Date: Friday, 19 April 2013
Time: 20:00
SAST
Place:
Up in the sky, somewhere over Africa
So here I
am, sitting snugly on the plane (fortunately with an open seat next to me),
wrapped in my blanket and iPad in hand. With an 18 hour journey ahead of me, I
decided what better time than now to finally take the plunge... And officially
start my blog!
Those who
know me, know just how much of a talker I am. By starting this blog, I'm
venturing into the new, unknown world of... *gulp* ... Writing! I'll admit
upfront, this is rather daunting territory for me. Despite having a multitude
of thoughts running through my hyperactive mind at any given time and churning
them out through my mouth at super-sonic speeds, I find it incredibly difficult
to articulate my thoughts on paper. But as someone with a thirst for knowledge,
an eternal desire for growth (no, not in a physically lateral way!), and
simply, as someone who wants to share the incredible adventures and
opportunities I have been fortunate enough to have bestowed upon me,
I decided to embrace the challenge and explore the possibilities of
sharing through a new medium of communication. So yup, here we go!!
What’s in
a name?...
So let’s
start with the name of the blog... The Passionate Professional.
Passion is
defined as "an intense enthusiasm for something". Well, as
someone who is enthusiastic about just about almost everything I choose to
engage in, passion is certainly a central theme in my life. I honestly believe
that a life lived with passion, is a life of fulfillment, a life of happiness
:)
Now
there are many things that I'm passionate about, and as I blog you
will
fast get an insight into where my passions lie... sometimes it will be
around pertinent issues impacting our day-to-day lives, probably a lot about
people development, women empowerment and leadership growth, at other times it
may be on the lighter side talking about my passion for food and most
definitely travel, or the simple and silly things that make me smile. But
irrespective of the topic, I'm most passionate about sharing my thoughts, ideas
and learnings with the purpose of engaging the mind and imagination of my
audience in way that can add value to their lives.
With
regards to the professional part... Well, in the literal sense of the word, I'm
a chemical engineer by profession. I do, however, believe that being a
"professional" goes far beyond a piece of paper with a qualification
scribbled on it. Experience is the most powerful educator and that coupled with
the passion I spoke so, well, passionately about makes for my favourite kind of
professionals :) So I definitely will expose you to my professional self beyond
just the engineer - in my adventures you'll encounter Hema the professional
foodie, the professional change-maker, the professional napper, certainly the
professional traveller and adventurer... And when you don't see a blog for a
while, the professional procrastinator :)
So be it
what it may, I couldn't think of a name more fitting than The Passionate
Professional
Welcome to
my journey...
Now as I
go forward, I welcome you to join in my journey and invite you to be a part of
my adventures. I do, however, add the disclaimer that these are merely MY
opinions developed from the glasses through which I see the world. You may
agree or disagree, relate or disconnect, be bewildered or disinterested -
whatever it may be that's absolutely okay. I am going in with an open mind, and
invite you to do the same. Having said that, I do welcome feedback and am
always open to learning, so please feel free to share any thoughts or comments
triggered by my writings. I look forward to exploring these thoughts and
emotions that are sparked...
Here
we go...
So there
you have it, with all that down, I'd like to officially inaugurate The
Passionate Professional! :)
Nice start! Looking forward to reading your posts :)
ReplyDeletethis is brilliant Hema!
ReplyDeleteA great start to "Hema does the States"....the next best seller. Don't stop with blogs. Write that book!
ReplyDeleteStill missed out on "Hema does Europe".....the best book to never be published (or at least, not yet!).
Good luck with your adventures. We look forward to reading about your experiences.