Teach them to chase dreams not marks.

Dream it. Believe it. Achieve It!

Today in the Physics class when I went into deep thinking of what i would write about.. and scribbled some words forming some meaningful sentences like this topic and one of my friend who we call Baby cause he does look like a baby looked at me and then gazed at the paper I was scribbling on and pointed the word ‘Marks’ and then ‘Dreams’ and said with a quiet but notorious tone when we get this we achieve this.

And was quite annoyed when I thought how misconstrue answer this was and asked him why did he think so.. I knew what was coming but i kept quiet to get that personal but pure reason and what he said was- “In India scoring good in Entrance exams will only get you to a good college which has guaranteed placements in good MNCs”

Are the marks and degrees only factor that determine your success in life? Education may give basic foundation to start your career, but it’s not the only factor to decide your career. We cannot simply say that who do not have good academics fail in their career and all the ones who have good academic record excel in their career.

There are instances wherein students give up when they don’t clear the subjects or happen to score less. It’s all because of the pressure they face from people they are surrounded by — family, friends, relatives, teachers, mentors etc. Students, stop for a while and think, is it worth upsetting yourself just for few marks!!! Absolutely not…

There is a saying find a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. So what can you learn from this! — Once you realise, and get your dream job, you’ll never get tired or bored, it’s always joyful. Every year, there are a lakh of engineering students entering into the job market. Out of that, only a few are getting the job in their respective field.

After years of effort, the time and money they spend, they land up in some job for which is not of their choice but taken out of a purpose to be employed. They take up the job as they have to look after their own survival and other expenses. So, better get clarity on your strengths and interests while going for higher studies and pursue a career where your interest lies. Not just regular engineering, there are several options you have right after intermediate.

One of my cousin’s friend ‘Amit’ who is a Huge Geek and write computer languages more than anything else.. and works on his own awesome ideas for the world in his free time. Once we met at a Local McDonalds to share and work on a idea of tags and how could most of the things could be Automated Smartly and while we were drawing some flowcharts on a sheet of paper he told me about somebody who had automated most of the things in his office to work automatically even without a trigger to start. And what Amit wanted was the same life of a Developer who had enough time to work on his own ideas and giving something amazing yet helpful to the world.. he stated that what he only need is just a small revenue for his daily expenses and a Freedom to work hard on his projects and innovations.
Yes we do have such people who leave their decent paying jobs and a easy life to gather all their courage to achieve what they ever dreamed of.

• If you do not wish to become regular MBBS doctor, and want to pursue your interest in traditional medicine then take up an Ayurvedic course.
• If you’re interested in Cyber Security, then you can do an integrated law course along with engineering.
• If you have good social skills, excellent spoken and written English then with any degree you can excel in sales and marketing field.
• If you’re good at sports and have a passion to serve the country then you can try joining the Army, Navy or Air Force with any degree through Services Selection Board.
• If you like to maintain good physique and love to work out, then you can try to become a personal fitness trainer or Gym instructor.
• With basic degree in commerce and finance or taxation as post graduation course, you can become an Auditor or Tax Consultant.
• If you are interested in hospitality, travel and tourism, then you can enroll in Tourism or Hospitality management course.

World is waiting for you with a lot of career options… go out… get exposed to a plethora of options… grab the opportunities… and finally land in your dream job…