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The Currency Of Loyalty · Mindless Shenaniganz

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Loyalty, a feeling or affection to show gratitude
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or appreciation. When you're dealing cash, money
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sometimes can look and feel the same. There's
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a lot of fake things out here. Last time it was
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the price of a mission. This time it's the currency
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of loyalty. This is Mildest Shenanigans. I am
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Serdar. Welcome to Mildest Shenanigans. Where
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you hear is strictly opinion, personal perspective,
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Not facts. Not legal advice. and definitely not
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safe for any sensitive ears so buckle up and
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let the shenanigans begin money's been the same
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everywhere but the currency and the value of
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it is different based on where it's placed don't
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let that go over your head if you try to walk
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into a bank some fake money or a counterfeit
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check consequences to that The tent, what you're
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trying to get out of it, is what the problem
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is. Yes, you want the money. At what cost? You
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want the better things. At what risk? At some
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point, it's going to get flagged. At some point,
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it's going to come back to you. What are you
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going to have left? When your circle is hyping
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you up for bad habits, they aren't your friends.
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They're accomplices. Some might want to see you
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fail because they like the discipline to do what
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you're doing, to take off. How many of those
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are around? Some have been around since the first
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day. Some of the people you know you owe. You
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owe each other. You went through it together.
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But what is it going to cost you to keep moving
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along? You don't forget about them. You don't
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throw them to the side either. So how do you
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know who's really down for you? What is it costing
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them? What is it costing you? Counterfeit loyalty.
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Like a fake chip at a casino. Right? Once you
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stop listening to what people say and start watching
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how they move, you can identify the fake. Right?
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Keep your grass low. You can see the snakes.
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Right? Let all the bullshit go. The people at
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your table playing with your fake chips, it's
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going to cost you. You can't do nothing with
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it. If you let them cash it, health lose. Health
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never lose. I'm freezing. I am freeza the nostalgia
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the nostalgia leech some of them don't love you
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the old version of you who you used to be who
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made them feel comfortable right some of the
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stuff that how you used to be able to be more
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related to things that you used to do your old
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habits right yeah it's a version where y 'all
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both is in the same path same lane right maybe
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the broke version of you and just because you're
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not broke monetarily right that'll mean things
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change you might have got richer in your habits
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richer in the way you think the way you move
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your intentions right all that has to change
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in order to level up So just because you aren't
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making the same bad choices, don't mean they
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still can't be your people. Don't mean they still
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can't be around. There's some things that you
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can do with them that you can't do now. Right.
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Not that you can or won't try to bring them along.
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But are you going to slow down? Right. And there's
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plenty of people where we see come up, but they
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put their people on. Everybody not going to go
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at the same speed. And that's cool. The second
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some of y 'all start moving with attention, how
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many of y 'all got called fake? Say that you
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changed. Did you get better or did you level
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up? That's the problem. They want to be stuck
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to the past. Loyal to your past. What about your
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future? Your ambition? Your ambition to be better?
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To not forget the past, but change and rewrite
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the path or the line that you were going because
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of the old habits. You can't stay the same forever.
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Some of them will hype you up, right? Even when
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you're on your most bull stuff. Right. Y 'all
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be on that bullshit. And y 'all have a girlfriend
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or a homeboy who encouraged you to do this shit.
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Knowing you did wrong. Knowing the outcome of
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it. Right. When your partner mad or you doing
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some bullshit, they encourage you to go against
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your own boundaries that you set in your relationship.
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Right. Or. You know, you should be going to work.
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You got something to be working on. Or you should
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be paying attention to your kids. But instead,
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they saying you should go out. Fuck them kids.
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They applaud your distractions. Right? Because
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when you slipping and falling. Yeah. Everything
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that we done talked about. From your emotional
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discipline to your pause, it all gets washed
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away. You've grown. So the only thing people
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can do is influence. Can't nobody force you to
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do anything that you don't want to do. So they
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say you are the company you keep. What does that
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look like? You even call your own people out
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when they slip in. Or you just sit back and be
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quiet and mind your business. It could be about
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the approach, right? You ain't got to be too
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harsh about it. Be empathetic. Right? So just
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because somebody's not doing what you're doing,
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don't judge them. It's because they're doing
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something different that could be destructive.
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Because we all are our own op. Every day. Even
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if this is the littlest or smallest things, they
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can destroy you. Small hoes add up. So, don't
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cheer them on. Don't let them cheer you on when
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you're falling. Right? Chaos. can make them feel
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better about their own lack of focus because
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they see that you're going through it. There's
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more people out here that may want to see you
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fail just closer to you than a stranger. And
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that's why they say that. That's why the people
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who want the people who are closest to you don't
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encourage you or show you support. on what you're
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working on or trying to do they know what you
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got going on but they don't care about that so
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that's why you gotta adapt and change and if
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you don't you're gonna get leeched on right people
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that's closest to you right in that close proximity
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Proximity opportunities. They close. They come
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off real loyal, passionate too, right? They make
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sure they encourage everything that you do to
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make sure they also in position, right? Because
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in order for them to take advantage of an opportunity,
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you have to be. in that spot too they mean they
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have to be in a close proximity that's why you
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got to watch your circle right so yeah you can
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bring your people up but are you putting in the
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work are they riding your coattail expecting
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you to save them right for them the same people
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that's gonna be loud right out in public And
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they're in front of everybody else because it's
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going to make them look good by association.
