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Get A Real MBA

GetARealMBA.com This is a legitimate website. Seriously.

Just 24 hours ago, I was walking through the Portland, Oregon International Airport and the wall ad caught my attention.

Timely ad? Indeed. Have been a bit self-conscious in trying to share this journey to get a “real” MBA.

It involves a special project for each individual student. The goal is simple. Start a business that doesn’t go out of business.

The IRS gives you three years, essentially, before they ask if your project is a hobby or a business.

Who wouldn’t want to go to school and three years later be able to say, “It ain’t a hobby”?

Professor’s Top Do’s 4 MBA

The Professor did say, “To receive this special MBA”:

Do think more creatively than ever
Do involve others
Do be picky about how you spend your time
Do be focused on whom you involve
Do have a purpose much bigger than yourself
Do have a vision that seems impossible
Do plan to make a ton of money
Do plan to change people’s lives
Do plan to be tested and ridiculed

Professor’s Top Do Nots 4 MBA

The professor said, “In your efforts to receive this special MBA”:

Do not take yourself away from the things you already do
Do not make extra work for yourself
Do not spend piles of money
Do not listen to pessimists
Do not give up, ever
Do not copy the status quo
Do not sell yourself short
Do not be paralyzed with tough decisions
Do not fear failure
Do not play it safe
Do not compromise your values, ever

But he did say to receive this special MBA, there are specific things that must be done. That list is for tomorrow.

Tell Us Already About The MBA

OK, ok, okay. I’ll tell you. But please don’t expect it to be predictable. And please don’t expect it to be fully revealed today.

Any idea why? Well, mostly because it’s awkward to talk about, and even more so to write about.

It most likely goes without saying; however, just so we’re all crystal clear, I’m a square hole looking for a round peg. Got it?

So let’s start here. It troubles me, personally, to think that after expending extraordinary resources, the only thing you get upon graduating with an MBA is a piece or paper.

As an over-achiever (like Walt Disney, Roger Bannister, Jesus, Superman, etc), I want a heck of a lot more than a piece of paper. At 50 years old, what can I do with another piece of paper?

I want profit, a passive income and the ability to work when I want, from where I want, and to hire whom I want, when I want.

My professor says this is possible, but it will require efforts heretofore unheard of.

Walt Disney Had No MBA

Walt Disney didn’t have an MBA. Neither did his older brother, Roy Disney. So?

So, maybe you don’t need an MBA to be successful. Maybe you do. There are people in both camps – some insisting it’s mandatory, some it’s a complete waste of time and money.

Guess what? I’m in the middle. I think you don’t need one and you do need one. So that’s what I’ve set out to do. Get one and not get one.

Confusing? It won’t be. As the days pass and we get nearer to the autumnal equinox, this paradox will become clear.

It’s a four year degree, which I began January 2008. There are big life choices. We all get to choose.

For example, ten years ago I chose to be healthier, so I started doing one push up each day. The second week, two push ups each day. Third week, three a day, and so on.

Last month, I represented the United States in the Master’s Track & Field World Championships, in Lahti, Finland.