Research Project...

My last post was talking about whether doing an MBA was worth it. Well I am on the final part of the journey ... the dreaded research project. I actually put off the last section of my MBA for the reason that I was hesitate to commit to the time and effort required to do a research project. Well I am several weeks in and unlike my individual courses, I am struggling to complete the reading prior to getting stuck in and creating my Project Proposal. My efforts have certainly not been helped by the fact I was told by an academic teacher/tutor (multiple times) that they are more lax with due dates. I prefer the hard due dates as that is what gets me focused to get stuff done.

So while I plod along (I'm writing this blog rather than reading about how to search for secondary data to use in my research) dreaming of the day that I will finally have my MBA, I think about what the future will hold for me with this degree behind me. The fact is that my employer already provided the promotion that I was looking for with the completion of the degree, so where is the incentive? Where is the drive to finish? And why is it so hard to focus on reading a book about research methodology???

Research projects ... was this someone's idea of the ultimate punishment for those seeking higher education?