First, let us relax the usual assumptions in a conversation like this and avoid obvious caveats like, “A would impact B in so many different ways, so it is impossible to say…” – let’s try to narrow it down.
If you could go back in time and change the flow of your life by changing one key decision, what would it be? In hindsight, what is the one thing that you walk around with a chip on your shoulder about in life that, with your knowledge now, you knew you could have done better (if you have a chip at all)?
Please share details and circumstances. Here is mine – with my SAT scores, I could have gone to a much better college. Only problem is, I didn’t really have any guidance at the time from anybody that knew what the f*$k was up.
Had it not been for my pushing parents I would have gone to a medical university and become a doctor (most porbably surgeon). Yes, I would not study finance at all.
I learnt the lesson and now when I make choices in life I only listen to myself and what my heart tells me is right. Btw a strong lesson.
I am much more into music now, and I regret not receiving the basic music education. Not as a trade skill of course, but something i could be doing casually for myself.
Considering my dad is an ex musician (albeit not professional) I blame him for being flaky and not pushing me hard enough.
I would have started a CFA focus internet forum before this niche was taken. Talk about rolling in money. I would have called it something like “Analyst Discussion” or “Financial Forum”. Can’t think of any other good names.
Fair enough. But I knew that I will never be into it way before I even finished the school. Although there was always a possibility of course.
By that time it was too late to switch because the music school program was very rigid in Russia. If you don’t start by certain age, you don’t start at all
