I provided to work for free. The hiring supervisor appreciated that and used me a job. I worked 60 hours a week. I only earned money for 29 hours, so they could avoid paying me medical benefits. 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 certified to become a broker. Slowly however surely, I increased through the ranks. Within 2 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 worldwide hedge fund for a years.
I have not forgotten what it feels like to not have sufficient money for groceries, let alone the costs. I keep in mind going days without consuming so I could make the lease and electrical bill. I remember what it was like growing up with absolutely nothing, while everybody else had the most current clothes, devices, and toys.
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When I seem like taking my foot off the accelerator, I remind myself that there are thousands of driven competitors out there, starving for the success I've been fortunate to protect. The world does not stand still, 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 whatever else he owned. He was ultimately forced to file individual bankruptcy. 2 years after losing everything, Teeka rebuilt his wealth in the markets and went on to launch a successful hedge fund.