I am unable to classify 2016…not great enough to be called a
good year and not horrible enough to be called a bad year. In the end it was
just a so-so year, both professionally and personally.
Professionally, I did break into a few new companies and
yes, I also started an online venture. Besides, I am also quiet close to
starting something different soon. At the same time I cannot run away from a
recurring phenomenon where I would be close to getting big business but in the
end I don’t. It has happened too many times this year to be a coincidence. L I have trying to find
out the reason for this but so far haven’t been able to conclusively figure out
the why of it all.
Another trend, which is hard to ignore is that the
journalistic work has come down dramatically this year. It is the
corporate/agency work, which is forming a major chunk of my revenue now. In
fact I can’t recall pitching any new publication this year…again not something
to feel good about. I do like to do research-based stories but the problem is
that they take up too much time and in the end they don’t pay as much. I can
hardly recall stories I can legitimately be proud of.
On the personal front, it was a watershed year for me. The
year started with me living through the Mumbai nightmare. I have said it
earlier on this blog and I will say it again, Mumbai just didn’t work for me. I
hated it, my family hated and in the end we hated it enough to return back to
polluted Delhi. It goes without saying but my work suffered in Mumbai and yes I
am sure Starbucks Vashi is still missing me…lol.
But let me say it here that Delhi really has no redeeming
feature actually. It is a pathetic city with bad infrastructure, horrible
weather and cherry on the top of this sick cake is selfish people. The only
thing is for us it is home and Mumbai just didn’t feel like one.
I also didn’t do many things I had planned at the start of
the year. The best-laid plans never happened so in that way it wasn’t a good
year. Besides, on friendships front, a few things just fell apart for really no
rhyme or reason…it was a painful time but possibly it makes sense to just let
go and move forward. The troubling part is I am becoming slightly cynical about forming any new friendships. Off late I am turning into a bit of a recluse...most of the time I just staying away from everybody (even old friends...) and try to use the time to think a few things through...doing Chintan if you will.
Lets see what 2017 has in store for your truly...
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