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I’ve spent the last 4 days with an extremely wealthy person. It’s the most time that I’ve actually spent in a single period with someone with this level of success (former Chairman and CEO of a publicly-listed company). Met the entire team; Sat in meetings; Did repeated meetings together; Dinner with him, his wife and my CIO; Lunch with his senior team; Drinks and shooting the breeze plus more. A few things that I’ve noticed and that he also said to me directly: 1. Think even bigger than your wildest dreams and then go after that with the right partner 2. Avoid flashy things for as long as possible while you build 3. Be of value to the other person 4. Don’t be afraid to joke around with the people you want to do business with (An 82 y/o Canadian singing Buju’s “Driver, don’t stop at all” when I volunteered to drive them for a bit was quite surprising and he made sure to ask me how many 82 year olds would even know the song 😂🤣) 5. Don’t hide your culture and heritage, be proud of it 6. Former pro athlete so believes in strong work ethic, work hard play hard, stay in the game but don’t need to win them all 7. Only does Win-Win deals 8. Never be transactional with people - Become lifelong business connections rather than screwing someone over to win a single deal. The world is too small 9. There is nothing wrong with showing your cards and saying what problem you want solved then let the other person show theirs and explain how they can or cannot solve them 10. Treat everyone well - Call the server by their name, speak with them, make them smile/laugh, bring joy everywhere you go It’s been a great learning lesson to travel with him and his team this week. I look forward to continuing to pay everything forward and share as I learn from these wealthy people.