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A new year, a new decade in fact, has begun. I hope you all had a fantastic celebration over the holidays. This year I am planning to develop the web service business that I have been running for the last few years. I plan to chart the progress here and see how life post-MBA will change along the way.
Happy New Year to you all.
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!
I have passed the Warwick MBA!
- 69.2% average
- 4 module distinctions (70%+)
- 79% for the dissertation.
These stats mean I rank near the top of the class too! Fantastic.
More than the numbers, the whole experience has been absolutely class. I did not realise I would learn as much as I have; as much about myself as well as the invaluable business knowledge.
MBA = Massive Brain Accelerator
Bring on the party 
Jenson Button driving to win the 2009 World Championship
It seemed like a long time ago that Lewis took the F1 title in last gasp fashion.
This year it was Button’s turn to win the title that has only ever been his to loose, since the first race of the season.
He had a disastrous quali (14th with his team mate and primary title rival on pole). The race was another matter. Storming through the field with some awesome over taking moves, in a series that is not used to such things (the TV cameras didn’t know where to look!) He finished 5th, ahead of his team mate and just behind Vettel. This was enough to take the crown and he is now world champion.
I am happy for him and the praises and congratulations have been coming in from all over. I just can’t help feeling that something is not quite right. He clearly made best use of a faster (often the fastest) car during the year. However, there is something that leaves me feeling quite ‘flat’ by the whole experience. Can’t quite put my finger on it; will let you know when I do. Perhaps it is just that the season is coming to a close and the drama is over for another year. I hope so.
Sebastian Loeb has won a 6th straight World Rally Championship title and Valentino Rossi a 7th World MotoGP title (celebrating with a chicken randomly!?). Congratulation to them all.
The MBA is complete and the parties are over.
The next cohort are probably installing nicely into their new home – looking forward expectantly to the opportunities that a year spent challenging yourself, your perspectives and your life objectives, that doing an MBA can give you. MBA standing of course for “Massive Brain Accelerator!”
For me it is now about the next project.
Despite the recession, there seem to be plenty of jobs available for the ‘right’ people. My direction is slightly different and I want to put the broad range of skills and knowledge into practise. I am therefore working on a number of entrepreneurial projects looking at the electric vehicle ‘market space’ and developing some Internet ideas.
Exciting times ahead.
Best of luck to all the new MBA’s and for my year, I hope you discover what you were looking for to now realise your dreams.
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!
I got my final result today – I have passed all of the (14) modules from the MBA!
Now just the project to finish. It has been so quiet on here because there have been a few hick-ups along the way with the project. My recommendation to anyone setting out on a dissertation project in the future is to make sure you get a good brief and keep it simple.
