Thirty years ago, boxing legend Mike Tyson hired Donald Trump as his personal financial advisor.
The lesson here is clear: the employee you have today could become your boss tomorrow—so treat your employees with fairness and respect.
Although Tyson was once among the richest athletes in the world, he nearly went bankrupt, while Trump went on to become the President of the most powerful country on earth.
This story shows that circumstances can change dramatically, and time has the power to completely reshape our lives.
Mr. Trump is an ambitious man. Successful. ❤️❤️
This story is fascinating because it captures a moment in time that feels almost unbelievable now. Mike Tyson—the most feared boxer in the world, at the peak of his career, drowning in wealth—hiring Donald Trump, a real estate developer with a big personality but not yet the global figure he would become, as his financial advisor.
At the time, Tyson was the one with all the power. He was the superstar. The one everyone wanted to meet. The one with the money, the fame, the influence. Trump was successful, yes, but he was working for Tyson. He was the advisor. The employee.
And then time did what time does. It changed everything.
Tyson, despite earning hundreds of millions of dollars during his career, nearly went bankrupt. Bad investments, legal troubles, extravagant spending—all of it caught up with him. Meanwhile, Trump leveraged his ambition, his brand, and his relentless drive into something far bigger. He went from real estate developer to television star to President of the United States.
The lesson here isn’t about Trump or Tyson specifically. It’s about the unpredictability of life. About how quickly circumstances can reverse. About how the person you’re hiring today might be the person you’re working for tomorrow. Or the person you’re dismissing today might be the one who ends up more successful than you ever imagined.
This story is a reminder to treat people with respect. Not because of who they are now, but because you never know who they’ll become. Not because it’s transactional, but because it’s human. Because power is temporary. Status is fragile. And the only thing that endures is how you treat people along the way.
Mike Tyson and Donald Trump. Two very different men. Two very different paths. But their story together is a reminder that life is unpredictable, circumstances change, and the employee you have today really could become your boss tomorrow.
Mr. Trump is an ambitious man. Successful. ❤️❤️