Challenges – learning steps
Nothing comes easy in life, or maybe, what comes easy, doesn’t seem so valuable. There are times in your life, when your patience is tested, in addition to your skills and learning. I used to be a lousy decision maker, always procrastinating my decisions to the last moment, over-thinking and double questioning my thoughts time and again, too afraid to make mistakes, too afraid to offend people. While it is important to think through all possibilities before making decisions, it is also important to stick with your decision and prove it right. When there are multiple doors open, it is important to pick one, even if it means missing out on what is behind others. I had the opportunity of taking up the role of festival secretary for the technical and cultural fests of our college. I knew that the role would require me to make quick decisions and that seemed a little challenging to me. However, the best way to get over a fear is to tackle it head-on, and that is exactly what I did. I took up the role which indeed helps me understand the art of decision making a little better. One of the most important things I learnt is being able to say no when necessary. I remember we were holding a new fashion event under the cultural festival that year and the person who had come to manage the event was behaving very negatively. That evening he called me and another coordinator of the event and started fuming about some new un-informed requirements. He demanded I let him talk to the other coordinator(female) alone. I denied this final request. He threatened to call off the event, to which I politely replied ‘Your choice, sir’. Looking stumped, he regained himself, looked at both of us and went back inside the auditorium. After that, he helped us conduct the whole event without a single more tantrum. Producing such a reply would have been impossible for the earlier version of me. The biggest challenge in life is to get ahead of your own inhibitions and insecurities. I am glad I have been able to do that in the past and hope I continue to do so in future.
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