Frank Zappa once said “skip your high-school prom and go to the library and educate yourself”

There is a lot of truth in that statement. As or me I believe high-school still serves an important purpose and that is to teach social skills. Most; if not all of my edumacation resulted from the “school of life” so when I found out about the Personal MBA I was curious. Being honest; my only real formal education was when I studied psychology for three years at LACC though I only learned enough to be dangerous. Not once in my career has any formal education helped me land a job. Experience, knowledge, passion and people skills are all that matter!

I originally discovered “The Personal MBA: Mastering Business Without Spending a Fortune” on the ChangeThis blog. Here is what the author Josh Kaufman wrote about this manifesto:

Interested in learning advanced business concepts, but don’t have the time or money for a traditional MBA program? Business schools don’t have a monopoly on worldly wisdom – if you care more about increasing your effectiveness at work than a diploma and a few lines on your resume, the “Personal MBA” is for you.

ChangeThis has lots of great stuff to continue your higher education and you can find a link in my blogroll or click here.

Recently Seth Godin posted about an updated “The Personal MBA Manifesto Mastering Business Through Self-Education” by the same author. You have to scroll to the bottom to find the links. What I think is neat is Josh offers support and coaching via his forum and there is a suggested reading plan. This is a great site and if you are willing to invest in yourself you will want to take advantage of this awesome resource!

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