use washcloth . Yeah . Use some soap . Yeah Cool . You think the soap and the washcloth guy's passionate about making that show .
Speaker 1He just , I'm just asking he might not be . He's passionate about what I do right now for work either .
Speaker 5Well , what I'm saying is the passions can work , but a lot of entrepreneur talking is talking about . A lot of entrepreneur talking is is they're talking about . You know , passion , passion , passion . The passion is cool , but if you're trying to make money with your passion I want to bring this home because we talk about entrepreneurship , the entrepreneurship podcast right now . You know what I'm saying . I want to , I want to punch out with style . That's me . I've coached hundreds , you know , going to , you know , yeah , hundreds , almost a thousand people . We were hundreds of people . When you follow that passion and you trying to make money from that passion , you've got to make sure the market's passionate too . No , no , no , absolutely . Well , we got to make the distinction because a lot of people I really get annoyed Follow your passion If nobody . I'm passionate about turtle racing , I'm not , but I'm just saying make an example . And then you know , no one wants to watch the goddamn turtle racing . I'm trying to get in and I followed my passion . We got to be very careful .
Speaker 1I'm just saying be very careful . No , no , no . Which is why , again , I think they go hand in hand . You need the vision for it , right , but in order to do it , what he's saying , what this ain't basically , is being able to follow your passion . The vision comes after that , because you have to have a plan . You said , no , okay , go ahead , you have to have a plan . Yeah , I mean , of course , market research . So I mean , anybody that wakes up wanting to be an entrepreneur probably knows nothing about market research .
Speaker 5Okay . So when we started WCB , how much market research did ? We have Plenty .
Speaker 1Because when I sat down with you , I already knew .
Speaker 5I said , hey , man , I'm going to be the Ralph McDaniels of the motorcycle . You already knew what it was that was the vision .
Speaker 1He was like sex sales . Yeah , but hold on , hold on . It wasn't a plan .
Speaker 5That was a hope that we understood that the market loves females and he loves motorcycles . We had witch chicks and bikes everything men and women love .
Speaker 1That was phenomenal . They missed that . That tagline was nuts .
Speaker 5Everything . Men and women love Everything fell into place for that .
Speaker 1We had our time and we were super duper passionate about it .
Speaker 5We were To think about it , and the market was passionate about it too .
Speaker 1Well , we already see . Now hold on , let's argue this point real quick , pa , not argue . Let's debate this point real quick . The thing that actually gave us , I guess , the discipline and will to actually want to proceed in that endeavor and I'm talking about nights where we go to sleep at 5.30 in the morning , wake up at seven o'clock and start all over again . Literally , these are these effects Right , and we could only do it because we were passionate about what we were doing . We thoroughly enjoyed what we were doing Right . So we started with that and we also knew that the bottom line , you know , would be affected by our passion and endurance , you agree ?
Speaker 5You win .
Pros and Cons of Entrepreneurship
Speaker 5Next , next , next subject . We'll be all night . All right these people with this one .
Speaker 1All right , so let's talk about the cons . All right , so the cons ? Basically uncertainty and risk . We know a lot about that . You know , we know a lot about that because , unfortunately , when you are an entrepreneur with a family , it becomes increasingly difficult because you have to put food on the table . Ok , If you out here by yourself or sleeping on somebody's couch or whatever you still with your mom and stuff like that , it's a little bit easier because you got a little bit more flexibility , you know , and again you assume all the best . So like , for instance , we have families , right , so we have to take measured risk . We can't just be out here like I fuck it , we just going to wake up and you know what . Let me just go put a thousand dollars on X , Y and Z and hope that . You know we can turn the profit on that . We can't do that now with these . What's your thoughts on that ?
Speaker 5Yeah , that , fortunately I've been , you know , through that turn style where everything has gone haywire , the business failing , can't cover the bills . Going to tenant court get out coming up the money . To not get kicked out come up with the money , go back to court , come with the money . Again , go back to court , come with the money . So you know , that's , that's a whole style . Yeah , I'm going to stop you right there .
Speaker 1Um , just that level of transparency , yeah right , because a lot of people don't even think like that . And what they're seeing now talk about exactly what they and me . I'm not going to say that Because all right . So I'm the little brother in the situation . So for me , my big brother , you know , basically , you know , took the brunt of most of that .
