Fear

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life
                                                                                                    Ralph Waldo Emerson

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it
                                                     Salvador Dali

What Happens On Wall Street

Today you can find an interesting article in the New York Times written by Greg Smith – “Why I am leaving Goldman Sachs”. I am pretty sure this will be an interesting story to follow. My supervisor came and put the article on my desk. I guess my reputation succeeds me.

“Lunch meeting” today in one of the skyscrapers in downtown Calgary with a view over the Rockies. Looks like there is still tons of snow despite the past days of global warming. Potentially a one day ski trip on Saturday and I have recruited another lonely soul at the office that will join me.

Anyway, in order to remedy the stress problem daily exercise has been prescribed – today walking “home” from work - tomorrow swimming – Saturday skiing.

Transformation

The flip-flops from Costa Rica are exchanged for black pumps.

The cosy sleepwear is dumped in favor of black suit pants.

Morning tee and toast with the family is changed to morning coffee with the colleagues.

The student ID is upgraded to a corporate master card.

Meet the new me.

For now.