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At this point, I take it hour by hour
I feel somewhat similar. It feels like a lot of people are going for an MBA and I feel like I should too but I am not sure if it makes 100% sense in my situation.
Kind of. I know that I’m building skills for a purpose. If you’re burned out then rest, you have time to plan.
The MBA will always be helpful later in your career - even if just to put on your resume when you want to apply to more senior levels. Most folks experience a pay bump after completing their MBA (usually timed with a job change). I got mine 10 years ago and I don’t regret it one bit. I also was an “old” MBA student as I didn’t get it until almost 10 years after undergrad.
I feel I was more confident about my 5 year plan back when I was graduating college rather than now 😅
Same! First week of work I told everyone my plan was to do an MBA after gaining experience in a certain area. 2 years later and I don’t enjoy that anymore, not sure what degree to do, or what career path to pursue 😐
I’ve always had a 3-5 year plan which incidentally has always worked out - but tends to run late (sometimes early). As you’ll see below I was super late in getting my MBA - was on the older side of MBA students. But it worked out just fine.
I’m still making 3-5 year plans now, but instead of focusing on climbing a ladder to MD/Partner as I approach 40 I’m thinking of “things I want to do while I’m youngish” - imo what good is being PPMD if you never have time to do all the stuff you want to do before your bones are stiff and your skin is wrinkly etc
Plan: get MBA by age 24-26 (3-5 years post college)
Reality: 29
Plan: make manager by age 24
Reality: 26
Plan: make director (industry) by 29
Reality: 29
Plan: buy an apartment in HCOL city by 30
Reality: 33
Keep on setting goals and don’t be disheartened if you are late.
Also don’t work too hard when you’re young - enjoy life a bit. I used to think: man I’m in my 20s might as well grind and be successful there’s time to enjoy life later - fast forward years later yes, I make good money, but you’re only in your 20’s once!
“The field” I mean.. business spans every single field.
I swing back and forth from taking it a day at a time to trying to look long term
Day by day, but I’m old.