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Jay Shetty PodcastBig Sean ON: How To Manifest ABUNDANCE, SUCCESS, & HAPPINESS Into Your Life | Jay Shetty
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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
Big Sean and Jay Shetty on Inner Work, Richness, and Love
- Big Sean explains that external results start internally, so he meditates each morning and avoids getting too specific about what he wants, leaving room for better possibilities.
- Both men define richness as more than money, treating gratitude, rest, fun, and self-care as the foundation of happiness and as a form of service rather than selfishness.
- They explore faith and perspective through examples such as a study of soldiers with false hope and Edith Eger's view that her guards were the real prisoners.
- Big Sean describes clearing inherited fears, money scarcity, and generational patterns, while Jay Shetty shares lessons from his marriage about expectations, distance, and loving someone for who they are rather than for achievements.
- The conversation closes with Big Sean's encouragement not to give up, his focus on impacting the world through music and a planned book, and news of upcoming music and a future part three.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasAvoid getting too specific about what you want
Big Sean says a fixed vision like a blue mug closes you off to better options, so he asks for whatever is best for his happiness and adds "and more" when he is specific. Jay Shetty adds that his own goals were too small compared with what he ended up with.
Shift from "want" to "desire" or "intention"
Big Sean says saying "I want" keeps acknowledging that you lack something, so he uses intention language and sets himself on the frequency of already having it. Jay Shetty links this to gratitude and to the difference between chasing and pursuing.
Expectations undermine gratitude and relationships
Jay Shetty says expecting things to go well stops us from feeling grateful, and he recalls that criticizing his wife for missing what he wanted only made her afraid to try. Big Sean agrees that recognizing people's good work encourages them to repeat it.
Self-care is the opposite of selfishness
Both agree that working on yourself lets you bring your best to the world's problems, and Jay Shetty says the point of self-care is service. Big Sean says you can't change what's outside your control, but it can't change you if you're grounded.
Make fun and rest a serious priority
Big Sean's latest lesson is to make everything fun, and he says being disciplined about joy matters. Both say people often feel they don't deserve rest, fun, or joy, and that giving yourself permission to have them is essential.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesThe richest thing you could do for yourself is to not only just make yourself a priority, but to take that time out to be in the best position you can be in.
— Big Sean
The whole point of self-care is service.
— Jay Shetty
You can't sacrifice yourself to where you're not yourself anymore.
— Big Sean
You gotta be disciplined about your joy. Fun is a serious thing.
— Jay Shetty
There's no such thing as losing if you don't stop. It's only just learning and, like, developing and, and getting that experience and wiser.
— Big Sean
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Jay Shetty
hostHost of the On Purpose podcast and author of Think Like a Monk.
Big Sean
guestGrammy-nominated rapper and songwriter known for his solo work and the duo project Twenty88 with Jhené Aiko.
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