Some borrowed gyan..

The other day, i was with some friends, all MBAs except me.. I had a hard time catching up with them.. They were so full of fundas and theories about practically everything under the sun.. And there i was hapilly listening to their BSchool stories.. Dreaming on..

One interesting piece of advice that i got was:- Give a lot of GYAN. So my friend says, Chandan, there are four types of people; the smart ones, who always keep giving gyan to others. Not my type.. I thought. So i asked what is the second type.. He says the dumb type.. Ok. So i must me the third type then. I asked again what is the third type. He says the lazy type. He quickly added, that the ISB selection process elminates the dumb or the lazy types..so i must be the fourth type.. the crazy type.

He reasoned that only the crazy spend 97% of their money on 3% of their life.. you see, i will be 31 when i graduate. so one year is 3% of 31. and i would have spent 97% of my money for tution in 3% of my life duration. So i must be crazy.

I did not want to agree with him..so i did something very intelligent. I called my mom. I explained that i need some gyan so that i can show off to my friends. and you have to help me.
So she asked me.. Why are you goin to ISB? I said i have three reasons.1. a good friend circle, 2. knowledge and 3. some sense of achievement.

So the first gyan was about friendship:- "Between today and graduation day, you will have to go through hell. you can't make it on your own. So dont forget, when you need it, ask for help. Dont let pride, or inhibition come in the way. It is the exchange of favours, a small economy in itself, that builds bonding. But you have to make the first step. Trust me. There is always someone who is smarter than you. If you are stuck, just ASK FOR HELP! And slowly and slowly, you will have the friend circle on which you can depend on throughout your life."

The second gyan was about knowledge:- "The biggest impediment to learning is EGO. Dont let your ego stop you from learning from a younger guy. So my mother said, Chandan, in any argument, just shut up and listen first. You might be wrong. Never assume that you are right, just because you come with some experience, or have been successfull in your past."

The third gyan, was about accomplishment:- "The grades that you earn in this one year will stay with you for life. So stretch to your peak. And then stretch some more. This is one fine oppurtunity to redefine your standards of excellence. Dont blow it. Work hard."

So with this borrowed gyan, I WISH YOU AN ASTOUNDING YEAR AHEAD. Welcome to the Class of 2008.

Chandan Panda
Type:- Crazy
Class:- ISB 2008