In my previous blog post, I have hinted about being open and receptive rather than confining your mind to pre-conceived notions or preferences both in terms of profession and relationships.

Being open in the sense, doesn't necessarily mean being open to everything. Not with the assumption of doing anything and everything you can, and accepting if something doesn't work the way you want. One shouldn't restrict oneself to a particular choice and remain stringent about it, only to lose it eventually.

I can give you two examples based on my life. One is when I was looking for part-time jobs, I preferred a particular company and I preferred a particular store for convenience. When I didn't get that, I felt there was no other option. But there are lots of options. The reason that prevents me from taking it is my unnecessary worry about ‘What if it isn’t good?' Well, what if it is good? Either way, you can learn something. And I got a job in an even better store, I liked. There are always advantages and disadvantages in any case and I should be open to accepting things, which I am currently trying to do.

Another example is, while applying for an internship, I was restricting myself to a particular studio. Well, that isn't the only studio company and if you can't get it, doesn't mean you can't get any other. What if the other company is a good opportunity for you? You have to start somewhere to aim big. And every opportunity matters, big or small and it is up to us as to how we make use of it. 

When I was looking for ways to stay back, I found tonnes of opportunities and I thought to myself, is it like a perfect timing where suddenly it is all there? Or maybe it has always been there, except that I didn't really look for it. But now I am looking for every one of them and I can't afford to miss it out because once I miss them out now, I miss them forever.

So what I am trying to do is open up. Be open to opportunities that can be a stepping stone to my ambitions and goals. However, there are certain things I kind of confine myself though. 

Having said that, it is all part of the experience, part of life. What matters is how you deal with them. 

Thank you so much for reading. I will see you in the next one.