One Trait to Maximize Your Potential

I know a guy, who was rejected by 7 companies, even by TCS.

Then, something happened……….

He ended up with the highest package in his college.

He is my younger brother.

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I know a guy who couldn't qualify JEE.

Then, something happened……….

He ended up with a package of 22 LPA, more than most of the IITians

He is my room mate's friend.

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I know a girl who suffered from extreme under confidence. She would stammer even in mock interviews.

Then, something happened……….

She perfectly nailed her IIM A interview. She even managed to make the interviewer laugh, very rare.

She is my friend’s sister.

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I know a guy who would struggle to even understand English, being from a hindi medium school.

Even after scoring 99.5 percentile in Quants in CAT. He couldn’t clear CAT, because of English.

Then, something happened……….

In a recent Exam he took, he scored almost a perfect score in English.

He is my room mate.

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I know a guy, whose teacher said that if he sits for JEE Advance, it will be a joke on him and his parents.

Then, something happened………..

That guy ended up clearing JEE, that very year.

That guy is me.

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Now, let’s try to understand what exactly happened in

“Then, something happened……….”

This is what happened:

1. They felt devastated, broken and lost.
2. They wanted to give up but DIDN’T.
3. Toiled hard, very hard in the face of difficulties.
4. Gave it their all.

and finally achieved what they wanted.

Most people just give up after STEP 1. They will distract themselves by watching YouTube videos, movies, gossiping with friends and what not.

But there is another set of people, who have it in themselves to work hard in the face of rejections and these are the people who get what they aspire for.

To not give up and to keep working in the face of difficulties is not only underrated but rare and precious trait somebody can have.

-Shubham Singh Chauhan

B.tech from Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi (IIT BHU) (Graduated 2018)