Challenges that I overcame to achieve my ambitions in life:
#kharthiknarayanan #IIM Trichy
‘Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional -Roger Crawford’. I believe in this saying as it rightly reflects my journey to date. When I did my schooling, I was aspiring to become a doctor. I prepared and gave my best in board exams. Later, I didn't get through clearing any government medical colleges and my parents couldn’t afford to join me in private medical colleges. Career was at the crossroads and I preferred Engineering over everything. I only believed that I could do anything in this world once I trust in myself. I have a poster stuck in my room which says ‘You are the only competitor to yourself. Act Smart’. Though mathematics was not my major in schooling, I excelled in Engineering with utmost hard work and graduated with a Gold medal, University topper. Life was not easy since then. There were huge expectations from me. During my brief period of work at an IT company, I decided to start up an organization of my own. The idea flourished but there was no one to support me and there was no team either. Again, career was at the crossroads. I managed to find a person with identical thought process and we tried to carry our vision further together. Right from incorporating the company in MCA to starting up the operations, there were a million problems which would take pages to explain. I believe in only one thing that hard work never fails. Everyone in this world has their own timeline. Never lost patience and finally in my three years journey, I cracked building a company which was listed as the Best Startup in India by CITIC in Chennai last year. Whenever I face a challenge in front of me, I consider that as an opportunity rather than a hurdle. This paid me off and I hope it helps others too who follow it.
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