More pearls of wisdom from an online MBA alumnus
从一名在线MBA校友身上发现更多的智慧结晶Ulysses Theoharis 2013年11月14日
从酒店管理在线MBA校友Ulysses Theoharis身上发现更多智慧的结晶
再一次向大家问好！
如果你已经读过我的第一篇文章，你可能已经注意到了我提出的三个主题：年龄、积极主动性和时间管理。
让我们先从年龄这个主题开始。如果我的读者们是二十多岁的年纪，那在这里就没有必要把年龄作为一个重要主题来谈了。在二十多岁的时候你以为你可以征服整个世界，所以你不看任何反映真正生活的文章。但是一旦你迈向40岁，你就会开始产生怀疑，尤其是在你失业的时候，或者当你觉得自己被困在了一个没有出头之日的工作中的时候。不管怎样，我要对所有年龄段所有的读者说，走向40岁，以及40岁之后，实际上这也可以成为一个优势。想想你获得的经验（十分丰富了），想想你自己的脾气（通常也可以控制住了），再想想你掌握的知识（我指的是我们从我们所犯的错误中学到的知识）。
让我们来到第二个主题：积极主动性。你在格里昂学习期间也将学到这一点，不管怎样自己都要想办法发展这个特质，因为可以证实它是真正可以拯救你生活的东西。
积极主动意味着要能够去留意或去感知那些将来可能发生并对你的个人生活和职业生涯带来巨大影响的事情。现在不要对我产生误解，我不是在建议你成为巫师或某种神秘人。只是简单地留意你的周围、阅读、学习、倾听，关注新闻和各类大事等，这样可能会避免你在生活中犯下很多令你痛苦的错误。实际上，这些都是我随着年龄的增长领悟到的（年龄的又一个优势）。
第三个主题是时间管理。这一点你会在格里昂学习得非常好。拿我自己来说，如果我没有进行过适当的时间管理训练，那么我可能永远都不能按时完成我的MBA课程，因为我在攻读学业的同时还要兼顾我的工作和个人生活。有能力管理好你的时间表是一个巨大的优势；不仅对你的学业有利，在你完成学业之后对你的工作和个人生活都有极大的益处。
我讲述所有这些事情的目的是要告诉你我在格里昂读酒店管理在线MBA是一段特别好的经历。就像我早些时候提到过的，完成这些课程需要两年半，相信我，我之前绝对没有预料到这个课程会如此吃力。
你听到这个词”在线“，于是你在想”它能有多难呢？“嗯，它确实挺难的。它要求的学习量很大，仅仅这一方面你就要投入很多时间。但是这个课程确实很刺激，你接下来的职业生涯会证明你从这个课程中汲取的知识非常有价值。另一个非常重要的收获（我也获得了）是创建坚实的人际关系网，换种说法就是现在通常认为的人际关系收益。
现在，人际关系网在我们的职业生涯中是亟需资源 — 不管是我们想要取得个人进步还是在各自的专业领域获得发展。但事实是我们中的大部分人都比较胆小或害羞（真心的 — 或者至少我曾经是这样！）并且更愿意舒服地待在我们的舒适区中或者在公众活动时藏在自己的小圈子中吃吃喝喝。
但这是另一个时代了。
未完待续……
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More pearls of wisdom from an online MBA alumnus
by Ulysses Theoharis 14 November 2013
More pearls of wisdom from Ulysses Theoharis, on-line Hospitality Management MBA alumnus
Hello again!
If you had read my first article you would have noticed I raised three important issues: age, proactivity, and time management.
Let’s start with age. If my readers are in their twenties, then there is not really an issue here. In your twenties you think you’ll conquer the world so you don’t see any real obstacles, but once you hit 40, then you start having doubts, especially if you spend time unemployed, or you feel you are trapped in a dead end job. Anyway I have to say to all readers of all ages, that being in your 40s plus, could actually be an advantage. Think of experience (lots of it), think of temper (normally able to control it) and think of knowledge (I mean the one where we learned from our mistakes).
Let’s pass onto the second issue: proactivity. This is something that you will also learn during your studies at GLION but try to consider developing this trait anyway, because it can prove to be a real life saver.
Being proactive means to be able to notice or feel possible future events that could affect your personal or professional life dramatically. Now don’t misunderstand me, I am not suggesting that you become psychic or some kind of X man / woman. Just simply look around, read, learn, listen to people, news, events etc. You will may be able to live your life without so many painful mistakes. Actually, this is something that I have developed with age (one more advantage to add to age).
The third issue is time management. This is something that you will learn at GLION really well. In my case, if I hadn’t had proper time management training, then I would never have managed to complete my MBA on time, since parallel to my studies I was working and also had a personal life. To be able to manage your schedule can be an immense advantage, not only while studying but also in your professional and personal life after the studies.
So the purpose in saying all these things was to talk about the amazing journey I went on with the online MBA in Hospitality Management at GLION. As I mentioned earlier, it took two and a half years to complete, and believe me I never expected for it to be so demanding.
You hear the word ‘online’, so you think ‘how tough can it be?’ Well it is. It requires a lot of studying and many hours devoted in doing just that. But it is extremely stimulating and the knowledge that you acquire will prove very valuable for the rest of your career. Another very important gain from the program (that I also made) is the creation of solid relationships, or what is popularly known as networking benefits.
Now, networking is immensely needed in our professional lives if we want to progress as individuals, but also in our respective professional fields. But the reality is that the majority of us are timid or shy (e.g yours truly – or at least I used to be!) and are more comfortable staying in our comfort zone or hiding behind a drink and the snacks at events.
But this is for another time.
To be continued…….
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