Rules of the Hunt: Real-World Advice for Entrepreneurial and Business Success

1 THINGS THEY DIDN’T TEACH YOU IN BUSINESS SCHOOL

Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune.

—JIM ROHN, AMERICAN ENTREPRENEUR

IN BUSINESS, as in most other walks of life, a good, well-rounded education is a tremendous asset for acquiring success. While there’s little question that many business schools provide a very good education, they don’t—and can’t—deliver a well-rounded one.

Business schools are long, deep, and wide on theory, philosophy, economics, and other “big picture” subjects. This provides a solid foundation for a career in business. But it’s not possible for them to give you the experience you will need to deal with the many challenges and opportunities that you’ll encounter every day of your ...