Adam the Analyst - Episode 5: What is Your Biggest Motivation?

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"I knew that even with all my past failures, if i could make a ton of money and become a big swinging dick, I knew that banking would fill the void inside of my life, that at least for a moment the burden of this conundrum called life would be lifted from my otherwise meaningless soul."

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One of those lights, slightly brighter than the rest, will be my wingtip passing over.
 

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