Here, in their own words, are various reactions to CPM.
Is there a bias here? Absolutely, there is. The students featured all got a great deal from the course and are active members of the CPM alumni community.
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| I am truly thankful for this class and starting on this lifelong process of self-exploration…the retreat will hold a very special place for me…Reading postings on the discussion board had an instantly therapeutic effect on me and made me realize why CPM was so great after all…Learnt a great deal about myself during these exercises…I want to thank Professor Rao for his lectures and his invitation of the best series of class speakers that I have had in any class. |
Susan Rupa Amlani, MBA 2004
Columbia Business School |
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| CPM didn’t outpace my expectations, yet was still the best school course I have ever had…I went in expecting it to be great and can thankfully say that’s what I got…the immense reading assignments and workload seem to make more sense…the sheer workload makes me feel a little closer because it is a shared experience…the lessons from class will become a lifelong learning process so these strong bonds may help in unforeseen ways in decades hence…Who knows?…I hope to see you sometime and share a great big laugh. |
Chase Kaljian, MBA 2004
Columbia Business School |
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| Creativity and Personal Mastery is an atypical course but would rank in the top three in importance if not the top…few of us really question whether our talents meld with our careers…helped align my philosophy with my actions…was always living for tomorrow and acting according to expectations of others…now my goal of being happy comes first and everything else follows. Class is wonderful in its ability to attract people with differing view-points and give them a springboard to really take hold of their lives…is an ongoing class…I now have the tools to continue on my journey. |
Todd Zipper, MBA 2003
Columbia Business School |
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| Creativity and Personal Mastery helped me see beyond the social standards of ‘success’ and rediscover what it means to be personally successful…helped me realize I am in control of my life and it is my obligation to live a life that fulfills me…now have more courage to pursue my passions and be open to new possibilities. Class offered opportunity to engage with many persons I would never have met otherwise…differences contributed to some remarkable and memorable conversations that I will think about for some time to come…we may come to different answers and resolutions regarding these questions, but those answers will be richer because of the shared experience of this course. |
Reena Vaidya, JD 2003
Columbia Law School |
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| CPM has taught me not to settle when it comes to the principal parts of my life…daily life is imbued with new meaning and joy…each day I realize more beauty on a fundamental level…have a refreshed optimism and vitality directly attributable to something that awakened inside of me during your timeless course…retreat was an incredible experience…formed such close bonds during those two days…so great being in an atmosphere that fostered such trust and openness…thanks to the ideal job assignment I finally have focus. |
Samar Alghanim, MIA 2005
Columbia, School of International and Public Affairs |
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| Course allowed me to appreciate just how self-limiting my mental dialog can be…I am better able to control how I think and how I can intentionally alter my mood…Some of the readings energized me, especially when the search for a job is like running a marathon in waist-high mud. Few courses at Columbia Business School addressed the issue of emotional intelligence and its importance in shaping a successful life…CPM made it explicitly clear that unless your goals are aligned with what you do, success will be difficult to achieve. Central message of CPM was the importance of helping society…we all share this world and have equal rights to it…am now much more interested in and intend to become more socially active in helping others. |
Mark Kehoe, MBA 2003
Columbia Business School |
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| Creativity and Personal Mastery was an invaluable experience…most interesting and unforgettable class in my 19 years as a student…I now have more power, more control over my feelings and thoughts…realized how inefficiently I used to function and how much time and energy I used to waste...concentration increased enormously…followed exercise while studying for midterms and half-semester finals…spent less time studying and grades were much higher. Formed close friendships with thirteen classmates…class has ended but I still get together with classmates…conversations are very engaging and thought-provoking and people are much less judging…potential effect of the class is much more than described here…exercises, guest speakers and readings will keep on changing my life. |
Pelin Demirel, MBA 2004
Columbia Business School |
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| Creativity and Personal Mastery changed my life in profound ways…now have this incredible thirst for knowledge about life and truth…have a passion and desire to learn from famous minds…always check my emotions when they are getting out of control…CPM made me intricately aware of the nature of a ‘self’ in everyone that wants to exert its unique existence…I am now committed to being open and to discover the truth that mankind has a larger self beyond body and mind, a self that encompasses everyone into one larger unit of life. |
Edmund Lim, MBA 2003
Columbia Business School |
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| CPM has given me the tools to make profound changes in my life…from the minute I wake up, full of happiness and energy to when I go to sleep am overwhelmingly thankful…have made incredibly strong friends as a result of this course, would not have met them otherwise…have grown a lot as a result of CPM…readings in the packet could create substantial change in a person’s life on its own…within a short semester I have learned more about the world around me and about myself than in all my years as an undergraduate…thankful to be exposed to such knowledge and wisdom…CPM has become to me what Morpheus was to Neo. He said: “I can only show you the door. The rest is up to you.” |
Emiliya Zhivotovskiy, BS 2006
Long Island University |
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 | And here is a first person account of a CPM alum some years after she enrolled in the program.
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Dr Rosalind Wilson,
MBBS, MBA; Life Sciences Consultant |
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