The Way of the Wall Street Warrior

IntroductionGame On

Congratulations! Whether you're just getting started in your nonexistent career or contemplating a switch from your current job, the smartest thing you've done to date is to buy this book. If you bummed it off your buddy, then kudos to you! You've already taken one small step toward proving you have the right mettle for earning a high salary in this dog-eat-dog world. The pearls included in these pages may not be the first career advice you've ever received, but I guarantee these tricks of the trade will be the most valuable.

As the title suggests, The Way of the Wall Street Warrior will show you how to use tips, tricks, and smartcuts to get hired, get ahead, survive, and excel on Wall Street, Main Street, or any other street where you're mining for gold. It comes from my experience as a 25-year investment banking veteran who did the unthinkable. I, an Asian American with a cleft lip and palate, rose up in the white, male-dominated world of high finance, becoming a managing director before the age of 33. I then left my high-profile job in my early 40s, on my own terms, while on top.

While my lessons were learned on Wall Street, they're applicable to anyone, anywhere working in any competitive corporate environment. If you can make it in the Machiavellian world of banking, you can make it anywhere. Wall Street is a jungle, the toughest jungle there is. I had a highly successful career because I learned how to game the system, and now I'm writing this book ...