Tuesday, October 9, 2007

So, What am I up to?

As I've mentioned my goals before, I've specified that all of them are linked to each other. Achieving one of them would lead to fulfillment of the rest. Let me try to link them again. Reaching financial freedom will serve good to me and the world around me. It will lead to my flexibility of time and location as well as the possibility of giving back to the planet.

Therefore, i should start by concentrating on accomplishment to reach financial freedom. To do that i must come up with a strategy for implementing my plan and how I m going to get where I want to be. For that I need to answer following questions: 1. Where exactly do I want to be?; 2.Where am I right now?; and 3.What would it take me to get there?

Let's talk about financial freedom, first. For me, it doesn't simply mean a certain amount of cash in savings as people never feel when enough money is enough. As I approach the moment of financial freedom, it is just going to feel right. Once you feel that it allows you to accomplish other things, you should know you are at the right place.

Where am I now? I m a senior student at college, graduating with knowledge about finance and investments;) I am about to get out of school and apply for entry-level positions as an analyst. I m looking for a position at a global company so I can gain a better understanding of global markets. I m taking a course on international finance markets this semester and at the same time I m watching closely the BRIC economies ( Brazil, Russia, India, and China) as I strongly believe that those economies are going to become tremendous in size and value. As i gain experience at one of those companies, I d like to open something on my own. I know that Russia, for example, still lacks a lot of financial products and services, but the potential is big. That is an option I d like to explore further.

I believe that following position will be profitable enough and flexible enough to travel and help the world around me, which are my two other major goals.