>> I would say enjoy school, it's the best four years of your life.
Sometimes more.
But enjoy school, don't put so much pressure on yourself.
And know that you're going to have to grind your teeth.
When I started out I was an assistant, I basically answered phones, I sent letters,
I was very client facing basically as a, almost like a secretary as an admin.
And I worked my way up and I often times get people that I talk to
and mentor that are still in school.
And I say, what do you want to do?
Well, I want to be an institutional trader.
Oh, that's great.
I'd love to be an institutional trader, that sounds like a fun job.
But what can you really do right now?
Is it realistic to expect you to, you know, be trading government bonds on the floor somewhere
or is it realistic for you to break in as somebody who is, you know,
showing their potential, showing they're willing to do whatever it takes.
I think nowadays it started with my generation,
people feel a little too privileged and I'd say, get employed.
That's the number one thing and then cream always rises to the top.