But I used to work for totally free. The hiring manager appreciated that and offered me a job. I worked 60 hours a week. I only made money for 29 hours, so they might prevent paying me medical advantages. At the time, I was making the princely 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 become a broker. Gradually however surely, I increased 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 global hedge fund for a years.
I have not forgotten what it feels like to not have sufficient money for groceries, let alone the expenses. I remember going days without eating so I could make the lease and electrical expense. I remember what it was like maturing with nothing, while everyone else had the most recent clothes, 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 rivals out there, starving for the success I've been lucky to protect. The world does not stand still, and I recognize 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.
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 whatever else he owned. He was ultimately compelled to submit personal bankruptcy. 2 years after losing whatever, Teeka rebuilt his wealth in the markets and went on to launch an effective hedge fund.