Revisiting my initial interview, I have so much more respect for my entrepreneur. This man truly made
smart decisions and never let his surroundings become barriers. Through this class, we have had to learn
to break out of our comfort zone and this is something I can witness tremendously when connecting
with my entrepreneur Sydney. Growing in predominately nonwhite low-class area and being Jewish,
Sydney always was an odd ball and outcast but somehow managed to take everything as a learning
lesson. Maybe he learned some skills not from the right reasons and meanings, but we are our past and
he used his to help shape his career and life. Sydney used investments as building blocks to advance him
into something that was more profitable with each one.
Reconnecting with Sydney, a big question I had and was eager to ask is if he ever felt out of his comfort
zone or made him nervous. Most of the investments he made, he thought about and took a lot of time
to process. He also invested in things he liked to avoid that feeling he said. For an example, he passed up
on investing in the Toronto Raptors basketball team when they first were moving to the city. He was not
fond nor knew about basketball hence passing up on the investment opportunity. Money is before him
as he once came from very little so spending wisely is something he does. The only time he does get a
nervous feeling or out of his comfort zone is when it comes to money in general stemming from his
childhood. This led me to my next question, that was if he thinks people now a days and kids do not
understand or appreciate that value of a dollar. Sydney has made a great living investing and still claims
it was from his growing up.