Hi Everyone,

Welcome back to The Deu Awuok Show, where I interview professional and
collegiate soccer players about their life journeys through the
beautiful game.

In this episode, I share some context behind my long hiatus and
reflect on my MBA application journey and the lessons I learned along
the way. I stepped away from several hobbies—including this podcast—to
focus on applying to top business schools around the world. I’m
grateful that those efforts paid off, as I was recently accepted into
Harvard Business School, along with several other Ivy League
institutions.

As I looked back on the challenge of balancing a demanding Private
Equity role with the intensity of the application process, a few
important life lessons were reinforced—lessons I wanted to share with
our listeners.

These include: 1) running your own race, 2) maintaining a growth
mindset, and 3) focusing on the inputs while becoming deserving of
what you want.

I’m excited to be back on the pod and to continue having meaningful
conversations around the beautiful game!