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Becoming the queen of procrastination

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Wowwwwwww! So much for writing one blog per week and inspiring others with my journey to and through med school! Alas, life got in the way and I just stopped enjoying writing. I had made a commitment in the previous post, and the pressure of staying true to it really got to me. What if no one reads my writing? Why would anyone need another "mentor"? What if people choose to believe the intimidating image that has been painted of me instead of believing my writing? But that's not all. I had some real life adulting to do as well. The past six months have been an emotional rollercoaster to say the least. I went into the battlefield with the bureaucratic system of Nepal as my challenger and came out scarred but also somewhat satisfied.  The fight or flight mode that my body had been on for a little over a month was followed up by a serious burnout, and to be honest, blogging wasn't even on my mind. It would have been incredibly pretentious to write about motivation when I

Why blogging?

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 First and foremost, Merry Christmas everyone!  This blog has been on my mind from the time that I noticed my words had the ability to make an impact. I don't want to inflate my ego by thinking that the impact is significant enough to make a monumental difference, but I cannot ignore the fact that there are young girls aspiring to study medicine want to hear what I have to say. I've seen friends and colleagues establishing successful YouTube channels revolving around the same advice giving, where I'd given a couple of interviews about my own journey. The number of young girls and some boys that have reached out after recognizing me from these videos have been my inspiration in starting this blog. I don't want to deal with the many insecurities that resurface with seeing myself on the screen and overanalyzing what the words I've said and how they're going to be perceived. With written words, I have more control over the message I'm trying to give.  So here it