learning beyond the classroom

I think the most enjoyable class I have this semester is my Marketing class. We're playing a marketing strategy simulation and my group is so kicking butt right now. Everyone is out to get us...So yeah, we got confident and tried to experiment and take the risks...and...

BOOOOO...our strategy didn't work out for this quarter. Rawrrrr...I mean we still made money and we still lead in cumulative earnings, but we didn't do as good as we've been doing....Lesson learned, can't be all things to all people. We should've focused on the markets that were working rather than diversifying...

Which leads me to ME. This little thing got me thinking. That's how I am at times. Two of my problems, it seems, are that (1) I have a difficulty with saying no to tasks, favors, responsibility and (2) Challenges are fulfilling and I will go for it...sometimes spreading myself out too thin. I mean, most of the time, I manage to do everything...but not as well as if I just focused on one thing and went all out on that one. Sheeesh...who would've thought an insight like that could come out of a class, right?

I appreciate classes that are like that. It's not all brain work. I'm a big fan of lessons that go beyond the classroom. Of course, there's also reading between the lines and finding lessons in everyday things. It's awesome when an AHA! moment hits you...

I have my moment of clarity for the day. I suppose the 6 million drop in revenue was worth it. It made me realize that we were still 20 million ahead. Kinda like the past weeks...So John's interview got postponed...okay. So we have to wait a little longer...okay. As Erwin told me, delayed is better than denied. ...okay. Besides, it's just a roadblock...we still have the rest of our lives....OKAY.