Passion: Helping Folks

I volunteer because I like helping folks. Some people might call that altruism, but the reality is, I volunteer because I enjoy how it makes me feel to help others. I'd call that my passion.

For the past 6 months, I was developing a passion for working on the money market trading desk. Shooting the shit with the brokers, coming up with ideas for how to invest shareholders cash in a way that focused on safety & liquidity, and then getting some yield was interesting work every day. I said to folks that I enjoyed the money market day the same way I enjoy sudoku. Sure, it's repetitive but it's a new challenge every time. Plus, by coming into work early, I like getting the scoop on what was happening in the world overnight. I enjoyed being the know and listening to the news flowing out of other desks. More than anything I liked the constant banter between the traders, and frnakly, am quite disheartened that I am not spending more time with them. Like with my last Fixed Income assigment, I didn't mind coming in early. I liked the learning curve and that things challenged me. I felt like I was coming up to speed on the role, and could have morphed, one day into a good stewart for the funds. I could envision myself in a decades time, being on committees, making suggestions for the broader industry. In the meanwhile, I could imagine continuing to make small incremental suggestions to improve the process workflow on our desk. Continue to work with other departments to improve the communication between the groups. But alas, that's not an option. So, while I'm here in Costa Rica, I'm getting back to my roots and asking myself the question -- what is your passion Alayne?