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Starting my journey at INSEAD came with the typical uncertainties; expectations of workload, marking schemes and competitive environments, to name a few. Knowing that I would not be able to study with my classmates in person was an added ambiguity.  What I have learnt during my time over the past eight months of the programme, is that collaborating on group projects binds people together quickly.

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I am writing this post following a long period of reflection. When evaluating someone's "success", people tend to see only the tip of the iceberg. In this article, my objective is to uncover the bottom of the iceberg and share my personal experience.

• Read more about My Journey to INSEAD: About Success & Perfectionism and How Dangerous These Can Sometimes Be

Many of you already know that soon after sending in your application for the MIM programme at INSEAD, you will receive a link to submit answers to four questions via a video interview. I wanted to share a couple of pieces of advice that you may find useful as you prepare for these interviews.

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Five months into INSEAD GEMBA programme, I have been challenged from all aspects: academically, socially, personally, and professionally – all in terms of pushing me out my comfort zone and breaking those limiting boundaries. Things like managing priorities, researching, managing self and group work, engaging with wider audiences, looking inwards, and unlearning things that held me back are examples of enablers in this journey.

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Businesses come in all shape and forms, but family businesses have always lit a magical spark in my heart. Perhaps my fascination traces back to my experiences growing up in an entrepreneurial family, watching my parents build their business over the years, and joining them on this journey as a daughter and ‘consultant’.

• Read more about Developing Second-generation Family Business Leaders at INSEAD

The Robin Hood Scholarship Campaign is an INSEAD student tradition around solidarity. Led by our MBA students, this (Fun!) Fundraising campaign aims to provide a need-based diversity scholarship to one deserving candidate from the following intake. Next week we will be hosting an auction, where students are offering their time and talents to host activities or offer special products. These activities/products will be given to bidders offering the highest prices in the auction - with auction proceeds going towards the scholarship fund!

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The Rolling Stones released the song “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” in 1969, during a period of social upheaval and disappointment in the ability to effect meaningful change. The song verses wander through melancholic vignettes while each refrain of the chorus increasingly uplifts Mick Jagger’s gut punch of proud contentment in spite of it all and acceptance of a less than ideal outcome.

• Read more about TIEMBA: A Reflection on the Past and the Road That Lies Ahead

“You might say I am a dreamer. But I am not the only one.” The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present challenges to our TIEMBA'22 learning journey, preventing us from having long-awaited and wished for face-to-face studies under one roof.  

• Read more about Challenges and Triumphs of a Dreamer

Four apartments in six months. Cliché Emily-in-Paris locked out of my apartment twice. Job-in-limbo for half a year.  For a time when the pandemic forced people to stay in one place, I was all over the place, I didn’t know what my place was. Well, fellow person-in-transition with ambitions and plastered hopes of making this year yours, welcome to the co-generational class of hello pandemic, now what?

• Read more about Navigating Uncertainty - My Post-MBA Journey in the Pandemic World