We talk about the value of MBA according to the two of us:
- The network
- The way we work – put it on the screen and do it together. Prepare before hands, come together and finish the work.
- General knowledge of everything – enough to talk the talk and get the specialists to do the work
- Stamp of approval for corporate positions
We recommend our friend pursue either 1) full time or 2) executive. We also think the exchange is a great idea to open up another set of networks.
They all leave, and I clean up. Time to get some work done.
Wait… What is this that I see? A small purse with a passport, credit card and… Oh my goodness, my friend just took a train to the airport for a flight leaving in 2 hours.
So I jump in the car to race to the airport. She won’t get my message until she’s out of the train station. I am 15 minutes away when she calls, panicked. I park too far and run as fast I can to her check-in gate. My lungs still burn
My friend asks the check-in agent if she can get a fragile sticker on the back. They don’t have any stickers. My friend says she’s worried about the lamp. The agent says they don’t allow lamps. I scoff and laugh. My friend is tired and crazy.
I send her off to security check point and start walking back.
Is that a mirage? I see a friend coming back from a business trip. Small world?
I enter R100 into the parking machine to pay R20. It just eats the money like a selfish monster. I must find a parking office to get the refund. Another 20 minutes added to my journey.
I come back home. 8 o’clock greets me. I have gotten no work done this weekend. I had so much to do. The trees shake to the winds as I sit down for the first time in 6 days to dance with words. We can only react to the external forces of life. The planned 8 hour work schedule totally goes out the window.