If you could go back and tell your younger self something - what would that be?

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You’re going to be fine; and when you struggle, don’t worry, because you are learning invaluable lessons that you’d likely never learn otherwise. Also: be your own advocate, and be relentless about it. Even the best boss can never look out for you like you can look out for yourself. And finally: mental and physical health underlie and enable any lasting success you will have. Take care of yourself, your mind and your body.

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Just like you put 20% of your salary toward savings, put at least 20% of your time toward improving your portfolio. It’s the ONLY thing that matters to your career, and it’s what’s going to keep you in demand.

Also, when you get laid off, work your ass off to find another job **the very next day**. Because the longer you go without a gig, the harder it is to get back into it.

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Take every single day of your vacation time. You earned it.

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Go into Finance!

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Buy bitcoin

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Enjoy life more. Can’t take back the endless hours at work when I could have focused more on my personal life.

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Quit drinking at 24. Go straight to portfolio school.

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Study abroad. Your loser college boyfriend is it worth it

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Make the effort to get to know more people at work.

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You don’t have to work with people who verbally abuse you (and everyone around you.)

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dont sacrifice your health or your time with family for this industry.

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She’s not worth it

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Stop trying to fix things that aren't worth it.

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Don’t let the fact that others are long winded and passive aggressive ruin your confidence. When the conversation has gone on too long, with 20 people saying the same things, it’s perfectly fine to not pile on your opinion just to get yourself heard.

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All of Finance is a totally legal pyramid scheme. Get in early!!

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Do what you want, not what others want you to do

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Look like you give a shit

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Don't take that job for money, it's not worth it

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Chase the work, not the women.

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Golden handcuffs isn’t a joke. You will become accustomed to, and eventually dependent on, the high salary etc. Don’t do it. Run. Find another way to make a living. None of this is worth what it will do to your soul.

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