Hello Mister Walrus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So, there’s a guy in my office who is going to try > to swim the English Channel at the end of this > month. Wtf? And here I am feeling smug about > passing some stupid CFA test. Anyway, this has > inspired me to train for some kind of physical > feat as well. Perhaps I will try to do a > half-marathon, and maybe a full marathon > eventually. To be honest, this was something on my > neglected list of “things to do before I die”. > > Does anyone have any other ideas? There is more to > life than just making money. I want to be > passionate about something other than my job. Who > is with me? > > (Though now that I think about it, there does seem > to be a correlation between marathon/triathlon > competitors and success in business. Not sure if > it is causative, though.) I wrote my bachelor’s thesis on success vs physical activity. There is a correlation for sure. If you want an “easy” thing to cross of your list, try running with the bull in Pamplona. The big plus is that chicks become putty when you show off your scar from being gored by a bull.
^didnt some guy just got killed a few weeks ago? That is a no go for me right there.
gongshowsgocheddar Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I used to date a gal that ran marathons. Great > body, but saved all her energy for the races. If > you know what I mean. Yeah that sucks, I remember in college all the female athletes were all about training and going to sleep at like 9pm.
$tarving_Banker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ^didnt some guy just got killed a few weeks ago? > That is a no go for me right there. I guess the CFA investor policy statement will describe you as “low” to “average” willingness to take risk, while my co-worker would have “above average” willingness.
^yea. Not a big fan of taking risks that offer no tangible returns.
The thing is, I don’t believe that there are no returns. When this guy puts “I swam the English Channel” on his resume and assuming everything else is equal, he will be twice as likely to get interviews. People like to meet and/or hire people who do impressive things like this, even if they are not really related to work.
Hey, I swam the Pacific Ocean. Not to mention the Atlantic, and the Indian. Oh wait, you mean “all the way across it?”
I did a half marathon back in February. Am training to do a 30K trail race in October and am using that to build up to either a marathon or a 50K trail race next spring depending on how training goes over the winter. Props to anyone who can swim a longer distance. I’m a horrible swimmer and could never do it.
Hello Mister Walrus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The thing is, I don’t believe that there are no > returns. When this guy puts “I swam the English > Channel” on his resume and assuming everything > else is equal, he will be twice as likely to get > interviews. People like to meet and/or hire people > who do impressive things like this, even if they > are not really related to work. True, you may end up with some great stories. I’d rather take the more traditional “de-worming orphan in Latin America” approach to impress interviewers, though. But each to his own.
$tarving_Banker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- . I’d > rather take the more traditional “de-worming > orphan in Latin America” approach to impress > interviewers, though. > don’t use that for impressing business schools interviewers, fyi
^lol