Start of a new dawn

Finally finished most of the training and will be starting my new job 1st dec 09.

Despite a lot of negativity surrounding this industry and the people within it as a whole, I've also seen alot of positive and hope that I will not let the negativity get to me, especially since I am a born pessimist :P

Rejections and negativity aside, I must say that I have been very impressed by a lot of talented individuals in the very short time I interacted with them. In my 3 years in the bank, I have rarely, if ever, been 'wow' by a single individual. Most of the people I met are really either salesperson, really service oriented persons, but majority are bureaucrats whose main objective is to minimize their work, wait for knock off time, and hope for yearly bonus.

Here, I see talented, driven, (and hopefully ethical) individuals that really 'wow' me. When I listen to them, they make so much sense. It does not feel like bullshit. That's something new to me.

I guess other than money, the other motivating factor for me is knowledge. I felt that I had learnt a lot, especially from A.N. To put in KS words, he is truly a cut above. I concur, and truly respect that fact.

I hope I can one day achieve that.