I was encouraged to return to school to get my 6 Sigma certification at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Woo Hoo! Frat parties, football games, and club sports...that's all I need to spice up my life. Actually, I haven't seen one frat party, let alone a football game. How on earth did I study when I had two kids and completing my degrees? I was even working full time then.
But I am in a class that requires group work. There is a group of young men from the Industrial Engineering Department who have graciously allowed this woman...who just happens to be old enough to be their mother...into their group.
A lot of people ask what 6 Sigma is. Click here: What is Six Sigma?
I think the thought provoking question is Why do I need a certification? Although I can take pride in the work I do, sometimes it takes certifications to be considered "credible." In South Dakota, it seems that you have to live outside of the state to be credible. However, I am thinking, why NOT get certified (versus certifiable)?!?
As I watched a movie the other night, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, the character, Sonny, repeatedly states: Everything will be alright in the end... if it's not alright then it's not the end. So despite the challenge of returning to school, I guess for me it is all about making sure that everything turns out alright, certificate in hand!
