Daniel McKorley popularly known as McDan has revealed how he kept failing his subjects despite having millions of dollars sitting in his bank account when he was pursuing his executive master of business administration some years ago.
McDan who is the chairman of the McDan Group of companies who was sharing his struggles in the pursuit of academic excellence candidly shared the many academic setbacks he faced but didn’t allow that to deter him from achieving that.
According to him, he made his first million dollars at age 28 but then lost it all by the time he had turned 32.
“I made my first million dollars at the age of 28 and lost it all at the age of 32. And I remember when I was doing my MBA and… doing my MBA, one of the most difficult parts in life.
“You would run to the class and a professor would look at me and give me D and Fs meanwhile I had 40 million dollars sitting in my account. Can you imagine, can you do that? That is very difficult but we call that discipline,” he disclosed.
He urged on the need for one to continuously seek personal development even when they are super rich.
“It’s not just about money; it’s about growth. When you’re young, work hard; as you progress, work smart. Eventually, your money should work for you.”
McDan who is one of the few millionaires in the country holds EMBA from GIMPA and this story that he shared sheds light on the complexities of having to maintain financial success and the desire to chase academic excellence as well and reminded us on the need for us to persevere in the face of challenges or difficulties and what we need to do to go through all of that.