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Sean Combs Interview – Sean Combs’s Top 10 Rules For Success (@iamdiddy)


he’s an American rapper record producer

he’s an American rapper record producer actor and entrepreneur he’s won two

actor and entrepreneur he’s won two

actor and entrepreneur he’s won two Grammy Awards and two MTV Music Video

Grammy Awards and two MTV Music Video

Grammy Awards and two MTV Music Video Awards in 2015 Forbes estimated his net

Awards in 2015 Forbes estimated his net

Awards in 2015 Forbes estimated his net worth to be 735 million dollars he Sean

worth to be 735 million dollars he Sean

worth to be 735 million dollars he Sean Combs and here are his top 10 rules for

Combs and here are his top 10 rules for

Combs and here are his top 10 rules for success a lot of people have asked me

success a lot of people have asked me

success a lot of people have asked me that how do I get to this where I’m at

that how do I get to this where I’m at

that how do I get to this where I’m at it’s my belief I believe so strong so

it’s my belief I believe so strong so

it’s my belief I believe so strong so crazy so I believe to believe the power

crazy so I believe to believe the power

crazy so I believe to believe the power and belief what do you believe in the

and belief what do you believe in the

and belief what do you believe in the most God I believe in God rules and

most God I believe in God rules and

most God I believe in God rules and after that myself

talk about the doubt you’ve had in

talk about the doubt you’ve had in yourself you’re human

no never doubted myself I go into

no never doubted myself I go into ignored I’m one of the baddest mother

ignored I’m one of the baddest mother

ignored I’m one of the baddest mother you know not an even in a cocky way I

you know not an even in a cocky way I

you know not an even in a cocky way I just feel like I’m one of the baddest

just feel like I’m one of the baddest

just feel like I’m one of the baddest mother to ever walk the face of the

mother to ever walk the face of the

mother to ever walk the face of the earth you know and that’s just how I am

earth you know and that’s just how I am

earth you know and that’s just how I am cuz I feel I am I am one badass mother

cuz I feel I am I am one badass mother

cuz I feel I am I am one badass mother walks face with her that’s just a fact

walks face with her that’s just a fact

walks face with her that’s just a fact that’s just a pure of fact I mean you’re

that’s just a pure of fact I mean you’re

that’s just a pure of fact I mean you’re one of the most important things is that

one of the most important things is that

one of the most important things is that day I would say my advice is for people

day I would say my advice is for people

day I would say my advice is for people to kind of um kind of ramp it up because

to kind of um kind of ramp it up because

to kind of um kind of ramp it up because a lot of times when you’re young and you

