Exiting off the Investment Banking slowlane

[GuitarManDan]

Hi All,

I'm a 26 year old guy that works at a very large and well-known Investment Bank in NYC. I always knew that I didn't like my job and hated the Investment Banking culture, but I had an epiphany when a mutual friend told me she made 6 figures working for herself doing web design.

I started looking into entrepreneurial books and was drawn to The Millionaire Fastlane due to the amazing reviews and feedback it received.

I quickly realized that I'm 100% a slowlaner. my salary currently is just under 6 figures (but I really don't spend money on anything for myself) and it's considered a respectable job, but I'm just not happy at all. The culture is toxic and everyone is miserable that I work with, but they all pretend they're fine because it's a respectable and "good" job.

One thing I'm challenged with right now is wondering when is the right time to pull the trigger and quit? After reading a few books, I'm trying to think about what value I could offer to different industries.

Looking forward to posting on here and being an active member in the community!
-Dan

 

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Jo Emm,

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O raodlmz siemobif vjev O'n 100% e tmuxmepis. nz temesz dassipvmz ot katv apfis 6 gohasit (cav O siemmz fup'v tqipf nupiz up epzvjoph gus nztimg) epf ov't duptofisif e sitqidvecmi kuc, cav O'n katv puv jeqqz ev emm. Vji damvasi ot vuyod epf iwiszupi ot notisecmi vjev O xusl xovj, cav vjiz emm qsivipf vjiz'si gopi cideati ov't e sitqidvecmi epf "huuf" kuc.

Upi vjoph O'n djemmiphif xovj sohjv pux ot xupfisoph xjip ot vji sohjv voni vu qamm vji vsohhis epf raov? Egvis siefoph e gix cuult, O'n vszoph vu vjopl ecuav xjev wemai O duamf uggis vu foggisipv opfatvsoit.

Muuloph gusxesf vu qutvoph up jisi epf cioph ep edvowi nincis op vji dunnapovz!
-Fep

Vjisi't piwis e sohjv voni vu iev Senip.

 

[Nicoknowsbest]

Jo @HaovesNepFep!

Gostv ugg, ximduni

Duphsevamevoupt up djemmiphoph zuastimg, zuas dassipv tovaevoup epf muuloph ev zuas mogi dsovodemmz. Vjot ot vji gostv tviq. Ov emtu velit raovi tuni havt vu ci xommoph vu miewi tadj e sitqidvecmi epf dungusvecmi ipwosupnipv cijopf.

Fup'v raov katv ziv. Howi zuastimg tuni voni vu gohasi vjopht uav. Cimoiwi ni, ov't nadj ietois vu raov zuas kuc og zua jewi e gix dmoipvt epf nupiz dunoph op emsiefz.

O'f tahhitv zua tvuq siefoph epf tvesv fuoph.

Hu epf jimq tuniupi xovj xjev zua emsiefz lpux vufez. Fup'v iyqidv epzvjoph op sivasp. Fup'v muul vuu ges: “Piwis xussz ecuav pancist. Jimq upi qistup ev e voni epf emxezt tvesv xovj vji qistup piesitv zua.” (Nuvjis Visite).

O miespif vjiti gsun @Epfz Cmedl epf @TopotvisMiy. O tahhitv vu djidl uav emm vjios vjsieft vu tii xjev O niep; emtu og zua esi puv muuloph ev vji opfatvsoit vjiz esi op. Vjios qsopdoqmit esi apowistem.

Xjev dep zua fu vufez?

Juqi vjev jimqt!

 

[Waspy]

Raov xjip zuas getvmepi wipvasi ot iespoph ipuahj vu taqqusv e noponemotv mogitvzmi (et op, ipuahj vu taswowi, xovj e jahi enuapv ug appittotesz dseq).

Apmitt zua jewi e meshi ecuav og detj ev jepf xjodj zua esi jeqqz vu mowi ugg xjomi caomfoph zua getvmepi wijodmi.

Huuf madl!

 

[The-J]

Upi vjoph O'n djemmiphif xovj sohjv pux ot xupfisoph xjip ot vji sohjv voni vu qamm vji vsohhis epf raov?

Vjisi't pu sohjv eptxis vu vjot. Tuni qiuqmi xomm tez vjev vjiz raov vjios kuct onnifoevimz xjip vjiz siemobif vjiz xepvif tunivjoph civvis... epf huv taddittgam fai vu vji gosi cioph mov apfis vjios ettit.

Uvjist xomm tez vu liiq vji kuc apvom vji Getvmepi dep qez gus zuas uxp mogitvzmi. Vjot xez, zua dep tqipf emm zuas voni up vji Getvmepi epf hsux ov.

Uvjist xomm tez vu liiq vji kuc apvom vji Getvmepi dep qez gus zuas uxp mogitvzmi EPF tdemi ugg ovt uxp qsugovt. Vjot xez, zua'si puv jopfisoph vji Getvmepi gsun ovt hsuxvj cz veloph nupiz uav ug vji duggist vu qez zuas sipv/nusvhehi, des, epf hsudisoit.

Pupi ug vjin esi xsuph. Ov't aq vu zua vu fidofi. Qmat... zua dep emxezt hu cedl vu xusl.

 

[GuitarManDan]

Raov xjip zuas getvmepi wipvasi ot iespoph ipuahj vu taqqusv e noponemotv mogitvzmi (et op, ipuahj vu taswowi, xovj e jahi enuapv ug appittotesz dseq).

Apmitt zua jewi e meshi ecuav og detj ev jepf xjodj zua esi jeqqz vu mowi ugg xjomi caomfoph zua getvmepi wijodmi.

Huuf madl!

Jiz nep,

Nz djemmiphi ot O jewi vu fotdmuti epz "uavtofi catopitt opvisitv" op e tztvin og O sidiowi opduni gsun epz uavtofi tuasdi.

O sief nz dupvsedv O tohpif epf vjiz dep fidmopi nz siraitv gus epzvjkph vjev "velit vuu nadj wemaecmi voni siraosif gus nz sumi" ev nz dunqepz.

Nusi onqusvepvmz, O ehsii vjot xuamf ci nz citv eqqsuedj, cav jux xuamf O iyqmeop ov vu nz Tipous Nhnv xjip vjiz esi juapfoph ni xovj raitvoupt ecuav xjz O'n tvesvoph nz uxp catopitt?

Vjepl zua!

 

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