Speaker 1You get what I'm saying which is , which is great , and I want to thank you for that . You know . So it's funny that they get to see like both sides of it . But now I have a family , you know , and now I'm feeling it and now you know I had a supreme appreciation for you know you with that whole thing , because we had a couple of you know , different ventures together . But , yes , we went through that whole thing . You know what I mean being broke together , being up together and stuff like that . Um , yeah , that uncertainty , yeah , that uncertainty and risk shit is , is is definitely real , it's a rollercoaster .
Speaker 5Yeah , it's not for everybody , right ? So if you want super stability , try to find the best job that could get you close to six figures or above , like about 30 , about 40 , about 50 , wherever you could get in , fit in and and remember it's it's . It's a risk there because , uh , covid happened , it could be downsizing , you know , it could be all type of things that can make you lose your job . So , when people have been devastated from losing a job , so it's instability in the job market as well . But , um , the entrepreneurial thing , you have to have tough skin , you have to have the right mindset and , more importantly , you have to be passionate . I'm lying .
Speaker 4That's a bull face . Oh , he thought I was gonna get away .
Speaker 5That's crazy .
Speaker 1Cause . Normally that's my role Normally . Normally that's what I do . All right , check it out . So we're going to move on a long , long working hours as another con . Now that could be a pro or a con . Honestly , it just means whether you know you're built for the well . Actually , it's going to show your character as far as like , whether you're built for this or not , you know with how much uh work you put into it . Now , if you selling Teddy , biz or Timo , you know that's something different because you don't have to put in those long work hours . But this shit is not , for you know the week , hard at all At all . Like I said earlier , you know we would go to sleep at 530 in the morning , wake up at seven and start all over again . You know , to get what we had to get done , you know . So if you're not ready for that entrepreneurship , probably it's not for you .
Speaker 5Well , thrust us forward 20 years later and we have some new fangled technology that has made the world a much better place , right , right ? So it's no longer a whole bunch of working hours because we have the digital age , right , right , so that's what I help people with , shameless plug . So the digital age has now shortened up these hours because now we can send emails , sms , we can send instant messages , we can send digital smoke signals . So we got groups , we got chats , I mean we got it all .
Speaker 5So , at the end of the day , those long hours as kind of like the thing of the past , unless you're doing manual labor , right ? So if you're trying to get your work in running the sports center you want to be , you know , some type of super coach , then you have to , you know , be there early , stay there late . So the whole thing is how you multiply yourself and how do you maximize your finances and maximize your time without having to put in all the time . That's the new age . So we came from the dark ages when you still had to trade time for money , but right now , you know , it's all about trading your time upfront to put passive digital processes in place of digital real estate . So , yeah , to hell with all long hours .
Speaker 1I mean no , I mean yes , yes After though , because remember , with your vision , right ? With the vision exactly , but with the vision comes long hours because you have to do the rock , you have to do the market research , you know , on your passion . Wow , this is crazy you gotta do the market .
Speaker 5I don't think they've seen a tennis game like this . This is crazy . You gotta do the .
Speaker 1You gotta do the market research and you know , to make sure that it's viable business before you can jump . Before you jump into it , you know , is it going to be worth your time ? Do you have ? You know the economics to support it until it actually takes all those types of things . So with that on the front end , you will have to work long hours .
Speaker 2You know , because you might have a job right now .
Speaker 1And if you have a job right now , guess what you're doing after your job still working .
Speaker 5Well , I'm going to tell the people didn't want to hear .
Speaker 2There's a fast track to success .
Speaker 5So highlight me on Sensei Mujed on IG and we're going to prove . Little bro , not wrong , we just going to prove me wrong .
Speaker 1That means everybody caked up . That's what I want to see we trying to get kicked .
Speaker 5I ain't going to go wrong . Listen , my pain is your game . So that's how we're going to do that . Let's , let's flip over to the next one Hold on before we do that .
Speaker 1That's S-E-N-S-E-I-M-A-J-I-D at gmailcom .
Speaker 5At gmailcom .
Speaker 1So boom . In conclusion , now that we've discussed the pros and the cons of being an entrepreneur , is essential to provide some guidance to those considering its path . You know , and I'll get our guide . All right , now we are drinking red wine . We are sipping right now .
Speaker 1Oh , yeah , we won sipping earlier but we're sipping right now . I'll guess , have some valuable advice to share . All right One before the diving into entrepreneurship , conduct thorough market research
Market Research, Business Plans, and Entrepreneurship
Speaker 1. I said that , right , and then it's uh , hold on , I'm jumping around Market research and create a solid business plan . Business plans are essential .
Speaker 2Essential Because if you if you're going off right .
