Now that college is over and we are about to face the cruel reality, it is important to check whether we are ready to face it or not? A higher GPA or academic excellence may guarantee good placements, but to sustain in an environment where the only rule is "eat or be eaten", it will be important to put the practical skills to use. The two years in college have imparted great deal of learning and here are few of them.
1) Importance of spontaneity: Many a times we are put into situations we haven't prepared for and we are caught off guard. In such situations it is necessary that we don't breakdown and answer whatever comes to our mind with full confidence. When you fake with full confidence, even the greatest of lies seems true and you can get the opposite person to believe you rather than screwing it up completely.
2) Dealing with the pack: For most of the people life is going to be a group project till the time they work. The group will consist of all kind of people, at every level of hierarchy, ranging from a lone ranger to a social loafer and it will be important to get your work done, because that's what management is all about. It is important to see that you don't form dependency for any work on anyone and always be ready to do the work, even if you have to do it alone. Assuming that everybody will work at same level or everybody has same caliber will get you nowhere. Try and be the leader and lead the pack from the front. Walking together is important but that shouldn't make you shy of running alone. In the end winning matters, take no shit.
3) The power of balancing: Murphy's law says,"Anything that can possibly go wrong, will go wrong" and it will go wrong at a time when you least want it. Breakup before exams, rains on day of cultural festival, incidents before a much awaited college event etc. which will test your patience, emotions and composition. It is important to train the mind to balanced and to find a way to resolve the problem, instead of panicking. At your workplace also you will be face deadlines, nagging girlfriend, barking boss and jerk colleagues but it will be important to keep calm because nobody will care what you are going through, all that will be important will be getting work done.
4) The web: Nothing and no one is ever unimportant. You never know when a person you held grudges with might become instrumental in getting your work done in future. The worth of a person is measured by his network and it is important that you keep company of right persons. It doesn't mean you make friends for selfish purpose, but keeping them as acquaintance is also not a bad idea as such. A good morning message on WhatsApp, a "like" on Facebook, a nice comment on Instagram may come really handy when you need to call in a favor or explore an opportunity.
5) Introspection: Everything around us is a neatly knitted web of lies and it is important to keep a cautious eye. Our decisions generally are orchestrated by opinions of others, but it is really important to know what you want, what you can do and what is the best for you. Introspecting regularly will help you identify your strengths and weakness and can help you improve as a person and professional. Its my personal experience that introspection leads us to identification of problems and we can figure out a solution to get over them, as a result of which i was able to end my college on a much better note than expected.
6) Communication is lifeline: It is very important to understand and interpret what a person wants to say else it can have adverse consequences. Miscommunication is a great hindrance to relationship, careers and other important things, so it is best that you seek clarifications. If the meaning will be clear, then you will be able to attend your goals in a better way and can excel.
And in the end i would like to add one completely irrelevant but important line: "Rejection is not the end of the journey, its just a sign to change the road to reach the destination"
Feedback and comments will be appreciated.
1) Importance of spontaneity: Many a times we are put into situations we haven't prepared for and we are caught off guard. In such situations it is necessary that we don't breakdown and answer whatever comes to our mind with full confidence. When you fake with full confidence, even the greatest of lies seems true and you can get the opposite person to believe you rather than screwing it up completely.
2) Dealing with the pack: For most of the people life is going to be a group project till the time they work. The group will consist of all kind of people, at every level of hierarchy, ranging from a lone ranger to a social loafer and it will be important to get your work done, because that's what management is all about. It is important to see that you don't form dependency for any work on anyone and always be ready to do the work, even if you have to do it alone. Assuming that everybody will work at same level or everybody has same caliber will get you nowhere. Try and be the leader and lead the pack from the front. Walking together is important but that shouldn't make you shy of running alone. In the end winning matters, take no shit.
3) The power of balancing: Murphy's law says,"Anything that can possibly go wrong, will go wrong" and it will go wrong at a time when you least want it. Breakup before exams, rains on day of cultural festival, incidents before a much awaited college event etc. which will test your patience, emotions and composition. It is important to train the mind to balanced and to find a way to resolve the problem, instead of panicking. At your workplace also you will be face deadlines, nagging girlfriend, barking boss and jerk colleagues but it will be important to keep calm because nobody will care what you are going through, all that will be important will be getting work done.
4) The web: Nothing and no one is ever unimportant. You never know when a person you held grudges with might become instrumental in getting your work done in future. The worth of a person is measured by his network and it is important that you keep company of right persons. It doesn't mean you make friends for selfish purpose, but keeping them as acquaintance is also not a bad idea as such. A good morning message on WhatsApp, a "like" on Facebook, a nice comment on Instagram may come really handy when you need to call in a favor or explore an opportunity.
5) Introspection: Everything around us is a neatly knitted web of lies and it is important to keep a cautious eye. Our decisions generally are orchestrated by opinions of others, but it is really important to know what you want, what you can do and what is the best for you. Introspecting regularly will help you identify your strengths and weakness and can help you improve as a person and professional. Its my personal experience that introspection leads us to identification of problems and we can figure out a solution to get over them, as a result of which i was able to end my college on a much better note than expected.
6) Communication is lifeline: It is very important to understand and interpret what a person wants to say else it can have adverse consequences. Miscommunication is a great hindrance to relationship, careers and other important things, so it is best that you seek clarifications. If the meaning will be clear, then you will be able to attend your goals in a better way and can excel.
And in the end i would like to add one completely irrelevant but important line: "Rejection is not the end of the journey, its just a sign to change the road to reach the destination"
Feedback and comments will be appreciated.
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