I've been thinking a lot lately.

I am here in Boulder, and I am getting an MBA. How do I feel about that? Well, school work is kicking my backside but I have never been any happier, professionally, than I am today. I know I will never be a champion in Corporate Finance or even Marketing Management class, but I am being the best that I can be. And that is thanks to the one thing I keep telling myself.

And I am learning a heck of a lot. The number of influential people that I have spoken to, met, listened to and learned from in the past 4 months is incredible. Then there's all the blogs that I read. My blog reading patterns have changed since I started business school. Apart from all the tech blogs that I used to read, I've started learning a lot more from the 'behavioral' blogs I've discovered. I've been reading these blogs for a long time now but by 'discovered' I mean I have started perceiving them differently. My three favorite blogs right now are those of Garry and Sachin from Posterous and Learn To Duck by Micah Baldwin. I learn so much from just reading what they write, I now consider the three of them as my personal mentors. This is also probably the reason behind my reduced blogging - I am now trying to add value to my readers through personal experiences, just like these blogs add value to me. Observing these people, their actions, their words, their work is a lot more fulfilling than breaking my head over, say, Johnson & Johnson's marketing problems. Don't get me wrong, I am not discounting the value of solving these problems, but these solutions will not take me where I want to be. Again, my perspective has changed over the past few months. For the better, I would say.

I have also been thinking about opportunities. There are opportunities out there for everyone and we must train our eyes on them. But, you know what is better than finding and grabbing an opportunity? Creating one. That leaves you with the best chance of being the one to grab it. I have realized that I am a lot better at creating opportunities than waiting and grabbing. As a result, I am closer to where I want to be than I have been before. That hints to me that I am walking in the right direction. My good friend Avneesh, who is also my harshest critic, often tells me that I am doing the right things and I am doing them right. I admire this guy and, even though I have a few good reasons to disagree with him, I respect what he says. Besides, an ego boost always feels nice, no? :)

Despite all the depression that school work is bringing on with itself, I am quite happy with my life right now. The hopeless optimist that I am, I feel good about the pain. I am the only person that can shield myself from that depression. After all, success at business school is a lot less about skills and knowledge and a lot more about attitude. Heck, success in life is a lot less about skills and knowledge and a lot more about attitude. It's a rough ride, but I am getting there.