I Lost $800 Million and Everything Else – My 7 Biggest Mistakes (Don't repeat it)

Описание: I’m 81 years old, living in a one-bedroom apartment in Chicago.
20 years ago I was worth $800 million — private jets, senators on speed-dial, called the “King of Steel.”

Then in 36 months I lost everything.
Not because of a crash. Because of 7 arrogant, stupid mistakes I made.

I paid $800 million to learn these lessons.
You get them for free.

If you’re building a business, chasing money, or think success will fix your life — this is the hardest truth you’ll ever hear from someone who had it all and woke up with nothing.

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00:00 – From private jets to a $900/month apartment
02:08 – How I actually lost $800 million
03:11 – Mistake #1: I fell in love with my own voice
04:33 – Mistake #2: I abandoned the boring business that made me rich
05:49 – Mistake #3: I leveraged everything (then the banks called the loans)
06:02 – Mistake #4: I hired family and destroyed morale
07:18 – Mistake #5: I got fat, lazy, and stopped innovating
08:31 – Mistake #6: I trashed my health chasing deals (then had a stroke)
09:44 – Mistake #7: I tied my entire identity to money
10:12 – The moment I realized I was richer when I was broke
11:40 – My final warning to every entrepreneur watching

This is not a sob story.
This is the most expensive business education on earth — paid in full by me.

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