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    How Hollywood star Kevin Bacon lost most of his fortune in Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme but chose resilience over bitterness, becoming more driven than ever at 66.

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    Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it. Whether it’s financial loss or career setbacks, you have a choice to see them as learning experiences rather than just tragedies.

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