Many years ago I studied Biology in college. Not that I wanted to. I was asked to. By my sponsor. To which I am forever indebted. But the truth was I did not have strong preference one way or the other. I thought I wanted to be a doctor. Sounded like the right thing to be. When the offer to study Biology came along, in USA, full scholarship, it felt like the next best thing Not until I started cutting humongous German rats in the lab to study anatomy. I often wondered, would I want to be stuck in the lab for hours doing research? Seemed like I was longing for something else To fill up my time, I took on another major Economics which I enjoyed tremendously. What would a girl with Biology and Economics major do after graduate? Well . Worked w a huge software company in charge of software functional designs Everything didnt make much sense but again, it felt right. Just right. Then in Malaysia, I started my first business in fashion with 2 other partners. A hijab company called Pearl Haya. Being a small company at the time, one would have to take up various roles. But my primary role was Branding, Strategic Marketing, Media and also actually choosing the fabrics n matching them to become the actual hijabs sold at the store. Those days where I would lay down on rolls and rolls of fabric deciding what combination would go on each hijab This was where I finally felt in place. Marketing and Design somehow came so amazingly like second nature that I was generating ideas left n right The tagline Feel It, Wear It, Love It was coined while playing with Photoshop creating artwork for one of the advertisements back in the early days Finding out my passion is a lifelong journey of searching and trying and tweaking. And once I am able to figure it out, I am holding it so dearly and consume myself in the learning. I guess its OK I didnt know I was good in this before but at least I stumbled upon it rather than not at all. If I had just let things be, continue working where things were comfortable, I would not have found this Life is such, I suppose. Gotta keep seeking , everyday. Even when it feels like it is almost too late. Im working my way again to be an expert in this newfound passion. God willing, someday I ll have my PhD in Branding. So if a girl from a small town who was so confused about lifes direction could finally figure it out, so could you. Go get em.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 00:12:34 +0000
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