October 2011
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May 2011
3 posts
From San Francisco to Chicago
Once I was accepted to the weekend program, there was no doubt in my mind that I had to move to Chicago. And that was because I wanted to:
Minimize travel: Since I work in consulting, I am frequently on the road Monday to Thursday. Traveling to Chicago over the weekend after the work travel was just not feasible - both for my physical and mental sanity. Depending on where you live, travel can...
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Introduction
In August 2010, I joined the Weekend MBA program at University of Chicago Booth School of Business. I decided to pursue the MBA while working full time at a mid sized digital media consulting firm. At the time of joining the program, I was 32 years old, married and a resident of San Francisco. This is a chronicle of my journey through the balancing (and often conflicting) act of a full time job, a...
Controlling the environment
Do you ever plan a trip or always participate in one?
Do you ever call friends over on a weekend or always wait for an invite?
Do you ever decide which project you want at work or always accept the one that’s offered to you?
In order to control the outcome of your experience, you have to take steps to control your environment.
You can’t control your environment unless you plan...
April 2011
5 posts
Technology for the sake of it!
Fancy looking graphics that take 30 seconds to load are useless
Technology for the sake of it is a waste of money. It needs to either inform, alert, attract or facilitate a sale to the customer.
Where is the map?
Where is the map that will guide you from mediocrity to success, from the beginning of a career to its top, from the start of something new to its very end?
Unfortunately there isn’t a map anymore. You have to get behind the wheels, fire up the engine and be on your way. Let the signs on the way guide you to the destination.
What if?
99/100 times:
1. You will not meet an accident
2. The IRS will not audit you
3. You will not get fired or laid off
4. If you talk nicely to a stranger, they will talk nicely to you
5. People will support you in your endeavor
Stop procrastinating, pulling out, backing off, over analyzing, What if’ing stuff.
Avoid Risk vs Ignore Risk?
Is understanding risk the same as avoiding it?
Is taking risk the same as ignoring it?
Can someone take only calculated risks and be more than average successful?
Is it possible to focus on maximizing benefits versus mitigating risks?
Is acting based on fear all the time the same as buying a $12 life insurance on an airplane ride (0.0001 probability)?
Top 6 fallacies of B School
Just because you’re in B School, you’re not smarter than the rest of the universe. Most smart people don’t go to business school - not because they couldn’t but because they either didn’t want to or didn’t need to
Companies on campus make you sound a lot smarter than you actually are. It’s business. Now that they’ve spent enough to interview you...
February 2011
1 post
