September 2019

This is year brought crazy changes in my life. Things that I never could imagine myself doing happened so suddenly that I haven’t had time to catch my breath yet. Out of all the adventure that 2018 brought the 3 major ones were:

1) Getting Married

This one is super weird, I always thought that marriage is just about two people deciding to spend the rest of their lives together, but NO!, it is much more. A wedding brings each bit of insecurity and anxiety that you may have, to life. Guests, families, people taking a sudden interest in your life, outfits, and Makeup! (for a person like me, who used to just get by in this area, I had to brush myself up a lot). Coping with the change in address and house was scary for the first few weeks. Eventually, my nervousness found peace in Green Teas and Hot Chocolates made by my partner.

2) Changing my Job Domain

Photo by Corinne Kutz on Unsplash
(Aug 2018 and not my hands :D)

I worked for more than 5 years in capacity management, and I was pretty confident with all the things I learned so far. I loved my work in this domain. But, I felt like switching my profile and learning a new skill. Therefore, I shifted to Project Management. For those of you who are new to these IT jargons, these two profiles are quite different from each other. This change was long overdue, I always wanted to work in project management. Therefore, 2018 gifted me this change as well.

3) Becoming an Author

I waited for this the longest; to make this shift and add the word ‘Author’ to my profile. So yay! Here I am and Live More is finally out.

More than anything, I consider these changes to be the greatest gifts I received in 2018. Now, I will be stepping in 2019 with hope and will be anticipating miracles that this new year will bring.

What are the gifts that you received in 2018? Let me know in the comments below. I wish you a Happy New Year!

It is a different experience, but it feels the same as it felt after standing for the first time in front of the Eiffel or getting married to the person I love. I never thought that I would make it, at least not this early.

Yes, I wanted to publish a book for a long time. I wrote a few chapters for a few days and then didn’t write anything for months. However, in my darkest times, writing became a beautiful escape. I thought maybe this is the time I am going to write a book, but after a few days, the idea seemed crazy and too big to execute.

This on and off relationship with writing went on for the first 2 years. After a while, I started my own blog, and after a few blog posts, I began receiving messages from complete strangers who found my writing relatable. After those few articles, I decided to take writing seriously.

In 2016’s Christmas holidays, I was traveling from Rome to Brussels in an airplane; let us say it wasn’t exactly a bad landing but, it was bad enough to scare me, and the first thought that came to my mind was, ‘but, the book is not out yet’. This brought my attention to the place this book held at the back of my mind.

And for the past 2 years, I have been writing every day to complete ‘Live More’. I could not wait to send my book out there, and for people to read it. Now, it feels the same but different (I don’t know if you can relate to this part).

You can buy the buy the eBook at Live More – Kindle Edition

You can purchase the Paperback from Amazon or Notionpress.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.in/dp/1684662443

Notion Press: https://notionpress.com/read/live-more

I do not know how it will go from here, or how many people are going to read it. Maybe, at times the work you create is itself the prize.

My 2018: Three Major Changes

1) Getting Married

2) Changing my Job Domain

3) Becoming an Author

My Journey to my first book: Live More