I used to work for free. The hiring manager admired that and provided me a task. I worked 60 hours a week. I just earned money for 29 hours, so they could avoid paying me medical advantages. At the time, I was making the handsome sum of $4 an hour.
On Saturday and Sunday, I worked 12-hour shifts as a cook in a restaurant in Queens, New York City. In the meantime, I got licensed to end up being a broker. Slowly but definitely, I rose through the ranks. Within two years, I was the youngest vice president in Shearson Lehman history. After my 15-year career on Wall Street, I started and ran my own international hedge fund for a decade.
I have not forgotten what it feels like to not have enough money for groceries, let alone the costs. I keep in mind going days without consuming so I could make the lease and electrical costs. I remember what it resembled maturing with nothing, while everyone else had the current clothes, gizmos, and toys.
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When I feel like taking my foot off the accelerator, I remind myself that there are thousands of driven rivals out there, hungry for the success I have actually been fortunate to secure. The world does not stand still, and I understand I can't either. I love my work, but even if I didn't, I have trained myself to work as if the Devil is on my heels.
But 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 release a successful hedge fund.