In banking, an analyst is an entry-level position typically hired upon finishing undergrad. On the same note, an analyst can be a senior professional such as an Equity Research Analyst. Regardless of tenure, we are always seeking to build our most important asset- ourselves.
There are lessons that I want to share with you that I have gathered from my own personal experience and the lessons imparted with me from spending time with those who triumphed over defeat and losses. You can always find positive, survivorship-biased stories all over the internet. I hope these lessons are nothing but generic and thought provoking.