Issa Rae’s Top 10 Rules for Success. Need motivation? Watch a Top 10 with Believe Nation! Grab a snack and chew on today’s lessons from a woman who went from working odd jobs and struggling to decide whether to go to business or law school, gaining attention for her work on the YouTube web series Awkward Black Girl, to creating and starring in the highly successful HBO TV series Insecure! She’s Issa Rae and here’s my take on her Top 10 Rules for Success!