I’ve only been out of school for a couple of weeks now, and work and life have certainly done their number to rush in and fill up all the time previously spent on school. I read this appropriate comic from Applegeeks (yeah, I know, they’re Apple lovers, but what can you do, at least they write a fun comic):

I don’t think I feel exactly the same way about my MBA degree, but then again maybe subconsciously, there is a sense that by achieving my degree, I should have gained some increased understanding of the business world. I think it supports Rebecca’s post on “Information v. Transformation”, in that just because I now have the knowledge (which is suspect considering my lack of long-term memory) and the degree, which is just 3 letters that follow my name, it’s now time to put that knowledge into action.

I think that some of what is contributing to my ‘stuckness’ is that in this transition from school being a big part of my life, to no more school, but much more work and life, there are so many moving parts which are all transiting and transitioning themselves to new positions in my personal focus. Sure, there are a lot of things happening in my life right now that are adding to the confusion, but that’s just part of life.

It’s time to apply what I have learned and to be more intentional in my actions in both my professional and personal life. Because, the truth is, the ‘power’ is in the proper and meaningful application and not in the knowledge itself. Now if I could only figure out how this whole application thing works…