In terms of my plan to blog more regularly, well as they say “the best laid plans of mice and men….”
So having ignored my blog, and the occasional pang of guilt that accompanied any thought of blogging, I promised myself that I would update the blog to reflect what happened in P2 to P5 and in between. This is a herculean task but it is my own fault.
Here goes…….
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Showing posts with label Beginning. Show all posts
Thursday, 18 December 2008
Saturday, 12 July 2008
The Sound of Silence
It has been a while but I'm back.
The reason for the hiatus is simple - work overload and (more honestly) other priorities. The blog is/was important to me, but I found that whenever I made a to do list in my head the blog was put off for another hour/day/week and this became 4 months. Doesn't time fly when you are having fun?
So the plan is to write a few entries over the next few days reviewing P2 and P3 and general comments about the experience so far.
First things first - Congrats to the July '08 class on graduating.
Secondly, good luck to all the potential Dec '09 applicants, that are/will be having their fun interviews. Previous posts have covered this, but the key is can you convince the interviewer that you will add to the class and would they want to be sitting next to you in a lecture / class / group etc.. Simple advice is be yourself, although the caveat is to avoid venting controversial views and avoid charged political or religious issues. Why be yourself? Its simple, the alumni are, in my opinion, looking for fit, pure and simple, and even if you "fool"them and get in you are likely to not enjoy nor get the real benefits of INSEAD. Better to be honest and see where it takes you. But hey, your smart enough to know to do what works best for you.
Thirdly, to the July '09 enjoy the last few weeks doing whatever you are doing and get ready to have a blast.
Well, that is enough pontificating (see WW, I've still got it).
One final goodbye. To the bloggers of July'08 Res, Necro, D.T.L.F - thank you and may all you wish for come true.
Accipiter
PS By the way DTLF - apologies for not including you in the list of most favoured INSEAD bloggers - its more I always viewed you as less an INSEAD blogger and more a commentator on the weirdness in all of us. Not sure that will make you feel better. Anyway, best of luck and I look forward to seeing you on the switch side.
The reason for the hiatus is simple - work overload and (more honestly) other priorities. The blog is/was important to me, but I found that whenever I made a to do list in my head the blog was put off for another hour/day/week and this became 4 months. Doesn't time fly when you are having fun?
So the plan is to write a few entries over the next few days reviewing P2 and P3 and general comments about the experience so far.
First things first - Congrats to the July '08 class on graduating.
Secondly, good luck to all the potential Dec '09 applicants, that are/will be having their fun interviews. Previous posts have covered this, but the key is can you convince the interviewer that you will add to the class and would they want to be sitting next to you in a lecture / class / group etc.. Simple advice is be yourself, although the caveat is to avoid venting controversial views and avoid charged political or religious issues. Why be yourself? Its simple, the alumni are, in my opinion, looking for fit, pure and simple, and even if you "fool"them and get in you are likely to not enjoy nor get the real benefits of INSEAD. Better to be honest and see where it takes you. But hey, your smart enough to know to do what works best for you.
Thirdly, to the July '09 enjoy the last few weeks doing whatever you are doing and get ready to have a blast.
Well, that is enough pontificating (see WW, I've still got it).
One final goodbye. To the bloggers of July'08 Res, Necro, D.T.L.F - thank you and may all you wish for come true.
Accipiter
PS By the way DTLF - apologies for not including you in the list of most favoured INSEAD bloggers - its more I always viewed you as less an INSEAD blogger and more a commentator on the weirdness in all of us. Not sure that will make you feel better. Anyway, best of luck and I look forward to seeing you on the switch side.
Tuesday, 28 August 2007
I'd like to thank......
In time honoured tradition, I will try to remain unemotional (please note Gwyneth and Halle) and thank those that have helped me....
"I'd like to thank my family, without whom I would have achieved nothing (glistening eyes);
my friends (both of you) ;
my agent (oops sorry, wrong speech);
a special thanks to Paddy, for allowing me to create the concept of being "Paddied" - a rare and wonderful event that all Insead applicants crave;
and
last and definitely least, my rock (or should that be tree?) Dorothy - after all without your neurotic ramblings I might have actually achieved something in the past 3 weeks.
A final thank you to my fans.....
Thank you all - I love you"
And that sums up my Insead Oscar speech
Time to fly.....
"I'd like to thank my family, without whom I would have achieved nothing (glistening eyes);
my friends (both of you) ;
my agent (oops sorry, wrong speech);
a special thanks to Paddy, for allowing me to create the concept of being "Paddied" - a rare and wonderful event that all Insead applicants crave;
and
last and definitely least, my rock (or should that be tree?) Dorothy - after all without your neurotic ramblings I might have actually achieved something in the past 3 weeks.
A final thank you to my fans.....
Thank you all - I love you"
And that sums up my Insead Oscar speech
Time to fly.....
Taking off
Well, the basics are that this is a blog of my experience at INSEAD, it will be anonymous and it maybe a bit random. But hey I'm flying along on a gentle breeze.....
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