John Lambert, Preparing us for the Future!
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John Lambert, Sr. Vice President at Morgan Stanley, was our guest speaker on April 18, 2019. John’s topic was the importance of being prepared. John himself learned at an early age how important it is to plan and be prepared for his future. His father passed away when John was 12 years old. The family, including John, his mother and his sister, were not prepared to deal with this horrible and unexpected loss.
This experience left John with the knowledge that the only way to deal with the future was to anticipate and be prepared for it. He studied like crazy because he knew he would need an academic scholarship to get through college. He also worked hard to be physically fit. He used his height and athleticism to excel at basketball, and, with the help of an academic scholarship, went to USC and became a star basketball player.
He later spent almost 10 years in the NBA! He played with and against all the big stars of that period and was even on the cover of Sports Illustrated with Bill Walton!! But he knew the importance of preparing for life after basketball. Even while playing he started businesses and preparing for his future in the financial world. He has been a financial adviser to high wealth individuals for 35 years and a partner at Morgan Stanley for many years.
John gave us an important reminder from Benjamin Franklin: “By failing to prepare you are preparing for failure!” He finished his presentation with another important reminder: Success is where preparation and opportunity meet. Failure is when they can’t stand each other. Great job John and thank you for sharing your life and your dedication to the art of being prepared!
