Kanye West: not exactly
One piece of advice from Green Label reads, "Preserving a dream requires a safehouse within your mind, a place to tap into for unlimited confidence. Kanye has made this special place his permanent residence. That's why his discography is the holy book of self-esteem."
The "holy book" reference only solidifies Kanye's god-like stature.
The six step program is as follows:
1. Adopt Kanye as your teacher.
2. Accept that you can not please everyone.
3. Develop arrogance.
4. Take responsibility.
5. Ignore statistics.
6. Ask for a raise.
The site names specific songs from which fans can extract information on how to live out the tennants presented in their program. In order to achieve step two, one must, "Learn how to ignore advice without feeling guilty. Most people don't have the credibility to give guidance, but they do it anyway."
The site used lyrics from "Bring Me Down" to emphasize their point, such as "You see, if you ever wanted to ever be anything / There'd always be somebody that shoot down any dream / There'll always be haters, that's the way it is."
Another tennant of the list is to ignore statistics. In other words, don't allow the fact that a small percentage of your high school class will go on to college, or that most people do not succeed in the entertainment industry. "Even if statistically you are unlikely to succeed, you, however, can't afford to care. Don't limit your goals by the experience of others. Ignore odds and take it from 'Ye:" The entry used lyrics from Kanye's song "Champion" as an example: "When it feel like living's harder than dying / For me, giving up is way harder than trying."
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