This is about me taking a detour in life and beginning again. Starting afresh. I can talk about this as if it happened just yesterday.
Coming out of an interview for a 'Sales Manager' at a well known and upcoming organisation, the only thing that rang in my head was what the interviewer said to me after the official interview was over: "You write very well. Why aren't you writing for a living? " Everything about that interview - after that moment - seems like a blur.
On the way back home, I was still wondering if there was any iota of honesty in that question. I sat deep in thought. In retrospect I reflected on my past. I remembered those days in school how I loved finishing those essay questions, grammar quizzes. How it seemed to me that Verbal Ability section was a breeze in comparison to Quantitative and Logical Ability sections in CAT.
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Come to think of it, this wasn't the only time I was asked about my writing. I then realized that I had not paid attention to my strengths and followed it.
I went back to my earlier posts, those that I wrote on a whim and out of sheer boredom back during engineering. Those were some good posts.
Till that very moment, the question, I realised I was doing something that I didn't LOVE. I was not being true to myself. I wanted to #StartANewLife.
Is it too late to begin afresh? I still look at my peers - they're all at high and mighty designations in their career paths as I'm about to start from scratch. I will be a beginner while my peers have settled and mastered at their profession. I would be falling behind others.
I was trained for two years to sell, but to be honest, closing a sale did not gimme an adrenaline rush like the one I got when I was lauded with appreciation for writing a blog.
I now write, compose and create. I become a voice for somebody. My words walk the talk. Now, work does not seem like work. It has been more than six months since I took the step ahead.
No regrets. I will never have regrets in life, as I know everything happens for a reason. There was a reason for these turn of events.
Now there is no turning back. No more U – Turns. And it does not stop here. I want to write now and keep writing and build meaningful conversations that can make a change. I want to be remembered for my writing. I am not the best, I know it. But I will write nevertheless.
And not to look back in life and wonder, if only, I had chance to change.
And as for my blog, there is no thinking about shutting it down. No way.
The all new housing.com in their new avatar. They highlight positivity and showcase optimism in life.
Life can change, only if you're willing to embrace the change. And for me, this is just the beginning.
You are definitely one good sales person too no doubt about it....It's scary at times to take a step that you so want but looking at people around you, you get scared. But then sometimes you just have to do what you need to do needless what people think or where they stand against you.. but happiness is that one thing that will set you apart from the others you look at..
ReplyDeleteLove your posts keep writing and cheers to the new path you have chose for yourself hoping the true story tag is actually true :P
Thank you Adarsh Ravi !
DeleteAnd It is true :)
I too did the same thing - shifted from being a sales manager (for 7 years) to a professional blogger. After 4 years of being a professional blogger, now I can (at last) say I am somewhat successful in my newly chosen career. The last one year has been good. All the best to you too :)
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Thank you Destination Infinity !
DeleteGood luck to you too :)