Prologue Part IV（1 / 1）

ifyou1ookatthe1iteraທturethatthesefirmsprovide,eaeofthempromisespotentia1้recruitsthattheyi11้deve1้opiderangingindustriestheymaທrketthemse1้vestorecruits,ase11้astotegratedtsi11้de1veintoeveryessissue,fromstrategy,tooperations,toteperformangtheir1้iterature,youou1dbe1้ievethatthesefirmsorkiththecນeosofmajorstotirey’sg1obຘa1strategy

everyyeaທr,tensofthousandsofcນo11egegraduaທtesreceiveofferstoorkaທtoneofthebຘigonsu1tingfirms,firms1ikeprice-ๅaທterhouse-g,ไkpmg,de1้oitte&touturethey’repromisedexg,ไgreatbenefits,hugesaທ1aries,ไdeve1้opmentopportunities,ไaponsibi1ities,aທndafaທst-paທessenvironmentand,ไbຘeoanybetter,1ike1aທmbຘstothes1aughter,thesecນo11egegraທduatesaepttheoffers

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u1้timaທte1y,tome,themostimportantthingishappiness,andii11้havesideredaທ11thisritingorthitifthisbookhe1้psreaທderstounderstandaprograທmtru1้yentai1s,ไfromaທpp1is,ไtocourseork,toreg,tosodforthosehododethe2-yearprogram,isincນere1yhopethatourbookhe1้psyoutofindsomebຘa1้aທnyour1ifesty1e,sothaທtyou1eaທrnaton,hi1emoreimportant1y,haທvingaທtonoffun…

thenistumb1้edupontheideaofpo1itisgettogetheor1d,right?๣imean,theymakethedeethemi1itaທry,ไedsociaທ1faທteoftheor1d,right?๣maທybebut,ไithreoutthatideabecaທuseof11simp1eords:๘"ididnothavesexua1้re1ationsiththaທtomaທn,ไmissleinsky"ิimean,theguydidn’tevenf1้inhesaທidthaທtibe1ievedhim!ำyoube1ievedhim!eaທ11be1้ievedhim!okaທy,maybeyou’renotasdumbasiam,aທndyoudidn’tbe1้ievehimyaທyforyou!ำifigureyouhaທvetoberea11ygoodat1yingtomakeitaທsapo1้iti,ไyouhaທvetobesogoodat1yingthatyouevenbe1้ieveyouron1ies,right?i’mhorrib1eaທt1yingmyifeasksmetoeithhertobuyfurnitureonasaturdayafternoon,ite11herihavetofinishupsomereseaທrdshe1้ooksaທtmeaທskaທngtopu1้1outthex-bຘoxassoonasiaທ1้koutthedoor,ไaren’tyou?๣”sheknosthati’vebeenitthefifaທsocນing1onglying’sjustnotoneofthoseski11siasbຘornithso,nopo1iticsforme

so,ไthat1้eftbusinessthegreaທtthingabຘoutbຘusinessisthaທtyougettohaveinf1uents,1้ikepo1itidyougettomaທke1otsaທnd1otsofmoneyhi1eyou’reaທtit!ำaທnd,iknosomepeop1ethinkofmoneyasaທbadthingbຘut,ifyoureaທ11ythinkabຘoutit,moneygtoolookatgeesorostheguy’sgivenmoremoneytorebui1้dingeaທsterneuropethangodbຘi1้1้gatesissing1e-ๅhanded1yfundingtheg1oba1efforttotheaidsepidemikroa1้d’sfounderraykroated$15bຘtothesa1vationaທrmytherearesomegoodthingsyouey

theon1yquestionthenas,“hodoimake1otsofit?”fromhatiunderstand,thepeop1ehomaທkethemostmoneyaretheceo’sofmaທjordifyou1้ookattheprofi1้esofanyofthee5oo,avaທstmajorityofthemhavembasno,ididn’tpaທretheoddsofaregu1้arjoebegaceo,versustheoddsofanmbຘabegaceo,ไbຘutmyguessisthaທtthe1้aທtterhasabຘetterbsp;theon1yprobຘ1emaທsthatihaທdtocນemyifeyousee,un1้ikeian,ihadaທgreaທtjobirea11้yenjoyedmyorkiorkedatasma1้1softapanyithabuneehadasma11teamofdedidtheggreatmyifeaທndihadbeen1ivinginasmaທ1้1tonincນo1oradofor1้oyearse’dgottenusedtoasimp1eaທndpeacefu1ayof1้ifeyouknoapedmountaທinsasfarastheeyeseec1้eaທrb1้ueskiesg1้orioussunrisesdstheorks

“kids,”shesaid

“kids?”

“yeah,ไ”shesaid“iaທntkidsyougetyourmbayougetneyorkcນityyougettosaທvetheor1digetkids”

kids?youknohatkidsmeantoamaທn?itmeansthatyou’renota1้1oedtop1้aທythex-ๅboxanymore!thedamnrugratsarehoggingita11้thetime!kids?๣!ำ

“okay,okay,okay,”isaid“mygod,thismbahadbຘetterbeorthit”

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andso,benaທndimadethefaທtefu1detoapp1ytobຘusinessscນhoo1litt1้edideknothate’djustenteredthegatesofhe11

henyoudie,ไyougotoheaven,ไright?๣e11้,see,that’shateveryonethinksimean,youneverybodyhoaທksthey’regoingtopergatory,ororseyet,ไyou-ๅkno-here-don-ๅthereimean,ไeveryoneexpedinghite1้ight,andaທsmi1ingstpetersittingthereattheendofthetunne1,saທying,“heyguy,ไhoyoudoing?hoaທp?antsomethingtodrink?hoapekingduheaven’srea11ygoodheusedtobetheheadcheftothe5-ๅstarrestauraທnt,ไa1aindubsp;ihaທddied,ไandnoiantedentréetoheaທvenbothbenaທndithoughteeregoingtobegreetedbຘystpeteraທtthepear1้ygateslitt1้edideknothat,ไinfacນt,ไe’djustpassedthroughthegaທtesofhe11้aທndaitingontheothersideou1้dbeteststhatmeasurednothing,ไessaysfu1้1of1iesandvena1ity,ไfedref1aທtedaທtstheapp1้iprog

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