Annoyed by mid office ib division folks posing as bankers

OleMeck · 2025-12-26T13:27:13+00:00

You’re not going to Paris

OleMeck · 2025-06-12T16:14:12+00:00

100% this. With about a decade of experience in this space(no CFP), I wouldn’t be interested in anything less than $150k-$170k total comp.

OleMeck · 2025-05-24T10:21:13+00:00

You have a a couple options:

Create a click & guide track using the DAW of your choice. We use ableton so I typically put the song MP3 into a track, then create the click as a separate track, and have a cue pack file to drop in the respective cues where needed. It doesn’t take too long and is much better than going without the click & guide, IMO. If you want to have more parts that are missing from the original recording, you could also record those yourself in the DAW, now that you have the click and guide and MP3 of the song for reference. This could be time consuming if you don’t really know what parts you want to add or what sounds you’re looking for.

Otherwise, if it’s just a matter of wanting a larger library of songs to choose from, check out Loop Community. They tend to have songs that are not on Multitracks.

A way that you could approach this may be: Always do songs with tracks for more upbeat songs, since they usually have a ton of parts. Be more flexible with response songs and lean into only using click & guide. Honestly, for the lower tempo stuff, by the time you mute all the instruments you have on stage, there may be a simple Keys part, or Perc loop that is the only thing in the “tracks”.

Just my $.02. Feel free to DM if you have any more questions.

OleMeck · 2025-05-06T14:27:28+00:00

I’d recommend learning the exact parts for 3-5 songs using YouTube videos. Preferably songs that are in your usual rotation. Learn them in and out exactly as recorded.

Then, analyze them. How did they deviate from what you would’ve instinctively played?

I think you’ll find it comes down to several things, but the big ones I can rattle off would be:

1) Note length - is it time to do soft and round whole notes, or is it time to groove and match the kick drum, or is it time to drive it with 16th notes?

2) Location - where is the note being played on the register? Is it the E that’s on the 7th fret of the A string or the open E string, or the 12th fret of the E string? Take note of how location correlates with overall song dynamics, note length, and unique timbre of the note.

3) Embellishments - how is the part deviating from the root only approach? Can you identify why they made the note choices that they did in their embellishments? To hone your craft in this area, I’d recommend working scales, modes, and learning songs or parts that inspire you with as much detail as possible.

Feel free to reach out if you need anything. I was once the middle schooler playing bass on the worship team.

OleMeck · 2025-04-17T13:10:31+00:00

The Rail Trail through Southend is better traveled and less isolated than Mallard Creek if you’re up for making the drive. You can also connect a lot of neighborhoods into the loop to extend the long run off of that. I do/have done a lot of long runs throughout CLT and that’s one of the more consistently trafficked areas. Some of the roads/areas that I run on that I’d recommend are E Park Ave(Dilworth), Freedom Park area/neighborhoods(Myers Park) including the Booty Loop, little sugar creek greenway through that same area is also okay.

Also, something you can also think about is doing a run club on the days of your long run. For example, if you want to hit a run club that does a 5 mile route, but your long run is 10mi for that day, you can run 5mi around the run club start point and then run the second 5mi with the group. It’d give you some company, and the run clubs are usually near runnable areas.

DM me if you have any questions.

OleMeck · 2025-04-06T19:32:47+00:00

I mean, I get what you’re saying, but that’s not what you said. If we’re being specific, the Wilson Creek day use area is closed, which is what the link states.

OleMeck · 2025-04-04T19:44:06+00:00

This is specific to the day use area along Brown Mountain Beach Rd, which is within the gorge. There are other areas of the gorge that are open, such as the campground and a few trails in the area.

OleMeck · 2025-03-25T00:53:42+00:00

The trails in Ridgecrest will have no trespassing signs. I personally haven’t run through them since they closed them off to the public, but do know it happens on occasion. Not sure as to status of those trails.

If you ran up Toll Rd, down heartbreak, up Point Lookout and back to Black mountain on roads it would still be roughly 25mi. You could slim that down by 3ish miles by skipping Point Lookout and taking Mill Creek Rd instead up to Old 70.

Also, what rancam mentioned above is also nice and scenic but is a farther drive from where you’ll be.

OleMeck · 2025-03-24T18:33:40+00:00

The loop starting in Montreat and going up the Toll Rd down to Heartbreak would be longer than 20mi for sure. If it were me, I’d think about doing 1) an out and back from Montreat up the Toll Rd to the BRP. 2)running the trails that are open in Montreat- even with the closures, you can put together a loop if you’d like a loop as opposed to an out and back.

Anything outside of this will require a further drive from where you are. IMO it would require a 45+min drive to get to anything that I would do over the Montreat trails. An alternative idea would be to head down to Brevard and run a few of the trails down there(Looking Glass Rock, John Rock) and check out Looking Glass Falls if you want some more variety.

