What’s needed/what it takes to be successful in finance?

Everyone of us knows someone who’s very smart, that has a great ability with numbers or that has great presentation abilities but don’t really make it to the next level. So I open the forum for the top abilities and sacrifices needed to succeed in finance.

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  1. Intelligence
  2. Charisma and likability (especially important if you're going to a FO role)
  3. Drive and the determination to never give up until you get the job/deal/account/etc that you want
  4. Humility and respect
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I used to do Asia-Pacific PE (kind of like FoF). Now I do something else but happy to try and answer questions on that stuff.

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