Speaker 1Cause if you're going off the cuff , you're going to fuck up . I guarantee it you won't fuck up .
Speaker 5Wing it , don't wing it , don't wing it . How many people got beat up by styles ? And since they trying to wing it , they're the two skinny dudes . Oh , that was like that . Skinny dudes Like aren't you sure you want to do this ? I want to do this . I'm like all right . Stories for days yeah , five more you bought I'll show you something ? All right , you asked for it . Yeah , we came in winging it , no plan .
Speaker 1No , that business plan to save will help you understand your target audience , competition and potential challenges , all right , and this will help you , you know , assess your risk , which is important . All right , surround yourself with supportive network mentors , not haters , all right . The thing is me myself . I'm going to speak for me . I surround myself with both right , because a hater knows not what he speaks about . However , he will give me pause and will put me in a position where it'll say something that I'm not thinking about .
Speaker 1You know , and I'm like you know what that might happen , even though you don't wish me well , that might happen . So let me prepare for that , all right . Um , yeah , but for you guys , until you can identify the haters and stuff like that , you know , surround yourself with , with people that wish you well , you know , and fellow entrepreneurs , people that are actually doing what you're doing . So if they going home after work and they pop and open the laptop and they still working , you know , get with them because they understand your pain , all right . And also industry experts , meaning whatever your passion happens to be . I'm back with the passion .
Speaker 1Whatever your passion whatever your passion happens to be , you know . Surround yourself with them . You know their insights , guidance and experiences can be invaluable in your journey .
Speaker 5Well , don't get me wrong , If you guys are really seriously , you know , all jokes aside cause to me and brother , we got so much love for each other that we that's how we do . So we love each other that much , we . But , all jokes aside , if you're really passionate about something that you have for passion , I will give you an evaluation . You know , we do an audit on your business , but I'm just strict on like , hey , you can be as passionate as you want to be about it , but there has to be a market that's also passionate about it . As long as there's a direct I call it a direct market match . So as long as you have a direct market match , you're going to be fine , right , and so what's it talking about ?
Speaker 1the direct market match . What does ?
Speaker 5that just means Um fences . I'm into um sport bikes . And then you have somebody else into Harley's and all that . You know I really not a big fan of Harley's . I like them but they not .
Speaker 5You know , it's not my thing . I'm , you know , a crotch rocket bike . God you know we we not doing over a buck 50 , then we not really doing nothing . I'm a dreamer junkie . So , um , direct market match . If you're trying to sell me a Harley , you're not going to make any money , All right , so you just have to sell the market exactly what they want . That's it , so long as your passion does direct market matching .
Speaker 1If it doesn't .
Speaker 5Oh well .
Speaker 1Okay , um , all right , so let's go over some rules , all right ? Um , passion and purpose , right . So passion is the driving force behind successful , behind a successful venture , right , and we under which is you know , you notch a thing or you word it differently right , find something that you truly care about and are passionate about , pursuing Right . Your passion with fuel your determination and resilience when faced with challenges . So your passion is going to help you get out of the bed in the morning . That is true . All right , and I'm a cent , yes , yes 100% .
Speaker 1Okay , I'll continue with learning .
Speaker 2A lot of us forget that .
Speaker 5That's one thing no that's .
Speaker 1That's absolutely your thing , you know , and what what it does is . It keeps me balanced , right , Because you want to read the whole paragraph and I want to skim around and just get the gist of it , but you want a thorough understanding of it .
Speaker 5I like to internalize it because , as a kid , when we was kids and I think , a lot of kids I don't know what they're doing today , but I know , coming up you had to aim which is a dope , by the way , the aim you know I didn't really understand how powerful that was when we came to school and the teacher wrote a . I am .
Speaker 1And hold on . Stop , yeah that , right there , I forgot all about you Right . The aim . Yeah , it was the heading yeah .
Speaker 5And then , the aim , did what was , which was the objective for the Wow . Go perfect Right and the objective right and and right , and that's just going right over my head . So that that was so powerful . Because people miss they aim . To me right . And when you don't have an aim , you hit nothing , right , you out there doing drawboss and you hitting everybody but the target , right . So yo but .
Speaker 1But you know what's . What's fucked up is I literally , at this very moment , see aim totally different . Like I see it , for what ? Exactly what it was , as opposed to it just being aligned on that sheet of paper , yup , and so my point is when we were young and weren't really paying attention to how powerful that system was like .
