Nicole's Journal

I don't want a finance degree anymore

For the past few months, I've been thinking about getting a finance degree because I think working in investment banking and the six-figure annual salary seem attractive to me.

I was thinking about getting a finance degree not just because of what seems attractive to me, but because I want to build a powerful network as well.

As they say, "Your net worth is your network."

Building a powerful network will help me build whatsoever that I'm thinking. Whether it would be an investing firm or a startup.

But studying a finance degree in college isn't the only way to build a powerful network.

You can have a degree outside finance or not having a college degree at all and still build a powerful network once you start putting yourself out there—once you start providing value.

Also, one of the reasons why I don't want a finance degree anymore is because I don't see myself still doing it for more than 10 years.

What's the point of doing it if you're not willing to be great at it?

#thoughts