Ihad an opportunity to earn my MBA degree in 1985 from the University of New York and received what I refer to as a dose
of ‘formal commonsense’ edu-
cation. I have not looked back
since.
I believe that earning my
MBA was the best thing that
ever happened to me and
helped me to grow as well as to
rediscover myself. This founda-
tion guided me in opening a
whole new world of opportuni-
ties in my career. I first recog-
nized these opportunities as I
rose to senior vice president of
a large company from the posi-
tion of a mid-level manager.
With my education in hand, I
took advantage of all opportu-
nities that presented themselves to me,
allowing me to become an astute busi-
ness owner and entrepreneur.
Would I have been able to accomplish
who I am without an MBA? I really don’t
have to think about this question; the
answer is very simple: Without an MBA
I would not have been able to accomplish
all of the things I have in my life. My
MBA has taught me the ‘desire to succeed’ and without that desire I may not
have pursued opportunities nor have
been able to achieve the successes I have.
Please allow me to share a few
thoughts about how obtaining an MBA
changed my life and how it can change
yours.
The first day I walked into my class, my
professor said, ‘What all of you will get
out from this degree is how to use commonsense in a formalized fashion; 95
percent of people have commonsense but
unfortunately 95 percent of people do
not use commonsense or do not know
how to use it.’ That was certainly a good
starting point.
Leadership is a quality that we all think
we have. We all assume we were born
with this quality. I come from the school
of thought that leaders are not born but
made. We all have some leadership qualities. An MBA degree will help you
unleash those qualities to become true
leaders.
Innovation and creativity always put
you ahead of the crowd. The question
you have to ask yourself is: Do you want
to follow the crowd or do you want the
crowd to follow you? By enrolling your-
self in an MBA program, you are already
ahead of many individuals who are still
thinking or considering pursuing this
goal. Out of the box thinking is finally in!
