Who I’m.

I am Shaoor Khan, a seasoned Chemical Engineer from Pakistan. As a social and youth activist, I have a network of strategic contacts both at National and global alliance partnership programs. 

Hailing from a family with a rich cultural background, I have learnt from the very start, the importance of thriving hard, being optimistic, passionate and dedication towards the purpose that has been ingrained in our nature and the purpose of our creation. 

My much nurtured soft skills include creativity, organizational, problem solving or conflict resolution, interpersonal and communication especially in publishing, advertising and media role which I have acquired through experience and trainings. I am an Active listener with core competencies, good language, management and collaborative skills. I’m adaptable to situations and have always considered my failures as an opportunity to improve and improvise. 

My hard skills pertaining to my profession and academic field, include STEM skills, Project Launching, IT and Technical Report writing.

Fortunately, my thirst for knowledge proliferated, when I was at school, reading books about different continents, World Almanac and travelling diaries. I was passionate about travelling, collecting souvenirs, learning andcollecting information about different global issues. This passion, eventually helped me to gain profound knowledge in these areas and now I am certain that my degree will become my ticket to a better tomorrow.

My Passion for travelling, studying and blogging intensified with the passage of time and now here I am looking for opportunities, to mingle globally with people of diversecommunities and cross cultures, broadening my horizons, getting me over to real life education and even knowing myself better!

I have recently travelled to Turkey where I had an incredible experience of learning and experiencing with various NGOs  affiliated with the AISEC PROJECT development , this experience of visiting a cross cultural country, has left an indelible imprint on my mind. I am really grateful for the countless travel memories that I can look back with fondness and has augmented my passion for travelling further. 

I am skilled in addressing diverse groups of people, in small or large group settings and have keen interest in people and humanity. I am compassionate, courteous and have a patient personality with high ethics and I believe and practice honesty, integrity and fairness. 

I have a thrust of confidence level, with an absence of pomposity and authoritarian tendencies. Professionally, I am a diligent worker and follow the work ethics with punctuality and reliability. I am determined and a goal driven person, accepting challenges and hardships as integral elements of life. I want to groom my personality with the spirit of striving hard, with the inclination of becoming a self made man and bearing expenses to live my dreams. 

Believing that success comes from two fundamentalfactors, a person’s own determination and will to succeed,I am ready to make sacrifices to overcome my weaknesses and achieve my goal. I have accepted the core challenge of working and studying at the same time.My intrinsic motivation has always helped me to thrive in unexpected situations and recover myself after challenges entailed and not coming up with a hundred percent of the expected results. 

Equally important is the support of the people around me. Self-believing for me does not mean alienating anyone or stepping on others for my achievements, rather I accept support from people who genuinely want to help me. For instance, if it were not for my parents support In my educational endeavors, I would perhaps have not been an Engineer. 

I believe that growth is merely not a resultant of success and acquisition of everything in life which you’re attracted towards but it’s a compulsive process which comes with leaps and hurdles, I realized in all these years that its not a one-step journey of attaining correct and desired results of any attempts, it’s a multi angular mirror from doing the best, setting concrete goals and understanding the difference between need and want and even embracing gratitude on what life offers us.

I have experienced that even if I had found myself stuck up in the middle of the challenge,  my courage and strength has always been mushroomed with one practical thought that success is when I have a control over the destiny, accepting and dealing with critics and standing my ground when I believe in something.

I face challenges usually in  my life through some of my personality attributes including a strong, compulsive need to do things quickly or in haste and remove them from my “to do” list. The same need to get things done puts me in stress at times, when I have too many tasks around me. I am working hard to eliminate the assimilation of redundant and superfluous elements .triggering the ripples of undesired distress which hinders in the achievement of the acquisition of my bigger aims in life. 

I have learnt that patience, tolerance, forbearance and magnanimity shape us, but must not be a hurdle in what we strive to achieve. 

