my log

'C' change

My close pals n buddies tell me that I have changed a lot during the last two years. 'Well MBA does transform people' they say. When I look back & retrospect, I have a different view point to it.

'Change is the only thing that is constant in time'.
'Change or perish'
Yes I am a different person then I was a couple years ago. Let me go back in time. Until recently I was a B.Com(H) graduate from P.G. D.A.V. College Delhi University aspiring to get into the top B-schools in the country. But as it was to be without any luck. Not having made to the top rug of the management schools I had almost made up my mind to start my own business, with the backing of my father ofcourse. Then virtually out of the blue with everyone insisting I joined Amity Busines School, Noida.

I was a confused man then. With an uncertain future & no clear cut objectives. Without a proper vision I was bound to face problems. I was clearly frustrated & honestly made no attempt to hide it. 'Impressions are never taken but always given', I was a rebel of sorts who wanted to break free.

Slowly but surely I evolved. (I choose this word after due delibration)
I started understanding myself. What I stood for, who I am & what I wanted in life. I began to realize what is my goal in life & most imporatntly how could I achieve it. It did not happen overnight but yes there was a sea change in my attitude. I became more confident about my own abilities. I developed my own innovative ways to handle issues & problems which haunted others like hell. As they worked I became more & more confident.

It does not mean that I never tasted defeat. But I was never scared to be wrong. I as a human am bound to make mistakes, but importantly I learned from them & moved on. I had my share of fun to sometimes teasing the teachers & sometime pleasing them. Getting marathon lectures from teachers & friends alike to seking advices from them.

I had my share of heart breaks & for a change cracked a few hearts myself (hey thats the way of life) but all in all it was a wonderful experience which has made a or rather evolved me as a person willing to take on any challenge in life.

Trust me when I say you cannot make a crow, a swan. What you can do though is help him realize that he can be the best crow ever. Thats what I think MBA is all about. It dose not teach you rocket science, neither does it make you an Einstein but what it does do is to make you what you are. If you are able to realize & most importantly become what you really are well then you will be nothing short of being AWESOME.

posted by Shashank Jain @ 8:43 PM