As I prepare to send my last PE Thank You and Farewell email, prior to leaving for the corporate side, I thought I'd try to reflect on some of my key learnings over the last few years.

Things I wish I would've been told / general pieces of advice / other random thoughts

1/11 i) Attitude is everything. It's easy to become jaded as an IB/PE professional and to lose sight of what you're actually doing. Optimism is key -- try to find the silver lining in every task you do. It's okay to get frustrated, but don't dwell on it.

2/11

Thoughts from heading into my fourth year in PE:

i) While the job can be interesting, and evaluating new companies is certainly stimulating, the job at the junior and mid-levels really can be a grind (not too dissimilar from banking) -- grass is not necessarily greener. ii) Though I certainly have been exposed to operations at our companies, constantly am feeling like my efforts are just too far removed from where the impact is actually being made. Have been struggling finding a sense of purpose lately.