It was a delight to take the stage at Bloomberg’s NYC with the amazing Paula Fry to celebrate the launch of my latest book (in collaboration with Klaudia Gorczyca), 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁.

The room buzzed with energy, and it was a privilege to share insights from my book with such an engaged audience.I was also honoured to join a distinguished panel with Caroline Butler from BNY, Cindy Lee from Virtu Financial, and Lisa McGowan from Bloomberg.

Together, we tackled topics which are front of mind for industry professionals in today’s world.

Some key insights from our discussion:

1. 𝗕𝗘 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗶𝘀𝘁. Ensure your life starts with YOU.

2. 𝗗𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 and put boundaries in place to protect these things.

3. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. It is not a pre-requisite.

4. 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲. A person who will tell you things others won’t.

5. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵. You have survived 100% of your worst days.

6. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴.

7. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻𝘁 “𝗻𝗼”. Time doesn’t give refunds.

8. 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Don’t defer joy.

9. 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻. 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼.

10. 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸!

Thank you to Harold (Hank) Anderson for his inspiring opening remarks and also Tejal Ravi Patel and Emily Brody for bringing your amazing mastery and making the execution of the event such a success.