I feel a need for metacognition sometimes to improve and recover my areas of development through self-assessment and evaluation and of what to revisit in life to recover my weaknesses which hinder personal growth andself-development I always tried to see weaknesses as opportunities to learn grow and improve.

I am curious, accommodative and my level of confidence and self belief does not allow me to get baffled by the daunting tasks in life. Im ready to take and face every challenge. I don’t take challenging tasks as a burden, rather an opportunity to demonstrate my creativity.

I love to write , yet I have a room for further improvement , considering myself not by any means, Shakespeare or John Grisham, I know it would take enormous amount of time, efforts and practice. I intend to progress my writing by setting more achievable goals, building on new ideas and developing new skills.  It will meander my writing skils from micro to macro.

The many ways in  which I identify myself are actually the ways that define who I am.

FROM THE MIND PRISON, TO THE REALMS OF REALITY.

Self Isolation in Covid-19

Amidst the spread of the recent/current pandemic of the Coronavirus, self-isolation and social distancing is being practiced globally. A human mind is a set of cognitive faculties, absorbing energies from the surroundings in the array of different auras connected through various scenarios and situations, as an external signal. Henceforth, there are probabilities and supported evidences of countless profound effects of self-isolation on the Human mind. Loneliness and solitary confinement entangled in the chains of social distancing can trap a person and give feelings of incarceration, intensifying emotions of bewilderment, anxiety and disconnection to the outside world and igniting the feelings of hopelessness and despair.

Self Isolation Activity.

Since man is a social creature and isolation is difficult for humans to withstand, it’s important to take care of one’s self during this outbreak not only to maintain physical health but also to cope up with mental states that might become more pronounced during such period of time. The foremost thing we need to do is to think about the present and not let our minds wander to the future. There are some effective remedies, one can adopt to combat with the self-isolation outcomes, effecting mood, feelings and behavior changes.

Reading has a significant number of benefits and is counted as one of the best stress reliever, reducing mind pressures, bringing more inner peace and tranquility and improves focus and concentration. It’s a mind stimulant, which helps to tackle any challenge and strengthens the analytical skills. It is commonlywell said “when you are with a book you’re not not alone!!!”

Social media and technology fills a gap bridging the presence of an individual, through virtual socializing and interaction as one would in person, where one is more likely to be heard, shared or connected in a deep way in a kind of a genuine disclosure. This social connection can help ward off the adverse effects of self isolation and social distancing by keeping the connectivity intact. 

Embarking ones creativity skills, may it be Arts and Crafts, challenging from sketching, writing, poetry composition, music, playing instruments gives a n individual a sense of purpose, allows one to enter a happy zone to his world of own creativity through self-expression. It’s a blind game where one does not have to stuck for ideas, creative challenges can trigger enough ideas to involve a person’s mind to draw his mind and heart and giving one opportunity to engage with the world without judging themselves. 

Writing and blogging can make a difference during self isolation. It will keep one occupied and give opportunity to express and share passions. It not only builds up a professional network, but can also be a source of passive income. Writing is always fun and hones the writing skills, making one more organized thinker, with a healthy emotional outlet. I not only exposes us to other perspectives but also is a source of making a difference in other people’s lives. 

Maintaining physical health and engaging in physical activities at home like moderate intensity aerobic exercise and light Yoga helps to reduce stress levels and improves mind health. Even short sessions of light exercises are enough to reap the benefits. 

Konya

The visit to Konya, another magical city which has a unique power and appeals, as it evokes sights, smells sounds and textures, floating the exuberant rich Sufi culture, rendering spiritual scent in the air as it dates way back to the Sultnate of Rumi.

I had the privilege of visiting the Mausoleums of the world famous poets, Sufi thinkers, poetic intellects, M. Jalaluddin Rumi and Shams of Tabrez. Visiting the heavenly, Darwesh Ceremony, with the theme performance of Sufi dance at the Mevlana Cultural centre, still holds a profound impact on my soul.