There are things that you are naturally good at and others that you have to work very hard to get good at. A month into my new adventure, I have realized that running will have to be the latter of the two for me - it does not come naturally (unless there is a syringe behind me - I used to be deathly afraid of shots - or a dessert running away from me). As with any challenge, your hard work pays off initially - I can run 0.3 miles consistently without keeling over (of course between walking and running, I cover 1.8 mi at least)- and then there are lulls - that 0.3 mile statistic hasn't quite improved. The thing is though that other key parts have changed! Thanks to Runkeeper's constant encouragement, I know that I burned the most calories today compared to my previous runs (and then promptly went out to eat a humungous dinner to make up for it of course).
An MBA, and maybe any grad degree for that matter, seems to be the same way (from my experience at least). Initially you work hard and you see the results, and then later on, the same work doesn't yield the same results. Priorities change; interviews come up; people's reactions (or lack thereof) cause chaos, rejections happen. You put in the same amount of effort, if not more, but the effort direction changes and hence the outcomes. Simple, yes? (well duh, I'm no expert to be blogging about this) If I continue to gage my "MBA success" by my GPA, I am, for the lack of a better term, a fool. The metrics (eesh!) that gage whether my outcome is good or bad need to change too.
Bottom Line: A run is a lap around those sitting on the couch, even if it is only 0.3 miles.
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