3 years and counting...

While working from home felt absurd and scary three years ago, I understood the value of it over a period of time.

Mark Twain quoted, “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” If the above reasons weren’t good enough to prove that I never had a dull day at work, my favorite part was I got to write and write a lot, writing got me investing my work time into reading a lot and if I had to explain what that was for me I’d put it like this, ‘If you found me in Heaven, you’d find me with a book, reading one or writing one!’

But with every passing day new opportunities unfurled, trust began to thrive, confidence built up and all of this with never having to travel to work leaving my heart at home. Every day was like giving my best to my job and my job getting out the best in me. I began to love the fact that I would always be ahead of what’s trending in the world and understanding the way people perceived it. The best part was working with sectors that seemed like a different world to me and products I never even thought existed. Like for example who wouldn’t love their job when it told them how the backend of Netflix works??!! Magazines for me until then was waiting room passing time options but eventually I was mentored into understanding the creativity in the content, the way readers’ thoughts were aligned to it and the way a journalist perceived or understood what went into that story. Even without the walls of an office space I received the training necessary to undertake any assignment, the courage to take on every challenge, the motivation to revisit a failure and turn it to a victory, the faith that instilled a desire to be a go-getter and a friendship that created a transparent work environment.

Mark Twain quoted, “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” If the above reasons weren’t good enough to prove that I never had a dull day at work, my favorite part was I got to write and write a lot, writing got me investing my work time into reading a lot and if I had to explain what that was for me I’d put it like this, ‘If you found me in Heaven, you’d find me with a book, reading one or writing one!’ Even while my hobbies got a large part of the work time pie, work never ate into my personal space. While working from home felt absurd and scary three years ago, I understood the value of it over a period of time. It gave me time to invest in myself, in all activities and communities I love being a part of and married today, time to invest in my family. I loved never having to tell my folks I couldn’t be a part of something because of long work hours. Pre-lockdown a common notion about work-from-home was ‘Life is a holiday’ but when the lockdown came in and everyone was scrambling their way to smooth operations it was a blessing to be already set, continue life as normal and in fact grow in both quality and quantity.

In just three years I’ve worked across sectors including Information Technology and Telecom, Construction and Realty, Food, Education, Lifestyle and Leisure, Automobile etc. I still remember the first time I called a journalist, I struggled to even get my voice out and the first time a journalist slammed a call, my confidence felt like broken glass. But the small shaky steps eventually led to me standing firm and walking confidently. Today I’ve managed to get my clients covered in all Cat A mainline, financial and trade publications and innumerable other electronic, digital and print mediums. The empty cup I entered in with on day one has been filled with ways and ideas of leveraging traditional media while also blending in with emerging trends like blogs, social media platforms, webinars, etc. and there’s still so much more every day teaches me. While so much was filled in, the amazing part of my three years has been waking up each morning and getting myself to think, be creative and bring in something new. Today I proudly say I’ve managed the most complex clients across sectors and I can take on any conversation boldly and with authority and confidence.

This walk down memory lane has been overwhelming and my mind can’t stop but wonder, “What’s next?” And if you still want to know from where it all began, the lyrics were, ‘I’m like a shooting star, I’ve come so far. I can’t go back to where I used to be.’