Don't leave an opportunity for money.




 Earning money is a very important aspect of one's life. Specifically, its something everyone will feel proud of. But what is the sole reason for earning money? What I feel is we earn money for having our meals and to feed our families as much as required "WITHOUT HESITATION". Of course, we also have all the secondary things to fulfill. You know these days people give up opportunities keeping in mind the price they are paid. 

Early, this month I had a conversation with some of the undergraduates. As usual, we were about to talk about the kind of placements and what is the recruitment processes of the different companies. The talk went pretty well until the matter of pay leads and I was amazed to hear that one of them refused the job offer due to less pay. These days getting a job and mainly after under graduation is not an easy task. It's indirectly giving up an opportunity for what so many are waiting for. 

There are many things related to earning money such as Opportunities, passion, time, etc. If you leave the first one it is difficult to fulfill the others. There's a beautiful saying "Opportunities often come to us by misfortune or a temporary defeat".  It's true in many cases.  Best examples are startups because when an opportunity strikes temporary defeat is often experienced but in the long term, you'll get to know the importance of defeat, and mainly it is the part of the journey. 

Back in the day, I was also having the same kind of mindset. I refused to join some of the offers I received because of the less stipend. But, later I discovered working for a stipend was not my thing and from then I started to value my experience. Because when you receive an opportunity people value your knowledge and experience not how much you got paid previously. 

I was only like If they like my work they will pay or else I leave with experience and a lot of people in my network. Eventually, this mindset made me work with 11 startups and helped me in building Immense knowledge in aspects that interest me. 

So, do not reject the opportunities only because of the pay. Understand the key takeaways other than finance which will definitely help you out.   

Situations may differ for all of us. So, even if you disagree it's absolutely fine. 


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~Aditya Sharma.




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