18. The Journey
I’ve long believed that the definition of Professional nirvana is to do what you love with People you respect while serving the greater good.
Kevin and I raised money at the beginning of 2005, and we built out the entire wagon wheel. Hoofy and Boo staked their claim as the Wall Street bull and bear, our loyal community grew in size and scope, The Ruby Peck Foundation raised seven figures for children’s education, and I got to work each day with my best friend.
Life was good, which isn’t to say that it was easy. Building a business always takes longer, is much costlier, and consumes more energy than originally anticipated, particularly when swimming against the steady stream of the conventional wisdom that financial intelligence ...
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