I often feel that a lot of women do not put enough thought to their careers and their worth. I say so because when I joined my first job, I did not have any vision about what I wanted to make out of my career or identity. I knew I needed a job, which I am glad I found while I was still studying at my college, but beyond that there was no contemplation on how I should shape it.
At least from a Indian context, a huge number of girls do not even attempt to pursue a job in the fear that it is difficult to find one, even if they have been very successful in their academics. Those who make it, do not give it much thought when they decide to give it away to accompany one's husband, who has been offered a lucrative career at another location or abroad. Then comes those who give up saying that the competition is fierce and they don't get to contribute enough time for their family. If one manages to cross all the above, then comes the next big thing - children- this is where most give it all away. What is a mother if she cannot care for her young ! This is the point where everything they have been holding on to, slowly drifts away. There's no career for many after that. Of course there are many others who are resilient. They take a break and return to show the world that they exist. And then there are the last category of women, who hold on and cling to their identity in each of the above phases and refuse to give up.
This blog is dedicated to all those women, who refuse to give up, who believe that the fire within them will keep them going because it is brighter than the fire around. So where am I at the moment ? I am at a phase where I just finished 15 years of my career and I feel very energized and proud about it. I feel exhilarated that there were many many opportunities life presented to me to let go of my identity and I desperately cling on to those many long tunnels in the hope that light will eventually show up and it always did. I am glad that I have had learning and experiences every single day, which takes shows me how to be a better person; I am grateful that I have had people in my lives both at work and home, who chose to stand up for me and by my side. I have felt and feel blessed to have been able to work with women who have shown that nothing is impossible. Last 15 years have been hectic, challenging and thrilling all at the same time and I sincerely hope that I am able to say the same at the end of another 15 years.
I end with the below quote from Mick Kremling:
"You didn't come this far to only come this far"
Life, here I come !
