Decisions, decisions...

To get my MBA or not to get my MBA? That is the question of the hour... I have always wanted to go to graduate school. Call me a nerd and over achiever, but I wanted to feel that sense of accomplishment in attaining a master's degree.

I have been thinking a lot lately about my career and my life. I am a planner, yet lover of spontaneity...however, that first personality trait seems to dominate and hence I am in the "I need to figure out my life now" mode. I don't know why I get like this...what is the urgency? Don't I have the rest of my life before me? It certainly feels like that on Saturday as I bask in the energy of the city among friends, but come Monday morning, reality kicks in and I want my career path laid out before me...I want to know what's next.

Flash back to senior year of college...On top of the world, I really did feel like I had it all together. I had a five-year plan, a new job in New York to look forward to and a new city and 'culture' to explore. Now I am three years out of college and three years into my career and I feel I have hit a wall. Where do I want to go? What do I want to be when I grow up?

I thought I knew the answers to those questions, but as we are all aware, life happens and suddenly things change. I love the industry I am in, but what position am I reaching for in the future? An admirer of super accomplished women (I mean I do work for a company with a kick-ass CEO, Carol Bartz), I strive to walk among them...be that amazing woman that young women look up to and admire. Does that mean being in an SVP, President or CEO role though? Well, I am not quite sure yet, but I am positive I am excited to find out.

New chapters are always stressful, but more than that, they are an exciting adventure. As I begin this phase, I am 99% positive that grad school is in my near future, I just need to hone in on my goals upon completion and find the best possible program to match those aspirations. Let the research begin!!

Stay tuned...