why you bother.

It's been a year since I got my acceptance call from Michigan, which means it's been 51 weeks since I spent a considerable amount of time trying to answer the question: "Why bother getting an MBA?" Things have come full circle. Tonight, I've been making welcome calls to accepted students, answering common questions, and offering some worthless insights.

The first question I got during recruiting season was "Why did you leave Apple?" It's a fair question, really. And it reminds me of when my colleague Paul asked me if anyone told me I was "crazy."

"Which part?" I replied. "The part about moving 2500 miles away from my wife and dog? The part about leaving the hottest company on the planet? Or the part about leaving sunny California to live in ass-cold Michigan?"

I guess it was crazy. But worth it.

Of course, it's also been hell on wheels. But I see the world differently now. My Cisco project has made me realize that not everything is a Marketing problem (but almost everything is). I now have a strong set of tools to solve problems. And it's only going to grow during my electives next year.

So to all of my future colleagues who just got accepted to Ross. Jump in. You won't regret it.