Big Sean, a global artist and entrepreneur, shares his inspiring transformation from a teenager with a modest allowance to a savvy investor. He highlights the importance of viewing money as energy, breaking free from the scarcity mindset. His journey, influenced by Deepak Chopra, led him to invest in his passion for music. Sean discusses how embracing gratitude and understanding money as a flowing resource can reshape one’s financial reality. His insights illuminate the potential of aligning purpose with an abundance mindset for greater success.
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Money as Energy
Big Sean learned to view money as energy, not a finite resource, from Deepak Chopra's book.
This challenged the scarcity mindset many people have about money.
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First Advance Check
Big Sean read Deepak Chopra's book at 17 and began applying these principles around 19 when he got his first advance.
He initially struggled with the concept, clinging to his first $15,000 check.
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Empowering Others
Focus on empowering others and being your best self to attract abundance.
When you do right by yourself and others, things will fall into place.
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This book challenges the conventional view that success is the result of hard work, precise plans, or driving ambition. Instead, Deepak Chopra presents seven spiritual laws—The Law of Pure Potentiality, The Law of Giving, The Law of Karma, The Law of Least Effort, The Law of Intention and Desire, The Law of Detachment, and The Law of Dharma—that, when applied, can lead to a life of well-being, good health, fulfilling relationships, and material abundance. The book emphasizes living in harmony with natural law and understanding our basic nature as human beings to achieve effortless success[1][2][3].
Happy Money
The Science of Happier Spending
Michael Norton
Elizabeth Dunn
In this book, Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton explain how money can buy happiness if spent according to five core principles. These principles include buying experiences over material goods, making purchases a treat, buying time, paying now and consuming later, and investing in others. The authors draw on cutting-edge research in behavioral science to show how these principles can be applied by individuals and companies to create happier employees and customers. They also highlight how companies like Google, Pepsi, and Charmin have implemented these ideas successfully.
"Money is getting printed every single day. You can be a magnet for whatever it is you're after in life and that includes money isn't off the table. One of the things that I had to adopt is that there's enough money for everyone to go around." - Big Sean
Global artist Big Sean shares his transformative journey from a teenager with a weekly allowance to a successful entrepreneur and investor. Through his early discovery of Deepak Chopra's teachings at age 17, Sean learned to view money as energy rather than a finite resource, challenging the scarcity mindset that often holds people back. His candid reflections reveal how investing in his passion – spending every dollar on studio sessions from age 11 – laid the foundation for a career that would expand beyond performing to songwriting for artists like Bruno Mars and Kanye West.
Today, Sean approaches wealth with a sophisticated understanding of energy and gratitude, maintaining a diverse portfolio across stocks, crypto, and real estate while acknowledging his ongoing journey with money consciousness. His story illuminates the power of treating money as a flowing energy rather than something to hoard, demonstrating how this mindset shift can transform not only our financial reality but our entire approach to abundance. From those early studio investments to collaborating with industry giants, Sean's path shows how aligning with your purpose while maintaining an abundance mindset can create lasting success and generational wealth.
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