The lovely Natali Morris is 35-years old and pursuing an MBA at Indiana University’s Kelley Direct School of Business.

Well I guess I am a smarty-pants woman too. I am a 35 year old freelance TV reporter with two very small children, ages 1 and 3. (Fancy bio in the signature - basically means I sometimes do fancy TV work in between long periods of not showering.)

I also host a weekly Web show so finding time to pursue my aspirational goals is sometimes like finding Waldo. BUT I once heard a motivational speaker say something like this:

Speaker: Oh so you want to go to school? How old will you be in 2 years if you finish it?

Answer: 37

Speaker: How old will you be in 2 years if you don’t finish it?

Answer: 37

So why not be 37 and finish it?? Truth is, I’ll be more like 38 or 39 because I have to take classes far slower than I had originally planned. But I keep at it, trying to figure out how to do regression analysis in Excel. Because my dream - don’t tell! - is to take over CNBC as the next Bartiromo.

I read about your journey in PC Magazine today - a publication I used to write for - and I was so inspired. It SOUNDS good to go back to school but you have to actually DO it when you get there. The enrollment, the tuition, the assignments. I’m glad I am in good company! Thanks for putting your story out there and good luck to you!