2013 has been a year of all
sorts. But all in all, it has been a year of beating the odds and achieving
things which were unimaginable at the onset.
April - September 2013:
On the professional front, in
April, I took a step outside my department to one in which I had to face
clients, attend team meetings and stick to the
agile methodology of sprint
based development day in and out. This not only forced me to be on my toes but
also push my stamina to the hilt; after all working for a minimum of 12 hours
daily with on demand requirements is not something I was used to. The
experience made me believe that I had stamina far greater than what I thought
and able to live up to the challenges of client side development.
May – June 2013:
In early April, my family was
dealt with a severe blow of my father’s illness. In May, things got worse and
complicated. Taking a recuse from work I flew home, the same with my sister
from the states. Spending a month in hospital, battling emotions and managing
people, dealing with medical terms I never heard of and arranging for funds to
keep the treatment on, was something I had to learn in quick time. Thankfully
all is well now and my father is in much better shape.
September 2013:
In spite of all that happened, I
kept alive my dream of having my book 'State of the Heart' published. And all I can say is I’m happy
achieving the one dream I had all my life. Though my dream was only limited to
having a book published, it kind of took me a couple of steps forward. Through
my book, I developed my first ever
mobile app –
State
of the Heart app for
Windows Phone 8, and have my own
Nelton D’Souza brand store. I was
covered in print and on air as well. The icing on the cake is that the book not
only scores a 4.05 out of 5 on
Goodreads (as on December 26, 2013) but will
soon be out in its second edition after getting sold out thrice online. The
Kindle edition is also growing in success overseas.
