Super Rich: A Guide to Having It All

by Russell Simmons, Chris Morrow

Overview

The visionary entrepreneur and author of the New York Times bestseller Do You! delivers a powerful guide to spiritual enlightenment.

 

Being "super rich" has little to do with living in a mansion and everything to do with living in a state of consciousness where you are equally connected to the world and your highest self. While it can be easy to become sidetracked chasing material wealth, the only worthwhile pursuit in life should be to find lasting, stable happiness.

Super Rich shares strategies on how to get past perceived obstacles to happiness and fill your life with friendship, compassion, laughter, love, a sense of fulfillment, and, yes, money. When you use your gifts and serve the world, the world will in return reward you. Through real-life examples, Russell provides the concepts and tools needed to transform your relationship with yourself and the world for the better. Super Rich offers a road map to lasting, stable abundance that is rooted in your consciousness. And once you tap into that consciousness and harness its power, then you're going to have access to the greatest stimulus package of all time: your higher self.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592406180
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/01/2011
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.32(w) x 7.96(h) x 0.58(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Master entrepreneur and visionary Russell Simmons has influenced virtually all aspects of business and media: in music with the co-founding of the immensely successful original Def Jam Recordings; in the fashion industry with the trail-blazing Phat Farm, Baby Phat, Run Athletics, and Def Jam University clothing lines; in film with Simmons Lathan Media Group; in television with HBO’s “The Def Comedy Jam” and “Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry”; on Broadway with the Tony Award winning stage production “Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway”, and numerous other ventures in the financial services industry, mobile communications, and philanthropy. A native New Yorker, he is the proud father of two daughters.

Editorial Reviews

…slim, succinct and sagacious…the philosophy is sound—articulated in simple prose with assistance from journalist Chris Morrow, but filled with anecdotes, humor and raw language that are unmistakably Simmons's…Hip-hop and spirituality might seem to have little in common. But like yogic philosophy, hip-hop is all about the power of vibration, the power of the word. In Super Rich, Simmons emerges as the first influential voice to make that connection for a new generation.
—The Washington Post

Dan Charnas

The "godfather of Hip-Hop" shares the secrets to cultivating a bountiful, carefree life.

In an uneven but spirited follow-up to his 2007 self-help guide Do You!, the co-creator of Def Jam Records and a cavalcade of lucrative multimedia ventures extols the virtues of living a "super rich" life unencumbered by "toys" and their "clutter." Sure, extraneous physical objects are to be enjoyed, he writes, but never to become attached to; becoming spiritually "enlightened" will make those possessions immaterial. Simmons ascribes spirituality to personal wealth rather than monetary affluence and believes that true happiness is "actually a state of needing nothing" except "being conscious and connected to God." Recounting his own rocky road to success, the author notes that in order to be successful, the heart must be present in every endeavor, and talents should be given away for free in order to attract attention. Significantly influenced by yoga, Simmons lets the Buddhist quotations, mantras and parables flow freely. The author encourages significant time commitments to meditation and nurturing "stillness," while denouncing neediness and "uninspiring actions" like smoking cigarettes and meat consumption. Collaborating with journalist Morrow, Simmons employs many examples from his career and personal struggles to create a platform based on sensible guidance and responsible, timeless ethics. Still, despite the universal messages, and his insistence that he is not attempting to convert anyone, the author's endeavor to "write a book where yoga, philanthropy, and God played a major role" may alienate those of different affiliations. The author's at his most convincing when delivering jaunty, positive messages about achieving personal fulfillment through patience and hard work—e.g., "you should take great comfort in the knowledge that each sunrise presents another day to do things right."

If nondenominational readers can overlook the author's sometimes heavy-handed preaching, they will find lots of positive, heartfelt encouragement.

Kirkus Reviews