While doing my MBA, I interned in Mumbai, I was left in awe by Mumbai Worli Sea Link. Here, I stumbled on a fact that 0.1 million mt of Ultratech cement went into the construction. Such magnanimity, such wide-reaching avenues, no wonder this genius giant Aditya Birla Group has made life simpler for mere mortals like us.
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PART B: Overcoming challenges to achieve your ambitions
Life, as we know, is never constant. It is a sinusoidal curve of crests and troughs. And if there is one mantra that has aided me throughout my journey is that never lose your humility during the highs and don't give up on the hope during the lows.
I hail from a small family who was nurtured by working parents, Most of my childhood has been spent in boarding schools, where I've had to wait for my parents till the end of late evening. In such an environment of busy schedules, I had to make all ends meet by myself. I aided my working mother wherever possible in all household chores like cooking and washing utensils. While this may seem like menial jobs for some, these are "essential life skills" one must learn from childhood. And I believe, if a person knows how to make his/her bed and cook food for himself, he can do anything.
When I started doing my Engineering, I had to travel 2.5 hours regularly single way via local Punjab Roadways bus. While this may have been a struggle for some, I used to utilize this time to study. There was a time when there was a huge financial crunch in my family. Therein, I took lots of small jobs. I worked as a Life Insurance Agent for Kotak. I sold newspapers during the morning and had home tuitions during the evening. "It's the time of turmoil when you realize the value of money". As someone who realized this well before, these small little things have kept me grounded.
After graduation, I was deployed as a Site Engineer in multiple projects in the North. My desire for more work let me to also crack certain sales for the company. Therein, my focus on getting a post-graduation led me to prepare for entrance exams and to concentrate on Sales and Marketing as a specialized career. Thus MBA was not a walk in the herd choice but a well-thought-out decision to pursue my future goal. After appearing for CAT twice, I landed in GIM in 2018. All my learnings throughout my career have shaped me into an individual I am now- Competitive, Focused and someone who'll keep on adapting and learning.
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