Transferring my obsession with the game elsewhere
Most of the time, I love the long hours and all of the time I love grinding. I enjoy the hustle - I really fucking love working because I am obsessed with being great. Breaking into investment banking FT is hard and without a doubt I am 100% committed to getting an offer.
I had some small success playing poker (1/2, 2/5 NLH, MTTs) and I always think of entrepreneurial ideas to pursue (Mostly tech related and very focused on media because I am absolutely passionate about media because of the correlation between human psychology and media platforms). As you can see, I am only interested in pursuing career endeavours that require long hours, ambition, heart. Most of all, I like to take shots. I've been 18 years old and broke, I've been 19 years old and broke. I've been broke due to taking large shots at poker and this has shaped who I am today. I wasn't an addicted gambler, I was an irrational individual with big dreams. I would consider myself to be more rational today with the same dreams. I am almost 22 years old today and I put those two above-mentioned activities on pause in order to focus on securing a BB internship + FT. I have previously completed both PE and IB internships, I have the 3.7+ GPA and all that good stuff...
What I would like to get across to you today before you answer the question below is - I have ambition, heart, and obsession to be financially successful and I have absolutely zero issues with going back to the bottom if the only reason I get there is because I took a rational decision in which the outcome did not occur due to factors that were uncontrollable or factors that I could not foresee but I have learned from them and I will; therefore, continue to take shots. These are the traits that are the most important to who I am.
If I am unsuccessful in getting a FT offer before I graduate, what career path should I look into that I can transfer this energy into? Should it be the two above-mentioned areas that I briefly expressed my interest in? Should it be trading?
Thank you.
Since you dont mind going to the bottem again, I would say you're an entrepeneurial type or just young. Doing and understanding deals requires deep risk analysis and also pulling out of a deal when the risk/return profile doesnt fit within the strategy. Yes, grinding and hard work is part of the equation but als being cautious instead of reckless.
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