Eric Thomas

She does not want to be seen in the limelight. She doesn't want to be in Dubai and stop and go, let's take a, let's document what we're doing. She doesn't like that. Yeah, yeah. So for some people it works, but I don't have to do that to still find a space, right? There's some people, you know, they do tours, right? I don't do tours. That's not my thing. I used to do them. I don't do them now.

There's some people that write books. Some people don't write books. Like it doesn't matter. But what matters is,

There's some people that write books. Some people don't write books. Like it doesn't matter. But what matters is,

you have to find a thing that wakes you up yes at three o'clock or six o'clock or ten o'clock like you got to find the thing that brings the life out of you the joy out of you the happiness out of you and you can't do that following somebody else's north style so my last one will be mad figure out what you was put on this earth to do and i mean every single chance you have to do it do it and when you're not doing it enjoy your life my my son was like damn um i'm tired i say you tired

you have to find a thing that wakes you up yes at three o'clock or six o'clock or ten o'clock like you got to find the thing that brings the life out of you the joy out of you the happiness out of you and you can't do that following somebody else's north style so my last one will be mad figure out what you was put on this earth to do and i mean every single chance you have to do it do it and when you're not doing it enjoy your life my my son was like damn um i'm tired i say you tired

You burnt out for what? Look at your mom and dad. You work for the family company. What are you doing? Well, I've been up the last six days working 10, 12 hours. I said, for what? What would you be doing that for? Like, why wouldn't you take advantage of the, he said, what should I be doing? I said, you should figure out what it is you do. He's a designer, right?

You burnt out for what? Look at your mom and dad. You work for the family company. What are you doing? Well, I've been up the last six days working 10, 12 hours. I said, for what? What would you be doing that for? Like, why wouldn't you take advantage of the, he said, what should I be doing? I said, you should figure out what it is you do. He's a designer, right?

You should be designing clothes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, whenever, five, six hours a day. And then Saturday, Sunday, or Friday, Saturday, because of your family, you should get a trip somewhere and go spend it with a friend. You should go to Italy. You should go to Rome, son. You should go to South Africa, son. You should go to the Gold Coast in Australia, son. What are you doing?

You should be designing clothes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, whenever, five, six hours a day. And then Saturday, Sunday, or Friday, Saturday, because of your family, you should get a trip somewhere and go spend it with a friend. You should go to Italy. You should go to Rome, son. You should go to South Africa, son. You should go to the Gold Coast in Australia, son. What are you doing?

You should work. But a part of work also is where is your play? You should play. We worked hard so you could be back. So don't be like us. We grew up in a working class home. We grew up in Detroit. We grew up. You're not blue collar. So go enjoy your life. Be balanced. So I'm not just saying find your no star in terms of what you've been called to do for others. But there should be a.

You should work. But a part of work also is where is your play? You should play. We worked hard so you could be back. So don't be like us. We grew up in a working class home. We grew up in Detroit. We grew up. You're not blue collar. So go enjoy your life. Be balanced. So I'm not just saying find your no star in terms of what you've been called to do for others. But there should be a.

healthy amount of time that you spend enjoying your life and enjoying the little time that you have here with us. We both know we won't be doing this podcast 100 years from now. Sure. We don't know how much longer we have, but I won't be 154 sitting down talking to you. So however much time I have left, I need to work hard and I need to enjoy that time. Absolutely. Those are beautiful, man.

healthy amount of time that you spend enjoying your life and enjoying the little time that you have here with us. We both know we won't be doing this podcast 100 years from now. Sure. We don't know how much longer we have, but I won't be 154 sitting down talking to you. So however much time I have left, I need to work hard and I need to enjoy that time. Absolutely. Those are beautiful, man.

I want to use the term that you use and you say create. And I just think so many of us have stepped into careers that group. We have worshiped careers more than we worship create. And so the first thing I would say to that group is, what would life look like if you did it on your terms? Because right now you're really not doing it on your terms. What you've done is say, yo, if I want to survive,

I want to use the term that you use and you say create. And I just think so many of us have stepped into careers that group. We have worshiped careers more than we worship create. And so the first thing I would say to that group is, what would life look like if you did it on your terms? Because right now you're really not doing it on your terms. What you've done is say, yo, if I want to survive,

if I want to strive, this is what I have to do. And you have allowed people to tell you, okay, you need to be an engineer or you need to be a, and you need to move in. So you've done a phenomenal job in being obedient. You've done a phenomenal job in complying. Like you've done a phenomenal job. You follow the rules. Congratulations. You know what I'm saying? Like, you didn't rob a bank.

if I want to strive, this is what I have to do. And you have allowed people to tell you, okay, you need to be an engineer or you need to be a, and you need to move in. So you've done a phenomenal job in being obedient. You've done a phenomenal job in complying. Like you've done a phenomenal job. You follow the rules. Congratulations. You know what I'm saying? Like, you didn't rob a bank.

You know what I'm saying? Like, you haven't done anything illegal. You did exactly what a good child should do. And I have a daughter that I have to get on her sometimes because she's that child that's like, yo, dad, what do you guys want me to do? She's obedient. She's obedient. I said, do me a favor. Don't always be obedient.

You know what I'm saying? Like, you haven't done anything illegal. You did exactly what a good child should do. And I have a daughter that I have to get on her sometimes because she's that child that's like, yo, dad, what do you guys want me to do? She's obedient. She's obedient. I said, do me a favor. Don't always be obedient.

You need to sit down and ask yourself, if you weren't thinking about the family's name, if Eric Thomas, ET, the hip hop preacher, was not your father, what would you be doing? What would you be doing if you didn't have to worry about honoring, you know, the dynasty? And you do a phenomenal job of honoring this dynasty. I'm not saying anything. Went to school, handled your business.