Top 4 reasons to start the
blog Global Crafts Buddy
My
wife and I immigrated to USA towards the end of 2008. At present we live in
Newton, near Boston, Massachusetts. From July 2009 to May 2014 I worked as an
Employment Specialist in a Federal Program in Boston.
Having been my own boss for over three
decades, this was a new but pleasant experience.
Through
this job I met hundreds of Americans and nationals from all other continents,
most of whom I could help with individual goals' setting, counseling, joint
talent assessment, skill-set evaluation, job search, employment assistance,
case management and placement.
Later
some of those I helped acknowledged with tears of gratitude the positive impact
I brought to their lives. Those were moments of self-realization for me; finding
purpose of my own life. Help as many people as possible by doing something that
I really enjoy doing!
Once
when my contract period in that job ended I kept pondering.
What
are my strengths? What do I know? What will I enjoy doing at this stage in my
life?
My
niche was crafts. Innovation, design, production, sales and market development of
artifacts and leading a small team of dedicated workers were what I did for
over 30 years. I had good periods and extremely bad periods in my chosen
business life. I consider lucky to have survived from business disasters
without much negative impact except a lot of emotional turmoil. A short outline
as to how I came out of a million rupee debt burden is in My Complete Profile.
I
had met thousands of artisans and crafts people, visited several craft-clusters
and conducted a few handicrafts exhibitions. Media coverage and direct or
indirect support from many prominent individuals had helped make those events
very successful.
When
I looked back at my past life and attempted to map the road to travel further I
discovered that the world of crafts is where I belong. Also I enjoy reading, writing,
doing research and travel.I am basically a people's person.
On
that morning of introspection, to the list of my enjoyments I added that new found item - I enjoy helping people; it gives a lot of inner pleasure. A few days later I came across the
following sentence from Albert Einstein’s essay, “World as I See”:
“A
hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based
on the labors of other men, living and dead and I must exert myself in order to
give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving…”
Thus my own thoughts
and those great words motivated me to start this blog.
So, top 4 reasons for this blog are:
1. To give back to the global craft community in my own way.
2. To connect and network with important people engaged in the field of my target group
3.
To update my own knowledge about global crafts, its makers, markets and the
consumer likes and preferences
4.
To read, write and engage in an ongoing dialogue with readers of this blog
Opinions or insights
of all readers are valuable. Please keep
coming back; better still subscribe to this blog, now.
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