October 04, 2004
Identity
It's interesting to think about personal identity after spending a little over a month here. First-Years' identity seems to be very closely tied to internships (who you will work for, or what you want to do). It's tough not to get wrapped up in the buzz. Career issues are job search and by extension internships are talked about a lot. Of course it's a very important aspect of an MBA program and certainly one of the primary reasons of returning to school, but it also weigh on the 'fun' of the program. Uncertainty is something that most of us attempt to minimize, but I think during these times it's also important to think about what and who we are apart from what we 'do'.
I'd love to make a t-shirt with the following text...
Posted by Jeremy Showalter at October 4, 2004 08:30 PM
I think it would be better stated as (Sigma)(Me)(Does Not Equal)(Internship)
Posted by: Jacob at October 5, 2004 06:58 AMOh, good point. ;)
Posted by: Jeremy at October 5, 2004 08:44 AMSufficiently geeky Jacob. I like.
Posted by: KC at October 5, 2004 01:32 PMJeremy,
I like your T-shirt idea. I hope you never forget that concept.
Lynette
Posted by: Lynette at October 7, 2004 02:02 PMI think that is a very important concept to hold onto. It is much too easy to allow an internship (or job) take over our identities and our lives.
Posted by: chris at October 12, 2004 03:02 PM