I’ve been wrestling with blog topics for months now…literally. I think it was tied to my own confusion as to why I’m here, why I’m at business school. When pressed by friends, family, or colleagues I couldn’t adequately explain why I was filling out applications, why I was moving across the world. Until now at least.
On Friday I attended a presentation by Verne Harnish, the Growth Guy, who spoke about the skills and habits required to be a successful entrepreneur. During this presentation a light went off inside when he highlighted a simple concept. “How do you stay relevant? – You need to be a voracious learner.”
Voracious learning. Voracious connotes passion, aggression, and desire. It speaks to a never say die attitude. Learning is more than just books, it is about tapping the collective knowledge around you, and it’s about personal growth. I can now put into words why I’m here. I’m here because of an internal desire to grow, because of a need to be a voracious learner.
Every year Bill Gates takes a break to ponder the future of technology calling it his ‘think week’. He devours books, white papers, and articles taking the time to digest and grow. Every week at school is my own ‘think week’. Every week I attend multiple presentations from external speakers on an array of topics across an array of industries. Every week I attend classes and receive a formalized education on traditional business school topics. Every week I read articles and books that further expand my knowledge. Finally, and most importantly, every week I interact with an extremely diverse set of individuals, accessing the perceptions of people from around the globe. Business school gives me a grand opportunity to be a voracious learner.
On that, now that my purpose is clear, I have to go watch a movie on football hooligans with the football club. No one said I had to be learning about business only.
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