What is "The Poor Man's MBA" All About?

This is officially the first blog post on thepoormansmba.com. At this point, you're probably wondering what this site is going to be about. I am too. Well, I've got a rough idea of what I want to write about but I guess I'll just see how it goes. Here are some subjects you can expect to see covered on this blog:

Advancing your career

Differences between good companies and great companies

Unique business insights

Management tips for time, priorities, and people

Work-Life balance

Looking at situations in unique ways

Current business trends

Applying to business school

Personal investing and financial decisions

And much more...

These days an undergraduate college degree is about the same as a high school degree was 30 years ago. And because of this, more and more people are flocking to the top business schools for an MBA and hoping that this will help them stand out from the crowd or give them the opportunity to pursue their dreams. I know because I'm one of them. But you can learn a lot on your own and immediately test what you've learned at your current job. This blog aims to share successful strategies for the workplace that anyone can use.

Some recurring themes you'll see in many blog posts will be the ideas outlined in the subtitle of the blog:

Consume information - read everything you can get your hands on; be a sponge for knowledge and learn from others

Look for connections - identifying connections between two seemingly unrelated things can be important for unlocking something brand new

Focus on fundamentals - success often comes from breaking things down into their most basic parts; good solutions don't need to be complicated

Think for yourself - don't bother copying what others are doing because you'll already be behind; have the strength to do your own thing