Challenges not only make you strong but help you to build endurance to it if you face a similar kind of challenge again. One challenge I would like to share is getting into an excellent MBA college. This journey started way back in 2014. I couldn’t clear any of the exams. The next year I was working at Infosys. I couldn’t manage my time well so I skipped giving any of the exams that year.
Fast-forwarding to next year, I prepared but failed again. Frustration was building inside me. I started watching motivational videos, meditation etc. to fulfil my ambition of getting into a good B-school. But next year also I failed successfully. Though I received some calls but not from where I wanted. But this time, I knew that if I prepare for one more year I will definitely get into my dream B-School. I was prepared well from the beginning.
And finally, I received the call from NMIMS. I truly believe that ‘If you could dream it, you can make it’. It is not about how hard you hit, it is about how hard you get hit and keep moving forward. What I learned from my journey is - no matter how much challenging the task is, just believe in yourself and do not get bogged down by the challenges you face, you will eventually get the fruits of your hard work.
One line that I would like to quote here from a motivational video – “Be like a lion, a lion never stops chasing its prey until it catches it; you never stop chasing your dream until you live it”. This journey has transformed me from a person I was to a person I am.
How ABG Has Been Big In My Life
Aditya Birla Group touches millions in the world and I am proud that I am one of them. It has its wings spread in almost every sphere of business from fashion to telecom to cement.
Since the past so many years, I have used its products knowingly or unknowingly. Be it the clothes that I wear of brands like Pantaloons, Allen Solly or my tiffin wrapped in foil ‘freshwrapp’, ABG has always stood true to its name, to its values. Not only just me, but ABG has also impacted so many other lives. It runs 5000 medical camps, operates 56 schools, provides skill training to 95000 people. Thinking not only about the bottom line but also about developing and improving the lives of others, making them capable by training them etc. makes this company big in my life.
Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development has contributed to the social and economic development of the communities and still continues to do so. ABG has touched millions in the world. ABG has contributed to nation building by being the backbone in some large infrastructural projects. Bandra-Worli Sea link, Vallarpadam Rail Bridge Project, Bengaluru Metro Rail etc. are some of the projects where ABG has made its presence felt. Sticking true to the culture and values, delivering with utmost commitment and passion and being number one in various brands makes this group a leader in the business world.
‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas’ – ABG has inculcated this thought in their culture which makes this company big in everyone’s life.