The Other Side of Wall Street: In Business It Pays to Be an Animal, In Life It Pays to Be Yourself

15. The Audible

I worked around the clock, trying to create profits by day and Minyanville at night and during the weekends. I was no longer motivated by conventional measures of success such as money or status—things that had seemed so important to me just a few months prior.

I knew that 9/11 affected me—seeds were planted that day that sowed beneath my consciousness—but hadn’t a clue how profound the ramifications were. I internalized my experiences and thought to myself that nothing would ever stop me if I could just power through. If I could just power through….

My soul and spirit felt like damaged goods, and I didn’t go out much, which was a rapid departure from the active lifestyle I once lived.

My soul and spirit felt like damaged goods, ...