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Why not? You would never think that they're going
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to be the one because the perception that they're
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going to give off. You know, hyping you up, being
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your biggest supporter. Right. But they vanish
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when the cameras are off. That's when the work
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needs to be done. So you got to be able to spot
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the fake tip out here, the counterfeit loyalty,
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right? Don't let these leeches be on you, sucking
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all the blood, sucking your life away, your resources.
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What is or what is the loyalty going to cost
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you? Time. Money. Your respect? Dignity? Are
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you willing to give up all these things for the
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cost to make somebody else feel comfortable?
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It's the price. It's going to cost. It's the
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price you're going to pay. What are you willing
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to pay? How much do you value it? Yo, hype man.
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Watch what he say. He's the one that shows face
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when you're not around. Make sure you keep him
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close. Your whole circle. The one that always
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want to be there when stuff popping off. The
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opportunities. Make sure you take them where
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they need to go. Everybody don't need to go everywhere.
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Your loyalty to what you do, to your purpose,
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to your family, should be above it. You can't
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risk all of that to make somebody else feel good.
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Because the real currency, the authentic loyalty,
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that's a weight that's heavy it isn't always
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it isn't always sunshine and good weather right
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so if it was smooth and easy everybody would
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just do it It doesn't always come with a smile.
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But it's an asset that's so valuable, you can't
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put a price on it. Being real, being authentic
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and loyal, I'm going to call you out. Still hold
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your hand when you're wrong. Anytime that you
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mess up. I'm there to hear you, but I got to
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let you know that ain't right. When I got to
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stop you, right? Sometimes it may be letting
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you go through that on the other end too, but
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never intentionally seeking my own benefit. but
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in the best benefit of you. It's heavy. Again,
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if it was fun, everybody would do it. When you're
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authentic, you're willing to risk the things
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that people value. How many of you lost friendship
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because you were loyal to the truth? Just as
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much as your friendship with somebody. Or a relationship.
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Any dynamic, right? Nor the ones you pull away
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to the side. Tell them what's going on. Because
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some people might not say anything and let you
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go on forever. I'm going to world spin and still
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say they your friend. Still say they was rocking
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with you. Now, make that make sense. I am responsible
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for my own actions, my own decisions. But if
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are you really loyal, my friend, part of my circle,
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if you can't hold me to a higher standard, of
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what i'm doing and how i'm up and you know it
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i was taught i heard to have an accountability
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partner get you one they should be in your circle
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they should be able to tell you when you up we
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need to slow down take that pause right You can't
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put a price on that. They care more about your
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success than your feelings. And more people want
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you to care about their feelings than their own
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success. I can't care about your feelings if
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I don't care about your success. Because if you're
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not feeling right and I can see it, or you're
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not doing right, that's going to impact your
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success. You've got to have somebody around who
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can help you block out some of the noise. Something
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like a shield. Something to give you a little
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buffer. Somebody who might be taking care of
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some stuff that you don't know nothing about.
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That's going to protect you from some unseen
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stuff. Yes, he is too. All the time. All the
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time. Right? But what about the ones who are
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in the rooms that you aren't in, that you don't
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have access to, right? They tell you, hey, you
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need to go ahead and make this move. This and
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this is about to go now. Ain't nobody else said
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nothing. They may redirect you into a different
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path or different lane that you might not even
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understand yet. They might not even can explain
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it. And that's loyalty. Or when somebody who's
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willing to defend you in that room full of haters,
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right? Some might say that's gossiping or anything
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like that, but your circle, them people that's
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loyal to you, they trying to put you in the dirt.
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You ain't getting killed because somebody right
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there giving you life. Not allowing them to assassinate
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your character. How many of y 'all got people
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like that? How many of y 'all know many willing
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people to do that for you? How many people are
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you willing to do it for? Some of y 'all not
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as real as y 'all say y 'all are. Some of your
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circle isn't as tight as you think it is. It
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may be a circle to you, but it may be a square
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or a triangle. What point are you at and where
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are you standing at? Circle has to be even all
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the way around. Do the circumference from around
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to the middle of the radius. Every point needs
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to be straight. We all together. People that's
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real are also not going to tear you down. They're
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going to tell you when you're fucking up, when
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you're bullshit. But that's different. That's
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different. Right? Some people you don't even
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have to test. Right? Where the loyalty is just
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where they're just respecting your boundaries.
