I think the most important thing in life is to set short term goals and then to work towards achieving them with utmost honesty. The above quote is easier said than done with life throwing up so many challenges and situations where we are bound to lose focus and start off track. I experienced it early in life during my under graduation days where I got persuaded with so many distractions and couldn’t focus on academics, the main thing is was there for. I scored were badly in my first term exams and by the time the result was out I was engaged in so many extracurricular activities. My health was not in good condition pertaining to the constant weather change and I already had received a lot of criticism from my parents by not living up to the expectations. The term-2 exams were about to start and entire situation was too difficult to manage. I decided to give my best in everything I was involved no matter what. My human skills came at forte which helped me arranging the study material post that I started studying all night after devoting my time to other activities the entire day. This period of hardship continued for 2 weeks and as they say the end result is as important as the process I got some desired success. I secured top position in my class, published the paper I was working and successfully organized my college cultural fest. That period taught me a lot about time management and I still try to think of it whenever I feel work pressure.
Pratul Sharma
T.A. Pai Management Institute