I learn from a coach said if you want to know whether the
path that you are fighting now is what you desire, just ask yourself do you
want to become like your boss one day?
Over the 9 years and 4 banks and 2 financial institutions, I had met different
kind of bosses and they are at their different stages of life. Let’s call them
3 wise man, they are at their early 50s and from their story I guess back in 20
years ago they are at similar page. How is their life now?
Wise man 1, a C levels in a big bank overseeing at least
1,000 people, what we call boss sit in the haven because you may be working in
a bank for years but you do not have chance to talk to him face to face. You
are lucky if email that you send or receive he is in CC. For him probably
facing board of director is the most stressful thing. His once said his time is
not his time because all will be arranged by his PA. He needs to play poker face, master in politic to maintain his territory.
Wise man 2, a HOD in local bank, work in the same bank
but different departments since graduated. Educating all youngish about his philosophy,
bank is a good place to spend life, stable job and able to feed his family
well. He is at his last bit of career where 3 years to retirement, reporting to
boss who are lots younger than him. After numerous cycle change of management, he
has no feeling for everything and anything. All that he concerns is do not shake
his chair until retirement because his kids are still studying aboard.
Wise man 3, a founder and CIO of a boutique financial institute,
he has much busier life and more thing to juggle at his 50s compares with Wise
man 1 and 2. In term of wealth, he probably accumulated the most too but
definitely not money that keep him running at his pace. To have that kind of
energy level at his age must be passion and great sense of satisfaction. His
business and life has thousand and one problem to solve but he never thinks of
retirement. He has the freedom of having marathon trip in Europe, Japan and Australia
for weeks in a year.
So, 20 years later, whose life I want?
Probably, this is the biggest inspiration for me at this moment. Keep running,
wise woman !
