I have to share this. It's a long yet interesting read on the topic - 'What to expect and what to aim for as an MBA'. It can be extrapolated along more generic lines of professional success as well. Read the full post here by Jullien Gordon.
I am just quoting few punch lines here but do try to read the full article.
I even have classmates who are unemployed right now, but it is because they would rather be unemployed than underemployed. Their self-confidence gives them the strength to hold out so that they can find the perfect opportunity instead of potentially missing it because they are caught up somewhere else.
Fearlessness doesn’t mean having no fear, it means having less fear than courage. Yet, they respect all of the people like Phil Knight, Bill Gates, Sergey Brin & Larry Page, and Steve Jobs who took risks to develop and create major value. Together, these 5 people have created $666,000,000,000 in value and created 175,000 jobs. Imagine if Bill Gates followed the rest of his classmates to McKinsey or Sergey and Larry worked as engineers at HP. None of this value or these jobs would exist today.
They discovered that successful people don’t obsess over what other people may think about their work. They also found that enduringly successful people are more concerned with doing what they love than being loved. They don’t treat their passions like a trivial pursuits or low-priority items. Successful people focus on being good at what is meaningful to them, and do that—not “whatever” just comes along. They understand their unique passions and allocate their view of the right amount of time to each, according to their own individually chosen preference.
You can monetize any passion if you’re passionate enough and (you get) other people (to) love it too. It’s more of marketing question than a money question.
Don’t be recruited by a company. They will never know you the way you know you. All they are really look for is a huge ball of clay talent to mold. You can try to fit in, but you are who you are. Therefore, recruit the company you want.
So what should I do in business school?
Do everything you couldn’t do if you weren’t in business school. Fail BIG. Travel EVERYWHERE. Create VALUE (from scratch). Be GREAT.
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This article was a real treasure.
I think I’ll now start hunting for such articles and blogs on my own too. So much can be learnt and applied…
Thanks Nistha, keep sharing.