The birth of dreams (continued)...

OK..Now that i have officially kicked off this blog let me start with sharing with you why i decided to do the MBA program from ISB.
It was the summer of 2006, when all of a sudden i realized that 7 years of my career had passed off just so quietly that even i was surprised that what i had achieved was next to nothing. Suddenly i started contemplating seriously as to what was that i was dissatisfied with and what was that i could now do about it. Actually life in office was cool and comfortable - After all the hard work in the initial years this was the time when i was reaping the benefits of all that sweat. I think this is the case with most software careers : you join a firm, you put in your best effort, you win awards , you get unbelievable pay hikes and perks, you work even harder and after sometime like this then you enter the harvest stage - where you invest less and reap even more. Well for me too that was beginning to be the case. I had a strong reputation, i had excellent rating, a handful of top awards and the praise of my management - but in all this I was silently missing something. I realized that somewhere deep within that I was going nowhere. Then i started thinking on how to define a strategy that will pep up my life and show me a new mountain to climb. It was always a dream to do an MBA but i was never completely ready for it. Too much of analysis in my mind used to finally say that I was happy and satisfied in my comfort zone - drawing a 7 figure pay cheque, eating well, sleeping well, living well.
I decided that i will investigate good MBA programs that will give me a holistic view of things. Basically i was looking for a program:
1. That would enable me to think beyond the boundaries of my mind
2. That would open up new career avenues
3. That would enable me to meet a diverse set of spectacular individuals who wanted to do something meaningful in life.
4. maximum be one year (because I have a family and a lot of loans:-))
5. Having a high credibility with the industry.

Well with the criteria clear i set out on my new journey. More in my next entry.