LBS Journey- A reflection

Do not blink, else you miss the unicorn.

 It is all happening so fast; these events, they call them “sessions” here. Just yesterday we were having brush up programs introducing us to what lies ahead. I blinked, and here I am in the third week.

I have always been interested in doing an MBA at LBS, so many positives I have heard about the school and my mentor, is an alumnus. It was an easy decision to make. The clinical environment was not where I intended to be for long anyway. To branch out, the MBA program seems the best pathway as I thought about it.

The brush up sessions started and were fun and educative. I probably have been deceiving myself at what emotional intelligence concept was about all along. The two sessions on emotional intelligence de-ranked me to a newbie. The social etiquette class made me question what I was doing during high school.  ‘’So, I have not even been eating right” I muttered to myself.  With these sudden realizations, I knew I had a lot to learn, relearn and unlearn while in this program.

This will be a new terrain and I was open to embrace what it will offer. My curiosity was proven right during my first session.  An ocean of new register was being introduced during the Corporate Financial Accounting class: Financial statement, balance sheet, equity, assets… I was already having palpitations trying to get a hang of them. The Professor, probably sensing my frustration, I might not have been the only one, gave me a lifeline. He mentioned that he did not start out with this knowledge as he did not major in accounting during his undergraduate years. He just worked hard to get here. That was a great relieve but then, I must work hard to get along.

As days became weeks, we were introduced to other sessions: Analysis of Business Problem, Management communications, Human behavior in Organization and Data analytics. They all came with their individual peculiarities. One key similarity I noted among them was that each was self-centered and jealous demanding attention for itself alone.  Looking back, I am grateful that we had a course on time management and as such, I will please all of them equally.

The classroom was so dynamic. Strangers soon to become friends and much more as we sail through the program.  It has been five years since I was in class. This one is different though; we are meeting virtually. Strange, but we must make the most out of it. My classmates are all very sharp and with brilliant minds. Most times, I am in awe of meeting so many Einsteins gathered in one space. Left for them, our hourly class sessions can continue infinitely and there will still be much to say. They all make the sessions easy and relaxing, and I look forward learning from each of them as we progress.

Will the journey be easy? I leave it to time. Here and now, we sail with great faculty members to guide us along the way.  Do not blink.

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