Why You're As Much of a 'Genius' as Jay Z

I hear a lot of people call the "God MC"/rap mogul/business mogul Jay Z a genius. As understandable as it is that you would call him that, given his business ventures and great success, I must disagree. What exactly is it that Jay-Z has done that you yourself cannot accomplish? The answer is "nothing". 

It does not take a genius to become successful. It takes someone that is driven and willing to work for whatever it is that he/she wants. The success that you attain is solely dependent on the time and effort you decide to put into it. Are you willing to make connections? Are you willing to step outside of the box? Jay Z was. From selling crack cocaine in the streets of Brooklyn, NY--a story you probably are familiar with (click here if you aren't)--Jay managed to work his way onto not only the rap scene, but later the Forbes List. 

His rise to success was sparked by his lack of complacency. He had no interest in falling into mediocrity and limiting himself. Whatever he wanted to do, he did it. Don't worry, it's as simple as it sounds. Also, his success is sparked by his unwillingness to be limited to doing one thing. In his interview at Power 105.1's "The Breakfast Club", Hov said, "They have that thing, that belief that you can only do one thing. We’re inflicted with that disease. I can walk AND chew gum."

Although 99.9% of people over the age of 2 can literally do this, that same percentage don't do this in it's figurative meaning. That number is exaggerated, but the point is that a lot of us strive our entire lives to achieve one major goal. When we are asked what we want to do with our careers, we typically have one answer. If that isn't the case, we have more than one answer, but it's "OR" instead of "AND". "I want to either be a musician, clothing designer, club owner, partial basketball team owner, record label executive, producer, OR a blogger." Jay Z is ALL of that and more. 

In the "more" category, Jay is also a sports agent representing his own Roc Nation Sports. Just today, Jay's client Robinson Cano, known as the superstar 2nd baseman for the New York Yankees, landed a 10-year/$240 million contract with the Seattle Mariners. This was courtesy of who? The man that everyone said should stick to rapping; Jay Z. People called Cano a "dumbass" for choosing Jay as his agent. Meanwhile, the Seattle Mariners just spent more money on Hov's client than they have spent in the past offseasons...combined. What were y'all saying again? 

All in all, Sean Carter has learned how to maximize his time and do more than one thing. They say that should master one thing instead of being a jack of all trades? Well, who's to say that you cannot master more than one thing. All $500 million of Jay Z's money isn't from rapping. He mastered the business side of things also. Being able to be driven, and not lazy and unmotivated contributed to this. He felt as if he was destined to be where he is today, regardless of what happens between the time. If you take on this attitude, I promise you could be in the same position. There is nothing in this blog post that you are unable to do, neither is this anything you haven't heard. We are all geniuses, Jay is just wise for using his smarts. That's all.

Follow a handsome fellow on Twitter @CjayTheGreat. Out.

Didn't even know I was paraphrasing Hov's words until I found this. Peep.

Jay-Z - SomewhereInAmerica

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