Speaker 5So keywords , aim right , the subject and the objective right . The aim is to do blah , blah , blah . The subject was whatever it was and we aim to get this understanding . So I skimmed through a lot and then I I never got left back but I really didn't internalize knowledge and mobile cab . I just didn't respect vocabulary and knowledge based on . You know I will , I will .
Speaker 5Upbringing based in you know these poverty circles that we're saying . So a lot of this attention and details . You know you learn as you get older . That's . It's just like fighting when we're . When we're fighting , we're just paying attention . And , matter of fact , you know what I'm going to . Let you win this right . People getting checked us out . You know almost kids feeling school styles is because they wasn't fucking passionate . So you got me Checkmate . I will back up on right . So what is the thing kids did great and and and workshops ? Kids did great and automotive they did great in film . Anything that they really liked , excelled in , but the boring shit they wasn't interested in it . So they didn't do good , right , and then they cut school because school was terrible . You know what I'm saying . Me personally , I always be down at the lunchroom flirting with a girl .
Speaker 5Hey can I get the whole pass and I come back with bells ring . He's getting in trouble . So I say like , oh my bad .
Speaker 1And you know high school is crazy because you know lunch started like fourth period or some crazy shit like that , mm hmm , yeah , so continuous learning .
Speaker 5You know back to that , that , I think , remember , um , god said my people destroyed for lack of knowledge . So I mean , I personally believe the reason why people and the and the deficit they are they don't have enough knowledge and they don't have enough skill set and they're not selling anything . So , as you don't have the knowledge , you don't have the appropriate skill set to get to where you want to go , and then you're not selling anything on top of that . So that's going to put your ass in a poverty deficit for a long time .
Speaker 1Okay . So you know again , embrace the growth mindset and be open to new ideas and opportunities . Um , okay , so the third one right , embrace failure and adapt super duper important failures and an inevitable part of entrepreneurship . Learn to embrace failure is a valuable learning experience and opportunity for growth . So if you , you have to basically be able to identify the shit and pivot , your pivot game has to be mean , all right , you have to be willing to adapt the strategies , pivot if necessary and stay agile . That's key . Staying agile is key , um , in the face of changing market dynamics . So what you may jump into , that shit could shift tomorrow . Right , so it's put it to you like this All of the people that warrant agile pre COVID , they cease to exist .
Speaker 1Right , because COVID turned everything upside down . Literally everybody had to adapt . And if you warrant in the mindset of adapting or no , here we go . And this is where vision comes back into play . Right , cause you have to have vision for it . Cause if you can , if you can see , I guess , maybe not even so much a year or two out of head , but how the industry , your industry in particular , is subject to change with the tools that you were given , then you're able to to adapt . So if you're not able to do that and you're not able to be agile , a situation not , you know , not as crazy as COVID will have you upside down Well um , peep this right ?
Speaker 5Hmm , there's an environment . On everywhere on the planet there's an environment , right , you have harsh environments , you have mild and bad environments . You have the wilderness . You have to forest , you have to jungle , you have to city , you know you have to desert . So , wherever that humans , you know , um , when you call it , um , socialize or populate , and you know groups that word that you have adapt . I want to expound that for you guys .
Speaker 5In an environment , there's three things you can do . You can adapt to the situation . You can change the situation if you have power , influence or you have to move away from the situation . So if you don't like a state you live in , then you're going to move because you moved . Then , when you get to that place , guess what you do now ? You adapt to that environment and then , if you don't like what's going on , you see if you can change it . If you can't change it , guess what you got to do ? Move . So it's like that whole trifecta .
Speaker 5So to adapt to anything is great because that's like you said , we have to be able to adapt and failure is almost inevitable . You're just not going to primarily get it on your first try . A lot of people give up . They get discouraged , but remember , failure is a part of growth . As long as you don't get maimed and die , you can try and try again . You know what I'm saying . So , like when you
Tips for Entrepreneurship and Building Relationships
Speaker 5as a kid , you know what I'm saying . If you don't succeed the first time , who is it Missing ? Dust yourself off and try again . Yeah , yeah , so you know that . Just popped in my head . So yeah , that's what that is .
Speaker 1OK , and last but not least , take calculated risk . Oh yeah , you know , entrepreneurship often involves taking risk , but it's crucial to take calculated risk , conduct thorough research and allows potential outcomes and weight approach and cons before making any major decisions . Trust your instincts I don't know about that but also rely on data and insights to make informed choices , which is key . That's key .
