Sheer Audacity of being !
I was 17 when I wrote and published my first blog on WordPress. It felt like an achievement, to be honest. Till then I never really knew that just penning down my thoughts, opinions, perspectives, insights or even my agony, pain or the monologue in my head could be so relieving. It was as if I had never known the power of writing and how it could heal, reap, and help me bleed ( not literally ) without actually breaking me into million pieces. I kept growing and exploring for my childlike curiosity at that time in me was probably at its peak. I came across slam poetry and started writing and performing in open mics. That helped me meet the brutally honest, naked, bold, opinionated, vulnerable version of mine who used to confine herself behind those words sharp as a blade and emotions that travels faster than a bullet. I kept diving deeper and tried my hands at writing a script for a 25-minute-long drama for one of the teams I was directing for drama as their super senior in my school's Annual function & surprisingly, that drama bagged the first prize. Since my curiosity knew no bounds, I tried my hands at different forms of poems, experimenting a little every time with recitation. I was a teacher back then and one fine day post-pandemic while I was taking an online class from my bedroom, I realized how it was so difficult to make my students understand those fun economics concepts with the boring text format given in the textbooks. As being eccentric and out of the box came very naturally at that time, I started using interesting storytelling concepts to make economics a fun subject for my students. Here's a little sneak peek into one of my favorite sessions till now :
Stories had now become the new normal & I had to go over the top ( me being me ), I tried my hands on writing a rap to break down the most difficult concept of Economics for my students. Now when I look back, I honestly don't recognize that version of mine. Out of all the other things if there is one thing that writing has exposed me to is being wild, carefree & unapologetic. It made me take that plunge for plenty of things that spoke to me.
Hence after reading n number of newsletters, my poems, blogs, and stories or posting captions on social media, watching videos, and consuming a lot of content to take this plunge to find myself all over again, here, I am trying to take you all through my journey of re-inventing my lost self following my favorite quote by Steve Jobs:
Objective: To unleash my true potential and let my curiosity take the driver's seat & explore as many things as I can
Short-term goals :
1) For the first 2 months I just want to keep it generic and embrace whatever comes my way and try my hands on multiple things. I will keep sharing the content I would consume, books would read, shows I would watch, places I would visit, workout and diet plans if I follow any, etc. basically anything and everything that helps me thrive through. I would try to post weekly updates.
2) I also realize that I had always been the one who would go the extra miles in whatever she would do. Passion and compassion have been major parts of who I am and lately, I am not really being me. So I would try to do things my way.
Some hobbies that I am trying to get back to or cultivate :
Writing more often
Poetry recitation
Reading books
Notetaking & documentation
Exploring places
Dancing
Some habits that I am trying to form :
Working out regularly
Eating healthy
Meditation
Having a schedule
Sleeping and waking up on time
Be consistent with my LinkedIn, Twitter, and newsletter
Cooking one meal a day at least
Areas I am passionate or curious to explore :
School blogging and vlogging
Understanding how school consultancy models work
Understanding the business models of different businesses
Traveling
Content creation
Real estate industry
Current life updates :
I am working on my ed tech venture called
stellars.school& we are working on our MVP right now + preparing for our summer school edition + working on our tech platform + trying to figure out the market for our B2B projects. So things are a little hectic, thrilling but funI have enrolled myself in an alternative MBA program with Stoa School We usually have our weekend live sessions + daily reading prompts & assignments + bonus sessions & it is going super fun. Though I am still struggling to have full of it.
I have also enrolled myself in an MBA program in Entrepreneurship & venture development & it's not very heavy but I guess November would be pretty hectic.
I look after my household chores & cook at least one meal a day for me and my dad ( I think it's high time that we start acknowledging & including household chores also as "WORK". So starting it with myself )
For 2 months I will keep sharing weekly updates & progress about how I am trying to work on the things mentioned and beyond. Post that I might try to take this Newsletter in some specific direction, talking about some specific topics.
Till then Live out Loud fellas & do let me know your thoughts on this newsletter.