Some things really have to be lived to be understood. Getting an MBA at INSEAD is certainly on the top of my list of those things. I still remember all the hard work I put into applying to business school from the weekly night GMAT lessons after work in London to the endless versions of my application essays I got the whole world to review all in the pursuit of the perfect application. Now l have come to the end of my 10-month MBA journey so I want to share with you my learnings from this journey:
- Be humble, be open, interact with everyone…the best things/experiences always rise from the most unexpected places
- There will be moments where you will find things tough to handle but know that its meant to be tough so live through it #YouWillSurvive
- If you have plans, know that plans are for Gods, any plan you had probably may not work as planned so be open to the amazing possibilities and stay open
- Be authentically YOU. Strive to be yourself and stick away from the norm, deep down everyone loves those that are uniquely different even though they may not openly share this
- Have standards and stick to them, its so easy to be swayed and go with the flow but as I say to my friends #KnowYourself
- Socializing & Travelling with others is possibly a more valuable learning experience than sitting in that tutorial class
- You will be confused about life from time to time but enjoy the confusion..in time it will all make sense..hopefully 🙂
- Seek to make friends with people unlike you, I truly believe I have made some bonds that I doubt can be broken from this experience
- There is no greater source of knowledge, talent and growth than an INSEAD MBA with over 500 UNIQUE souls merged into one nest for 10 months #Fact
- INSEAD is no doubt THE best business school in the world #AnotherFact lol
INSEAD for me has been an incredible journey from the learning’s I have absorbed, to the uncountable places I have explored, to the incredible love that I received from others, to the many shared amazing experiences and bonds I have built. I am certainly not who I was before I started. I am better now than I was and I am blessed to have been able to share this journey with some truly remarkable individuals, whom I hope to stay connected to for a lifetime.
My underlying words for you today is to reach for more than YOU…reach for new experiences, new challenges, new loves, new sources of growth. The world is waiting for you and trust me, It has a lot more to offer than you’ve dreamed. It certainly did for me. Stay hungry and PLEASE take that plunge into reaching for MORE and expect to be astonished.
“As the years pass by…as the dreams of our careers become our reality…as the loves of our lives grow, 
I hope you are able to look back at your journey and see a life filled with perfect moments. I hope you build a life where you continually find the best version of yourself.” || Marlon Bowman (INSEAD 15J MBA Graduate)
#WeMadeIt  My Class Graduating video clip