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Right? When you tell your real people no, they'll
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adjust. So the counterfeit people know they're
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going to get offended. They play the victim.
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So I make you feel guilty. Only because you've
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outgrown old habits. The things that might have
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used to triggered you, it doesn't anymore. Now
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they respond differently. Yeah. Real loyalty.
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You're going to risk that friendship. To be loyal
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to the truth. Fake loyalty. And try to keep their
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seat at the table. They won't risk it. Because
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of their intentions. Because of their motive.
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Because their opportunities. Right. Because it's
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not really authentic. Because if it's real. I'm
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going to have to risk losing it anyway. Right.
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So. How many shields do you got? How many fake
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chips do you got in your bag? How many real ones
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do you cash in? I just told you. It's about the
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no test. They don't respect your boundary. They
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won't get offended. Everybody that's saying no
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is going to make you feel guilty. Because you're
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not manipulative anymore. You're outgrown that.
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You leveled up. You're taking longer pauses.
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You react less. Even say less. And you show them
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of it all right because Just like counterfeit
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money is going to be real unless you hold it
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up to the light and you see how fake it is. Man,
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some of y 'all got stacks of them too. And spend
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them proudly. Let's get the marker out and take
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some notes. Write down your list. Check off the
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audit. Some of y 'all might need to recertify
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your circle. Put it through the counter again.
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Because you got to know how to keep things close
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-knit. Right? Everybody doesn't need to know
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everything. If something come out that wasn't
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supposed to, and you only told one or two people,
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make it easier. You tell them five to seven people,
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it's a telephone game. They know telling where
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communication went wrong. And that's too many
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people to be accounted for. So it's good to have
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a big circle. That's also more on your plate.
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You need to be ready to serve and feed. Take
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that weight on. So I'm definitely not saying
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don't give it out. And if you got it, not to
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give it. But you got to be aware of the appetite
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of your guests at the table. Some of them might
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be more hungrier than you. Some of y 'all out
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here saving them. So one, stop fixing your problems.
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Stop fixing their problems, excuse me. For one
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month, stop being a bank. Stop being a therapist.
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Right? And rescue the boat for your circle. Watch
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you stop calling. Watch you stop providing. Time
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tells it all. And it's only a matter of time
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before everything reveals itself. It's a matter
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of time. Gather your people around. Share a small,
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quiet little victory. Something that you didn't
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post online. Something that you're just celebrating
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amongst a circle, amongst a group. Who's uncomfortable?
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Who's there? Who's happy? Who engaged? What was
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their demeanor like? Who was asked about that
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was there or was not there? Who celebrated your
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victory? The ones that's authentic, it's going
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to be hard for them to congratulate you. They're
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more likely to do it in private than out loud
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in front of everybody else. But they got to show
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a little something, right? Just a little something.
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Physically, they can't control themselves. Your
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real ones, they're going to celebrate it like
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it was you. Like you and them went together.
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Excuse me. They're going to celebrate your win
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as if it was their win. They might even be more
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happy than you. Come on now. We ought to have
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been there. Some of y 'all done threw some birthday
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parties, invited some of y 'all friends who said
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they was coming and then none of them show up.
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And didn't even say they wasn't coming or anything.
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Just didn't show up. But you still celebrated
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because that's what you're supposed to do, right?
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But then tell y 'all you need to know. Or even
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a trip or an outing. Get together. It can be
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something small. Beware the people who are on
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the glory to you, to the old version. They don't
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want you to level up because they exposed, they
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stayed at the bottom. It's hard knowing who to
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trust. But it's great to have people that you
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can too. So don't worry about that neither. Just
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cut it loose. Celebrate yourself. Celebrate your
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loved ones. Don't harp on the negativity. But
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don't dismiss it. Don't be aware of it. You can
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try to avoid it. Know how to spot it. You feeling
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off is for a reason. Don't be shy from it. Don't
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be scared to cut any dead weight. Before they
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serve you any steak, before they serve you any
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great meat, they trying to cut the fat off first.
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Want the prime good stuff. Some of y 'all enjoy
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the fat and just eat that. Keep that by yourself.
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You're trying to do better. So do that. What's
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on your list? What is it going to cost? Or what
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is it going to cost for your loyalty? You're
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going to give up your time. You're going to have
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to be a little patient. But you also have to
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be accountable. Because again, you are influenced.
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You can get influenced. But it's your decision.
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You have to be really and ready to deal with
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the weight. Your circle ain't tight. You can
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get in it. You can also get bit. Yes, snakes
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in the grass, point them out. Some of them can
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be an antidote to some other poison. Just make
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sure you know who's who. Be loyal to yourself.
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And don't be scared. This is Mindless Shenanigans.
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I am Sir Da. Make sure you're ready to get your
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merch coming soon. We coming at you. And I know
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you're watching. So tune out or tune in or get
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left behind. This is Mindless Shenanigans. I'm
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Sardar. See you next time. That's a wrap on this
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