The Rebirth...

I wanted to post this in the month of May, my birth month, but just like my high school dream of graduating at the age of 20, owning my first home and a couple of cars at 23 and getting married at 24...here we are, 3 months later :-)

I have equally struggled to write a blog in the last couple of years. Maybe at the time I had nothing to write about like I did in 2006, where I was privileged to write a column on the Sunday pages of This Day newspaper titled 365 days with Adamilola. A column where I chronicled my journey as a typical 'lagosian' undertaking the mandatory National Youth Service year in Jos, Plateau State.  Oh...how I love Jos.
Anyways, here we are! 9 years later! The Rebirth! But this time, I am chronicling my journey (it is indeed A JOURNEY...a road less travelled?) in acquiring an online MBA degree, as a wife, a mother, a full time employee (9am - 5pm whenever I sleep off on my laptop while sending emails) in her thirties, hence the title - Adult Education abi  na night school?

And the name - Adamilola? To my DB Family in Jos, that has been my pseudonym.
I'll take a second to explain (...ok, maybe a minute). Way back at the University, I was 'christened' Oluwadamilola which means God has bestowed honour on me in Yoruba language (I'm not Yoruba...that's what they told me...I hope it's correct because I absolutely love the name). I decided to adopt the name...a fusion with my first name - Ada = Ada Milola = Adamilola. Cool right? :-)

So WELCOME! To Adult Education with me, Adamilola. (Shines teeth)

First, this blog is to encourage me to go on with my studies because trust me, swinging all that I have going on in my life, with an online education is not puff - puff. One thing I do know is that it is not IMPOSSIBLE.
Second, and most importantly, this blog is to challenge you reading this post, that you can begin to dream again and make it happen. It's not too late. Never a time as the present. You just can't sit back and watch others living your life. If you want it, go for it. You can still earn a degree while building a strong momentum in your career or business.

Why an MBA? You may ask. Well, because key employers in the Oil & Gas sector are searching for the right candidates with an MBA degree? Errrr...(scratches head) wrong answer.

An MBA because I'm done 'fighting' 2015 battles in the boardroom with 1865 strategies. Worse still, delivering humdrum observations as grandiose discoveries during management meetings...oh dear... :-(

Every Sunday (God willing and with your encouragement), I will blog about how my week has been trying to acquire this online degree, while balancing work and family at the same time.

Have you tried earning a degree (online or traditional) while you keep your regular 9 - 5 job and it's such a jagbajantis hassle, making no sense and leading no where? Or even if you're not working at the moment and tried getting an additional degree to give you that edge while you apply for a job or run your business and it just didn't happen?

Let me know what you think in the comment section. Also. I'll like to know how I fared with my first blog post :-)

Till next week Sunday, God willing...Believe...Become.