LOVE, ACTUALLY_Goa Institute of Management

‘Introvert’ ‘Bookworm’ –These were some of the adjectives that I used to be associated with. I used to be an extremely shy person who would drop down dead rather than talk in front of a group. Stage fear was one of my greatest fears and my teachers back in school always came up with the same comment-   ‘lack of initiative’.  My school life came to an end and then Engineering happened. People talk about turning points in life all the time and this was my turning point. My first year in college was more or less similar to my school days and in the second year every student was to be mentored by a professor. My professor was quick enough to spot my greatest weakness and played a huge role in changing my life. He made me realize that shying away was a way of showcasing our weaker side and to lead in life one has to be strong. But the transition did not happen overnight. It was scary to begin with, excitement the next time and just pure fun later on. Towards the end of my engineering course I decided I wanted do an MBA. My CAT preparations went well and somewhere behind my head the fear of speaking up started crawling up. As my interview date drew closer, nervousness started kicking in and I had to find a way out. On my interview day which would be the first interview of my life, I made it a point that it was time to be strong and give it all I have got. The group discussion and the interview went great and I waved goodbye to my greatest fear for good.