It is easy to get distracted when there are so many events and issues unfolding around you. INSEAD is famous for keeping their students busy. Not only is the traditional 2-year MBA condensed into a 10-month program, the number of talks, and events organized each day (and each hour) in school is astounding - there is on average 3-4 'official' events on any given day, and that doesn't even include the informal events and socializing activities.
For that reason, I wanted to stay focused throughout the year, and really stay committed to achieving the goals I set out for myself at INSEAD.
My primary purpose of coming to the 10-month MBA program was to learn about the international business environment, in hopes to work in the private sector (immediately after the MBA, and eventually be a part of the economic development efforts in Myanmar a few years down. The 10-month long program ensures that I don't miss out too much on the worklife. As strange as it may sound, I enjoy working. It gives me a sense of purpose and self-worth. For this very reason, I felt unhappy and unsettled when took a break from work (March to August 2014).
To really learn about businesses (and in a condensed program such as INSEAD) requires extra attention to the course work. I paid attention in the first two periods where they taught core classes (or the fundamentals of a business education). These classes span from accounting, to finance, to strategy to name a few. Looking back (now in P3), I think I reached this goal - I am now more educated about businesses (and did relatively well in my core subjects).
Another reason I came to INSEAD was to take a break from the very compressed and stifling work (and personal) life back in the small town Yangon. Perhaps due to the nature of my work (that requires networking), I knew a lot of people in the small (but growing) Yangon. Everytime I am out, I felt like I am in the public eyes and craved for privacy and anonymity. This anonymity goal is a bit more difficult to attain at INSEAD because we spend so much time on the small campuses (both in France and Singapore).
Thirdly, I saw INSEAD as a door towards independence. Ever since I returned from Shanghai to Singapore, when my post-college NGO gig didn't work out, I have been waiting for a time to stand on my own two feet and be independent (financially and logistically/administratively). This is why getting a relatively good job after INSEAD is important to me.
Now, in the middle of P3, I am inching closer to the recruitment process and a step towards independence.
And now, being settled into the [hectic] routine of INSEAD, I am now finding more mental space (and time) to write and reflect on my experiences here and towards the fourth goal I have for myself this year: that is to live consciously and with awareness in order to enjoy the moments that pass me by in this 'transformative' year.
For that reason, I wanted to stay focused throughout the year, and really stay committed to achieving the goals I set out for myself at INSEAD.
My primary purpose of coming to the 10-month MBA program was to learn about the international business environment, in hopes to work in the private sector (immediately after the MBA, and eventually be a part of the economic development efforts in Myanmar a few years down. The 10-month long program ensures that I don't miss out too much on the worklife. As strange as it may sound, I enjoy working. It gives me a sense of purpose and self-worth. For this very reason, I felt unhappy and unsettled when took a break from work (March to August 2014).
To really learn about businesses (and in a condensed program such as INSEAD) requires extra attention to the course work. I paid attention in the first two periods where they taught core classes (or the fundamentals of a business education). These classes span from accounting, to finance, to strategy to name a few. Looking back (now in P3), I think I reached this goal - I am now more educated about businesses (and did relatively well in my core subjects).
Another reason I came to INSEAD was to take a break from the very compressed and stifling work (and personal) life back in the small town Yangon. Perhaps due to the nature of my work (that requires networking), I knew a lot of people in the small (but growing) Yangon. Everytime I am out, I felt like I am in the public eyes and craved for privacy and anonymity. This anonymity goal is a bit more difficult to attain at INSEAD because we spend so much time on the small campuses (both in France and Singapore).
Thirdly, I saw INSEAD as a door towards independence. Ever since I returned from Shanghai to Singapore, when my post-college NGO gig didn't work out, I have been waiting for a time to stand on my own two feet and be independent (financially and logistically/administratively). This is why getting a relatively good job after INSEAD is important to me.
Now, in the middle of P3, I am inching closer to the recruitment process and a step towards independence.
And now, being settled into the [hectic] routine of INSEAD, I am now finding more mental space (and time) to write and reflect on my experiences here and towards the fourth goal I have for myself this year: that is to live consciously and with awareness in order to enjoy the moments that pass me by in this 'transformative' year.
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