THOUGHT HE *.
TRISH: WELCOME BACK.
YOU KNOW, AND LOT OF PEOPLE HOW
I GOT STARTED IN THIS CRAZY
BUSINESS.
I HAD A KIND OF ROUNDABOUT
PATH.
BUT THE ONE THING THAT GROUNDS
ME IN MY LIFE IS MY NON-O NONE
OTHER THAN LIVE FREE OR DIE
NEW HAMPSHIRE ROOTS.
I GROUP IN A REALLY SMALL TOWN
IN A REALLY SMALL STATE.
BUT I HAD BIG ASPIRATIONS.
GROWING UP, MY PARENTS ONE OF
THE MOST VALUABLE THINGS THEY
TAUGHT ME WAS TO AIM HIGH.
THINK ABOUT ALL THE ADVERSITIES.
EVERY DAY, SOMETHING GOES WRONG.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE LOOK AT THE
GLASS AS HALF FULL IT MAKES IT
HARD TO GET UP AND TRY AGAIN.
PEOPLE SEE THE GOOD STUFF, THEY
SAY SHE IS SUCCESSFUL.
THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW HARD IT'S
BEEN ALONG THE WAY AND HOW MANY
TIMES YOUR PATH STARTS TO TURN,
LIKE WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS OLD I
DECIDED I WANTED TO BE AN
INTERNATIONAL OPERA STAR.
I READ EVERYTHING I COULD ON
OPERA IN OUR SCHOOL LIBRARY.
MY PARENTS COULDN'T SEND ME TO A
CONSERVATORY FOR MUSIC.
SO I HAD TO FIND SOME WAY TO
COME UP WITH THE YOU FUNDS.
I WROTE AN AD IN THE NEWSPAPER
AND THEY GAVE OUT $60,000 IN
SCHOLARSHIP MONEY.
I THOUGHT I WILL GIVE THAT A
SHOT.
I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WIN.
SO SIGNING THE LOAN, HAVING US
PAY THE MONEY BACK.
MAYBE AT SOME POINT I STARTED TO
RECOGNIZE OPERA WASN'T PROBABLY
THE BEST WAY TO MAKE A LIVING.
I WANTED TO GO TO THE BEST
SCHOOL I COULD, COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY, SO I APPLIED.
I HAD ALL MY EGGS IN THAT
BASKET.
IT WAS THE ONLY PLACE I APPLIED
AND THE ONLY PLACE I WANTED TO
GO.
I WAS TRANSFERRING FROM A
CONSERVATORY AT THE TIME.
I DIDN'T GET IN.
I WAS CRUSHED.
I READ THAT REJECTION LETTER AND
I MOPED FOR A GOOD DAY.
THE NEXT DAY I GOT ON THE PHONE
AND I CALLED THE ADMISSIONS
OFFICE AND I SAID I WANT TO MAKE
AN APPOINTMENT.
I WANT TO COME IN AND SEE YOU.
THEY SAID WHY DON'T YOU REAPPLY.
SO I FELT LIKE I GOT THE GOLDEN
TICKET.
OKAY, I HAVE GOT A SECOND SHOT.
I DID A SEMESTER ELSEWHERE AND
REAPPLIED TO COLOMBIA AND SURE
ENOUGH THEY TOOK ME.
PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING, THE KEY TO HAVING A
SUCCESSFUL LIFE FROM AN
EMOTIONAL STAND POINT, FROM A
CAREER STANDING POINT AND
FINANCIAL STANDING POINT IS
MAKING SURE YOU FIND THE RIGHT
PARTNER.
MEETING JAMES AS YOUNG AS I DID
IN MY EARLY 20s.
WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR
EACH OTHER.
NOW WE HAVE THESE WONDERFUL KIDS
AND WE THINK HOW DID WE EXIST
WITHOUT THEM.
I CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE ABLE TO
FIND THE RIGHT PARTNER IN LIFE.
IT'S THE ONE THING IF YOU CAN
SOMEHOW GET THAT RIGHT,
EVERYTHING ELSE I PROMISE WILL
JUST WORK.
I WAS STUDYING ECONOMICS AND
HISTORY.
AND SO EVERY BIG INVESTMENT BANK
RECRUITS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES.
SO I MADE A DECISION TO WORK AT
GOLDMAN SACHS.
A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE, GREAT
EXPERIENCE.
BUT IT WASN'T MY PASSION.
MY MOM HAD BEEN A JOURNALIST.
SHE USED TO TELL ME WHEN I WAS
LITTLE, YOU WOULD BE A GOOD
REPORTER.
THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS MOM
IS ALWAYS RIGHT.
I GOT A JOB AT BLOOMBERG.
I WENT ON TO WORK AT CBS MARKET
WATCH AND CBS NEWS, IN BUSINESS
AND ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT.
THOUGH I GOT MY SHARE OF
HURRICANES.
THERE WAS A DEAL IN MY FAMILY.
YOU GOT ONE DAY OFF FROM SCHOOL
AND MY MOM WOULD SAY GET ON YOUR
BIKE AND DON'T COME HOME UNTIL
YOU HAVE A JOB.
IT ALL CAME DOWN TO HOW I
APPLIED MYSELF AND HOW I
APPROACHED THINGS AND I WAS
NEVER WILLING TO TAKE NO FOR AN
ANSWER AND NEVER WILLING TO GIVE
UP.
AND I AM STILL NOT.