It is a whole year gift that I receive an offer with JPM.
After celebration with friends and parents, I come to these three realizations
below.
1. Finding an internship may not be as hard as I thought
before. Neither are other things. As a young man, we just began our journey to
the real world. Opportunities are plenty. So the things that matter are that we
need to have confidence. Confidence keeps my eyes open and thus willing to give
a shot to things that someone else assume impossible. In fact, the biggest cost
is not failure, but opportunity cost. If I decided to take an easier intern
instead of a tough one, then I would sacrifice this great opportunity, the cost
of which is big!
2. Academics and real business world could be every
different. Think of what factors evaluate academic success and what factors
measure career success. Examinations, grades, GPA are really standardized
measurements of academic success, but there is no measurement of initiative,
passion, in person skills, etc. On the other hand, career success is measured
by non-standardized factors. Either competent jerks or lovable fools can have
their achievements in the office.
3. Money is a matter that doesn't matter. I was shocked at
first that I am paid so handsomely. But soon I realized money could be good
thing if I don’t pay attention to it but can be a very bad thing if I always
want to know how to spend it. Right now I spend an average $650(tuition not
included) every month to fulfill my basic needs. I live happily and healthily,
so any extra amount of money spent on fulfilling basic needs would be
unnecessary. So, say hi to money and then walk away from it (making investments
is another topic).
These are my realizations within the past 24 hours after
receiving the offer. I will keep posting my new thoughts and hope everyone can
leave your comments on these thoughts.
