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I first came to the United States when I was

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11 and 12 years old when my father was transferred

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to Manhattan for two years, and then the second time

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I came was in 1980, for an MBA at the University

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of Chicago. I would basically say there have been three

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big elements that have had a big impact. One of

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my initial and early bosses at the Leo Burnett Company.

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They have basically driven a lot of my success. The early ones

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were basically saying, "Learn how to work in a white

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man's world." The older ones, basically taking gambles when I

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said, "Let's go try to do something like this." I

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think the University of Chicago has had a major impact, because in effect it shocked me

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to realize I wasn't that smart. When I came here,

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I thought I was, like, really smart. And I think

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the third was, sort of, figuring out how would my wife do--sort of--

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make things work. You know, my big learnings

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have been be true to your roots, which is what

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I have. But recognize that the nice thing about roots,

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it gives you wings. So you can take risks, you can do all kinds of

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stuff. You should initially take as many chances as you

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possibly can. Have great gratitude for the people who give

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you chances. Give yourself chances by not being too hard

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on yourself, and then when you are fortunate make sure you give those chances back.