tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505519111776570994.post1425004344577762890..comments2023-08-23T22:21:00.390-04:00Comments on A Little Bit of Everything: Going Down the Rabbit Hole with "Like Crazy"Bengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505519111776570994.post-41070765349289611152013-05-14T11:30:46.843-04:002013-05-14T11:30:46.843-04:00I went to get my MBA for three reasons:
1. I wan...I went to get my MBA for three reasons: <br /><br />1. I wanted to eventually get my MBA and figured I wouldn't go back if I didn't go right then. <br /><br />2. I had a house with a year lease that I was too lazy to break...not the best of reasons, I admit. <br /><br />3. I had no idea what I wanted to do in terms of jobs, so I thought I would give myself time to think about it. <br /><br />It's hard to say if it was the right decision or not. I lost a lot of jobs initially because they thought my salary expectations would be too high, but then I got jobs because of the degree. <br /><br />My biggest lesson from all this is to sit down and really think what I want rather than mindlessly pursue a goal without thinking through whether it is a goal I really want to accomplish or not. It's sounds bizarre but I really saw myself in the two characters at the end of the movie. I had achieved my dream of going to law school, but this made me more unhappy. <br /><br />That neighbor who told me I wouldn't get in law school if I went to my undergraduate university wanted me to go to UNC-Chapel Hill. He was a UNC fan. He's a dick and not just because of where he went to school.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505519111776570994.post-20074839687446315472013-05-14T08:57:17.972-04:002013-05-14T08:57:17.972-04:00Great post, Ben. Again, very relateable to us old...Great post, Ben. Again, very relateable to us oldish mid-30s types :) I felt some genuine empathy here as I still don't know why I went to business school, and now that I've whipped myself into shape I feel I'd be better off being some type of healthy chef or fitness instructor...certainly way more happy...and it's so hard to make those career changes once already established with a marriage and kids. All we can do is teach the next generation to actually pursue dreams and engage them a bit more in what they'd like to do, instead of scaring them with "you'll never amount to anything without a four year degree from a law or business or liberal arts school". Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16477280386233433416noreply@blogger.com