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of international bankers to whom I owed money. It was raining like
a monsoon, and I couldn’t get a cab. I had to walk 15 blocks to the
bank, and I felt like I was sloshing my way to the guillotine.
When I arrived, I was soaked. I felt like I had reached my
lowest point. It would have been so easy to throw in the towel
and return home to my dry, warm, comfortable bed, but some-
thing inside me couldn’t quit.
So I remained and braced myself to take their best shots. As
the call proceeded, I dug down deep and focused on what I
needed to do. My juices began flowing, my focus sharpened, and
I fought back. Soaked, exhausted, and massively deep in debt, I
hung in there and didn’t quit.
We worked things out, and, as they say, the rest is history.
You know what I say—never, ever give up.
Your higher self continually needs to be fed so it can grow.
That part of you must constantly strive to build a productive, ful-
filling life that is rich in the things that are most essential to you,
which doesn’t necessarily mean money.
When we understand our higher selves, it can help us become
more visionary. Unfortunately, the word visionary may evoke a
negative image such as being a castle builder or a Don Quixote—
someone with unrealistic dreams. However, it’s fine to be a
dreamer provided you’re also realistic. Visionaries move the
world and create new dimensions. Look at Bill Gates in technol-
ogy and Mark Burnett in reality television or Pablo Picasso, Igor
Stravinsky, and other great artists. Each followed his vision and
enriched the world.

An achievement is a bondage. It obliges one to a higher
achievement.

—Albert Camus

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