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Writing a Winning MBA Essay: Storytelling Techniques That Work

  Your MBA essay plays a critical role in shaping the admissions committee's first impression of you. To stand out, storytelling is a powerf

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Closed mouths don't get fed!

Why do most people not get what they want?  In theory, life is unfair – but for who and, can we have a say in this game??

I believe to some extent you can influence luck, destiny, future and fortune.

Some things are just unfortunate, growing up poor, your parents not being there, accidents and other tragedies.  But what about taking control of the things and adding your own flavor to life?  Clichés are all around – squeaky wheel gets the grease, make lemons out of lemonade, dance in the rain, etc.  But I really like “Closed mouths don’t get fed.”  It has a tone of aggression, power, influence and asserting a primal need to live.

Truth is we all have issues and things from the past that suck.  Be present in architecting the parts of your life that you can:

Career – don’t be a work mule.  Ask and command to be better and to make others around you better.  If you find yourself hating your job, go do something else – get paid to do what you enjoy.

Happiness – be a kid again.  One lesson I learned in getting older is to not forget what made me happy as a kid.  I loved playing sports as a kid.  As an adult, I found that when I wasn’t happy from work stress or life in general I made less time to play sports with friends.  When I keep a good easy balance of activity and sports in my life, I am a happy kid again.  Work is work.  

Respect – own it.  Respect is earned by being someone that is of value to the world not just taking from it.  Be of value to others and it will come back to you in waves.

Relationships – haha when I figure this one out, I’ll write a manual/blue print and just take orders and buy facebook, twitter, zynga, linkedin and everything else valued at billions of dollars. (bubble)

*A special shout out to the Cornell MBA Entrepreneurship and Private Equity crew for all successfully landing internships in the toughest fields in the B-School circuit – Go get paid!