what an mba won't teach you

[ what an #MBA won’t teach you ]

Dr. Jiten Makan

[ me ]Business Information Systems – 2000-2003

[ me ]Didn’t find a job…

[ me ]…didn’t actually look for a job…

[ me ]MSc Managing IT – 2003-2004

[ me ]Didn’t find a job…

[ me ]…didn’t actually look for a job…

[ me ]Again :s

[ me ]Sold stuff on eBay

[ me ]Opened a Subway Franchise - 2005

[ me ]Got asked “ever thought about doing a PhD?”

[ me ]Replied “Can’t say I have”

[ me ]Started PhD - 2007

[ me ]Many years later

[ me ]Finished PhD - 2014

[ me ]Ended up with 7 stores

[ me ]Kinda want a job now…

[ 10 Things ]

[ About ]Thoughts / Emotions / Behaviours

[ Impact ]Progress / Happiness / Freedom

[ Two Parts ]

[ i. Wasting Energy ]

[ ii. Shouldn’t Fear ]

< Can’t Control >

[ Wasting Energy ]

< Can’t Control >

[ Wasting Energy ]

[ Toil ]

< Pleasing Everyone >

[ Wasting Energy ]

< Pleasing Everyone >

[ Wasting Energy ]

[ Lots of people don’t know what they want ]

< Sense of Entitlement >

[ Wasting Energy ]

< Sense of Entitlement >

[ Wasting Energy ]

[ World doesn’t owe you anything ]

< Impatience / Immediate Results >

[ Wasting Energy ]

< Impatience / Immediate Results >

[ Wasting Energy ]

[ Adding layers of stress ]

< Focussing on Mistakes >

[ Wasting Energy ]

< Focussing on Mistakes >

[ Wasting Energy ]

[ Dragging up the past…to prove you was right ]

[ ii. Shouldn’t Fear ]

< Change >

[ Shouldn’t Fear ]

< Change >

[ Shouldn’t Fear ]

[ Inevitable…get on with it ]

< Alone Time >

[ Shouldn’t Fear ]

< Alone Time >

[ Shouldn’t Fear ]

[ Often gets to the source of the problem ]

< Initiative >

[ Shouldn’t Fear ]

< Initiative >

[ Shouldn’t Fear ]

[ Don’t be ‘that’ guy ]

< Calculated Risks >

[ Shouldn’t Fear ]

< Calculated Risks >

[ Shouldn’t Fear ]

[ Make a decision…fix it as you go along ]

< Not Caring / Being You >

[ Shouldn’t Fear ]

< Not Caring / Being You >

[ Shouldn’t Fear ]

[ Don’t focus on image or impressing others ]

< Summary >Control Emotions > Manage Thoughts > Behave in a Positive Manner

[ understanding what you’re about ]

[ what makes you ‘tick’ ]

[ what your values are ]

[ live & work your way ]

[ Able to deal with sh*t ] Effectively and Efficiently

Progress > Move Forward

[ me ]

[ cold logic ]

Does it matter…?

< No >

Why do I care so much…?

< Dunno >

Move On >>>