30 Days of Genius- Sir-Mix-a-Lot

Sir's words are in bold. My own comments are in italics.

• "I just went nuts, chasing it chasing it chasing it. Not trying to monetize anything, just chasing what I wanted to do"
• You've got to want what you want, and you've got to want it bad. As long as you can make ends meet, you should be chasing your passion. Money comes second, passion comes first.

• "Work is my break"
• If you love what you do, you don't need breaks or vacations. You go back to work, and that in itself is relaxing.

• "Hard work is merely preparation for a lucky day"
• I believe in luck. And I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it. Thomas Edison, biotch.

• "When you’re out of things to chase, you’re done."
• Nothing original here- just affirmation of what everyone with any success tells you. You've got to remain hungry. There is always improvement to be found, progress to be made.

• "No matter how much money you have, we’re all buried in the same dirt"
• Rings of Marcus Aurelius' "Meditations." Money is nothing at the end. Pay the bills, have a bit of comfort. Beyond that, focus on what you enjoy.

• "Do what you truly love, not what you think you’re supposed to do because you made it"
• Mr. Baby Got Back is all about passion. He knows plenty of people with plenty of money who are not in the field that they love. They chase the money, not the dream.

• Stay hypersensitive to opportunity. People think they never get the opportunity, but they’re just blind to what’s in front of them. 
• Opportunity does not present itself with a ribbon and a chorus of angels. Anything can be an opportunity, and it is important to be ready for it at all times.