Why?

I've been relatively successful in life so far. I've gotten pretty decent grades, went to a pretty good school for undergrad (UCLA) , got a decent job offer for a pretty good company (Capgemini) straight out of school, and have done moderately well in my career (promotion to Sr. Consultant at the 2.5 year mark, 12% increase in salary from start date). Overall, I've done pretty well for myself and in the eyes of the majority of people, I am a relative success.

Yet, each of those achievements, without fail, have been to appease the people in my life. I did what I was "supposed" to do to make others in my life (re: parents) satisfied and ultimately, off my case. Only at age 23, living on my own and completely financially independent of my parents, was I able to finally asses what my priorities were, what was important to me, and, ultimately, what I wanted.

For two years, I coasted in this bliss of financially independent bliss, enjoying my substantial disposable income and lack of any taxing responsibilities to anyone besides myself. By 25, I realized it was time to take the next step in my life and the only person I had to reconcile this plan was with myself.

This next step became abundantly clear. I wanted to change my career, get out of the IT world, and out of So Cal. To do that, I'm going to pursue my MBA. Furthermore, Im going to do it in Europe.