My fingers simply will not work.....
Well, not really. I just think it's a fantastic way to begin my blog, so I stole that opening line from an article written about Jack Nicklaus' dramatic 1986 Masters victory. The gravity of that event brought middle-aged men to tears, and beat writers to their wits end in an attempt to capture the emotion. One ingenious writer started the only way he could, by acknowledging his mental block and starting anyway.
I thought it provided a great analogy for my beginning at Darden. The gravity and variety of all the opportunities I have in front of me are so daunting, that I'm having trouble coming up with an opening line.
I came to Darden (UVA Business School) to find the tools to change directions. I knew I could use my military experience a number of different ways, but in order to use them to the magnitude I'd like - I knew I needed a better understanding of how the private sector works.
This week at Darden, company briefings began. I'd love to go to every one, but unfortunately case prep must get done. I'd prefer to attend them all because I think you can only learn so much from a career development or company web page. More importantly, I want to learn more about each company, industry, and function - since my time in the military left me relatively clueless as to how the rest of the world operates.
This weekend, besides obviously preparing for Monday's cases, I need to get my finger's working, and focus on making some initial (not permanent) decisions about my career path. These past few days I've been suffering a bit of paralysis by analysis in terms of my career path and those initial choices I need to make.
So let's get to work fingers....
