Prep for something new...
Well, it's been a loooong time since I've been on the blog, and a lot has transpired! First and foremost, the biggest thing is that I have departed from Christie's to pursue something new - being a financial advisor. It seems that I have picked a rather tumultuous period to begin this job, but it is something that I have become very passionate about and have loved learning about my whole life. Seems to be the perfect fit for me, given the fact that I have always been interested in and goes hand in hand with my interests in politics, investments and assets. Anywho, it has involved quite the grunt-work and time...
I left Christie's in the middle of August after over a year of going through the ups and downs of the work force. Finding out what someone really wants in their job has been quite the journey, and I felt that looking for something new required my full attention, so I was unemployed for several weeks. I spent a couple weeks looking into new jobs and eventually landed a position at Axa. To get to the point, I have found something that has engaged me as much as school, with learning, studying and having meaningful interactions. While Christie's was in itself a great opportunity and learning experience, it did not engage me as I have been used to for college and high school.
The first step of starting this new job has been exam taking and studying. I have many licenses to take exams for, the first being my insurance for the state of New York. Eventually I will be moving on to the Series 7 finance/broker’s license and the Series 66/67, and then continuing while working with my studies in gaining more licenses involving money managing to create well rounded knowledge and eventually specialization in a particular field (i.e. retirement, markets, etc.). As of this moment I have almost finished the insurance portion, and have my state exam coming up in the next week.
Additionally, in the interim I got my business license in New York and started my own web based business selling vintage and modern watches as well as Pre-Columbian antiquities (interesting combo). I had a self designed major at Conn (Indigenous cultures of the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand) so I have been able to study and collect artifacts, particularly of the Moche culture from Peru and central America. Drop a line and let me know what you think! Anyways, have to get back to the studying but I’ll be back on soon. Go EAGLES! (Yeah, they aren’t doing so hot, but there are 10 games left in the season)