Comments on: How to Be a Workaholic Without Burning Out https://mergersandinquisitions.com/workaholic-without-burning-out/ Discover How to Get Into Investment Banking Tue, 09 Apr 2019 01:46:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 By: M&I - Brian https://mergersandinquisitions.com/workaholic-without-burning-out/#comment-680717 Fri, 25 May 2018 00:05:49 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=22012#comment-680717 In reply to Smita Pathak.

Read and write a lot. Get books on writing. Start with these:

https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-Classic-Guide-Nonfiction/dp/0060891548/
https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Style-Fourth-William-Strunk/dp/020530902X/
https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft/dp/1439156816/

]]> By: Smita Pathak https://mergersandinquisitions.com/workaholic-without-burning-out/#comment-680588 Thu, 24 May 2018 02:12:14 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=22012#comment-680588 Hi, I really want to have stellar communication skills and great english for this field. I am currently an analyst at KPMG Corporate Finance. Can you tell me what should I do to improve my English and to have amazing communication skills.

]]> By: M&I - Nicole https://mergersandinquisitions.com/workaholic-without-burning-out/#comment-467946 Fri, 13 May 2016 07:45:19 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=22012#comment-467946 In reply to JM Valdeiglesias.

First I’d ace your current role and make sure they give you stellar recommendations. Secondly I’d try to figure out the real reason they gave you bad review. Was it because you left abruptly? Were there are other reasons? If you can try to tie up some loose ends this may ease the situation a bit. Thirdly I’ll work on your pitch – why did you jump from IB to AM, and why do you want to jump back to IB? And I think its always easier to transition through your contacts/friends in your case. If they have seen your work / know you personally your case maybe an easier sell. I wouldn’t worry too much about the bad reputation if this isn’t something you can change. I’ve seen someone in your case who bounced back just fine.

]]> By: JM Valdeiglesias https://mergersandinquisitions.com/workaholic-without-burning-out/#comment-466652 Wed, 11 May 2016 22:01:07 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=22012#comment-466652 Hey Brian, big fan here; i have a huge question because i kind of fucked up. I was working in Lazard at the M&A team in a south america country (it’s called MBA-lazard a JV). I was considered like a high potential by my associate (i was an intern doing anayst work pretty much), but after 2 months i got burnt out and i decided that i wanted to quit, surprisinly i quitted in the way you taught (despite not knowing your web by that time), however, the team took it really bad, to the point to giving bad references to other Jobs about me. Im currently working in Asset Management, but i want to go back to IB eventually (1-2 years period). How can i make it happen since im sort of having a bad reputation?

]]> By: M&I - Brian https://mergersandinquisitions.com/workaholic-without-burning-out/#comment-462307 Fri, 06 May 2016 16:19:28 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=22012#comment-462307 In reply to SFK.

https://trello.com/

Highly recommended.

]]> By: SFK https://mergersandinquisitions.com/workaholic-without-burning-out/#comment-461524 Fri, 06 May 2016 00:50:52 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=22012#comment-461524 what’s the name of that list software ?

]]> By: M&I - Brian https://mergersandinquisitions.com/workaholic-without-burning-out/#comment-461405 Thu, 05 May 2016 21:49:30 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=22012#comment-461405 In reply to BBQ Shape.

Yeah, that book is definitely a good one to read. Agreed on the litmus test to see if someone “gets it” or not… whenever someone says something like that to me, I immediately think “Pass” in my head and try to avoid the person in the future.

]]> By: M&I - Brian https://mergersandinquisitions.com/workaholic-without-burning-out/#comment-461404 Thu, 05 May 2016 21:48:15 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=22012#comment-461404 In reply to Nick.

We’ve actually covered this topic before:

https://mergersandinquisitions.com/corporate-development-corporate-finance/

]]> By: BBQ Shape https://mergersandinquisitions.com/workaholic-without-burning-out/#comment-461209 Thu, 05 May 2016 15:26:29 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=22012#comment-461209 This is a good article. My favorite book on this topic about not burning out is by Tony Schwartz called The Power of Full Engagement. Ten years ago when I worked a lot of hours it would take me hours or maybe a full day away from work to relax and get re-centered. After a lot of practice and using the methods in the book I can disengage and fully re-engage after a restroom break.

I’m much more productive working remotely, but as you mention in the article, it can cause relationship strain. So I’ve had to be very clear with each that just because I’m “at home” doesn’t mean it’s leisure time. Yet some still find the temptation to believe that my presence indicates that I’m not doing anything important. Whenever I tell someone for the first time I work remote often and they say “Oh, so you can work in your PJs! That’s cool!” then I know that it’s probably not going to work out between us. They just don’t get it.

]]> By: Nick https://mergersandinquisitions.com/workaholic-without-burning-out/#comment-460413 Thu, 05 May 2016 01:12:38 +0000 https://www.mergersandinquisitions.com/?p=22012#comment-460413 Hi Brian, great article as always. Will you cover in the future career in M&A in corporates?

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