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The weeks are flying by.  The little guy is growing a pace and we are all getting used to being a new family.  Its great with the run up to Christmas, what better present could anyone want?

Also of interest to me is the motorsports scene.  F1 is due for a shake up next season with a number of new teams entering – the first time in many years.  Already they are bringing some fun to proceedings with Virgin’s Richard Branson and Lotus chief Tony Fernandes poking a bit of fun at each other:  http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/80599

Of importance to my work life post-MBA, it looks like F1 is also set to embrace the online world too.  Fingers-crossed as I would love to be a part of the coming revolution.

The most amazing experience.  What a month!

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I never thought I could write so much!  Twenty something thousand words and 140 pages later, the MBA dissertation is done.

So to is the course itself.

It has been a roller-coaster of a ride and I now find myself spat out the other end with new plans, new friends and new ways of looking at the world around us; much more than I ever imagined in fact.

Where next?  I am not sure.  There are some projects bubbling and I hope to start a new business in the near future.  Now however is a time for celebration of success and quiet moments to reflect on the last 12 months.  I am also looking forward to spending time with my wife again (an MBA widow of the last few months it has to be said!) and also catching up with friends.

For those reading this and starting on Monday, if you let it, the course will change your life for the better and for good.

Best of luck to those job seekers at the moment!  Sounds like you are having some success and this could be perfect timing to pick up on the recovery.

What a year!

Check out Brooke Fraser. An introduction to me from my lovely wife.  Imported from NZ and videos on YouTube.

Top Gun made an appearance in discussions today around my dissertation!  All those hours spent watching the film were not in vain.  How great!

The scene is now set for the summer months ahead.  The days of sitting in the lecture theatre are now a pleasant memory.  As I near the end of my last assignment, International Business on joint ventures in emerging markets, it is an exciting time ahead again.  Time to put all this theory into action!

My dissertation will be on developing and evaluating the reasonable prospects for a new venture.  The subject: Motorsports.

It was a brave step to take this route as I had a confirmed offer from a successful multinational company in the technology sector.  However, opportunities only come along so often and I decided to take this one.  More details will appear through the summer, as I can tell you about them.

The world of motorsports is in some turmoil. If you have missed it in the news, it is not because of the recession but because of political things.  The fighting is a shame because the F1 season is shaping up to be a classic.  Jenson Button is out in the lead but his rivals have caught up in terms of machinery.  Looks like we will have another good fight until the end; although not to the last corner of the last lap, please Jenson!

Wimbledon also started today.  Murray is through, having dropped one set. He has a very solid game and is more emotionally stable than Henman.  This doesn’t make it so on the edge of your seat, but great to see the Brit’s doing well in sports.

The chilli are looking good and we had our first home grown strawberry today!