Hi all,
As some of you may know, I am young, and I haven't been on the forum for very long, however I have tried to share some of my millennial knowledge with regards to internet & social media marketing - and have picked up a lot of value from the members of this forum. You know who you are, thanks!
I am now at a point in my life, where I have to decide which path I should take, whether I should aim for the stars in the future or aim towards building something as big as possible from where I am now, where I have few contacts and few scaleable, exciting business ideas.
Primarily, although I see the prospect of being an investment banker as rather prestigious, the only other interest I have in it from my perspective at the moment is the fact that it will be a great way to build up high level contacts within the biggest firms within my country and the USA, allow me to learn to manage my finances more effectively (once I reach high capital flow) - something that could be indispensable in the future - especially with tightening regulation within the EU - another potential career option for me is consultancy, although this is less 'fastlane' as far as 'slowlane' jobs go.
I also do have the academic background to be lucky enough to get in to such a prestigious career - although I appreciate that they do work hard for the money they earn - and I have had to work hard to get as far as I am now.
Looking at the other option, becoming a full time entrepreneur offers a less structured day, however at the moment, although I could scale my current e-commerce business further, it would not be something I see myself doing into the long term due to the fact that it is really repetitive and at times very isolating, perhaps due to where I live - and the fact that it only requires me (and an accountant). The fact that this can also be run alongside a normal day job with relative ease also makes me question whether it is actually required that I become a 'full-time' entrepreneur, why not make money with a business, whilst gaining experience in the world of Finance and a load of contacts that will be helpful in future businesses.
I guess at the end of the day it comes down to whether I want small to medium scale success now, or medium to large scale success when I am older. What do you guys think about it?
Thanks in advance!
As some of you may know, I am young, and I haven't been on the forum for very long, however I have tried to share some of my millennial knowledge with regards to internet & social media marketing - and have picked up a lot of value from the members of this forum. You know who you are, thanks!
I am now at a point in my life, where I have to decide which path I should take, whether I should aim for the stars in the future or aim towards building something as big as possible from where I am now, where I have few contacts and few scaleable, exciting business ideas.
Primarily, although I see the prospect of being an investment banker as rather prestigious, the only other interest I have in it from my perspective at the moment is the fact that it will be a great way to build up high level contacts within the biggest firms within my country and the USA, allow me to learn to manage my finances more effectively (once I reach high capital flow) - something that could be indispensable in the future - especially with tightening regulation within the EU - another potential career option for me is consultancy, although this is less 'fastlane' as far as 'slowlane' jobs go.
I also do have the academic background to be lucky enough to get in to such a prestigious career - although I appreciate that they do work hard for the money they earn - and I have had to work hard to get as far as I am now.
Looking at the other option, becoming a full time entrepreneur offers a less structured day, however at the moment, although I could scale my current e-commerce business further, it would not be something I see myself doing into the long term due to the fact that it is really repetitive and at times very isolating, perhaps due to where I live - and the fact that it only requires me (and an accountant). The fact that this can also be run alongside a normal day job with relative ease also makes me question whether it is actually required that I become a 'full-time' entrepreneur, why not make money with a business, whilst gaining experience in the world of Finance and a load of contacts that will be helpful in future businesses.
I guess at the end of the day it comes down to whether I want small to medium scale success now, or medium to large scale success when I am older. What do you guys think about it?
Thanks in advance!
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