What is your dream? What is holding you back from following it? Do not waste another moment in a position that is not fulfilling. If you feel called to do something great, then take a chance on that dream. For me, it is helping those lest fortunate then I. I have always wanted to go to the Air Force, so I quit my job last Friday and will be talking to a recruiter later today. From that, I want to study law and go to Law School at DU, then into politics and government. That is how I feel I can make the changes in the world I want to see. What about you? "When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us." - Alexander Graham Bell I lost sight of why I was working in finance. One, it was the best offer I got out of college, and I felt tremendous pressure to take it and begin a career. That was a mistake. I gave up the opportunity to travel through China with a classmate. Second, the financial services industry is not for me. The unrealistic demands and sales quotas to hit, the shallow nature of the job, and I felt like I was being forced to conform to being a wall street fellow. If anything, I feel that the industry is complicated on purpose, so Average Joes don't go into it. If everyone had the basic knowledge of finance that I got in a summer of working, then there would be no need for money managers. If anything, you can do it yourself. My honest thoughts: The finance industry is one giant Ponzi scheme. taking money from A to give it to B. The way the authors of the study materials talked about the '08 crash was disgraceful. They are so out of touch with the reality of most Americans. Not many people have the ability to lose their entire retirement and savings. Wall St. and bankers do not have the best interests of the rest of us at heart, they do it for the commissions. That brings me back to the decision to not continue working there. I wanted it to work so bad, but there more I worked and saw the inner workings of the industry, the less I trusted it. Greedy brokers and dealers are the cause of the '08 crash. The short term agenda, and need to make quick cash is not something I agree with. I have studied Buddhism, sustainability, and business, yet I go into finance? I am grateful I had the opportunity to experience the industry because it showed me what I liked and didn't like. So, I am going to go into the Air Force, and study for Law School. My dream. And nothing is going to stop me. The chains have been broken and I am free. God Bless. Thank you for reading
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