I used to work for free. The hiring supervisor appreciated that and offered me a task. I worked 60 hours a week. I just earned money for 29 hours, so they might avoid paying me medical advantages. At the time, I was making the princely amount of $4 an hour.
On Saturday and Sunday, I worked 12-hour shifts as a cook in a dining establishment in Queens, New York. In the meantime, I got accredited to end up being a broker. Gradually but undoubtedly, I increased through the ranks. Within two years, I was the youngest vice president in Shearson Lehman history. After my 15-year profession on Wall Street, I started and ran my own global hedge fund for a decade.
But I haven't forgotten what it seems like to not have sufficient money for groceries, not to mention the bills. I remember going days without eating so I might make the lease and electric bill. I remember what it was like maturing with absolutely nothing, while everyone else had the latest clothing, gizmos, and toys.
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When I feel like taking my foot off the accelerator, I remind myself that there are countless driven competitors out there, starving for the success I have actually been fortunate to secure. The world doesn't stall, and I recognize I can't either. I enjoy my work, but even if I didn't, I have trained myself to work as if the Devil is on my heels.
Then, he "got greedy" (in his own words) and hung on for too long. Within a three-week span, he lost all he had made and everything else he owned. He was ultimately forced to file individual insolvency. Two years after losing whatever, Teeka rebuilt his wealth in the markets and went on to release an effective hedge fund.