Ranjay Gulati

Honestly, I think I studied it for myself.

I never thought I'd write the book even.

I was really wanting to know more about it out of my own curiosity.

Maybe I can become more courageous, not too late.

One of the moments I talk about in the book was when I was 14 years old.

My mother had by now built a very successful fashion business, working with a couple of fashion houses in Paris.

And she achieved kind of her dream, which was to buy a piece of land where she was going to build her own home.

She hadn't until now had a home.

It was a beautiful piece of land that she found.

And then a developer decided he wanted it and started chasing her for the land.

I was home from boarding school one weekend and the guard from her gate came, said, there's a gentleman on the door insisting on seeing your mom.

Can you talk to him?

So I went to the gate.

He was from the developer, a big burly fellow.

And he said, man, I want to see your mother.

I said, no, she's not going to see you.

So don't waste your time.

He said, no, tell her last time I will bother her five minutes.

We'll never bother her again.

So I went to my mom.