The very first and important shopping post joining a B-school was of a complete business formal suit for me. Out of all choices in mind, I could finally decide upon one of the most trusted and my favourite brand- ‘Allen Solly’. This brand has been a part of my life for a long time now. One that my family prefers, one which has always stood up to our expectations. The products offered by this brand are comfortable to wear and attractive to look at. When asked about why Aditya Birla Group is big in my life, there is no better example than that of an experience of my recent visit to the nearest Allen Solly showroom with my father and shopping happily. I could see the happiness and pride in his eyes while I tried on different formal shirts and suits. The long wait of joining a B-school was finally over. I was about to leave the comfortable atmosphere of my home for the first time to stay at hostel. Things were happening faster than we thought. But as people say, time is a luxury you wish for in a B-school. And only when you value time, it values you too. It was during the entire shopping session which lasted for about an hour or two, I realised the importance of proper dressing for an event and how an impression created through your attire does matter. Thus, the excitement of joining a B-school to start a new journey coupled with a satisfactory shopping helped me have a nice start to all the preparations ahead in future for the next two years of MBA life.
The phase of life called “Tenth ke baad kya karna hai?” and the successive years were luckily smoother than expected for me. Those two last years of school life were wonderful. Then came the time to be enrolled for graduation. Appearing entrances for a seat in MBBS but then finally deciding upon BBA due to change in interest helped me learn something called adaptation. Being a science student, taking up BBA wasn’t all easy. From Bio to OB, problems in PCM to theories of HRM, accepting what came my way had become a part of my life. With the intention of not letting my grades suffer, I could successfully manage to get into top 5 ranks in each semester. Here then started another race. The one of converting a renowned MBA college or which we call a B-school. College life was quite interesting to be honest. Making new friends, learning new subjects and so on. But all this while, between all sorts of confusions, misalignment of thoughts and a frequent noise in my head to keep working hard in life was when the real phase of small struggles started. This was the time I finally decided upon starting my preparations for MBA. Some of the struggles and problems faced here could be under-confidence, disinterest and demotivation to travel along the designed path, improper time management, and a lot more. After appearing in different management entrances in my final year with no job in hand and ruining almost all of the examinations with scores lesser than I desired, re-taking the tests was already a possibility for me. But destiny had other plans. They say whatever happens, happens for the good. Qualifying for the GD/PI and then converting the call finally, it happened within a month. It still feels like yesterday when I had started preparing for this journey of two years and now, I am here today, at one of the finest B-schools in India- XIMB, typing from our campus about what all challenges I faced till here. By having a sudden change of course plan post my 12
th standard, I was clueless as what should be my next step with hazy, unclear ideas about future crawling into my mind every other day. However, I did find myself surrounded by some of the best people who believed in me even more than I did in myself and I am grateful to all of them for being my greatest source of inspiration. Overcoming all the challenges till now wasn’t possible alone. It all happened because of all my good friends, a supportive family alongside and most importantly believing on my own self to not get broken at tough times and to keep moving, keep working. After all they say, “Dark nights would definitely be followed by brighter mornings.”
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