First Day of School

Today I completed my first grueling day of the executive MBA program. It was tough particularly after a restless night due to the sub-zero weather outside and the faulty heating in my hotel room. We started with breakfast at 7:30am where I made a great first impression by falling over in my chair. That will definitely be part of the EMBA experience that I will never forget. From there it was just like starting kindergarten all over again. We got dressed in our uniforms (business suits required) and were lead down the street in single file to the school by one of the administrators. Orientation and classes went from 9am to 7:30pm which is how our schedule will be for the rest of the program.

I do have to credit my friends for all of the encouragement and support. I received ~10 emails/texts/facebook posts today wishing me well on my first day of school and it sincerely helped me get through the day. The most notable was from The Divine Miss N and Grant who both previously graduated from the full-time MBA program:

We're so proud of you. We're sending our little one to school! Don't forget your lunch box or your apple for the teacher, and don't trade the contents of your lunch box with anyone else. Play nice with the other kids and make friends. Don't steal anyone else's toys and don't do anything we wouldn't do. Good luck!

I think I got the friends part down but not so sure about the toys.

By the way, apologies now for the infrequency of the blog postings. The EMBA is going to take nearly all of my free time for the next 18 months.