Yes it is !!
There are some changes in me. I learnt some with inspiration and alot of lessons I learnt it in a hard way.
Some of the lessons I learnt after going to IIM are
Openesss to difference:
Till
my Engineering I saw mostly homogenous set of people. People who dress
up like me, people of same age group, people of similar upbringing. But
IIM shows you diverse set of people with diverse backgrounds. I don't
know how open I'm in accepting different people before IIM as I never
faced situations like that before. But IIM definitely takes the credit
of making me more aware of differences in other people's culture and
respecting them.
Facing the competitive environment:
I
am pretty much one of the top performing students right from my
childhood. So, I never experienced how it is to be an average student
before getting into IIM. IIM gave me a humbling experience of meeting
the best brains and making me realize that there is and will be always
someone who did worked harder and smarter than me.
Prioritization:
Before
IIM, I used to be that person who wants everyone and everything.
Prioritising everyone else above me. Prioritising all the events
happening in the college without thinking about my capacity to handle
the work that comes with them. This actually created a lot of stress and
in this process I started loosing myself.
Having an idea of What to prioritize and what to ignore is very important both in IIM and in life
During
IIM stint also I did some mistakes and kept on learning from them.
During my journey of IIM, I understood that if we eliminate noise then
we get better output be it peace with people around or productivity in
the work we do.
Assessment of a person:
Before
IIMB, I used to think that people who drink or smoke are bad people.
But after going to IIM, by interacting with different set of people I
understood that good or bad is relative. Also we should not assess
people based on habits they have as long as their habits doesn't disrupt
harmony of people around and are lawful, it should be more on behaviour
and character instead of habits. I have seen some of the nicest and
well behaved people even after taking shots.
Till
now I spoke only about positives, let me tell you I am that normal
person who faced insecurities in being between the most hardworking
people
Comparison of peers:
This
I never did when I was in BTech. I along with two of my friends used to
do group studies in B.Tech. we wrote exams and that's it. It was done.
We moved on and involved in some other activities. I used to be one of
the toppers and it is absolute grading in my B.Tech. And scoring was
only eligibility criteria ( for initial filtering) to sit for
placements. Once students meet it then everyone has to go through stages
like written test, group discussions and personal interview to crack
interview. So, I'm always secure because I know I will study, I will
prepare for interviews and I will give my best.
So before “ Result is always proportional to the efforts I put in “
But
in IIM there are many advantages for different people in different
ways. For example people who studied for CFA knows some finance before
coming to campus. So however hard I worked I ended up being average.
Also being in IIT, achieving medals in Olympiads impacted shortlists.
This created kind of stress in the initial terms because now the output
is not completely in my control. External factors ( factors that are not
in my control anymore) are also playing part in outcome. Eventually
with time passing by I realized that many people around me have done far
more hardwork before, it kind of made me to make peace with it. It also
provided me an inspiration to give my best now which I can eventually
feel good about working hard at this point of time.
“There
is no point in thinking and worrying about should haves. The only way
is accepting reality and moulding the further journey”
I
started to take subjects and do things which helped me to utilize my
strengths productively and eventually this helped situations fall in
place.
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