Pressure cooker jaise sar ki baj jaye na seeti………Ratta maar Ratta maar
So, today , I am going to talk about one of my most stressful time in my life … I know many more such phases are yet to come and those would be much more difficult that this one … but I learnt a great deal from this part .. though may be I would share . Now, about that time -it was placement session in my college. We all know this “Koi achcha job nhi hoga toh … duniya respect nhi dega…. Bank credit card nahi dega….koi baap apna beti nhi dega”. These are real life problems man.I was a very average student in college with okayish GPA (is okayish even a word). So, I had no idea what so ever for any interview or what’s going to happen.
So, it all started with a briefing from our seniors saying, the coming days are going to be tougher than you all thing, brace yourself and have your seat belts on... cause the ride is going to bumpy. So, though I was not expecting the best placement but was always thinking that something magical will happen and I would get what I want … !!! but Beware peeps , life is the most unpredictable probability density function, an the area under the curve may sometime though feel can be calculated but they has immense number of possible combinations and the fun fact is that everything that is equally predictable is also equally unpredictable.
Yes, so , the placement session in our college starts with the best dream companies of the aspirants and so , the earlier you get placed the better it is . So, the first company came to campus , and luckily I got selected… yes so till now the best is happening with me and confirmation bias made things worse … I did not prepare well for the interview .. the next day I got rejected. Then after started the new thing … go and get rejected sometimes at short list and sometimes at interviews. 5 days passed .. 10 days passed …15 days passed nothing changed … but a realisation came … “I am not prepared enough …”… what to do next… where to start …who will help me!!! I was sad really and days were getting tougher.. and the placements of my close friends were making things tough for me(I was really happy for them , do not take me wrong .. but yes I was giving up on me then ..!!!). On day after one such rejection .. I started crying .. called my papa , he is my safe space . She said one thing “You are getting rejected cause … you lack something which they need … Prepare yourself in such a way that.. you become non-rejection able” . Then I came across 1 qoute ..”Hoping for best may be easy .. but try preparing for the worst.”. Then I went to the washroom looked into the mirror and said to myself … “hey buddy !! first accept you are not the best version of yourself now… and start to work your ass off . ”
That night the meaning of life changed for me … It changed from “HOPE IT HAPPENS” to “GET YOUR ASS OFF AND START TO WORK”. Luckily. I got the help I needed from my roommate. We slogged together and he said one thing daily to me … “Sayan do not give up ! kar khudi ko buland itna ..ki har taqdeer se pehle khuda bande se khud puche bata teri raza kya hai…”Man I will always remain indebted to him .. he was the first one who, showed me it is always possible , you just need to “GO and GRAB it …”. So after exactly 38 days from that evening my room mate got placed in one of the best firms, I was damn happy for him but yeah the first thing he said to me me after getting selected was “Sayan tra hoga, fir milke party krenge.” (and that brought tears to my eyes and I am not an emotional guy ). I woke up the next day , thought I need to prepare alone as he was done now .. but guess what , “he said .. we are not done yet.. abhi tra selection karana hai …”. Guess what I did not had to wait long just two more days after he got placed , I got placed in one of the finest firms… So summing up ,it starts with accepting you are not prepared.. finding someone who is not going to give up on you(and the best person is you -- yourself).. and dream about it and do not be afraid to work hard(work harder than you think you can…).
So, yes, after my selection we partied hard .. partied together ..But one thing in me changed.. I changed … I stopped hoping for the best rather I started working for a bit better tomorrow than today. So, yes ..though I normally keep my stories light read .. but this consisted of too many gyaans… and sorry for that.
And, during that time I dealt with some mental health issues … It is common in a pressure situations and will speak about it one fine day…and how I dealt with it. Till then “Hustle Baby !!! You deserve what you want!!! ” .
I would end this with quote from one of the persons I look up to every time I feel low
(Michael Jordan) … “ Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”
And if you are thinking to do something great .. go “All-in” BABY …..“I’m not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.”
-----------------HUSTLE , LIKE YOU MEAN IT ----------------------------------
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