“Get busy livin', or get busy dying”- Shawshank Redemption. This quote has been a central impetus in my life and I can confidently say it has made me the person I am today. I am 27 years old or as I say I am 27 years young and currently pursuing MBA from T.A Pai Management Institute and life is quite beautiful here in Manipal. (Flashback) Life was not this smooth earlier, rather I had my fair share of mess in the past and I feel that was all a part of the big plan. A kid from Bhubaneswar studying B.Tech and then settling for a job, that was the initial plan which I had in my mind but life had other plans for me (They say nothing before the word but counts). I had to quit the job due to some medical problems and then I was stranded at home, jobless and feeling worthless and all other things and trust me it is not a good feeling at all. So, my sister advised me to learn an instrument as that would help me take my mind off the incessant dark voices in my head. This was the moment I started to discover myself and the untapped persona in me.
To dwell more into me I started doing standup comedy in Bhubaneswar and it was a beautiful feeling to make people laugh and a year passed away in a flash. To be able to make people laugh and smile is an unparalleled feeling. It's magical. Meanwhile, I directed and acted in YouTube Videos (Grains Media-Channel) and it was a wonderful learning experience for me. Do you know how they say artists are poor? That is certainly the case in Odisha. Tides turned when I got reality slap from my rational side. I started contemplating what I am doing and even though I am loving what I am doing where will this lead me to? What is the next step? Where do I see myself in the next few years? I was quite blank with no answers. Like every Indian, the only feasible way out of this was to get a job but I didn’t want to go back to my old engineering job and pursuing MBA was going in my mind yet I was not sure because I didn’t know the answer to the question: Why MBA? That is a question you must ask yourself before pursuing this course. Well, I found my answer and it wasn’t complicated at all. I wanted to do an MBA because I wanted to be a better version of myself, as simple as that. I was not happy with the person that I was and I wanted to evolve for better. Now when I look back and see how far I have come from a kid who was dead scared to talk to people or present himself to a crowd, to the person I have become. It's not like there is a massive shift in my personality or anything but I am happy with who I am today and I feel confident of myself.
