A New Dawn

Spring Break - One week at the end of the Module 2. This was supposed to be fun and some of my classmates indeed planned it like that - planned trips to Egypt, Canary Islands, Stockholm, Prague, etc. For me it was supposed to be time for relaxation and some sight seeeing in Berlin with with wife.

But I was wronged on two counts - the weather was bad except for Monday and there was so much to read up for the Module 3. The Book on "Strategic Management" was so stressful while being so irritating that I lost my patience with the course itself. If the three stanford professors could write a book that was filled with so much of crap, I am sure that there is still hope left in this world. But more of that in another post.

For the first time in my life, I felt that it was indeed nice to be rich. Sitting at the SONY center at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin on the only day we could move around Berlin, I felt an inspiration that I should be rich. This may sound so trivial for many but for me that is profound since money has never been a motivation for me - infact I have chosen paths that took me away from money consciously. Not to say that I will do anything for money - my upbringing and morals will not allow me to do that. But to be able to create something big and to have the ability to do something as liberating as the SONY center, I need power that can come from being rich and powerful and not from being a middle Manager. Coming home, I changed my desktop image to a picture that I took of Ritz Carlton at Potsdamer Platz to remind me of my new change - I want to be a guest at the Ritz, not as a perk but as a matter of fact :)

Berlin is beautiful and very inspirational. I Love this city