Speaker 5That is key . Yeah , man , you got you . Where did you get this stuff from ? And you just put this all out of your own M'Nula .
Speaker 2No , that's it .
Speaker 5Cheated . Are you cheated ? Ok , oh , we didn't get a . I no , that's the new bang bang bang .
Speaker 1I ain't like that , but I definitely cheated .
Speaker 5But yeah , you know . So this worksheet is amazing . So we're going to do , when you sign up for the brunch hour or when you go to the brunch hour on podcastcom , we're going to give you this entrepreneurial worksheet . Just slightly emailing in , we just send this PDF to you right away . And just remember , this is very robust and this will help you out here . So I see you . Ok , right , you got the network and relationship Well , yeah , I mean , there's a newsletter .
Speaker 1You can sign up for the newsletter and then we take it from there .
Speaker 5No , I'm saying on the last joint , you got Bill just drawing support network .
Speaker 5Oh yeah , I don't have that on my sheet , OK , let me , let me , let me , let me , let me drop a real bomb , a jewel , right this we're closing up , right . All right , watch this . This five riches a man . And if I say , hey , you know styles , are you rich ? Or Lucy , are you rich , people generally say you know , they start thinking finance , right , but this five riches a man and I mean I really need every listener to understand this is very powerful .
Speaker 5So one is physical health riches , right , mental health riches , and we have spiritual health . And then we have relationship health and lastly , we have financial health . These are the five riches of man and woman . So you got to be physically strong . Keep yourself , you know , physically fit , it's important , right To stay healthy on this duration on your Thomas planet . Next thing is you have to be mentally healthy . If you're not mentally healthy , then you're going to be screwed . And spiritual health number three is a lot of people devoid of spirituality . So that's how they get into all type of craziness , maybe , like you know , child molestation or whatever my monster stuff that doing that that was heavy .
Speaker 2Well , I mean that's being devoid of spirit .
Speaker 5I tried to make sure they understand when you spiritually bankrupt , you know your morals are going to go like on a real low , low level .
Speaker 1That's a fact .
Speaker 5And then that relationship , health , that networking , like-minded people . You know who's going to support you , who's going to be there for your dreams , who's going to be there for your failures , who's going to be there to make you . When you want to give up , they're going to give you a helping hand . A lot of people don't have that and also a lot of people burn in bridges . Like , don't burn bridges . You never know when you're going to need to cross that goddamn bridge again . So relationship is one of the riches , right . We all need someone . We talked about that last week that the most important commodity on this planet is people . It's not air , it's not water , it's not gold , it's people . We all need each other , right ? So you've got superheroes , you've got supervillains , and then you just got civilians . Which one you going to be ? And lastly , is the financial riches right ? Cool , we need finances , but money is not something I worship . I rather take people , because as long as I can serve the people in exchange with people , I'll always be rich , literally . So that's what it's about .
Speaker 1That was a gem .
Speaker 5That was a gem that was a gem .
Speaker 2Bay night , sexy nights and good food .
Speaker 1All right . So boom , we did the shit last week . I kind of let you off the hook , right , but in 11 episodes I haven't let anybody off the hook , don't let me off the hook . No , can't let you off the hook . So boom , you're going to give me your idea of a good date night . Adult date night . Yeah , not going to let you off the hook and , ladies and gentlemen , no , I'm not going to do that either . Anyway , I got a lot of good date advice for this big Growing up .
Speaker 5We live .
Speaker 1Yeah , we live . Oh shit , OK cool . Yeah , we definitely live . But yeah , I got a lot of good date advice from this name growing up . A lot of success stories .
Speaker 5If you know what I mean , my conversion rate Should we build a relationship guru , who Me I ain't ?
Speaker 1hitch .
Speaker 5Listen Exactly .
Speaker 1For hitch . Yeah , yeah , so start to finish . But you know , I don't know I'm not with a long winded whatever .
Speaker 5Right . So what's the question again ?
Speaker 1You're going to give me an idea of a really dope date night .
Speaker 5Oh man , that's man . Listen , man . So many ways you can go with that right Depends on your connection with the young lady that you got your attention .
Speaker 1So let's make this a first date .
Speaker 5Man , we get a man .
Speaker 1Because you're trying to impress him . There's a lot on the line .
