Ever heard of this program, Business School For Entrepreneur (BSE)? I’m heading to Kuala Lumpur for this 8-days program.
I’m feeling excited yet felt a tinkle feeling of fear. The reason is I know what the program is going to be like. I may have to face myself in situation that will occur in the program.
It is an experiential program, unlike the University or Diploma type of entrepreneurship courses, which are mostly theoretical.
This is the type of programs that I like. It should be experiential, as humans learn most from doing. When you tell a kid the fire can hurt him, he would never understand it, until he touches the fire.
Learning about business is the same. It’s about doing and practicing. Unfortunately some schools are stuck in their traditional way of teaching. Students must sit in a classroom listening to the lecturer’s boring lesson. And in some cases, the lecturer has no prior experiences to business. Isn’t this irony?
Someone who has never started a business teaching about business. Someone who has never be in the sales line teaching how to sell.
That’s why I can never be a school teacher. I must be congruent in order to be effective. That’s why I’m started a training company. I choose what I want to teach, love it this way.
I will be back on the 23 Sep. In the mean time, I will enjoy myself in the program, learn as much as I can.
September 20, 2007 at 6:44 am
I agree with your point that experience matters most in entrepreneurship than theoretical knowledge. Then attending a business school to gain the experience does not look justified. One can gain more in-depth experience by working at a company than in academia. So is it not a good idea to work somewhere for few years to acquire skills and knowledge required for entrepreneurship instead of attending a formal business school?
September 24, 2007 at 4:40 pm
I found lots of hidden mental strength from my 8 days in BSE 2006.