2005, I was in my 3rd year of Engineering, preparing for GATE, the entrance examination for 'M-Tech ( Masters in Technology). The results were out for my Seniors (Final year ), who appeared for GATE. That day, I was passing thru the newly built Computer lab in Civil Engineering department, my friend Manasa called me in, to accompany her in the lab, to check some stuff related to paper presentations.
While she was surfing the internet, I observed, few of my seniors, who wrote GATE were eagerly waiting for their result, as if the whole nation is waiting, sitting in front of television sets for Sachin Tendulkar Sixer.
Due to busy on the network, it's taking more time to display the results.
That's the moment, I saw Krishna Chaitanya, my senior, who is so excited and so positive about the result, I was just observing, how a person can be that confident. All of a sudden, the one who is checking the result on the Computer screen screamed 'Chaitu', you nailed it. Admission in IIT (Indian Institute of Technology, the prestigious institute in India) will be confirmed. His reaction was amazing, Krishna Chaitanya with full of confidence shouted YES YES, I MADE IT, clenching fist, moving his right hand downwards and upwards, as if he lifted the Cricket World Cup!!
I was like watching him, his reaction, his movements.And, I just thought for a second, Maybe this is the taste of Success, which I too wanted a modicum of it. This visual was captured in my subconscious mind and throughout my preparation of one year for this entrance exam, this was the visual keep rewinding in my head and reminds me of my goal.
Literally, I started seeing my self in Chaitanya's place and saying YES, I did it. And, the day has come, I was standing in the same place, where he stood, and checking my result, My friend Manasa was beside me, I was so tensed, but she held my hand and said, Anu, you will get it..Just believe in yourself, mocked like Amitabh Bachan in 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'. Finally, the GATE result appeared on the screen.
Manasa said confirm Anu, you will get it in IIT for sure. Your rank is 613. I felt very happy that, though I am not expressive like him, I said to myself, YES, I made it.
I learned about the importance of visualization very much later in my life after reading 'THE SECRET' book by Rhonda Byrne. Though I was unaware of this concept of visualization in the year 2005, I understood now, that my success in clearing GATE exam was my visualization, which is very clear towards my goal.
Thank you very much, Krishna Chaitanya Annaya for inspiring me.
“The reason visualization is so powerful is because as you create pictures in your mind of seeing yourself with what it is you want, you are generating thoughts and feelings of having it now.” –The Secret
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