a lot of times when you’re young and you

a lot of times when you’re young and you and your 20s or something you like I

and your 20s or something you like I

and your 20s or something you like I don’t really know what I want to do but

don’t really know what I want to do but

don’t really know what I want to do but we live in a different world it’s

we live in a different world it’s

we live in a different world it’s important for you to know what you want

important for you to know what you want

important for you to know what you want to do for it for the future your family

to do for it for the future your family

to do for it for the future your family so it’s a scary thing to make that

so it’s a scary thing to make that

so it’s a scary thing to make that decision this is what I want to do but

decision this is what I want to do but

decision this is what I want to do but the sooner you make that decision I

the sooner you make that decision I

the sooner you make that decision I think the better to be for your life you

think the better to be for your life you

think the better to be for your life you know and a better chance of success you

know and a better chance of success you

know and a better chance of success you have because you’ll have more time to

have because you’ll have more time to

have because you’ll have more time to mess up have more time to fall down I

mess up have more time to fall down I

mess up have more time to fall down I loved what I was doing I decided what I

loved what I was doing I decided what I

loved what I was doing I decided what I was going to do a job I loved what I was

was going to do a job I loved what I was

was going to do a job I loved what I was doing I would walk around I would dance

doing I would walk around I would dance

doing I would walk around I would dance and sing as I was delivering my papers

and sing as I was delivering my papers

and sing as I was delivering my papers and that kind of helped me to for the

and that kind of helped me to for the

and that kind of helped me to for the future of what I wanted to do and that

future of what I wanted to do and that

future of what I wanted to do and that was just being a young entrepreneur I

was just being a young entrepreneur I

was just being a young entrepreneur I thank God every day that I’m blessed

thank God every day that I’m blessed

thank God every day that I’m blessed with the chance to to do something that

with the chance to to do something that

with the chance to to do something that I love doing but I feel anybody can do

I love doing but I feel anybody can do

I love doing but I feel anybody can do something that that they love doing if

something that that they love doing if

something that that they love doing if they if they go after it in the right

they if they go after it in the right

they if they go after it in the right way if they go after with the love the

way if they go after with the love the

way if they go after with the love the motivation for it is the love and the

motivation for it is the love and the

motivation for it is the love and the love of leaving a legacy behind more

love of leaving a legacy behind more

love of leaving a legacy behind more than the selfishness of just doing it

than the selfishness of just doing it

than the selfishness of just doing it for money doing it to blow up to beat a

for money doing it to blow up to beat a

for money doing it to blow up to beat a man or a woman but I have the fame if

man or a woman but I have the fame if

man or a woman but I have the fame if you do it to make history if you do it

you do it to make history if you do it

you do it to make history if you do it to change people’s lives to make people

to change people’s lives to make people

to change people’s lives to make people feel good to make yourself feel good

feel good to make yourself feel good

feel good to make yourself feel good it’s going to come it’s just gonna come

it’s going to come it’s just gonna come

it’s going to come it’s just gonna come naturally no we got let’s go we got

naturally no we got let’s go we got

naturally no we got let’s go we got don’t stop we got let’s get it all of

don’t stop we got let’s get it all of

don’t stop we got let’s get it all of the positive terms to keep us focused

the positive terms to keep us focused

the positive terms to keep us focused people some grind and keep us moving

people some grind and keep us moving

people some grind and keep us moving keep us following chasing catching our

keep us following chasing catching our

keep us following chasing catching our dreams locked in let’s lock in lock in

dreams locked in let’s lock in lock in

dreams locked in let’s lock in lock in on your dream locked in if I was coming

on your dream locked in if I was coming

on your dream locked in if I was coming today I would do whatever it would take

today I would do whatever it would take

today I would do whatever it would take for me to get to information I think

for me to get to information I think

for me to get to information I think that no matter what it could have been

that no matter what it could have been

that no matter what it could have been in times of Jesus before Jesus caveman

in times of Jesus before Jesus caveman

in times of Jesus before Jesus caveman times it was about being around

times it was about being around

times it was about being around information back in caveman times it was

information back in caveman times it was

information back in caveman times it was about who knows how to make a fire cuz

about who knows how to make a fire cuz

about who knows how to make a fire cuz my ass is cold and I’m saying and now

my ass is cold and I’m saying and now

my ass is cold and I’m saying and now it’s like you know who really knows who

it’s like you know who really knows who

it’s like you know who really knows who is successful in this day and age and

is successful in this day and age and

is successful in this day and age and how they are successful so I think that

how they are successful so I think that

how they are successful so I think that I think that our educational system

I think that our educational system

I think that our educational system needs to be fixed in a sense because um

needs to be fixed in a sense because um

needs to be fixed in a sense because um you know a degree means something to me

you know a degree means something to me

you know a degree means something to me but experience kind of means more and a

but experience kind of means more and a

but experience kind of means more and a point of view of where people want to go

point of view of where people want to go

point of view of where people want to go kind of me more than somebody and I have

