A major component of this site is a weblog that has had several lives, from its start as a featured MBA applicant/student blog on a separate site to its own presence on the Blogger system and now to its own domain as my personal website.
As you read through the entries, you'll see me go through three distinct phases in my life:
- Pre-MBA experience: Experiences that one typically goes through before matriculating at business school
- Life as an MBA student: Highs and lows of my time as a student at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in much more detail than most would expect to see
- Post-MBA life...and serving as a career/education/life coach to the masses: Responses to questions emailed to me by readers, where I use what I have learned through my own missteps and experiences to help others achieve their goals and avoid making the same misstepsÂ
Question about post-MBA career leveling with lots of pre-MBA experience
Hey everyone, I know it's been a while since I posted some originally-generated content, but I hope the articles that I've been posting recently have been interesting to read. I was incredibly busy leading up to the holidays and didn't really have time to knock out...
“Business: The End of the Affair” (from The Economist)
As some of you may have seen in the media, many observers are blaming business leaders for the global economic crisis. The thinking here is that the "Masters of the Universe" got greedy and tried to run global economies too hard and, when it was all said and done, the...
Helpful job search tips from WSJ.com
What's going on, folk. I hope you're all enjoying your weekend so far. And, for those of you reading this from the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern areas of the U.S., I hope you're all staying warm with the Blizzard of 2009 coming down around you today. I'm supposed to...
Letter to an MBA (written by my man Jullien)
Hey, everyone. By now, my long-time readers should be familiar with my friend Jullien Gordon, who was a year behind me at Stanford GSB. Since graduating from the GSB, Jullien has become a career and life coach of sorts and maintains his own blog to provide content to...
MBA Podcaster video “Getting Into: Stanford GSB”, http://tinyurl.com/yca8s8f
What's good, folk. I don't know if I've got my timing right, but I believe that the second round application deadline for Stanford GSB is right around the corner and, as y'all know, it's a pretty difficult place to get into (I still don't know how I did it). I...
Announcing a colleague’s new startup for wedding planning, VowDoo.com
Hey, everyone. I hope you've all had a nice weekend. I'm writing this entry on a return flight from Las Vegas, where I spent the weekend kickin' it and participating in some birthday celebrations for a young lady who has brought me a whole lot of smiles lately (Happy...
Interesting article – “A Brutal Wakeup Call for Part-Time B-Schools”
Hey, everyone. Almost all of my entries are aimed toward people interested in full-time MBA programs because that's who the bulk of my readers are. That said, I realize that some of you may be thinking about part-time programs, so, when I saw this article, I knew that...
My 500th post!!! — Tips on making an impression during company information sessions
What's going on, y'all. I hope you're all doing well. I know that it's been a while since I posted anything on my site, but it's been a busy few weeks for me...real life was calling me and I decided to focus on living it instead of spending my free cycles in front of...
Prospective MBA student interested in microfinance after strategy consulting
What's going on, everyone. I'm not sure if any of you are sports fans, but I'm a huge one and have my eyes stuck on Game 6 of the World Series. I was hoping for a Phillies win in this game in order to bring about a Game 7, but Pedro Martinez had pretty much given the...
Announcing a helpful site on Project Management and new guidelines for reaching out to me
Hey, everyone. This is going to be a really quick entry to pass along info on a couple of items...literally, two things: #1. After months of talking about it, I finally made time to create a set of guidelines for readers who email me for advice and perspectives on...
