This man used to quite famous on our side of the Atlantic... The video is great by the way, if you have time - watch it!

"Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old"
 

Some people are frank. An alumni came and gave us a presentation and he said, "I would not pursue this career if it were not for the money. I mean, straight out of undergrad, what jobs pay 100k? Mine does."

The difference between successful people and others is largely a habit - a controlled habit of doing every task better, faster and more efficiently.
 
mhurricane:
Some people are frank. An alumni came and gave us a presentation and he said, "I would not pursue this career if it were not for the money. I mean, straight out of undergrad, what jobs pay 100k? Mine does."

My point exactly. I'm willing to bet that's why most people are in IB.

 
BlackHat:
Has it ever been even remotely up for debate that the primary reason for working in banking is the money?
Verbatim what I was thinking.
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
 

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The difference between successful people and others is largely a habit - a controlled habit of doing every task better, faster and more efficiently.

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