Ni Hao (translation: hello) The 10 days I spent in China were unlike anything I have ever experienced before. Traveling to a foreign land that is so rich in history and ripe with opportunity helped me realize how limited my world perspective is (according to travbuddy.com prior to China I had only visited 3% of… [Read more…]
January 14, 2011
Certain types of people (MBAs, Type-A Personalities, Those who are very ambitious) have a natural tendency to be extremely focused on their goals and have a clear vision of what their success should look like. I have personally been guilty of this syndrome at various stages of my development…where I should go to college, what the… [Read more…]
January 14, 2011
It has indeed been awhile, and I sincerely apologize for not making more of an effort to keep doing what I set out to do in starting this blog…which was to leverage this space to share my experiences and perspectives to inform and inspire others with similar pursuits. The good news is that I… [Read more…]
November 8, 2010
It came up in conversation today that there are only 7 weeks left in the 2010. Given that it is almost mid November the timing makes sense but I was still shocked to realize how fast this year has flown by. Its been a great year for me filled with a ton of personal growth… [Read more…]
July 14, 2010
Two weeks ago I moved out of my New York City Apartment and back into my parents home in West Bloomfield, Michigan. The next month will represent the longest amount of time I’ve spent at home since Summer 2003. My room at my parents house is much different from the room I occupied for 4 years in… [Read more…]
June 21, 2010
My trip to Orlando for the Consortium Orientation Program (“OP”) was very productive. It was empowering to spend 5 days with 300+ rising MBAs from 15 schools attending various sessions, engaging in dialog, vetting ideas, and having some fun. I felt very fortunate to have the opportunity interview with companies for summer 2011 internship opportunities. I… [Read more…]
June 11, 2010
Yesterday I spent an hour connecting with one of my business school classmates. We were discussing our career goals as well as the type of impact we want to make on campus when he said to me; “Aaron, I’m all about big game hunting.” According to Merriam Webster’s the term “big game” is a noun… [Read more…]
June 9, 2010
I try to do some cardio every morning to start my day in an effort to “keep it tight” for business school. I also do some of my best “big thinking” from my building’s gym as it overlooks downtown Manhattan and has a view of the Hudson River (kind of gives me that top of… [Read more…]
December 23, 2011
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