I am often asked, “Why did you leave investment banking?”
It’s a long story but here’s one reason…
One of my favourite contemporary Russian authors, Mikhail Veller, says in his book Everything about Life:
“An indicator of a good life is the memories you create”.
So, if you were to write a chapter in your life’s book for last week, month, year, would you have enough memories to write about?
For me, the scariest thing about working in banking was that I was not creating enough new memories.
My life was flashing by.
It was all work and accumulating money.
Time had shrunk.
Monday to Friday was home – Canary Wharf – and back home.
I know a lot of things have changed these days but…
What’s your experience?
Are there any memories you’d love to create but you’re currently not creating?
Loving you, Angelos
Old picture: The view of the Thames from my desk at 1 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London.