Speaker 5I'm not trying to impress you . I'm trying to have fun . First and foremost , we both got to want to have fun , right ? You feeling me , I'm feeling you . Fun time USA . So I mean , obviously , the usual standard shit you can get food , drinks , you can go for a walk in the park , you can go skinny dipping , I mean you could do it all . Anyway , you want no fucking skinny , which you mean ? Remember I got families from down south Because we actually outdid . You want to go jump ? I'm a spontaneous type of dude , so I think that women really love , you know , sometimes they not prepared , but they love sponsor . Well , you got , how do you say it ? Spontaneous , spontaneity , spontaneity .
Speaker 1Right .
Speaker 5Spontaneity , yeah , all that . So , so yeah , so I mean , a great first date really is the vibe that really controls it . Seriously , all right .
Speaker 1Boom . Let me paint the picture for you , because you all over the place right now .
Speaker 5You are . It's the vibe I don't chew .
Speaker 1All right . So no , no , no , no , wait Back up All right Time out . I'm going to let you round , so all right .
Speaker 5Sometimes I mean remember we was young , it's something right . So I mean , the first thing is the connection that you have with the person , Because , all right , so let's go from early college , right , Early college Date night . You want to ? Know , it's date night .
Speaker 1What's date ?
Speaker 5night and a back of the supermarket in the car having a blast OK yeah . And the back of my high school in the car having a blast , just creating some gross father's sees . It was terrible . So what I'm telling you is the date night is the bomb . That's the perfect date night . There's no , we're not doing that . Wine and dine and impressing , we're not into that shit , you fuck with me Dessert .
Speaker 2I hope you guys enjoyed your meal . Can I get you something off of our dessert menu ?
Speaker 1I just thought me jumped out the window in of a parachute . I had to jump out the window Quick , quick .
Speaker 5You put the raw version . No , we , I mean . I mean , what's , what's Wait ? Oh , you're going to bomb some roses .
Speaker 1No , no , no , Not even . No , no , no , no , none of that , but we're going to read on some poetry .
Speaker 5Hey , hey , yeah .
Speaker 1Yeah , like that one .
Speaker 5Yeah , what was that ? Uh-huh . No , you're going to be on this one . Ok , we go .
Speaker 1Word , sam , it was an absolute pleasure . Oh man , you know we've been chasing you for years for this Uh-huh , or you know ? Nah , ain't no pause my brother , ok there we go , yes .
Speaker 5Ain't no pause . Throw this camera off .
Speaker 1No , no , no , no , no , no . Somebody else Definitely , yeah . So yeah , like giving these drugs into this fucking cigar , but I'm going to leave that alone . Let them know where they can find you at .
Speaker 5You can find me right now on . We have SenseImagedcom . That website is under construction , but by the time you guys get this podcast and see that for SenseImagedcom , SenseImaged at IG and then , once you come into that forum , we'll have you go into some of our programs . So I have something I created called the Info Vending Machine . If you guys don't have one , forget Airbnb , forget Toro , forget real estate . We own a digital real estate mission . I started this 16 years ago , before it's got really popular , but the information game is ruling the world . So I hope you build your information vending machine and then , if you're a coach , consultant or any type of creative , we're going to start your own how-to system , like how to play the piano , how to play the guitar , how to ride motorcycles , how to cut it , whatever it is that you're very skilled at . So the Info Vending Machine does that and how-to system does that . So holla at me at SenseImagedcom . S-e-n-s-e-i-m-a-j-i-d . Add on .
Speaker 5What's that Instagram here ? We go . That cigar got into Ohio . Oh , what is it ? What is it ? It's IG , right .
Speaker 2Huh .
Speaker 1It's IG . Yeah , what is that ? Ig and Gmail , there we go .
Speaker 5No , no , no , no , no Gmail .
Speaker 1Just a website .
Speaker 2Oh , senseimaged , right right , right Got you , did you ?
Speaker 5tell them I'm a URL with my entrepreneur . Tell them about my URL fetish name . My compilation of names .
Speaker 1No , I don't want it . So it's not even your URL . Fetish period there's no fetish name , it's just a fetish .
Speaker 5I have 150 URL names .
Speaker 1Insane yeah .
Speaker 5Insane .
Speaker 1You're made , you're made Pays gold daddy rank Literally Every month .
Speaker 2It's not a game .
Speaker 1Yeah , so you already know . We don't know how to say goodbye . It's just the thing that we do , you know . So just leave it with this . It's that time again . And since we really don't know how to say goodbye , I'm not going to say goodbye . But listen what I will ask . Pause , I'm not even asking . If you liked it . Please don't forget to like , comment , subscribe and shit , and that's homework . Also , there is no . Also , we'll catch you next week . We'll save a seat at the table for you .
