The Moment I Realized Writing Was An Opportunity Worth Pursuing

30 May 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief first‑person account, the speaker recounts observing senior BlackRock employees crafting detailed market‑analysis emails. Inspired, they launched an internal newsletter at age 23 that summarized market developments and linked to educational podcasts. The newsletter quickly attracted a few hundred readers, including high‑level executives, who appreciated the content. This exposure led the speaker to realize that publishing thoughtful writing can open new opportunities within a firm, prompting a strategic shift toward using writing as a career‑advancement tool.

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The real reason I saw writing was within BlackRock, there was a ton of high-level people who'd write these really in-depth emails that would break down their views on the market and what they thought. So I said, wow, okay, if I want to have new opportunities within the firm, I would start my own newsletter. So I started an internal newsletter where I would summarize what was happening in the market. I'd link to some podcasts that I was listening to to learn, and I had a couple hundred people reading that. And then just like that, I was 23 in the firm and had some of the highest-up people reading that and enjoying it. It clicked in my head of if you want to unlock new opportunities, Put yourself out there in some way.