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It’s a big world. There’s a lot we don’t know, which means there’s still
a lot to be discovered and a lot to be accomplished.
The possibilities are always there. If you’re thinking too small, you
might miss them.

In some ways, it’s easier to buy a skyscraper than a small house in a
bad section of Brooklyn. Either way, you’ll probably need financing, and
most people would rather invest in a great building than a dilapidated
duplex on a dangerous street. With the skyscraper, if you hit, at least you
hit big. And if you don’t hit, what’s the difference between losing
$100,000 or hundreds of millions of dollars? Either way, you’ve lost, so
you might as well have really gone for it.

I’ve read stories in which I’m described as a cartoon, a comic book
version of the big-city business mogul with the gorgeous girlfriend and the
private plane and the personal golf course and the penthouse apartment
with marble floors and gold bathroom fixtures. But my cartoon is real. I
am the creator of my own comic book, and I love living in it. If you’re
going to think, think big. If you’re going to live, live large.

Take Control of the Job Interview
I’ve had some interesting experiences with job interviews over the
years. Norma Foerderer is a good example. I wasn’t too sure about her
after her first interview. It had nothing to do with her skills. But she
seemed a little too prim, like she belonged on some family sitcom as the
ever-so-proper type. I didn’t think she could handle it here, or that she

would fit with my style.
Norma persisted, seeming to recognize a good match better than I did.
Little did I know how deceptive first impressions could be. Norma was
actually as far from fluff as you could get. So, I thought,Okay, maybe. Her
abilities were superior to those of anyone else I had seen. As it turned out,

I called her back on the same day her mother died, but Norma gave me an
offer I couldn’t refuse: She’d work for me for one month at a low salary
just to see whether we clicked. No strings attached.
I thought,Aha! She’ll never last anyway, and I can decide on someone
else in the meantime. After one month with me, she’d be outta here for
sure. The hoity-toity type just won’t fly, except out the front door.
Needless to say, I underestimated Norma completely. I was duly
humbled and, I must add, grateful for being so. She was persistent and