kind of me more than somebody and I have

kind of me more than somebody and I have a master’s from Harvard or what know I

a master’s from Harvard or what know I

a master’s from Harvard or what know I need to know are you ready to go to war

need to know are you ready to go to war

need to know are you ready to go to war with me right that’s what I need to know

with me right that’s what I need to know

with me right that’s what I need to know you cannot achieve success without

you cannot achieve success without

you cannot achieve success without failure some of my biggest successes

failure some of my biggest successes

failure some of my biggest successes come from some of my biggest failures in

come from some of my biggest failures in

come from some of my biggest failures in the early 90s when my friends were

the early 90s when my friends were

the early 90s when my friends were graduating from Howard I got fired from

graduating from Howard I got fired from

graduating from Howard I got fired from that first job that I got with Andra her

that first job that I got with Andra her

that first job that I got with Andra her L I know a lot of you know this story

L I know a lot of you know this story

L I know a lot of you know this story but some of you may not know how scared

but some of you may not know how scared

but some of you may not know how scared I was

I was

I was see I was scared to death I didn’t have

see I was scared to death I didn’t have

see I was scared to death I didn’t have a degree

a degree

a degree my girlfriend was eight-and-a-half

my girlfriend was eight-and-a-half

my girlfriend was eight-and-a-half months pregnant with my first baby I

months pregnant with my first baby I

months pregnant with my first baby I bought a brand new house in Scarsdale

bought a brand new house in Scarsdale

bought a brand new house in Scarsdale that I could not afford so I I found

that I could not afford so I I found

that I could not afford so I I found myself sitting alone in my bedroom and

myself sitting alone in my bedroom and

myself sitting alone in my bedroom and asking myself the question that

asking myself the question that

asking myself the question that sometimes we all ask each other what are

sometimes we all ask each other what are

sometimes we all ask each other what are you going to do now what are you gonna

you going to do now what are you gonna

you going to do now what are you gonna do now you should have kept your mouth

do now you should have kept your mouth

do now you should have kept your mouth shut

shut

shut and Sun up and just do it Andre told you

and Sun up and just do it Andre told you

and Sun up and just do it Andre told you to do what you wonder a Clank you was

to do what you wonder a Clank you was

to do what you wonder a Clank you was making the hit rankings and then now

making the hit rankings and then now

making the hit rankings and then now look at you what are you gonna do now so

look at you what are you gonna do now so

look at you what are you gonna do now so I had two choices either I was gonna sit

I had two choices either I was gonna sit

I had two choices either I was gonna sit in that failure and give up or I was

in that failure and give up or I was

in that failure and give up or I was going to make a decision to step out of

going to make a decision to step out of

going to make a decision to step out of the darkness you see when you’re in that

the darkness you see when you’re in that

the darkness you see when you’re in that darkness you want to sit there and wait

darkness you want to sit there and wait

darkness you want to sit there and wait for the light to come when you’re in

for the light to come when you’re in

for the light to come when you’re in that darkness it feels uncomfortable but

that darkness it feels uncomfortable but

that darkness it feels uncomfortable but you can’t wait and sit in that darkness

you can’t wait and sit in that darkness

you can’t wait and sit in that darkness the only way out is to step forward to

the only way out is to step forward to

the only way out is to step forward to face your fears to become your own light

face your fears to become your own light

face your fears to become your own light I had to make a decision I had to decide

