Thunder_Game

Week 2: Construct and Support an Argument When people think of higher education, thoughts of late night studying, stress, and repeated trips to the library all come to mind. Although all the above might be true, I wanted to revisit the notion of acquiring a master’s in business administration for the achievement, prestige, better job opportunities, and bigger income potential. Though it’s easier to suggest that none of those things are guaranteed, I’d like to think that it definitely gives me a better chance to achieve those objectives with an MBA than without. At this time, I am unemployed and have struggled since graduating in December of 2007 to find full-time employment. The economy is obviously in a downward spiral, as noted by almost every economist we’ve heard from in the United States. This made the decision to return to school and pursue a higher education much easier. I spent almost a year in the killing fields trying to acquire employment and it didn’t work out. I can still send resumes and if I get a job, excellent, if not then at least I’ll be spending some of that time inching closer to the completion of an MBA in technology management and making me and my resumes a more attractive commodity in the very near future. While I do have other projects I’m working on that I can only hope bring in the kind of income I strive for, they are by no means a guarantee in life. I enjoy writing screenplays and have been contracted to write some, I even have two short films that I wrote being produced in the east coast and will be out on DVD later this year, but again, they by no means can solidify my future in the entertainment industry. As I weighed my options, which were waiting on external forces to please me, or to go out and take control of my destiny and make things happen on my own, I found the latter of the two more appealing and far more efficient. I’d still love be able to do my first love, which is writing screenplays, I realize I can no longer sit idly by and let time pass without making myself a productive member of society. I chose to get an MBA in technology management mostly because I wanted to secure the best future I possibly can for me and my family. I don’t want to bring children into this world without the means to take care of them the way I think they should be taken care of. I was considering law school before this program but thought this was a more suitable direction to take for someone so unwilling to wait any longer to get into a program that would increase my likeability as a professional. As the Jungian 16-type personality assessment suggests, I am cautious when making important decisions and assess all that I need to before reaching a conclusion. The assessment suggests that a possible career choice would be in the field of psychology, which I would have continued to pursue if it wasn’t for the uncertainty in the market and the lack of high level income to go along with it. It was my first pursuit in the educational field, and back then I didn’t know psychologists received so little compensation. I had to make the switch, though I enjoy the field thoroughly and appreciate what my studies taught me. They ’d never hear me speaking of myself like this, however, I disproportionately make humility my priority when interacting with other people. Some have labeled me cold because of it, but I believe in keeping a steady mind and not over-reacting to situations of joy. Maybe I find that expression of emotion is a weakness' Whatever the case may be, I don’t ever anticipate holding others to the same standards that I would hold myself. When students were cheering on their graduation day and yelling out in joy to whoever they could, I was sitting quietly and quite respectfully like it was any other day at the park. My thought was that it wasn’t that big of an achievement; I simply took advantage of my parents’ offer to pay my way through school and did that. Studied, received high marks, and eventually graduated. Why should I cheer myself on for such a primitive task' I do acknowledge how I come off sounding cold but I don’t intend to sugar-coat anything for anyone. As the Jungian assessment shows, I value honesty as well as logic. I’d rather base my opinions and judgments off those two than any emotion any human being has to offer. I’m willing to have sympathy for those who whole-heartedly deserve it, whether that be in the work place, school, or even within the family structure, but those who intentionally conjure up those feelings to fool me or others, don’t get such a nice greeting when something not so pleasant happens to them sometime down the line. I won’t talk to grown people like a baby or try to nurture their feelings if in the past they have taken advantage of others. I pride myself on being a no nonsense type of guy, and I don’t appreciate others giving me or others the run around. While the achievement area of the Jungian assessment test showed that I am high in the area of personal achievement, I believe that I give 100% to others around me if I am being valued, and if I am being treated with the same respect that others are getting. I am not one to over-exert myself for those who do not appreciate it, this could very well relate to those around me as well. The assessment goes on to suggest that I am highly ambitious and feel that the trait is one of the more important things I hold close. I want to do the extra-ordinary; I am not going to deny it, which is why I took up screenplay writing. I have other projects that I’ve put together with other people that are slowly coming along as well. I want people to look at me and say he’s done an amazing thing, to look at me as an example and say that there truly are no limits to what they can do. Unfortunately, none of my “projects” have materialized the way I hope they eventually will but the projects are young, as am I, they are still a work in progress, as am I.