I will write to some of my mentors or friends in advance to express my gratitude. Thanksgiving is so busy this year that I can only edit and send short messages on my way home from work. Teacher Ba received my message and replied that she expected me to talk about her feelings about this year's application. I agreed.
Compared with other students' detailed feelings and strategies, my article may not seem serious enough, but it is really the true feelings I want to share most, almost my half-life philosophy when I was nearly 30 years old.
1. At the key points of life, it is sometimes impossible to plan, and it needs a little metaphysics and strategy.
2. Doing better than perfection.
When you are ready to go to the other side of the river, you'd better find someone who is good at water and take you with you. So as not to panic and drown in deep water or turn around in fear.
First, at the key points of life, sometimes it is impossible to plan, and a little metaphysics and strategy are needed.
Everyone has different reasons for applying for an mba and different reasons for acting. I guess there are fewer mysterious beginnings like me. My intention to apply for an mba stems from a financial article shared by my friend S.S., which is the reason why I want to travel to Vietnam. I learned about it from a search on the official WeChat account, but my trip to Vietnam didn't happen. But S's philosophy of life is quite similar to mine, so I'll take a closer look at what she has to share. This financial article mainly talks about how to realize financial freedom through asset allocation. Of course, I am still far from property freedom, but this article has opened my mind. I reassessed my family's financial situation and suddenly felt as if I could study. This is how the story begins. However, reading is not in my 20 18 plan, but reading is an effective way to realize my ideal.
Learning this thing has always been something I love and am good at. At this stage, systematic learning is mba. That night, I lay in the dark, and countless beautiful pictures of the future came to my mind. I stayed away from the hustle and bustle of life and sat in the classroom listening to the professor. This is a luxury in the world of adults. I analyzed whether my family composition can support me to complete my further study, and the answer is yes. The question is whether they want to. I had to convince them to support me, and I made up my mind to go to mba.
Metaphysics is over. What about the strategy?
My coach once explained the strategy to me in approachable language. The strategy is to have a grand goal and adjust the route as needed at any time on the way to achieve this goal.
My first dream was Tsinghua, but in the end I became a spare tire for Tsinghua. I think it's not that I am not good enough, but that there are too many people who are better than me. In the end, I chose the high-tech project of Shanghai Jiaotong University. I didn't know about this school at the beginning of the application, but later I learned that I didn't think I could have anything to do with finance. Until later, under the care of teacher Batu, I met AG and handed in the materials. As a result, I got the admission as I wished. Of course, I also want to thank Mr. Ba for reminding me again and Randy for sharing. The fact now is that I like Gao Jin more and more, and I think it suits me especially.
Our life needs a little blank space and strategy, so as to give us room for adjustment and finally realize our ideals.
Second, don't be perfect.
I have many friends around me. They wanted to do an mba years ago, but they have been watching. They met me this year because they were too busy to take action. After listening to my situation, they couldn't help saying: I wish I had applied last year. The competition is too fierce this year. This year is too late. I will apply next year. Who can guarantee that the competition will not be fierce next year?
If you have an idea to do something, you have roughly analyzed the feasibility. Then the next second is to do it.
If you want to go to the other side of the river, you'd better find someone with good water skills to take you with you. So as not to panic and drown in deep water or turn around in fear.
My daughter
Once, my two-year-old daughter especially liked a story I wrote, called Xiaoxier crossing the river. Every night after reading the picture book and turning off the lights, she asked me to tell the story again before going to bed.
The story goes like this:
There is a winding river flowing happily. The water is clear. On the other side of the river, there is a flower cluster, full of flowers, red, purple and orange. There are many butterflies flying among the flowers, and there are all kinds of pebbles on the side. When the wind blows, they bend in the same direction together. They are dancing. Xiaoxier (my daughter's name) really wants to go to the other side of the river to play, but what if she dares not cross the river herself? Xiaoxier goes to find Dad, Dad, can you take me across the river? I want to play there. Dad said, okay. So they rolled up their trouser legs and took off their shoes. Dad took Zhaoxia's hand and walked slowly step by step (the story is not finished).
This story comes entirely from my childhood experience. The afternoon sun was tepid, just right and windy. It is estimated that this unremarkable story will be so loved by children, just because I am particularly emotional and devoted.
In the matter of applying for mba, I am the child who dare not cross the river alone because of the poor water. Boyahui is the companion of good water. She accompanied me to cross the river safely and reached the picturesque shore.
Without the guidance and companionship of all the teachers, I might have given up halfway through the application and suffered a blow. Aside from their professional ability (of course, excellent in the industry), what impressed me most was that Boyahui was not commercialized, warm and encouraging, which led me to complete the application. Just when I break through myself to do something I'm not good at, there is always someone around, and I'm not alone. I am very touched.
On the morning of February 9, 20 18, the day before the entrance examination of 12, I wrote this paragraph on impulse.
I hope all the students on the road will go well. I met Boyahui by chance, and it accompanied me to complete a very important thing for me. Thanks to these lovely people, thanks to the 14 friends I met in Boyahui (accounting for 23% of the 60-person enrollment plan, isn't it amazing).