I had to make a decision I had to decide

I had to make a decision I had to decide to become my own life I had to believe

to become my own life I had to believe

to become my own life I had to believe in myself like never before

in myself like never before

in myself like never before I had to find my inner power now I’m not

I had to find my inner power now I’m not

I had to find my inner power now I’m not gonna lie to you there’s gonna be a lot

gonna lie to you there’s gonna be a lot

gonna lie to you there’s gonna be a lot of times all about to fail I’m still

of times all about to fail I’m still

of times all about to fail I’m still failing every day where we are all a

failing every day where we are all a

failing every day where we are all a work in progress and one day you’ll be

work in progress and one day you’ll be

work in progress and one day you’ll be sitting in the dark like I was and

sitting in the dark like I was and

sitting in the dark like I was and you’re gonna be asking yourself what am

you’re gonna be asking yourself what am

you’re gonna be asking yourself what am I going to do now do you ask yourself

I going to do now do you ask yourself

I going to do now do you ask yourself you’re getting slower down what am I

you’re getting slower down what am I

you’re getting slower down what am I gonna do now but in that moment I want

gonna do now but in that moment I want

gonna do now but in that moment I want you to remember the power of you one of

you to remember the power of you one of

you to remember the power of you one of the things that I wanted to make sure

the things that I wanted to make sure

the things that I wanted to make sure that I also answered you asked me a

that I also answered you asked me a

that I also answered you asked me a question earlier about fearlessness yeah

question earlier about fearlessness yeah

question earlier about fearlessness yeah I remember you asked me this before um

I remember you asked me this before um

I remember you asked me this before um when we were doing something cans and

when we were doing something cans and

when we were doing something cans and you know I told you have to be fearless

you know I told you have to be fearless

you know I told you have to be fearless you know you can’t be afraid of anything

you know you can’t be afraid of anything

you know you can’t be afraid of anything right and then I you know um

right and then I you know um

right and then I you know um the doing this cable network it’s

the doing this cable network it’s

the doing this cable network it’s probably I mean it’s not probably it’s

probably I mean it’s not probably it’s

probably I mean it’s not probably it’s the hardest thing that I’ve ever done

the hardest thing that I’ve ever done

the hardest thing that I’ve ever done second to running a marathon because I

second to running a marathon because I

second to running a marathon because I almost died running a marathon so I have

almost died running a marathon so I have

almost died running a marathon so I have a marathon beside Sunday take a cup so

a marathon beside Sunday take a cup so

a marathon beside Sunday take a cup so oh and I’ll tell you that story another

oh and I’ll tell you that story another

oh and I’ll tell you that story another time when you’re having doubts but um

time when you’re having doubts but um

time when you’re having doubts but um you know so I’m in my office you know

you know so I’m in my office you know

you know so I’m in my office you know that couple of months ago and you know

that couple of months ago and you know

that couple of months ago and you know fear overcame me yeah and and I

fear overcame me yeah and and I

fear overcame me yeah and and I remembered that you know I’m fearless in

remembered that you know I’m fearless in

remembered that you know I’m fearless in a sense but having some sort of fear as

a sense but having some sort of fear as

a sense but having some sort of fear as a part of fearlessness yes so I think

a part of fearlessness yes so I think

a part of fearlessness yes so I think sometimes we don’t tell that full story

sometimes we don’t tell that full story

sometimes we don’t tell that full story people may not get it it’s alright to

people may not get it it’s alright to

people may not get it it’s alright to have some fears and some insecurities as

have some fears and some insecurities as

have some fears and some insecurities as you’re going through it but you have to

you’re going through it but you have to

you’re going through it but you have to push through that wall it’s almost like

push through that wall it’s almost like

push through that wall it’s almost like if there isn’t a little bit of fear yeah

if there isn’t a little bit of fear yeah

if there isn’t a little bit of fear yeah then you can’t be fearless if you were

then you can’t be fearless if you were

then you can’t be fearless if you were starting from scratch from the beginning

starting from scratch from the beginning

starting from scratch from the beginning of your career and trying to build the

of your career and trying to build the

of your career and trying to build the career that you have today where would

career that you have today where would

career that you have today where would you begin well well the real answer and

you begin well well the real answer and

you begin well well the real answer and not the I guess successful role model

not the I guess successful role model

not the I guess successful role model entrepreneur Ian soar like the answer

entrepreneur Ian soar like the answer

entrepreneur Ian soar like the answer you get from your teachers is I would

you get from your teachers is I would

you get from your teachers is I would probably be scared to death you know

probably be scared to death you know

probably be scared to death you know this

this

this you know this generation is probably one

you know this generation is probably one

you know this generation is probably one of the most empowered generations of our

of the most empowered generations of our

of the most empowered generations of our you know ever the most entrepreneurial

you know ever the most entrepreneurial

you know ever the most entrepreneurial generation and I would say this

generation and I would say this

generation and I would say this generation is also the generation who

generation is also the generation who

generation is also the generation who like the world and since its kind of

like the world and since its kind of

like the world and since its kind of turned its back on because it’s not

turned its back on because it’s not

turned its back on because it’s not protecting their future whether it’s

protecting their future whether it’s

protecting their future whether it’s from a from a a world point of view or

from a from a a world point of view or

from a from a a world point of view or from a personal point of view or even

from a personal point of view or even

from a personal point of view or even from a a point of view of what their

from a a point of view of what their

from a a point of view of what their future is going to be like but this

future is going to be like but this

future is going to be like but this global warming or whether it’s even how

global warming or whether it’s even how

global warming or whether it’s even how they’re going to have a job or career so

they’re going to have a job or career so

they’re going to have a job or career so that first was scared me then number two

