These ideas extend outside of financial investing. One possible reason the rich are wealthy is because they were willing to take risks. People who work solely for commission give up the idea of (almost) guaranteed financial stability. But they have the opportunity to make more than people working solely for a salary. A salary based worker is capped at X amount of money every year (suppose you don’t get bonuses).
I have to build my risk tolerance, right now I am putting a lot of effort into doing things that I may or may not see a result for. I spend at least five hours a week, networking with individuals from the big 4 and other companies. My internship is taking time away from studying. What makes me uneasy is, when all is said and done, the time I’ve spent outside of studying may come back to haunt me. Of course it would be ideal to get top grades and still be able to work and network. In any event, I am going to keep doing what I am doing and put in whatever crap (is left at the end of the day) I have inside of me into getting those grades.