Why Aditya Birla Group is big in your life?
Since the inception of Aditya Birla Group, it has always forayed into different businesses with utmost success. One among them is the fashion line of business. Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) has been one of my significant touchpoints. It is probably the business segment of Aditya Birla Group which I have visited and been at the customer end the most. With its presence in most of the Tier – 1 and Tier – 2 cities, I have visited the stores attached with ABG at least more than 200 – 300 times in my life. With special mention to Pantaloons, it was then a luxury chain outlet in Bhubaneswar, from where I belong to, it used to be a dream destination for both shopping and window-shopping. It gave immense happiness when you could shop A-Z from one joint. Apart from that, brands like Peter England, Allen Solly, and Van Heusen helped me a lot in choosing a birthday gift for my father. In times of crisis when I had not many options to choose for my dad, I would blindly rely on either of these 3 brands’ apparels with the trust that they would have some amazing quality. And then came Forever 21 came into the picture. I am glad it did. It relieved me a lot of pain when I could simply walk in there with my girlfriend and then turned fiancée and picked and chose as per the need. This was a lifesaver, to say the least. I owe the gratitude to ABFRL and in turn ABG.
How you overcame challenges to achieve your ambitions in life so far?
First of all, I have a bit of stage fear, so I did not miss a single class of oral communication because it’s very important for me. Presentations, addressing people, speeches, extempore, debate are a very important part of my profile and I am working my best to overcome these. The curriculum has helped me a lot to get rid of my stage fear, to work with people, to talk to people, face them, address them, take questions from them, answer them and everything.
CFA Level – 1 was a great challenge as I was employed back then. I had to meet my deadlines and had to prepare for my exams simultaneously. So, I had to manage each of them equally and could not give less or more importance to any particular task as at the end of the day both were equally important to me. So, I had to multitask, I had to manage time, and put in a lot of extra efforts.
Apart from that, about being humble and submissive, I have consulted NMIMS counselor, he has helped me a lot in making me assertive. He has quoted me of being too much of a nice guy and wants me to get rid of that tag. So, to get rid of that tag, the first step is to be assertive. If I want a particular thing to be done, and I know that it is correct I have to be assertive and be that particular way.
Regarding being controlling, my counselor has helped me a lot to improve that aspect. I have been meditating and watching motivational videos on how to let loose.
So, I am improving every day and there is no end to this process.
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