that first was scared me then number two

that first was scared me then number two it was scared me and make me angry that

it was scared me and make me angry that

it was scared me and make me angry that that it was like that for me number two

that it was like that for me number two

that it was like that for me number two would be that you know I also would be

would be that you know I also would be

would be that you know I also would be kind of intimidated by the competition

kind of intimidated by the competition

kind of intimidated by the competition because everybody’s trying to be it the

because everybody’s trying to be it the

because everybody’s trying to be it the next Steve Jobs the next Martin Scorsese

next Steve Jobs the next Martin Scorsese

next Steve Jobs the next Martin Scorsese the next Puff Daddy

the next Puff Daddy

the next Puff Daddy nights jay-z or so on and I’m saying

nights jay-z or so on and I’m saying

nights jay-z or so on and I’m saying right so there’s so much competition but

right so there’s so much competition but

right so there’s so much competition but when I started there was nobody really

when I started there was nobody really

when I started there was nobody really trying to do what I was doing and so I

trying to do what I was doing and so I

trying to do what I was doing and so I think that it’s very important to know

think that it’s very important to know

think that it’s very important to know the reality so my advice to future

the reality so my advice to future

the reality so my advice to future entrepreneurs is to always know the

entrepreneurs is to always know the

entrepreneurs is to always know the reality know what you’re getting

reality know what you’re getting

reality know what you’re getting yourself into know how hard it’s going

yourself into know how hard it’s going

yourself into know how hard it’s going to be how competitive is going to be

to be how competitive is going to be

to be how competitive is going to be even with that being said I think

even with that being said I think

even with that being said I think there’s more chance today than ever to

there’s more chance today than ever to

there’s more chance today than ever to get seen and heard to get noticed and I

get seen and heard to get noticed and I

get seen and heard to get noticed and I think that we’re at a time where the

think that we’re at a time where the

think that we’re at a time where the people that really really work hard and

people that really really work hard and

people that really really work hard and really really believing they cells and

really really believing they cells and

really really believing they cells and really really don’t give up on your

really really don’t give up on your

really really don’t give up on your dreams no matter how many times they

dreams no matter how many times they

dreams no matter how many times they fall down or the ones that’s going to be

fall down or the ones that’s going to be

fall down or the ones that’s going to be successful is there anything you would

successful is there anything you would

successful is there anything you would not promote they didn’t how about I got

not promote they didn’t how about I got

not promote they didn’t how about I got Diddy dog food no I wouldn’t do bidi dog

Diddy dog food no I wouldn’t do bidi dog

Diddy dog food no I wouldn’t do bidi dog food I would I don’t know make your dog

food I would I don’t know make your dog

food I would I don’t know make your dog yep – a rap or something I wouldn’t do

yep – a rap or something I wouldn’t do

yep – a rap or something I wouldn’t do did it you wouldn’t do dog food I mean I

did it you wouldn’t do dog food I mean I

did it you wouldn’t do dog food I mean I would do was organic for me like I

would do was organic for me like I

would do was organic for me like I of candles I would do candles I love

of candles I would do candles I love

of candles I would do candles I love jewelry I would do jewelry that that

jewelry I would do jewelry that that

jewelry I would do jewelry that that fits I would do hotels it you know

fits I would do hotels it you know

fits I would do hotels it you know whatever it was in the realm of

whatever it was in the realm of

whatever it was in the realm of entertainment or lifestyle a curator of

entertainment or lifestyle a curator of

entertainment or lifestyle a curator of cool you know that’s what I do it’s one

cool you know that’s what I do it’s one

cool you know that’s what I do it’s one of my favorite quotes I came up with it

of my favorite quotes I came up with it

of my favorite quotes I came up with it with my uncle had an uncle named uncle

with my uncle had an uncle named uncle

with my uncle had an uncle named uncle shrimp and it uncle shrimp is a short

shrimp and it uncle shrimp is a short

shrimp and it uncle shrimp is a short kind of guy you know lost his hair I

kind of guy you know lost his hair I

kind of guy you know lost his hair I like the age 20 so his bald-headed and

like the age 20 so his bald-headed and

like the age 20 so his bald-headed and he was just so charismatic and he told

he was just so charismatic and he told

he was just so charismatic and he told me this after I injured myself and I

