roycroftmom: “There are lots of different fields in business. OP should be open to more of them as consulting may not be the right match for his skill set.”
Actually I’m a woman, but anyway, What makes you say that? If you can think of something I’m more suited to I’m all ears!
I’m interested in consulting specifically because I do feel it is the right match for my skillset and it makes me genuinely happy.
thumper1: “I’m not really clear how you developed this as a passion”
My father worked through his MBA during my childhood and I often had to help him study or would look through his school notes as a kid. I didn’t really understand it but I was super excited at the prospect of starting a business of my own. I would sit and write fully-fledged business plans for fun but I never started one because well… the idea of running a business, researching industries, pouring over data, etc. was way more fascinating to me than actually running one. I would jump from industry to industry researching everything from potential competitors to the costs of labor, materials, etc. not to mention SEO, social media algorithms, etc.
I’ve tried developing some real experience in the field by giving advice to my friends who say they want to start businesses of their own but, the moment they see the actual work involved they stick their tail between their legs and make a run for it. At one point I had the opportunity to work with someone who was fairly popular online (about 300k followers on tiktok) but we got into a personal disagreement based on how he treated some of his fans and ended up having to part ways.
I feel as though I have the mindset of a consultant because every interest I’ve ever had has been incredibly creative but pursued in an analytical way. I love working through various frameworks to see the best ways a persons financial, entrepreneurial, etc. ideas can be brought to life.
thumper1: “You have never written a paper of any kind in any of your college classes, or high school classes?”
Of course I have I just figured we were explicitly talking about college essays given the context.
thumber1: “How are you retaking high school courses if you have already graduated from high school?”
I was a dual enrollment student. I’m retaking the college courses that I didn’t do well in when I was dual enrolled in high school.