I have read in one of the articles that it's never too late to start again in life and this has been proved truly an amazing thing for me. What I am going to share today is that how at the age of 27, I took a very bold and excruciating decision to start again from the scratch. I had to analyse and undergo lot of problems and things which were actually challenging in that situation.

I would start by my small introduction, I studied class 12th from Delhi with Science as my core stream and in 2010 I passed out my class 12th. As natural like other students, who always wanted to have a career decision in their life similarly, I wanted to go for Merchant Navy, which I got to know from a distant cousin. It's like merchant shipping vessels where in you go and navigate the ships and help them carry cargo from one point to another. I served on four ships including bulk carrier, tanker etc. Then in 2015, a point came in my life where I had to drop out from that profession (someday I will share that also). However, I came back to shore and actually I was still considerate inexperienced, because all the degrees or diploma what I had was related to shipping, basically navigating a ship, which was not actually concerned with normal professional education, that could be useful for IT or other regular shore jobs, hence no option left for me at that time.

​I came across BPO (call centre) through a friend of mine as he observed my communication skills. He shared with me, a good amount of money can be earned through international processes and told me to work for USA clients. I took his advice and then decided to switch my carrier, I went back to give the interview and as I was confident into my abilities, cracked that interview and started working there for around one year. With time, I realized, I was not enjoying my work and not moving into any further direction. Actually, I discovered that I was struggling with my own self, didn’t have self-identity and certainly not happy.

​Moving forward, I learned that my brother has invested in to a new e-commerce venture in Dehradun, and asked me if I wish to join. As it sounded a whole new experience to me, I joined there and liked the work. I was able to manage their database, created and edited videos, as it was a Start-up, I had to switch my roles occasionally due to abundance of work. It was fun sometimes but there was always some internal struggle, a feeling of not enjoying the work. However, I knew that this is not meant for me and decided to look further.

​I actually went back to Delhi and started looking out my options, I was always confused what to do and how should I proceed ahead with my career. But to be frank, I didn’t have any idea how to start, so I went back again to BPO to work for one year, then joined a voice Banking process. It was nice to take customer care calls for the bank in the USA. Wherein, I became the top performer for 8 months during one year tenure. Over the course of time, I started facing some difficulty with my voice and whereupon, I was unable to speak for around one and a half week. I went to an ENT specialist and I was relieved that there was nothing major issue to be concerned of, but they told me due to constant speaking and not taking enough rest the problem has occurred. So, I had to drop that profession.

​In the last month there, I travelled Himachal and met a person who introduced me to art. I started enjoying and got the sense of motivation. I had no more desire doing any random job which doesn't serve my passion and learned how unhappy and dissatisfied I was before. Once, I came back to Delhi and quit that company. To gather my thoughts, I decided to take a break. I travelled Dehradun, and started exploring the place. From Mussoorie, Kempty fall, Rishikesh to nearby places, I was wandering alone may be in search for answers from inner-self. One day I and my brother were sitting and we were discussing about career options, as I always had a thought of planning for some my own start-up, basically small ones. My brother said you always have that feeling of not being professional, and not being qualified for something. Well, a sense of inner void and thought of being a failure was always within me. My brother suggested why not start with studying again at the age of 27, he said that you have a good enough time if your complete graduation at 30. I agreed to go ahead and start studying again. I started checking out professions and career options available for me . I looked for colleges mainly private Institutions. Private institutions were the only option for me, as government institutions have certain age-related eligibility criteria. I figured out only 3-4 career options including BA economics, BA English, and BA psychology. I chose BA psychology as I had gone through a lot in my whole career span and experienced numerous things, facing lot of ups and downs, a roller coaster ride which led me to actually connect with humans and possibly a connection with myself. Subsequently, I decided to take psychology and actually make my career in psychology.

​Well, being 27 and with other students who were starting their journey at the age of 17 and 18, but for me it was similar to a travelling experience, a journey which I avoided at the beginning. My brother warned me about the life which I was choosing, how other students may make fun of me and many other things which I may not like, but I didn't let that thing stop me, it was entirely fine for me as I was prepared to take their reactions. I knew, I wanted to study and can get a college, that was all for me. Surprisingly, it turned out to be an amazing experience for me that I can study and make friends who can understands me.

​I actually wanted to share my whole journey, but it's never too late to start in your life. There will surely be hurdles, I also did not have money to pay my fees, but if you really desire something, universe will automatically support you and which happened to me. My elder brother motivated me to resume my studies, and told me not to worry about the expenses and he said that whenever I have, I can return back to him. If anyone is reading this, I want to let them know, that don't push yourself in something you don’t want to do, maybe you can just take a break, think about your purpose and explore for your options. There may or may not be support sometimes, but if you actually want to do something there are abundance of options nowadays, especially internet. If you really have that desire to do something in your life, believe me you can and may be this is an example of that. Think freely, and don’t get this into your head “ke yeh kya kahega aur voh kya kahega…”. Thinking about society is useless, so start thinking about yourself and most importantly, the people who value your presence. So that's all I wish to say today and I hope that I will be able to share my more stories and experiences in future, please stay connected, good bye, take care and have a safe journey.