Dr. Oz chats with rapper Rick Ross about his health challenges and his "boss up" mentality.
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00:00 My next guest is someone who arrived at a crossroads in life and took decisive action to turn everything around.
00:06 His unrelenting work ethic hasn't only helped him become one of the biggest rap stars in the world,
00:11 it's also helped him turn his once unhealthy lifestyle around and lose over 100 pounds.
00:16 He's also Grammy nominated and co-author of the newly released book, "The Perfect Day to Boss Up",
00:21 a hustler's guide to building your empire.
00:23 I'm talking about the one and the only Rick Ross, who looks fantastic. How are you, Rick?
00:29 Thank you for having me, big homie. I'm wonderful.
00:32 Well, last time we were talking, you had transformed your health after two serious seizures,
00:36 and then you had COVID. I mean, that's a bad combination. How tough was it?
00:41 It was horrendous. It was rough. You know, I had it before anyone knew exactly what it was,
00:48 so I just called it the fungus. I knew this was bronchitis. I knew this was in the flu.
00:54 I knew it was in the cold. My cough was dry as ever. It was a rough two weeks for me.
01:01 So, as I was, and I do follow you on Twitter, I came across this post from you that I want to talk to you about.
01:07 It sort of stunned me. Take a look.
01:09 You own a hundred cars and don't have a driver's license.
01:13 But more importantly, I'm filling out everything for my driver's license,
01:18 and they asked me, "Are you an organ donor?" And you know what I said? "Damn."
01:23 If something was to happen to me and they looked inside of me and saw how good my heart was,
01:31 don't need that just to take my good heart.
01:36 I'm watching you. You look a little like you're squirming in there. You're all listening back and forth. Big smile.
01:42 Now, I'm going to tell you why it stunned me, then I want you to explain what's going on.
01:46 First of all, you're legendary for all your luxury cars.
01:49 So, how is it that you're only getting the driver's license now? Let's start with that one.
01:53 Time just lapsed. Years after years after years.
01:59 My family finally pressured me into going to get my driver's license, so I just got them.
02:06 Okay, so that actually wasn't as big a deal to me.
02:09 The second reason I was concerned, it was that although I'm happy that you have a healthy heart, God bless you,
02:15 I was surprised that you were concerned about organ donation.
02:18 So, are you really worried about being a donor and not being sick enough to actually be worried?
02:25 Of course. Of course. Why should I not be worried?
02:29 You know, that was something I never thought of until I was just about to get my driver's license
02:35 and they asked me, "Are you an organ donor?" And I said, "Well, damn."
02:40 I'm not an organ donor right now, you know, and then I went to just thinking like,
02:45 "Yo, imagine if they hollow me out, cremate me, what's that, 3,000 degrees?"
02:53 It was just too much for me, Dr. Oz. I need some help.
02:58 I need some help. You may need to convince me.
03:01 Even though I know I may be gone on and hey, they may be able to help some, but I need some help.
03:08 I need a little convincing. I need some convincing, doc.
03:11 So, I'm a heart surgeon and I do a lot of heart transplants.
03:14 So, let me show you why organ donation is a great way for us to look out for each other.
03:18 And this is something that might sway you a little bit because you do have a big heart,
03:21 not just literally, but you're a kind person.
03:24 So, there are over 100,000 people waiting, right, for life-saving organs in this country every nine minutes.
03:30 Oh, my God.
03:31 Every nine minutes. While we're doing this interview, someone is going to get added to that list.
03:34 I've been with these people. I've been holding their arms, examining their chest.
03:37 It's tough to lie there. You're just basically praying that you can get an organ.
03:40 Now, remember, one organ donor, just one person like you or me, can save up to eight lives.
03:46 It's not just the heart, right? It's the kidneys. They've got two of those, liver, two lungs.
03:50 It's your skin, pancreas, right?
03:53 Last year, because of enough of these people donating, like, and I am signed up,
03:57 and I'm going to talk to you about it as well as you may be joining on,
04:00 but last year, 39,000 people were saved because of organ donation.
