My Current Projects
Hello all!
The last year saw some incredible things happen in my life, and now it’s time for me to take it to another level. Here are my current projects (more coming soon):
1. Work (gotta eat)
2. MBA - I’m on my second semester of the University of Maryland’s part time MBA program. Semester #1 was interesting, but this semester looks much more challenging, and I will be getting a 4.0. No excuses. Four-point-Oh. That means doing every reading, putting 100% effort into every assignment, going beyond the curriculum to research the subjects (managerial economics and financial accounting) more thoroughly, and of course, acing some tests.
3. Training for my first half-ironman triathlon (and 2 Olympic distance ones, and a sprint). Just a simple 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.1 mile run (aka half-marathon). Longest (open water) swim of my life to date, 1 mile. Longest bike ride of my life to date, 30 miles. Longest run of my life to date, 9.5 miles (though I did that in a half-marathon and limped to the finish line on my injured knee). Easy.
4. Entering business plan competitions - starting with the Yale School of Management Education Business Plan Competition. I have a killer idea. Can’t share it of course, because I fear intellectual property theft. I’ll give you a hint: it has to do with education.
5. Learning Ruby on Rails - Just for shits.
6. Writing a game theoretical analysis of football strategy - yes, you read that right. Quick test: Your team is trailing by 4 points and you have only 1 time-out. Your opponent has the ball and rushes for no gain on first down, making it second and 10 their own 15 yard line with 2:43 to play in the game. What is your optimal strategy? Rex Ryan just got this question wrong against the bears at a game I attended.
7. Eating paleo Sunday - Friday 100% without going crazy. That means looking up many creative and delicious recipes (and, of course, eating a good deal of stir fry).
Basically, the theme of 2011 is productivity. Believe it or not, with all that going on, I still have a lot of down time and I’m looking for more projects to fill it.
The race is on.
