How to not let Corona Virus Affect my Career & Growth

Written by Prof. Rajat Bohra, IIM-A alumni.
Dean at Taxila Business School Jaipur.

 

E+R=O

Events + Responses = OutCome.

Jack Canfield gave this success formula in a simple format that has been known to humans for centuries. This is most relevant today in our Fight and Survival from the Virus and also to MBA students to save their Career & growth during coronavirus pandemic.

The outcome will be 100% negative if we keep on blaming the Virus. Then what is the use of blaming the virus for stopping your career growth? Can you as an individual control the COVID situation. The world is continuously getting impacted by COVID effects on health, economy and our social structure?

It has always been known to humans that we can’t control the events. But we spend most of our time, blaming & complaining about the events. How many times you have heard students saying of getting fewer marks because

• the course was out of syllabus
• a teacher was partial
• someone in the family was not well and

100+ excuses for work not done to their satisfaction.

In the current crisis where everyone is scared for their lives and we spend most of our time blaming things outside of us- Corona Virus, China, Specific Communities/Countries for not taking proper care and spreading it, the economy, or the current conditions. Whatever it is, we tend to blame something outside of ourselves.

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Some even complain about the Year 2020 and say this is the worst year in their life, most of us read about the virus and the number of people getting affected.

What Successful People don’t do is Complain, Blame and Make Excuse.

So when we know the Event is not in our Control then what should we do for Positive results and Outcomes?

It’s our response to the event that will decide our Positive or Negative outcome.

So if we keep on blaming the event and don’t prepare ourselves with Specific Skills required for success, we will not get the results we want. So, with so much time we can focus on Growth and upgrading our skills.

How can we change our response?

1. Decide your Life Goal and Write it down: research done at Taxila Business School shows that people who have written Life goals. And able to achieve them 8 times more than people who have no written goals. Do you want to leave your life on Game of Chance or want to take control of the response? Achieve what you truly deserve or what you really want to achieve? So the first step is to write down your career goals and growth plan during COVID-19.
2. Don’t waste Time: Time is fixed with us. Per day we have 24 hours and it will go away if not used productively. So maybe one hour less of Netflix and one hour more of learning new skills will give you desired results.
3. Read One book every week for life: It would only take 45 minutes per day for 7 days to read one book, Right now it’s the time to develop this habit to read one book a day. When someone has spent 2-3 years writing about his life and success. We can in less than 30 hours read about it and learn from his success and experiences. This is the cheapest and most sure way to be successful. In research done at Taxila, we found that 100+ CEOs and Business Owners who read 1 book per week are more successful than others.
4. Divide your life into small parts: Health, Knowledge, Family or whatever 4-5 areas are most important to you. We will improve your response in each of the parts by 1% per month. This small improvement every month will make your life quality 100% better in 5 years or less with the effect of compounding.
5. Act and don’t keep planning: Ideas are everywhere, the difference between success and nothing is Action, So act on what you have decided and planned. Your action will lead to the career goals which you have planned. And Growth planning will help your future to grow more during and after this pandemic.

The above 5 just starts points, you need to decide yourself on what Responses you need to take up for the Outcome you want.

But for success take up this Principle:

I will not Blame, Complain or Justify and will take 100% Responsibility for my Responses.

So if an MBA is your life path to success, don’t waste your time blaming the virus. Choose the best institution possible for your success and just have faith in the institution and yourself. Give all your efforts towards success and don’t waste the year thinking and waiting.

You should read in our past article Is the Year 2020 good to do an MBA for help in making this decision now.

Some other Important Articles for you

• Impact of COVID-19 on MBA Aspirants
• Why Post COVID Get MBA From India?
• Ranking of Top 100 MBA Colleges in India
• Tips To Work From Home Effectively
• Best Paying MBA Specialisation in 2020

This article is written by Prof. Rajat Bohra, Dean, Taxila Business School.