"Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes them meaningful"
All of us have been through ups and downs in our life, some good days - some bad days! I think that facing a challenge in life is something which makes you a stronger person.
One of such situations I can remember which I have faced was when I was trying to change my career path. Since the beginning of my college, I was sure that I had to pursue Chartered Accountancy (CA). After clearing CPT ( level 1), I thought it was doable. I started preparing for CA Intermediate level and could not clear it for 3 back to back attempts. I was really demotivated because I am someone who has never failed in any exams before. This was something new for me. After a lot of thinking and obvious criticism, I decided to let it go because I had wasted too much time and energy pursuing it. I could not give another shot at it because I was not sure if can wanted to do it anymore. I needed some time off to think about what I'll be doing next. My father helped me out by asking his friend, who is a Financial Planner, to let me work with him. This is something where my life took a turn for good. After 1 year of Experience, I was much more interested in the Financial markets than before. I decided to choose it as my career path and started working on it. Today fast forward 4 years of life, from my graduation to my B school journey, I think things have panned out really well for me. I could not ask for anything better, I know what I want to do, where I want to work, what my strengths and weaknesses are.