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
Questions from an MBA aspirant from an energy background
What's good, y'all. I hope everyone had a nice Labor Day holiday weekend and didn't have too hard of a time getting back into the groove of work. I know it's hard to go from that day-off back to the regular grind, but at least the end of the week is a day closer when...
OK, y'all know I love 'da kids, especially when they're looking at the MBA journey early on in undergrad...so, I had to share this email from an undergrad at Duke. Plus, she's also from the South, so I am pulling for her bigtime, even if she did try to knock the great...
Advice for a teacher considering business school
What's good, folk. After my recent looooong entry about myself, it's time for me to get back to dispensing advice to readers. The email below is from a teacher who wants to make a big career switch, facilitated by earning an MBA. She has a few starter questions that...
Spreading the word about an organization devoted to helping kids
Hey everyone. This is going to be a quick post, but I thought it was worth putting up to help a great organization. One of my GSB classmates forwarded the following email to me about an organization called Embrace that is hoping to help premature babies in developing...
Follow-up email from the August 21 reader…
I just received this email from the reader I responded to in my August 21 entry. It's good to see that she's ready to face the application process with a renewed focus. 🙂 I hope all of you will cross your fingers and wish her well as she prepares to apply...
Question about why I keep maintaining this blog… (WARNING: this is a long entry)
What's up, peoples. I hope you're all doing well and looking forward to the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend (at least in the U.S.). For those of you about to start your MBA programs, make sure you do it up this weekend because you're about to get hit with a...
Giving advice to a very worried MBA re-applicant
What's good, folk. I hope you're all doing well and enjoying your summers as the days tick by in August. The email below is from a prospective re-applicant to Stanford GSB who really seems to be buggin' out as she approaches the new application season. In situations...
Question from an aspiring non-profit endowment manager
Hey, everyone. After the deaths of Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes this weekend, I was seriously thrown for a loop. Now that it's all settled in, I thought I should get back to addressing entries because my Inbox is getting extra, extra backed up.The email below is from a...
When it rains, it pours…
Yesterday, I made a post about the passing of Bernie Mac, which really got to me. Now, I've just heard about the death of Isaac Hayes...one of the smoothest cats ever to walk this earth. This has been an awful weekend for entertainment overall, but especially for...
A quick entry…
What's going on, everyone. I hope you're all having a nice weekend. I'm about to crash for the evening, but I wanted to write a quick entry to comment about two things...so, here I go:1. I don't know how many of you are comedy fans, but anyone who tracks comedy was...