"Pressure is among the few certainties of daily life on Wall Street - and knowing how to manage it is key to success. Business Insider asked its 2025 Rising Stars of Wall Street how they set boundaries and maintain routines to stay grounded in an industry where the threat of burnout lurks behind each promotion. All of them are standing out at some of the country's top financial firms at age 35 or younger, and somehow maintaining personal lives and sanity in the process."
"True to the gym-obsessed stereotype, many of the Wall Streeters said exercising is key to staying grounded, especially in the hours before work. Sweating it out at the gym helps relieve the stress they'll likely face during the day, some told Business Insider. As Lamar Cardinez, a principal at Blue Owl, put it, the gym "helps me feel fully awake quickly and supplies you with the energy needed for a full workday.""
Pressure is a constant on Wall Street, so managing stress is essential for durable careers. Rising young finance professionals, often 35 or younger and working at top firms, prioritize mornings for personal routines before long workdays. Many use early-morning exercise—gym sessions, padel, golf, tennis, skiing, yoga—to boost energy and relieve stress. Others protect family time, cooking, screen breaks, and brief periods of purposeful boredom to reset. Boundaries commonly include limiting evening work, carving out technology-free time, and embedding consistent sleep-and-exercise habits. These strategies aim to preserve personal life, reduce burnout risk, and sustain high performance in demanding roles.
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