MBA and the Holy Grail
September 18, 2008
One cool thing about being a journalist -- you get to learn a little about everything. Lately I've been immersed in podcasts -- radio shows -- about MBA programs. And, while my formal education ended with a BS in Journalism and Communications from the University of Florida many, many (do I need another "many?") years ago, I am being tempted to immerse myself in an MBA program for the purposes of expanding the side of my brain that's fairly withered from lack of engagement with finances, marketing, accounting, and other business aspects.
This is what I love about the Universe/God/Life. There you are, doing your life, with its to-do lists, and its relationships, and its work, when all of a sudden, some intriguing project drops into your lap that you really didn't ask for, and-- like a twig that's dislodged by a fast-running stream -- your brain gets knocked into high gear to do something you've never done before.
So tonight, I'm reading HOW TO GET INTO THE TOP MBA PROGRAMS by Richard Montauk, and everything is in this book. I'll have to ask him tomorrow during our interview if there's anything that's not in his book. This interview is for a podcast about admissions books, but it's also -- subliminally -- beginning to be for me. I am seriously considering going for my MBA.
Earlier today, I interviewed Paul Bodine whose book PERFECT PHRASES FOR BUSINESS SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE is due out in November. He emailed his book, and I read it. The biggest concept that leaped out at me from Paul's book is that it's not about selling yourself to get into a school -- you don't start with the school. You start with yourself. You are a Hero in search of your Holy Grail. What is that Holy Grail? That is the story that must be told in your MBA applications. Paul says "See your life as a story. Make it vivid, although remember, it is non-fiction."
We are all about our stories. The thing is -- like authors Debbie Ford and Neale Donald Walsch advise -- do not get stuck in your story. Awareness and gratitude set you free.
During my childhood years, when I was a target for violence, I learned risiliency. I "took off" in my mind -- with books and angels, to other times and places -- and I made it through alive. Then, I shoved every bit of that horrific story back -- far away from any thoughts -- and I boarded that story up. Until one day, when I was an adult and strong enough, the nails popped out, and the boards fell off. I was ready to process the violence and to heal. That story formed my character, trained my brain to be fearful, and sent me in search of my Holy Grail. The Truth.
Transcending the Trauma is an exhilarating process! Now it is time to confront every unreasonable fear and recast those damaging beliefs. Moments of extreme timidity and feelings of second-best don't belong any more.
Hell, I've jumped out of an airplane, run the rapids, and introduced Kenny Loggins on-stage. Might as well go for my MBA.
One cool thing about being a journalist -- you get to learn a little about everything. Lately I've been immersed in podcasts -- radio shows -- about MBA programs. And, while my formal education ended with a BS in Journalism and Communications from the University of Florida many, many (do I need another "many?") years ago, I am being tempted to immerse myself in an MBA program for the purposes of expanding the side of my brain that's fairly withered from lack of engagement with finances, marketing, accounting, and other business aspects.
This is what I love about the Universe/God/Life. There you are, doing your life, with its to-do lists, and its relationships, and its work, when all of a sudden, some intriguing project drops into your lap that you really didn't ask for, and-- like a twig that's dislodged by a fast-running stream -- your brain gets knocked into high gear to do something you've never done before.
So tonight, I'm reading HOW TO GET INTO THE TOP MBA PROGRAMS by Richard Montauk, and everything is in this book. I'll have to ask him tomorrow during our interview if there's anything that's not in his book. This interview is for a podcast about admissions books, but it's also -- subliminally -- beginning to be for me. I am seriously considering going for my MBA.
Earlier today, I interviewed Paul Bodine whose book PERFECT PHRASES FOR BUSINESS SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE is due out in November. He emailed his book, and I read it. The biggest concept that leaped out at me from Paul's book is that it's not about selling yourself to get into a school -- you don't start with the school. You start with yourself. You are a Hero in search of your Holy Grail. What is that Holy Grail? That is the story that must be told in your MBA applications. Paul says "See your life as a story. Make it vivid, although remember, it is non-fiction."
We are all about our stories. The thing is -- like authors Debbie Ford and Neale Donald Walsch advise -- do not get stuck in your story. Awareness and gratitude set you free.
During my childhood years, when I was a target for violence, I learned risiliency. I "took off" in my mind -- with books and angels, to other times and places -- and I made it through alive. Then, I shoved every bit of that horrific story back -- far away from any thoughts -- and I boarded that story up. Until one day, when I was an adult and strong enough, the nails popped out, and the boards fell off. I was ready to process the violence and to heal. That story formed my character, trained my brain to be fearful, and sent me in search of my Holy Grail. The Truth.
Transcending the Trauma is an exhilarating process! Now it is time to confront every unreasonable fear and recast those damaging beliefs. Moments of extreme timidity and feelings of second-best don't belong any more.
Hell, I've jumped out of an airplane, run the rapids, and introduced Kenny Loggins on-stage. Might as well go for my MBA.
Labels: Debbie Ford, HOW TO GET INTO THE TOP MBA PROGRAMS, journalist, Neale Donald Walsch, Paul Bodine, PERFECT PHRASES FOR BUSINESS SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE, Richard Montauk, transcending the trauma
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