HOW HAVE YOU MADE AN IMPACT?
During the second year of under graduation, we were told to create a project on business research and were given a sufficient number of days for it’s completion. I was too enthusiastic to conduct primary and secondary research and apply research tools and techniques I had learnt in the class. It was a week before the deadline and we were already done with the project (we were a team of four). A day before the deadline when I opened my laptop to get the printouts done, I was not able to retrieve the file. It got corrupted somehow and I had not even uploaded it on my email id. Everyone started blaming me and I got really upset. Well, sometimes, it’s not a single problem that come your way. After an hour or so, my grandmother got unwell (due to low blood pressure) and we had to rush her to the hospital. I was there at the hospital for the whole time and there was our project, pending for the next day. We had two options – either to submit it by the next day or submit it late but by losing 2 marks for each late day.
I came back at around 1 A.M after she got a little better. Tension, anxiety and fear of the unknown tried to grab me from all over but I knew that if I gave up right at that time, I would be the one responsible for all that happened. You can’t control the past but you can control the future by changing your present. I made myself calm, forgetting everything else for a while and started the project from the beginning. Secondary thoughts came to my mind but I got the power to control them. It was impossible to make the entire project in a few hours so I focused on the things that mattered. I knew that in any project; research techniques, implementation and conclusion is much more important (so that the decisions can be taken) rather than the process, background and theoretical information. Thus, I focused more on that and made the project interesting through visuals showing the descriptive and technical analysis done using research tools. I woke up all night. The fact that not submitting the project would cost not only me but all of my team members gave me courage to complete the project in 6 hours.
After a few days, we got really delighted to know that we scored 9/10 in the project. This was better than losing 2 marks and take a day extra for completion. The team mates who were earlier against me, appreciated my efforts. Well, I learnt how to make the best out of your present situation and win hearts.
WHY ADITYA BIRLA GROUP IS BIG IN YOUR LIFE?
I have been connected to various Aditya Birla Group products either through direct use or in an indirect way:
- Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance: My parents had opted for ABSLI Vision Star Plan as a part of the Child Future Plan for me. There are various benefits of the plan. It has the flexibility to get the benefits of the payouts as per the child’s need, choose the premium paying term and guarantees a minimum amount of Rs. 1,00,000. It includes a death benefit, assured payouts designed to meet the needs and also the maturity benefits (include bonuses) which most of the insurance companies don’t give.
- Ultratech Premium Cement: My home is cemented with Ultratech Premium Cement. It is produced with premium ingredients to deliver the cement that is exceptionally strong as well as durable. We have used it mostly for structures below the ground and for those that are in contact with water and applied to slabs, columns, beams and roofs. We have not been encountering water seepage or dampness of walls since we started using it.
- Peter England Fashions and Retail Ltd.: I have been using Peter England shirts and trousers for a long time and been loyal to it. It has always offered me a variety of products every time I visit the store. Moreover, it is convenient and I can find one or the other store of Peter England in most of the cities that I have visited so far. It has also introduced its exclusive brand of trousers which I have recently started using (my favorite being the ‘Wrinkle-Free Trousers’ that are 100% cotton).
- Idea cellular Ltd.: I had recently been using Idea sim on my mobile phone after Idea had come up with a scheme (Idea Select) for its customers. My dad had a postpaid Idea sim and thus, he was eligible for ‘Idea Select Silver’ according to the previous bill payments and I started using the sim. There is advanced support from the customer care executives apart from the exclusive offers on monthly usage on voice, SMS and data.