#107 Dame Dash on Why Being Yourself Is The Coolest You Can Get

Dame Dash is an entrepreneur, media mogul & a maker of hip hop history and in this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, he talks about what it means to live by a code of honor, how to achieve your dreams and the meaning of life. Check out Dame Dash’s book, Culture Vultures: https://amzn.to/2FHAwEe   Impact Theory is proudly sponsored by: ButcherBox: Use the discount code: "TOM" at butcherbox.com to get 20$ off and FREE BACON Skillshare: Start learning on Skillshare today with 2 free months at skillshare.com/impacttheory Blinkist: Visit blinkist.com/IMPACT to try out the premium service completely free for 7 days!   SHOW NOTES: What it means to be strategic and why Dame Dash started strategizing his career at an early age [2:54] What he learned about branding and consistency throughout his career… [3:25] Why he values perspective and how he uses it to get what he wants [4:22] Why most people don’t want to think (and how important it is that you do) [6:45] How he’s invented and reinvented himself to start new businesses & monetize his passions [7:45] Why he hit the street and started selling crack [8:59] The “no mistakes” stakes he learned from selling drugs [10:56] His strategy for where businesses and trends are going [12:26] Dame Dash defines what he considers wealthy (not what you’d expect) [13:17] According to Dame Dash, this is what you’re responsible for if you are a boss [14:39] How to find your “other half” [15:25] I’ll never lose faith in people [16:35] What most people are missing that Dame has figured out for accomplishing his dreams [17:45] 3 principles any entrepreneur has to have [18:12] How the death of his Mom affected him [19:00] How Dame Dash made himself great [20:07] What Dame Dash would pass to the culture [21:17] Dame Dash’s message about life in a single sentence [23:42] The impact he wants to have on the world (and maybe on other planets) [26:26] The double slit experiment, Wim Hof & Why Dame Dash wants to get access to the other parts of his brain [29:11] The surprising reason why Dame Dash smokes [34:18] How to never be embarrassed and stop giving a f*ck what people think [35:26] Why it’s so cool to deal with imperfection [36:39]   QUOTES: “I am really careful about how small my thoughts are, cause I don’t feel like wasting time.” [5:45] “The more you care, the more you prepare. Period.” [6:27] “One million lames combined cannot equal one cool person: meaning someone who is just honest about who they are.” [36:08]   PEOPLE MENTIONED Wim Hof [30:42]  

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