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
I’ve got mixed emotions right now…
A few days ago, the following comment was left on a recent blog entry and I thought it would make a good thing to write about since I can't go into details about the Disorientation activities we've been having recently....
My coursework is officially finished!!!
YO!!! I should have written this entry a couple of days ago, but I've been too busy in the past two days to do so. As of Friday at 4pm, I'm officially finished with all of my Stanford coursework and the MBA and MA in Education are COMPLETED!!! It's been a long six...
Introducing a couple of new blogs that might interest you
I just received word that my roomie Detavio has started a couple of blog sites that might interest people who read mine.The first is his personal blog and, in it, he'll be giving advice about business school career topics (he's going into sales and marketing after...
No more classes for The Kid…
Ahhh, today was the last day of classes for the Spring quarter, which means that I am officially finished with class at Stanford. I’m not finished with my coursework yet though because I still have a final group paper for my Urban Ed class and an individual 12-15...
Please help my niece get a college scholarship…
What's up, y'all. I know this sounds weird, but my sister sent this out in an attempt to get my baby niece a scholarship from Evenflo. If you've got a chance, could you click on the link in the email below and place a vote. Thanks.-----Original Message-----From:...
I’m pretty shocked right now…
Last night, I got a big surprise when I checked my email and saw that I'd been selected as one of the three finalist for the Class of 2006 Arbuckle Award. I know that you guys have probbaly never heard of it, so here's what the award is given for:"The Arbuckle Award...
I guess it’s all about who you know…
When you've got President Bush writing you a B-school recommendation, I guess you don't need a college degree to get a top MBA. I wish this kid the best, but all I can say is "Damn"http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=513563
The name of the game is "Entrepreneurship"
The big theme for today is entrepreneurship because that topic has been on my mind a lot lately. One of the classes I'm taking, "Managing Growing Enterprises", has had me thinking about an entrepreneurial career since writing my final paper last week and some other...
Gotta love holiday weekends
It feels good to finally have made it to the Memorial Day holiday weekend. It's been a long couple of weeks and I've pretty much been limping to this point, so some rest and relaxation will be much appreciated. Most of the folks at the GSB have gone out of town for...
Just when I thought the robberies were enough…
...Now we've got reports of a mountain lion being seen on campus. Here's an email that one of the MBA1's sent out to let us know about it:-------------------I heard a report that a mountain lion has been sighted by people on campus in the last 24 hours. Palo Alto...