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Written by Fehintola L. Opanubi (Intern) , on 07-08-2010 00:00
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Book Review: How I Got Ghetto Rich In The Streets
Ellis gives guidance to self-motivation and business success.
By Fehintola L. Opanubi, Sentinel Intern
The author Derrick Ellis, graduate of Texas Southern University, comedian and
owner of his own successful clothing line "Funny Wear", shows how he went from
selling dollar tickets to launching a product line and "Got Ghetto Rich In The
Hood". (When Derrick moved to South Central Los Angeles from a middle class area
in Houston, he knew that he had to put more effort into his comedy career to
"stay above the water" and support his drinking and substance abuse problem.
Throughout the problems Ellis faced, he persevered through his struggles and
watched his "hustle" and dignity rise).
"How I Got Ghetto Rich In The Streets" focuses on overcoming obstacles and gives
insight on how to manage a successful business and start your own clothing line.
Ellis gives examples of how he learned from some of his business mistakes and
instead of dwelling on them, he turned the negative into positive and made a
very profitable living. After his drinking problem was "taken away" in 2006, his
creativity and ambition elevated, inspiring him to begin his own production
company "My Momma's House Productions". The event held at Starbucks was free to
attend but Ellis' profit was made by him selling raffle tickets for $1.00 that
gave possibilities of winning coffee mugs, DVD's, or a t-shirt. In Part 8, pg14,
Ellis encourages inspiring entrepreneurs reading his book, to always try and
create something that has long-term money coming in.
Ellis illustrates his book in parts rather than chapters. At the end of each
part, there is a quote that encourages and inspires the reader. Part 10, pg 17,
"The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long
as it is good, and grabs the new just as soon as it is better". Ellis leads us
from him starting off only making $15.00-$20.00 a show to how his clothing line
grossed $100,000 in 2007. He describes having to sleep in his car in the
Jefferson Park area and paying one woman $15.00 a night to sleep at her
residence as being a different world for him and hurting him instead of helping
him. Throughout the many obstacles Ellis went through, he never gave up or
stopped striving for what he believed in. He saw those many obstacles that he
went through as being his call from God and helping him "see the way".
The motivational and business success book concludes with very beneficial
business ethics, an article written by Shane Magee "Overcoming Obstacles In
Life", and his wishes to his reader(s) to go after their dreams.
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