Allen Hall:  

Life Lots of college with degrees in Economics and Computer Science. The whole accademic over achievement thing, cum laud, Phi Beta Kappa. After living with several great women I found my red-head. Was totally gaga, thinking my nice guy, non-cruising karma had paid off with true love. By 1989 I had pretty much all I'd wanted. Was magager of Data Processing department. Been with girlfriend seven years. Was big shot in my family. Lots of friends. -BOOM- It all blew up. Girlfriend decided to leave me for co-worker but didn't bother to tell me. CEO who I thought was my mentor turned out to be playing me and setting me up. I spent six weeks alone crying into my pillow. Found out most of my friends weren't when I was down and out and not employed. Found myself just laying under a table one day and decided I didn't want to be found there dead so made a phone call. Got counselling, joined a recovering nice guy group. Did 12 step groups for a decade. Made new friends. Made another fortune. Had a couple of auto accidents. Spent three years with doctors trying to cure the pains. Came down to deciding t...Expand for more