Face Change

Thought Thought (Day 51: 20-Aug-2013)

don't just change faces.

Amritha had just earned her degree in journalism and was recruited by one of the leading news channel. She was all excited to explore herself as a professional.

Her first assignment was to interview the leader of social workers commune. As per her curricular knowledge, she prepared to handle the interview. Though she did manage to get an interview, she was neither satisfied with how he responded to her questions nor was she able to extract any extra information from him. This led Amritha to question her skills. She had noticed how her colleagues were all well dressed and presentable. She believed if she too dressed smart, she could do a better job. What she failed to understand was dressing up for the job will alone not suffice.

In her next few assignments too she did just the same. Nothing magical happened. Meanwhile, her team leader had been observing how Amritha was fairing. He believed in Amritha’s caliber and knew what she lacked to realize it. One fine day he called her aside, gave a piece of his mind about what is required of the job and how she could achieve it. While she was still speculating over the discussion she had had, he assigned her to cover one of the talked about event in the city.

Amritha knew in her heart that this was her make or break chance in her career with this organization. She prepared herself to face the challenge, do the required homework about the event and its participants, and present herself with confidence at her task. Her changed attitude in facing the changes brought in good tides her way from then on.