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This is my life so far..
I am a 19 year old guy from India.
I'm in my 2nd year of college right now and after 1 year of college, I realized that life was worth more than slaving away for a shit company- so I have decided that business would be my side.
I have confidence that I can achieve great things in business but my parents have other thoughts:
In India, if you don't know, going to college, pursuing a job (the whole engineer/doctor stereotype) and then getting an MBA is very common and it's F*cking insane to see this being promoted by everyone I know and love. I hear these success stories of people who went against the odds, even family and friends' advice, and achieved great things but that seems pointless to explain it to them.
I really really don't want a job. Worst case I'll do it for 2 years at max but I honestly would like to be better off.
My parents however have other plans.
They have the traditional mindset of the job idea and literally cannot perceive me ever doing business. I don't know if I can convince them that an MBA degree costs a shit ton of money with little to no value in today's world. Plenty of businessmen never pursued an MBA (60% of top CEOs in India don't have an MBA).
I had an idea that I might need to show some results- that I can indeed do it and make it big, but it seems they will lose faith after I fail 2 or 3 businesses. I'm not afraid of failing a hundred, but I am concerned that I may lose support from trusted people.
If you think there is some weakness within me that is preventing me from doing something that I'm supposed to, it would mean a lot if some of you could guide me on what I should do
I am a 19 year old guy from India.
I'm in my 2nd year of college right now and after 1 year of college, I realized that life was worth more than slaving away for a shit company- so I have decided that business would be my side.
I have confidence that I can achieve great things in business but my parents have other thoughts:
In India, if you don't know, going to college, pursuing a job (the whole engineer/doctor stereotype) and then getting an MBA is very common and it's F*cking insane to see this being promoted by everyone I know and love. I hear these success stories of people who went against the odds, even family and friends' advice, and achieved great things but that seems pointless to explain it to them.
I really really don't want a job. Worst case I'll do it for 2 years at max but I honestly would like to be better off.
My parents however have other plans.
They have the traditional mindset of the job idea and literally cannot perceive me ever doing business. I don't know if I can convince them that an MBA degree costs a shit ton of money with little to no value in today's world. Plenty of businessmen never pursued an MBA (60% of top CEOs in India don't have an MBA).
I had an idea that I might need to show some results- that I can indeed do it and make it big, but it seems they will lose faith after I fail 2 or 3 businesses. I'm not afraid of failing a hundred, but I am concerned that I may lose support from trusted people.
If you think there is some weakness within me that is preventing me from doing something that I'm supposed to, it would mean a lot if some of you could guide me on what I should do
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