me this after I injured myself and I

me this after I injured myself and I realized that I wasn’t going to be a

realized that I wasn’t going to be a

realized that I wasn’t going to be a football player and and he told me you

football player and and he told me you

football player and and he told me you know they never lose sight of your

know they never lose sight of your

know they never lose sight of your dreams but he also told me this as who I

dreams but he also told me this as who I

dreams but he also told me this as who I was he knew that now was going to be a

was he knew that now was going to be a

was he knew that now was going to be a turning point I’d I could have turned to

turning point I’d I could have turned to

turning point I’d I could have turned to the streets and followed in the

the streets and followed in the

the streets and followed in the footsteps of my father or I could dream

footsteps of my father or I could dream

footsteps of my father or I could dream the impossible dream right and he also

the impossible dream right and he also

the impossible dream right and he also wanted me to notice as an

wanted me to notice as an

wanted me to notice as an african-american man because you know

african-american man because you know

african-american man because you know that fear of having a dream and that

that fear of having a dream and that

that fear of having a dream and that fear of oh I can’t dream that that you

fear of oh I can’t dream that that you

fear of oh I can’t dream that that you know I can’t never be able to do that

know I can’t never be able to do that

know I can’t never be able to do that right you know it was important to know

right you know it was important to know

right you know it was important to know that yes you can have that dream but you

that yes you can have that dream but you

that yes you can have that dream but you have to know honestly what it’s going to

have to know honestly what it’s going to

have to know honestly what it’s going to take for you to achieve that dream and

take for you to achieve that dream and

take for you to achieve that dream and so then I came up with a quote and it

so then I came up with a quote and it

so then I came up with a quote and it goes for everybody all genders all races

goes for everybody all genders all races

goes for everybody all genders all races you know don’t be afraid to close your

you know don’t be afraid to close your

you know don’t be afraid to close your eyes and dream but then you have to open

eyes and dream but then you have to open

eyes and dream but then you have to open your eyes and see the reality of what

your eyes and see the reality of what

your eyes and see the reality of what it’s going to take for you to achieve

it’s going to take for you to achieve

it’s going to take for you to achieve that dream and a lot of people they kind

that dream and a lot of people they kind

that dream and a lot of people they kind of see whether it’s musicians or

of see whether it’s musicians or

of see whether it’s musicians or athletes or entertainers or even just

athletes or entertainers or even just

athletes or entertainers or even just successful people but they don’t

successful people but they don’t

successful people but they don’t understand the the thing that it takes

understand the the thing that it takes

understand the the thing that it takes for them to get to the point that

for them to get to the point that

for them to get to the point that they’ve got it and you know that’s why

they’ve got it and you know that’s why

they’ve got it and you know that’s why it’s a very important quote to me and I

it’s a very important quote to me and I

it’s a very important quote to me and I think it you know it has inspired people

think it you know it has inspired people

think it you know it has inspired people and it inspires me every day thank you

and it inspires me every day thank you

and it inspires me every day thank you guys so much for watching I made this

guys so much for watching I made this

guys so much for watching I made this video because David newbie asked me to

video because David newbie asked me to

video because David newbie asked me to so there’s a famous entrepreneur that

so there’s a famous entrepreneur that

so there’s a famous entrepreneur that you want me to profile next leave it in

you want me to profile next leave it in

you want me to profile next leave it in the comments below and I’ll see what I

the comments below and I’ll see what I

the comments below and I’ll see what I can do I’d also love to know what your

can do I’d also love to know what your

can do I’d also love to know what your Sean Combs is ten rules meant the most

Sean Combs is ten rules meant the most

Sean Combs is ten rules meant the most to you leave it in the comments I’m

to you leave it in the comments I’m

to you leave it in the comments I’m going to join in the discussion thank

going to join in the discussion thank

going to join in the discussion thank you so much for watching

you so much for watching

you so much for watching continue to believe and I’ll see you

continue to believe and I’ll see you

continue to believe and I’ll see you soon

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