In my profession, you can either produce good numbers or you cannot, Beth Nelson says.
Results are completely measurable.
Having confidence in your ability is key, especially in difficult stock markets. I was a music major as an undergraduate, and I always wanted to have a better handle on the courses you d find at business school, she notes. The tools Nelson gained from her coursework made her feel that she had more command of the field enough to make a career change that has brought her to where she is today. I felt like I could take a job that involved a great deal more risk than the one I had, Nelson explains. I could get through Wharton, after all.