Dad : What will you do after MBA?
Me : Start something of my own.
Dad : Yeah Sure. So should I just ask Khanna uncle to take you in his company?At the age of 8, we all had the most exciting plans made for our lives. Pilots, Scientists, Cricketers, Rockstars, every single thing was on the list. What next? Life happened. Pilots and scientists became engineers while cricketers and rockstars started trying to become Chartered Accountants. Still trying.
Perhaps, it turns out that in this overly populated country, everyone, mostly smarter than you, has the same plan. Cut-throat competition they call it for a reason. More than anything, Indian parents are too scared to let their kids experiment, too confused they are. They will make their son an engineer and ask him to join the family business. Half of us take up jobs just so we can answer the many relatives during Diwali when they ask "What do you do? How much are you paid?". Fortunately or unfortunately, after completing your graduation you realize what you really want to do in life. By then its too late and you decide to go with the flow.
Doing MBA can give you different ideas though. One day we sit on the stairs and decide to start a condom factory. No, we don't have a great plan set. No, we are not the children of Ambanis and Bajajs who will throw their money at us. No, we are not addicted to sex. Its just that we know if we want to take a risk, it is now that we have to and we have all the time to do so. And why not? We are talented (I think so) and have chosen the people wisely (pick me. pick me).
The reason we had better plans back at the age of 8 was that we did not have the fear of failing and facing the society. It was easier to dream and be creative. An amazing book I went through recently was "How are braved Anu aunty and co-founded a million dollar company".
(https://www.youtube.com/watch.VarunAgrawal) While reading the book you'll realize you don't really need to think so much and complicate everything. Start working. Start today.
There have been many plans before and there will be many plans in the future. Who says they have to work out? Why to stick to it? Why should it always succeed? Basically it doesn't. But you can always plan better for the next.
P.S: If you have a bad plan and decide to execute it after reading this, the writer is not held responsible, whatsoever.
Doing MBA can give you different ideas though. One day we sit on the stairs and decide to start a condom factory. No, we don't have a great plan set. No, we are not the children of Ambanis and Bajajs who will throw their money at us. No, we are not addicted to sex. Its just that we know if we want to take a risk, it is now that we have to and we have all the time to do so. And why not? We are talented (I think so) and have chosen the people wisely (pick me. pick me).
The reason we had better plans back at the age of 8 was that we did not have the fear of failing and facing the society. It was easier to dream and be creative. An amazing book I went through recently was "How are braved Anu aunty and co-founded a million dollar company".
(https://www.youtube.com/watch.VarunAgrawal) While reading the book you'll realize you don't really need to think so much and complicate everything. Start working. Start today.
There have been many plans before and there will be many plans in the future. Who says they have to work out? Why to stick to it? Why should it always succeed? Basically it doesn't. But you can always plan better for the next.
P.S: If you have a bad plan and decide to execute it after reading this, the writer is not held responsible, whatsoever.
