his rise from a claims adjuster to entrepreneur. The article talked about some early investments that went bust but then he learned the game of managing his insurance float and started making better investments. The article talked about how he was riding the wave of success from investments he made in 2008 during the Great Recession. Some of those investments were up 800% or more and he was able to use the excess capital to make more strategic investments. And in a low interest rate environment, he was able to borrow cheap money against the value of his company to have more funds to invest. I wouldn't have understood what the article was talking about if I didn't work for Key Way .
Longboard stood behind me and started cupping his hands over my butt. His right hand was rounding the right cheek. And his left hand was doing the left one. He was starting off a lot like he had the last time, when we were in his office. But then something changed. He fingered my left hand. He started at the palm and then worked his fingers between mine. Then he locked his hand in mine and backed off. Our hands were fastened together like Legos, as Longboard moved backward so did I. I turned around not to lose my balance. He pulled me across the room to the king-sized bed that was in the middle of the room. The entire time I was alone in the suite I didn't go near the bed. Falling on it was a good introduction. It let me know how soft the thing was. It had to be expensive. Those weren't springs underneath. I knew that much. I kind of expected Longboard to attack. But he didn't charge. And there was no Animal Planet voice-over to explain why he didn't attack. He was a wolf, a shark, a lion--any predatory animal. And he was an Alpha. He had that instinct. It's why he was successful. He had the fortitude to do what others didn't, like buy up a lot of assets in 2008 when everyone was heading for the exits. But he rolled over on his back exposing his belly--classic submissive. He was giving in somehow, giving up some ground. His office was his den. He attacked me when I came in it. But the hotel was something else. It affected him differently, me too.
"You know what sucks about college?" said Longboard.
"What?"
"Youth," he said.
"Why?"
"Learned youth," he said.
"What is learned youth?"
"A trick," he said.
"How so?"
"Because you are too young to realize the education you get is not in the books you bought but in the mistakes you make," said Longboard, "College makes you pay attention to the wrong things."
"What did you study in college?"
"Economics with an accounting minor, you?" said Longboard.
"Communications with an emphasis in web-based communications."
"And is this your dream job?" asked Longboard.
"It's never your dream job. As soon as you get it, you start dreaming bigger."
"Honestly," said Longboard, "That's been my career."
"Your career ain't over yet."
"True," said Longboard, "But I might be interesting in making some changes."
"What changes?"
"We'll see," said Longboard, "I've got several things on my mind."
"You're the head of a company that did $303 million turnover last year. You've always got several things on your mind."
"That is true," said Longboard.
"So what's on your mind?"
"A million things," said
Longboard stood behind me and started cupping his hands over my butt. His right hand was rounding the right cheek. And his left hand was doing the left one. He was starting off a lot like he had the last time, when we were in his office. But then something changed. He fingered my left hand. He started at the palm and then worked his fingers between mine. Then he locked his hand in mine and backed off. Our hands were fastened together like Legos, as Longboard moved backward so did I. I turned around not to lose my balance. He pulled me across the room to the king-sized bed that was in the middle of the room. The entire time I was alone in the suite I didn't go near the bed. Falling on it was a good introduction. It let me know how soft the thing was. It had to be expensive. Those weren't springs underneath. I knew that much. I kind of expected Longboard to attack. But he didn't charge. And there was no Animal Planet voice-over to explain why he didn't attack. He was a wolf, a shark, a lion--any predatory animal. And he was an Alpha. He had that instinct. It's why he was successful. He had the fortitude to do what others didn't, like buy up a lot of assets in 2008 when everyone was heading for the exits. But he rolled over on his back exposing his belly--classic submissive. He was giving in somehow, giving up some ground. His office was his den. He attacked me when I came in it. But the hotel was something else. It affected him differently, me too.
"You know what sucks about college?" said Longboard.
"What?"
"Youth," he said.
"Why?"
"Learned youth," he said.
"What is learned youth?"
"A trick," he said.
"How so?"
"Because you are too young to realize the education you get is not in the books you bought but in the mistakes you make," said Longboard, "College makes you pay attention to the wrong things."
"What did you study in college?"
"Economics with an accounting minor, you?" said Longboard.
"Communications with an emphasis in web-based communications."
"And is this your dream job?" asked Longboard.
"It's never your dream job. As soon as you get it, you start dreaming bigger."
"Honestly," said Longboard, "That's been my career."
"Your career ain't over yet."
"True," said Longboard, "But I might be interesting in making some changes."
"What changes?"
"We'll see," said Longboard, "I've got several things on my mind."
"You're the head of a company that did $303 million turnover last year. You've always got several things on your mind."
"That is true," said Longboard.
"So what's on your mind?"
"A million things," said
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