I used to work for free. The hiring manager admired that and used me a task. I worked 60 hours a week. I just got paid for 29 hours, so they could prevent paying me medical benefits. At the time, I was making the handsome 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 City. In the meantime, I got certified to become a broker. Slowly 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 began and ran my own international hedge fund for a decade.
However I have not forgotten what it feels like to not have sufficient money for groceries, not to mention the expenses. I keep in mind going days without eating so I might make the lease and electric costs. I remember what it was like growing up with absolutely nothing, while everyone else had the most recent clothing, devices, and toys.
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When I seem like taking my foot off the accelerator, I advise 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 understand I can't either. I like my work, however even if I didn't, I have actually 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 period, he lost all he had made and everything else he owned. He was ultimately compelled to file individual bankruptcy. 2 years after losing everything, Teeka rebuilt his wealth in the markets and went on to launch an effective hedge fund.