"I've spent the last two years in the investment banking industry, where my team frequently handled enormous workloads under tight deadlines. Being a person that thrives in a fast-paced work environment, I consider myself confident, able to handle stress, and a calming force with my colleagues and clients. Someone else's stress isn't directed at me, so I don't internalize it. I consider tight deadlines as motivation to work as efficiently as possible. My experience in IB allowed me to grow more comfortable amidst market volatility. Those factors are outside of my control."

"I thrive in such situations. I learned early on that every emotion has power. So if I experience stress, I will look at that energy as fuel I can capitalize on. I just focus that energy and use it as a burst towards productivity, getting me closer to the end goal. Also, when I watch others getting burned out, they often put in more effort avoiding the work at hand. It amazes me how much effort people sometimes put into avoiding doing the work. It is much easier to power through it rather than delay and elongate the stress through task aversion. Not me. Powering through it gives me power and focus. That's a positive."