Since finishing The 50th Law by Curtis “50-Cent” Jackson and Robert Greene, I’ve been feeling some type of way.

If I had to identify the feeling, it would be an emotion ranging from vindication as in “I knew it” to one of frustration as in “when did I forget what I knew?”

I’m jumping ahead of myself.

The 50th Law is a multi-genre book. Its 304 pages (although my copy only had 291 pages) are divided into genres of 1/4 history, 1/4 leadership, 1/4 self-help, and 1/4 memoir.

If I were to summarize the content, it would be “Fearless-to-Free to be You and Me.” The latter being the title from the 70s soundtrack, telecast, and movement, which sought to do away with traditional gender roles. Almost 40 years later, the message resurfaces.

Although it doesn’t promote gender neutrality, it is just as empowering.

The 50th Law seeks to have us embrace our individuality to be the best we can be. This message is driven home by author Robert Greene providing an intimate look into the lives of historical figures and celebrities, including 50 Cent.

Greene illustrates how these iconoclasts embraced their individuality early on and without apology, contributing to their professional and personal success.

Embracing your individuality seems easy enough, right? It is if you don’t mind separating yourself from the crowd, standing out and apart. If it is easy, why would the majority of humans spend their entire lives trying to fit?

According to 50-Cent and Robert Greene, “Fear” is why we so desperately cling to each other like sheep. “Fear” is the usual suspect. But it’s the answer to “Fear of What” and the resulting solution that separates them from modern-day philosophers.

The answer is so thought-provoking it will have other readers “feeling some kind of way” long after they put the book down. I highly recommend “The 50th Law” to those who are ready to break away from “the herd.”

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