My understanding of fashion was primarily based on the advertisement I was witnessing on my television set, on newspapers & hoardings. The brands I always fancied were Allen Solly, VanHeusen & Peter England. These brands always commanded a feeling of being premium. When I first realized that these were all part of the Aditya Birla Group I was pleasantly surprised as I couldn’t imagine all these brands being associated to an Indian firm. Looking back at all the myriad number of ways in which the Aditya Birla Group has influenced my life I can surely say that it is has been “Big in my Life”.
Overcoming Obstacles
The struggles of a person & the obstacles that he or she overcomes shapes the personality of that person. I have also had the experience of being under trying circumstance & in front of major obstacle that have in some way or the other influenced me in certain ways of my life.
Growing up I was always interested in sports & kept on venturing into numerous sports & physical activities. I enjoyed playing sports but something I couldn’t easily incorporate in my behavior was to accept defeat graciously. I had gone for a karate tournament when I was 12, where I faced a guy in the second round who managed to beat me. I was devastated at that point, my competitive spirit wasn’t allowing me to accept defeat. I sat down for a couple of minutes & gathered my thoughts, mustered enough courage to go & talk to the person I had just faced in the competition. I congratulated the person for progressing to the next round. I realized at that point that I was able to overcome my flaw of not being able to accept defeat graciously, which made me feel liberated & happy.
A major obstacle I faced came during my 11th & 12th standard. I wanted to get through to a decent engineering college for which I was preparing on my own. After certain time I realized that I was lagging behind those in my class who were going to dedicated tuitions that were preparing them for the entrance examinations. I joined a coaching class in my 12th standard where I found I was completely out of my depth, with people having a much better understanding of the topics that were being taught. The only way in which I could make things better was by putting in extra effort & covering up those topics that I hadn’t covered before. I ended up doing a decent job with the entrance exams & made it into a decent enough college.
During my engineering in Electronics & Telecommunication I realized that I would be better suited for MBA than engineering. I took an attempt at the various examinations of MBA entrance in my final year but unfortunately, I was unable to secure a call from any of the top MBA colleges in the country. I was extremely disappointed at that point but I realized I couldn’t be sitting at a place feeling sorry for myself so I decide to take up a job that will help me gain better perspective into what I will be working on after my MBA. I applied for ZS Associates & was lucky enough to get into it. I applied for all the entrance exams next year as well wherein I was fortunate enough to make it into one of my dream colleges.
All the above experiences have pushed me to a great extent so as to deal with the various challenges I have faced so far. These experiences have molded me into a much more flexible & accommodating person who isn’t perturbed in the face of adversity.
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