March 28 2008 marked the end of my first year at IMT Nagpur. I have to admit one thing without using over the top adjective that it was a very interesting year. During this past 1 year saw both ups and downs, happiness n sadness both personally n professionally. I have also learnt that MBA is not only about finance or marketing or HR. The 2 year residential program at IMT has taught me lot of things, things which I wouldn’t have learnt otherwise. Some of them are:
Lesson number 1: Too much stress is harmful.
Lesson number 2: Do not be too nice to everyone. Not everybody deserves your time and effort; spend your time and effort only with people who are worth.
Lesson number 3: Control your anger; or else you may end up hurting someone
Lesson number 4: Communicate, say whatever u want to say clearly n frankly...it’s important to make yourself heard
Lesson 5: Give up your ego....it is nothing but an illusion you have
Lesson 6: Have patience, people will always find ways to irritate you and do not take everything they say to your heart; it pays to be aloof sometimes.
Lesson 6: Take criticism with a pinch of salt....I realized 1 thing when people criticize u, it means u are progressing, u r being noticed isn’t it? Nobody kicks a dead dog. And when it is constructive criticism, analyse it and work on it. It will help.
So much so for the 1st year lessons that I learnt
Now Second year has got underway and specialization courses have also got underway. In about 3 months from now, placement week will start. Campus will be buzzing with all sorts of companies coming, some students will have a good time, some wont, but it will be a once in a lifetime experience for all.
On March 4, 2009 the batch of 2007-09 will graduate from IMT Nagpur and life will never be the same for each and every one of us after that. Some will go abroad, some will go to their hometowns, some will get married, some will start their own business, but whatever it is nobody will ever forget the 2 years they spent at IMT Nagpur, the happiness they experienced, the friends they made, the girls/guys they had crush on, the lonely times they spent on campus, the fight they had on trivial things, the affairs they had, the assignments they did at 2 am, the night walks they took, the birthdaybumps they got, the professors they adored, the places they visited etc. Probably 20 years down the line sitting in a balcony we all will be telling our families about all the things we did here at IMT.
Lesson number 1: Too much stress is harmful.
Lesson number 2: Do not be too nice to everyone. Not everybody deserves your time and effort; spend your time and effort only with people who are worth.
Lesson number 3: Control your anger; or else you may end up hurting someone
Lesson number 4: Communicate, say whatever u want to say clearly n frankly...it’s important to make yourself heard
Lesson 5: Give up your ego....it is nothing but an illusion you have
Lesson 6: Have patience, people will always find ways to irritate you and do not take everything they say to your heart; it pays to be aloof sometimes.
Lesson 6: Take criticism with a pinch of salt....I realized 1 thing when people criticize u, it means u are progressing, u r being noticed isn’t it? Nobody kicks a dead dog. And when it is constructive criticism, analyse it and work on it. It will help.
So much so for the 1st year lessons that I learnt
Now Second year has got underway and specialization courses have also got underway. In about 3 months from now, placement week will start. Campus will be buzzing with all sorts of companies coming, some students will have a good time, some wont, but it will be a once in a lifetime experience for all.
On March 4, 2009 the batch of 2007-09 will graduate from IMT Nagpur and life will never be the same for each and every one of us after that. Some will go abroad, some will go to their hometowns, some will get married, some will start their own business, but whatever it is nobody will ever forget the 2 years they spent at IMT Nagpur, the happiness they experienced, the friends they made, the girls/guys they had crush on, the lonely times they spent on campus, the fight they had on trivial things, the affairs they had, the assignments they did at 2 am, the night walks they took, the birthdaybumps they got, the professors they adored, the places they visited etc. Probably 20 years down the line sitting in a balcony we all will be telling our families about all the things we did here at IMT.
After some years when we will have an alumni meet we might come with our family for the meet, we will laugh at absurd things we did, we will meet the girl/guy whom we had crush on and introduce them to our respective spouse, meet the professors who shaped our life, the canteen guys who helped us stay awake by providing us tea and coffee, say hello to our once close pals and inquire about each other’s life, exchange numbers and then go back home with a smile on our face, by remembering those moments we all shared together, because moments become memories and these will live with us forever because memories make a journey called LIFE!!!!!!
