Aspiration

Sitting in a mock interview of Sales and Trading desk was asked, prove you are risk lover?
Now this is tough, I have never thought any reasons and situation when I may conclude that I risk averse or risk lover. I generally take life as it is without having much thought what it will carry for me. But to prove risk lover is really tough task.
All of a sudden, something clicked (happens more frequently now). And the conversation proceeded as follows:
Interviewer: How can you prove you are risk lover?
Me: Huh!!! Seriously are you kidding me (not audible)
(Interviewer was Tuchha (senior in IIM lingo))
Me: Did you find first year at IIM tough?
I: Yep so?
M: No just confirming we can understand risk in clear perpsective. If you find it difficult to manage, where apart from studies regular cases, group studies: also you need to prepare for Summers in first year attend I don't know 50 ppt's, working in Industry project , every alternate days preparing for Marketing presentation.. Despite knowing all this hectic schedule, I still preferred to get married and stay with my wife.. The biggest risk I took was coming to IIMA after marriage, staking my married life!!!!
I: Don't you mean other way around??
M: That won't be risk loving... That is just managing time...

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