I am writing today after a really long time. Getting inspiration from a number of bloggers here I guess. And today I just want to get away from the other stuff... just for a few minutes... to think.
I must say this. I have made the right decision. Management studies is as interesting as it is important. And while I crib and crib about the workload and studies - this is the right thing for me. For a person who's got as many diverse interests as me, it keeps me going. It keeps me thinking. It makes me introspect. I love that. I feel so connected to myself when I am here. I recognise me for who I am - whether I like her or not, I see her for what she is. And that is the most important thing.
In many ways management is like a reflection of life. People keep writing about what they learn from their time here. I have a few things to share as well.
You're not the king of the world. You're just not. Yes, there are moments that feel like that - that everything you want is in your hands, but at every stage there is someone who knows more than you or better than you. And the latter is more important than the former. I have seen people here who can look at sums and solve them in their heads, or who can analyse and discuss things that would go above your head even if you were in the business. Heck, my dad can remember formulae from thirty years back better than I can remember them from yesterday's class! But that's where we come to the second point...
Like life, management is about coping with what you have. There is only so much you can understand. There is only so much you like. There is only so much energy or so much time you have. Life is about dealing with all of that. So is management. And the comparison is not with others (despite relative grading or survival of the fittest or whatever). This is YOUR fight. YOUR game. The only competition is you. It is all about consistent improvement (operations concept :P but true).
But more than anything else, life (and management) is about a prayer I learnt in 10th standard. It is about having the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change what I can - and the wisdom to know the difference. And that's really what it is all about.