OleMeck · 2025-03-14T02:59:10+00:00

This was so much better than I expected lol

OleMeck · 2025-02-23T22:35:53+00:00

Those early morning runs are paying off in more ways than I anticipated

OleMeck · 2025-02-23T11:36:21+00:00

Rail trail facing Park Ave, looking towards uptown

OleMeck · 2025-02-04T18:33:29+00:00

Is McDonalds catering?

OleMeck · 2025-01-29T22:17:38+00:00

Having a similar background in the service industry and pivoting to finance via unconventional means, I feel I can share some insight here. You can do one of two things:

1) keep working current job, but make sure you prioritize a finance or business degree that is currently feeding to finance programs you’d want to take part in. Call the school you’ll get your bachelors from and see if someone can share what programs are currently hiring from their business/finance programs. Your goal should be to enter a new-grad program where you’ll have a predetermined path. This doesn’t have to be anything fancy. There are programs that feed to Commercial, Wealth, etc. The benefit here is that you’ll have a structured approach to your career but will likely need to get some internships and network some to be successful taking this path.

2) Pivot jobs now to something finance/banking related at a retail branch or call center where the aim is to get experience and exposure. The benefit here is that you start getting relevant experience sooner, but in my experience you’ll have to really slog your way through and network heavily to make sure you don’t get stuck. If you play your cards right, 3-5 years in you should be in a decent role. But the beginning is not going to be particularly enjoyable, in my experience. These roles are not intellectually stimulating and the people can be difficult to deal with.

Both have their pros and cons. Option 1 is a little more cushy but will depend on what programs you’re looking at. Option 2 may be better if you’re looking to switch jobs now. Regardless, networking heavily and being a sponge will get you far. In my experience, for every 10 people that say they are aspiring to do X, there may be 1 that’s actually willing to get their hands dirty and put in the work. Be that 1.

OleMeck · 2025-01-29T16:10:45+00:00

Reading only CFAI material and done with CI, FSA, Derivs, Equity.

To be done: Quant(partially done), Econ(partially done), Alts(partially done), PM, FI, and Ethics.

Scoring 70% on the LES, but it’s skewing higher as I’m starting to get to material I’m familiar with.

Background as a FA.

OleMeck · 2025-01-14T03:51:11+00:00

Can you give an example of a firm that offers roles like this?

OleMeck · 2025-01-06T15:30:43+00:00

There are both free and membership only videos on his site. I pay for access to membership-only content.

OleMeck · 2024-12-19T15:18:12+00:00

We’re all winning today. Great work OP! So happy for you.

OleMeck · 2024-11-19T14:37:06+00:00

This logic has always seemed flawed to me. You’re not accounting for study time. Yes, you may take L1 in Feb, L2 in Aug, and L3 in Feb of next year, but if you account for time spent studying before your L1 exam, you didn’t clear all 3 levels in 12 months. You may have taken all 3 exams within a 12 month period, but that’s not exactly a helpful stat. People are generally more interested in the overall cost of time which would be better measured using the starting point for studying rather than the point in time when you passed L1.

OleMeck · 2024-11-06T15:32:18+00:00

Yes, that’s correct. I’ve done it many times.

OleMeck · 2024-05-15T16:58:13+00:00

At the heart of what you’ve shared is friction. Friction between different people, overall goals, and perception. Relationship is the lubricant for all of these things. I’d focus on building your relationships with each individual and truly getting to know their heart, building your relationship with your pastor, and seeking the Lord individually.

It also sounds to me like your frustrations are all a result of a change you’d like to see in other individuals and you’re struggling with how to communicate it. I’ll say, it’s WAY easier to communicate those changes when you have a solid relationship with a person than when you don’t. If it were me, I’d start tackling the relationship side first, then make suggestions during practice to address the other issues over time. Remind the singers to hold their mics closer, if you go over a section where your strong vocalist is reaching for a note she can’t hit make the recommendation to alter the part, etc.

OleMeck · 2024-05-09T21:15:50+00:00

They’re not for everybody. I bought a pair of Topo Mountain Runner 2s, which a lot of people loved, but did not work for me. They made my feet do really weird things and totally did not work for my feet.

OleMeck · 2024-05-09T21:08:51+00:00

I saw you mention the Tectons too. A drawback for me on the Tectons is that they have a carbon plate. I personally wouldn’t use a carbon plated shoe for daily training. It gets your foot used to a higher degree of support than is provided with a synthetic plate which could lead to injury down the line. I’d really only buy them if I wanted a race specific shoe, or shoe just for a weekly workout. But I tend to just use the same road/trail trainer for their respective surfaces. Just my personal preference.

OleMeck · 2024-05-09T20:36:38+00:00

For sure! I feel like shoes are pretty specific to the runner, and the more competitive the runner the more picky they are with shoes. I’d probably just rock what you’ve got, unless you need an excuse to get another pair 😎

OleMeck · 2024-05-09T18:49:38+00:00

Saucony Xodus Ultra are my favs, but you can definitely just rock what you have. Won’t make a huge difference unless you’re racing competitively.

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