Come Back to School and start Your Life again …just UNDO some years.

I never cared too much for school, and I was never a particularly good student. I always considered myself a “hands-on” person who wanted to dive right into things and learn as I went — in other words, on-the-job training. I never had much patience for the classroom and usually found myself doodling, or thinking about what else I could be doing with my time.

When I decided to become software pro, SSI, Aptech or NIIT was the way to go for me. I had to endure some classroom time, but at least I was doing what I loved. But that was when I finished my under graduation. When I graduated two years later as an MBA, I breathed a sigh of relief, convinced that my classroom days were over. I felt liberated, knowing I would never have to — and certainly would never choose to — return to school for any reason.

For almost 15 years I went merrily along convinced that a college degree would add nothing to my professional life. I was determined to be successful without a sheepskin and did, in fact, achieve considerable success without it. Though I did not achieve what I actually thought. It’s just a considerable success.

At some point, I began contemplating career plans. I considered becoming a lecturer or maybe even starting my own business. I figured that beefing up my credentials would probably add to my credibility and marketability.

Graduate work differs from undergraduate study because it’s focused on a particular area of interest. Taking my education to the next level woke up parts of my brain that had been lying dormant for years. I started to form opinions about things I hadn’t given much thought to previously. The world became much less black and white as I further expanded my mind and knowledge base. Once again, a whole new world opened up to me.

My formal education is like a wave that’s propelling me into my future. I’ve had many new and exciting opportunities come my way in the last five years. School has prepared me to meet those challenges and given me the confidence to try new things and keep moving forward. You can’t possibly appreciate what higher education will do for you until you start taking classes. It keeps you young, it makes you feel alive, and it keeps the blood coursing through your veins. It’s never too soon or too late to go back to school. It’s a gift you give yourself and a way to enrich your life. You’ll have more to give yourself, your family, your friends, and the world around you.

If you’re thinking of going back to school, just do it. Just sit and close your eyes and travel to your favorite classroom in front of your favorite class teacher. That kind of thinking is sure to put the tiredness out and breathe those fresh air of 100% Oxygen. Just get started and keep moving forward, even if it’s only one course at a time. Five years from now backwards, you could not have a degree thinking about it. But sheer happiness and a kind of feeling which no one can express. Just feel it. The time will pass regardless of what you do. And now you are here.

By the time this article is published, I’ll be six credits away from getting my master’s degree. I mean to say I would have thought of all my school and college days. Can you believe it?

I’ll let you in on another secret: School still doesn’t come easy for me. I have to think hard to remember all those finest moments and need more than 50 years to experience the life again spent just 15 years. And it’s always easy juggling school thoughts with real life, family interests, and so on. But it’s worth it. I’ve come a long way since I graduated from college and my school education has been 100 percent responsible for my success. But more important, it has made me a better person who’s equipped to fully enjoy and contribute to the world around me.

Watch for next article soon…