But I used to work for free. The hiring supervisor admired 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 handsome amount 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 accredited to end up being a broker. Slowly however definitely, 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 worldwide hedge fund for a decade.
I haven't forgotten what it feels like to not have adequate money for groceries, let alone the costs. I remember going days without eating so I could make the rent and electric costs. I remember what it was like maturing with nothing, while everyone else had the current clothing, gadgets, 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 competitors out there, hungry for the success I've been lucky to protect. The world does not stand still, and I realize 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 obliged to file personal insolvency. Two years after losing whatever, Teeka rebuilt his wealth in the markets and went on to launch an effective hedge fund.
