THE 50TH LAW

The 50th Law

Curtis James Jackson III is an American Rapper who has caused much controversy over his anti-social ways, his explicit album lyrics (Get Rich or Die Trying was his 2003 album shown above) and his public feuds. His drug dealing mother was shot when he was in his early teens leaving him to be brought up by his grandparents. Curtis got his first rapping break in 1996 after which his career went from strength to strength until he found himself involved in an ambush in 2000 in which he was allegedly shot nine times. It was while he was recovering in hospital that he decided to take himself seriously as a leader and a self made man. It was then that he started to read the works of Robert Green.
The book is a modern day "self help" business manual, taking stories from the life of 50 cent and contextualising them to an every day business philosophy. The key learning surrounds the management of fear. The book states that there is too much fear in today's society. 21st century America is safer and more equitable than ever while its people seem paralysed by fear and unable to move forward. This book offers up strategies and insights for self development and helps people everywhere to learn not to fear the moving of the cheese. The book draws some parallels with the Secret in as much as we should visualise success in order to help us reach our goals.