04:04 It's the gift of life, literally.
04:06 So, doc, it's like me.
04:08 And God bless those people, doc.
04:11 I pray we could save millions.
04:15 But, doc,
04:17 I might need just a little more convincing, doc.
04:24 It's just, I want to save as many people as possible, but I may need a little more time.
04:30 Well, a tincture of time can help, but let me leave you with one last thought.
04:33 Doctors like me swear an oath to do no harm.
04:37 We stand there like we're pledging allegiance, right?
04:40 And it would be unethical for us to do anything that would harm you.
04:44 In fact, we've got to do everything possible to save your life in the event of the emergency that might befall you.
04:49 And, Rick, this is critical.
04:51 If you are getting taken care of by one group of doctors,
04:54 they won't be involved in the decision about donation.
04:57 Another group of doctors not involved with you will be the ones that will decide if they're even going to approach your family.
05:02 So, here's my plea to you.
05:04 The driver's license is sort of nice to do, but on social media--
05:07 I actually worked at doing this a couple years ago with Facebook--
05:10 there's a little place on social media where you can just say,
05:12 "If something happens to me, I want to pass on some of my organs."
05:16 Just let your loved ones-- the same loved ones that got you to get a driver's license in the first place--
05:20 just tell them that if you get sick, that you are thinking about being a donor.
05:24 That way, they won't be against it if that conversation ever happens.
05:28 All right. You convinced me into that.
05:32 All right. We're on the same page. All right.
05:35 You convinced me into them considering the consideration.
05:40 That's all I need. A little whole.
05:42 And here's the thing, Rick. People copy what you do.
05:44 So, just that little step that you took, being open-minded,
05:48 is going to get a lot of folks to think differently about that obligation.
05:51 Now, we're talking about driver's license. One last little favor.
05:54 Those pictures that they take in the DMV, they are notoriously awful.
05:58 I'm going to show you mine if you'll show me yours.
06:01 Is that a deal?
06:03 Woo! Doc, you look horrible, Doc.
06:06 I know. It was early one morning. I was not in the mood after waiting in line.
06:11 There's my license, though. All right.
06:14 Let me see. Oh, my goodness! Wow!
06:18 Oh! You've been up late, too, I guess.
06:22 I may have. I may have.
06:28 I may have been one of those nights.
06:30 So, in your book, you say you reached your goals through hard work and saving money.
06:34 And you recently revealed that you still mow your own lawn,
06:37 which, by the way, is no joke because you got 300 acres.
06:40 I'll say it again. 300 acres.
06:42 So, Rick, you can clearly hire somebody.
06:44 Why do you personally want to get on that lawnmower and chop that grass?
06:49 It was just something that I made my mind up I wanted to do once the pandemic came down.
06:55 First time in 15 years, I wasn't touring during the summer.
06:59 I had all this extra time at home.
07:01 I went to John Deere, told them I wanted the biggest tractor that they had.
07:06 I told them I had 300 plus acres.
07:10 I bought my tractor home, tinted the windows, gave it a nice sound system.
07:16 So, as I'm riding, you know, but actually I don't even listen to the sound system.
07:22 I actually love the peace and quiet, looking at the birds, looking at the trees, the deers running by.
07:28 You know, it's just a lot of quiet time for me, and it's something I actually look forward to doing every two weeks.
07:34 All right. So, it takes a lot more than cutting your grass to get to the top of your game.
07:37 Up next, the boss himself walks us through the one thing you need to do right now
07:41 if you want to turn your life around and reach your dreams.
07:44 We've been talking to legendary rapper Rick Ross, who has transformed his own life
07:48 and is now sharing his road to reaching your dreams in his new book, "The Perfect Day to Boss Up."
07:53 So, Rick, you said the money in your bank account is not what makes you a boss.
07:57 It's actually your vision, your visions.
07:59 It's fine line between vision and hallucination. So, explain what you mean.
08:03 Well, what I mean by it's not a certain dollar amount that could actually provide you happiness.
