How would life be if you went off the beaten path? Does your life up to now check all the right boxes? Degree college, MBA, getting placed at a dream corporate, is this what you dream of? What if that is not the case?
In this video, Deepak Bothra, International Poker player, CA and MBA from IIM Indore tell us what it takes to develop and maintain a career off the beaten path. Deepak tells us of his struggles getting placed and the feeling of inadequacy he dealt with.
Deepak tells us of his journey of doing MBA after CA from IIM Indore and finally getting placed at CRISIL. Deepak shares how he happened to crack the CAT purely because he enjoyed solving puzzles.
Deepak shares how he became a fan of the intelligent game that is poker and how he slowly transitioned from working full time to playing poker at an international level. He shares his struggles of doing work that he did not enjoy. He talks of his motivations and achievements and the extremely difficult decision-making process to sustain himself and his family while playing poker.
If you want to know what mental prep it takes to take a different road after MBA, this video is a must watch for you.