My
second big life transition took place in 1979-- studying MBA Full-time in UK
and subsequent career changes. Leaving Hong Kong for taking a full-time
course could be accomplished, but only after overcoming a lot of internal and
external barriers. It was a difficult decision--although
I was taking a no-paid leave, I had to hand back the company quarters to the
company, answer a lot of tough questions by people who did not understand me.
Knowledge-wise,
the MBA course was a most enriching journey –-information management,
reading and writing skills (especially applying critical, multidimensional, soft
systems thinking) were the most valuable rewards. On top of them, there were more
traveling experiences to other European countries, and opportunities of making
friends with people from different parts of the world. The student pass also
enabled me to travel on and off the Greyhound bus for thirty days in U.S.,
visiting many famous cities there. Such 'wide' travelling took place between the
last examination and graduation ceremony.
The
MBA course itself was a very tough one, so tough that I had
experienced a long period of poor health due to overworking. For one
subject that I had chosen by mistake, I had to take a second examination to get
a pass mark. After going through so much new and tough experiences within a
period of one-and-half years, my vision had further widened and thoughts
enriched.
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