08:11 To me, I really think it's, you know, setting those goals out and accomplishing those goals
08:16 because you could ride a bike to work every day and be happy.
08:19 You could ride a--you could drive a Mercedes every day and be shallow.
08:24 It's all about happiness. How do we find that?
08:27 And I think that's a personal thing. And for me, it's not a dollar amount
08:32 because if it was, I would have been quick.
08:34 But to me, it's more about just chasing those goals, accomplishing those goals,
08:40 and really us making history.
08:42 You encourage people to follow their dreams, which I applaud you for.
08:45 But you make this very important point that you got to start small. Why?
08:50 A lot of people say, "Yeah, take the big step. Make the massive shift."
08:53 Why do you think you should start small to follow your dreams?
08:56 I just really feel like you should be great at one thing versus being good at a lot of things.
09:04 So, let's start small. You should start as an employee because every boss started as a worker.
09:11 If you start sweeping floors, work your way up to the register, work your way up to the manager
09:16 and you actually buy the entire franchise, that's a realistic way to lay out the future.
09:25 I noticed you got this beautiful watch on, and your watch collection is as big as your car collection, I'm told.
09:30 But watches are much more important to you. They represent a much more important opportunity. How so?
09:38 To me, time is the most valuable asset as human beings that we will ever control.
09:49 Because at some point in our lives, there will come a point where you wish you had more time.
09:55 If that's looking at the smile on your beautiful mother's face or looking in the eyes of your children,
10:01 there will come a point where you wish you had more time. So, time is extremely valuable.
10:07 Also, on another note, as a boss and a nice timepiece, walking into a room, that timepiece introduces you to everyone without you even saying a word.
10:17 Yep, sends the message out there. What I love about your advice is that you actually take it to heart with practical steps.
10:25 So, if time management is essential, then we have to know how to manage our time.
10:30 Not everyone's born knowing how to do that. You've got an exercise that everyone can use to learn how to manage their time more effectively.
10:35 I actually did it, but I want you to share it with everybody at home.
10:40 Well, I actually got a few different things that I do. For one, I love to, sometimes I like to take notes.
10:48 Let's say if I chose the day I wanted to take notes of how I manage my time, I get up at six in the morning and the things that I do, I would jot down.
10:58 And by the end of the day, I would actually look back at what I did and what I spent the most time doing and the least time doing.
11:05 I realize and recognize the things that actually are useless. That's time wasted.
11:12 I look at the things that I can invest more time in. That's something I've done over the past couple of years.
11:19 And right now, I'm currently vested in the 20 partnerships. And every day I wake up looking for ways to be creative, invest time into each one.
11:31 And I don't have any of my partners calling me, "Rose, you forgot about us." No, I'm actually calling them, "Send me new pictures to work with. New this, new this, new that."
11:40 And so, it's all about time.
11:42 I'll tell you, thanks to you, I actually did a little homework myself, wrote down everything I did during the day, everything.
11:47 And I realized my biggest mistake are late night emails.
11:51 First, to take away quality time with the family, but they also mess with my sleep.
11:54 Because I don't know about you, Rick, but there's no good news that comes in after 9 p.m.
11:58 Any new news coming in an email after that, it's not going to be something you're happy to hear about.
12:02 That's a great way to look at it. It's a great way to look at it, even though I have closed a few deals in the middle of the night.
12:10 I have, I have.
12:12 You're a little different business than me. Rick, I love being with you. Thank you very much.
12:15 Your book, by the way, is fantastic. "The Perfect Day to Boss Up." "A Hustler's Guide to Building Your Empire."
12:20 There it is. Hold it up. That big smile.
12:22 By the way, that's a much better picture than that driver's license photo you showed earlier.
12:25 [Laughs]
12:27 Yes, it is. Yes, it is.
12:29 Doc, thank you for always having me. Anytime you need me, I'll be there.
12:33 And even if you need your grass cut, man, call on me. I got you.
12:37 I'm going to ride with you, my friend. You take care.
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