Having It All

He had earned
His way to the top
With a combination
Of raw talent
And sheer determination.
He had taken
A small local ad agency
And built it
Almost overnight
Into a major
Advertising powerhouse
With clients
From around the world.
He sold the business
For a significant fortune
In order to try his hand
At life in the fast lane,
Free from the constraints
Of time and money.
He bought several palatial houses
In some of the most exclusive
Areas of the country.
He bought cars
Like some people buy toys.
He accumulated a collection
Of some of the fastest
And most expensive
Automobiles in the world.
He bought a large yacht
And even had
A Lear Jet customized
To his specifications.
He wanted it all.
He partied with the jet set,
Eat and drank too much,
Adorned his various pads
With glamorous women
And lived a life of luxury.
The life he lived, however
Began to take a toll.
He started packing on
A lot of weight
And he was never as happy
As when he was
Battling wits with the competition.
The fact was
That he missed the challenge
Of the business world,
The excitement of bringing in
The big national contract.
Those struggles were
As essential to him
As the blood flowing
Through his veins.
He found that gluttony
Somehow left him wanting.
He needed to get back in the ring.
Fortunately for him,
Those three years since he left
Had also proved his worth
To the people
Who bought his company.
He was able to negotiate
A contract on his terms
Where he could work
Part time as a consultant.
He still had all the money
He ever needed,
But he toned down on the partying
And settled down
To living the life of his dreams,
Doing what he loved to do best.