what an mba won't teach you
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[ 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 >>>