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  • On the Road Less Traveled

  • An Unlikely Journey from the Orphanage to the Boardroom
  • By: Ed Hajim, Glenn Plaskin
  • Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
  • Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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On the Road Less Traveled

By: Ed Hajim, Glenn Plaskin
Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
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A powerful story touched with family trauma, deprivation, and adversity balanced by a life of hard work and philanthropy!

On the Road Less Traveled is the inspirational story of Edmund A. Hajim, an American financier and philanthropist who rises from dire childhood circumstances to achieve professional success and personal fulfillment. At age three, Hajim is kidnapped by his father, driven from St. Louis to Los Angeles, and told that his mother is dead. His father soon abandons him in order to seek employment - mostly in vain - leaving his son behind in a string of foster homes and orphanages. This establishes a pattern of neglect and desertion that continues for Hajim’s entire childhood, forever leaving its mark. From one home to another, the lonely boy learns the value of self-reliance and perseverance despite his financial deprivation and the trauma of being an orphan.

As time passes, Hajim displays a powerful instinct for survival and a burning drive to excel. A highly motivated student and athlete, he earns an NROTC college scholarship to the University of Rochester; serves in the United States Navy; works as an application research engineer; then attends Harvard Business School, where he finds that the financial industry is his true calling. So begins his rapid ascent in the corporate world, which includes senior executive positions at E. F. Hutton, Lehman Brothers, and 14 years as CEO of Furman Selz, growing the company more than tenfold. He also creates a happy and abundant family life, though he never forgets what it means to struggle. At age 60, he is reminded of his painful past when a family secret emerges that brings the story full circle.

©2021 Ed Hajim (P)2021 Ed Hajim
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Inspirational story

Never less than interesting story of a man overcoming a disadvantaged childhood to achieve great success. Nicely told and an easy listen. Some sound lessons for life in the epilogue.

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