A good start never lets you down!
A turn in life that demands going back to my younger self and asking the question- Where do you want to see yourself 5 years down? This is making me also think - What if I had done things differently? But, I cannot find any answer, as I didn't know how a life different from the one I have lived so far would have been as much worth it. My first job was as a Direct Dialogue Recruiter, for one of the big names in environmental activism, Greenpeace. My job was to stand on a busy street, approach passersby, talk to them about impending environmental concerns and pitch for a financial contribution. Being a Master in Political Science, this was a job, I was passionate about, as I was applying my learning on the ground. I was able to apply the theories of behavioural sciences to understand my prospective donors. Such was my zeal and passion for the cause, I was soon deemed to be a group leader and sent to Hyderabad and Kolkata for a new office set-up and to build a team. All of 24 y...