Looking Back: A Quiet Reflection at the End of the Year

As the year comes to an end, I feel a gentle urge to pause and look back—not just at this year, but at the last five years of my life.

When COVID changed the world, it also changed my direction. Like many others, I stepped into the digital space, unsure but hopeful. That phase opened a completely new world for me. I started learning digital marketing, earned a Google certification, and built my own website from scratch. For someone who had never done that before, it felt like a big step.

I began writing blogs to help educators—sharing simple tools, online tips, and ideas to make teaching easier in a digital classroom. Slowly, I started sharing my work on social media, linking it back to my blog. I explored affiliate marketing with platforms like Amazon and Canva. I created and shared content that I genuinely believed would help teachers.

Over time, I started creating digital products and Canva resources—and sold them through my website using Instamojo. I also started a podcast, where I shared thoughts on personal growth and inner strength. I became a Google Certified Educator and even created an online course to help teachers use Google Classroom confidently. I recorded YouTube videos, wrote scripts, edited them myself, and uploaded them with hope.

One of the most meaningful moments in this journey was writing my book,
Radiant Resilience – Top 7 Ways to Ignite Your Inner Strength. Seeing my thoughts turned into an ebook on Amazon was something I will always cherish.

Looking back, I realize how much effort, time, and heart I poured into the digital world.

But the truth is—it did not turn into the success I had imagined. Slowly, quietly, I stepped away from everything I had built. There was no dramatic ending, just acceptance.

Last year, there was no focus on digital products. No content plans. No new goals. Life felt still.

Yet, in that stillness, something beautiful happened.

I experienced affection, care, and emotional support from my soulmate—something I had missed for many years, something I didn’t even know I was longing for so deeply. That warmth filled a space that achievements never could.

This reflection has taught me a powerful lesson:
Not all success is visible. Not all growth is loud.

Sometimes, growth looks like healing.
Sometimes, success feels like peace.
Sometimes, progress means letting go.

As I move into a new year, I carry gratitude—for the courage to try, the strength to stop, and the love that finally found its way to me.

This year-end reflection is not about what I achieved.
It is about what I felt, what I learned, and who I became.

And that, for now, feels enough. 

My father's Last journey in the Michian Strom

 On December 3rd, a day that began like any other Sunday, I woke up late, had my morning coffee, and found Dad still asleep, which was unusual. Initially, I thought he might be unwell, so I let him rest a bit longer. As time passed, concern grew, and when we checked on him, we discovered he had passed away. The shock and disbelief were overwhelming. Frantic calls to neighbors, paramedics, and relatives ensued, trying to handle the sudden loss.

As night fell, heavy rain compounded our difficulties. With rising water levels, the planned cremation faced obstacles. Neighbors, however, stepped up, offering support and sustenance, despite our area facing power cuts and a lack of essentials. We managed to arrange for a vehicle, but the floodwaters rendered it inaccessible. It was a distressing time; despite seeking help from various sources, our options were limited.

Eventually, through the help of community leaders, we arranged a makeshift transport to a nearby location. Carrying Dad's body through the flooded waters was a heartbreaking necessity. We reached the cremation site but encountered further challenges—a locked gate and unexpected transportation for the rites.

The return journey was perilous, walking through rising water levels and rushing streams. Fear gripped me when I felt like I couldn't move, but the support of family and strangers helped us navigate the treacherous path. We found temporary shelter in a vehicle, enduring the night with limited provisions.

When the rain finally ceased on December 5th, we returned home after a long and unforgettable journey. The memories of that harrowing experience will forever remain with me, despite the short distance covered, the challenges made it an arduous ordeal.

What are our goals in life?

 We often dream of becoming doctors, engineers, pilots, or other professions. But are these dreams truly our goals or achievements?

A goal should be something that we strive to achieve no matter what.

Let me share my accomplishments with you. While some of them may seem insignificant or ordinary to you, but those are significant for me as no one in our family has done it.

Over the past six years, I have achieved the following:

1. Authored a book.

2. Created my own webpage.

3. Became a Google certified educator.

4. Created content on social media platforms.

5. Started my own YouTube channel.

6. Explored new states and traveled to different places.

7. My first flight experience was solo.

8. Stayed alone in a new place.

9. Tried new cuisines.

10. Learned to speak five different languages.

11. Traveled alone in unreserved compartments.

12. Bought a house.

13. Purchased a two-wheeler.

14. Inspiring teacher.

15. Motivating team leader.

16. Conducted online coaching.

17. Recorded podcasts.

18. Stayed in cold places.

I have set goals for the next five years:

1. Pursue a Ph.D.

2. Learn to play the flute.

3. Regularly post content.

4. Pay off all my debts.

5. Buy a car.

6. Travel to a foreign country.

All these was possible because of my supporting parents and encouraging son, they are my greatest strength, without which I wouldn't have achieved this.

So, these are mine.. I would like to know your achievements and goals that you aspire to achieve in the next few years, let me know.

Experiencing a new world

   

At last all our dreams like - being with family, studying from home, working from home.. everything has come true.  Many a times when we were kids, we would have thought, to stay home and study, play all the day, to see empty roads, no tension of getting up early.. no tension of cooking fast.. no tension of reaching late to office..  We relax at home and at the same time are able to work..

It is up to us, to utilize the available time in the most productive way and try to accomplish, if not all, some of our dreams to come true.

Though, there are many drawbacks, like not getting groceriess and provisions properly, still it is a precious time, which we can cherish for our life time. Because its for sure, such a situation may not occur in our life time ever. May be we will be the one to tell to our future generation that, we were in quarantine or lock down or section 144 imposed still no action were taken on the law breakers.

Best Digital Marketing Internship program ever

I have some interesting facts to share with, about the latest trends of marketing which has become digital from the traditional one. And digital marketing has evolved during this pandemic situation. 

As people stay at home and try to avoid coming out, they are moving more towards the online platforms for - watching movies, listening music, shopping households provisions, learning, reading books, working from home.  

As per the data of Datareportal.com, it states that the Social media users have grown by more than 10% over the past year, taking the global total to 3.96 billion by the start of July 2020. 

  Source : https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2020-july-global-statshot

This means that – for the first time – more than half of the world’s population now uses social media. Growth trends indicate that an average of more than 1 million people started using social media for the first time every single day over the past 12 months, equating to almost 12 new users every second.

So having a good potential for any online product, I wanted to learn digital marketing and join a good training program. After much introspection, I joined an Internship programme conducted by Mr.Deepak - popularly known as Digital Deepak.

His program is very unique when compared to others, everyone just teaches that particular subject. But, he is the one, who genuinely cares about our personal growth and wants you to really succeed in the life and business.  

You may think I'm exaggerating, but I can give you an example, during the first week of the training program he shared a video - “Success Mindset” it was very motivating and inspiring. The training session includes basic skill, confidence building, communication and personality development along with the regular marketing course.  

Now in the second week he has given an introduction on what is digital marketing and why it is needed? 

So, let me share the information, which I learnt during this week's program : .  

1. Personality development
2. Global Economy
3. Fundamentals of Marketing 
4. Selection of Niche
5. Digital Marketing Vs Traditional Marketing 
6. CATT Marketing Funnel
7. Integrated Digital Marketing 
8. Personal branding : MassTrust Blueprint

Let’s see them one by one :- 

1. Personality development : He gives few tips to develop the personality and basic skills.

·         To setup a proper success mindset.

·         To use high class note book and good quality pen improves your confidence. 

·         To develop good communication skill by reading a book daily.  

·         To think in English instead of thinking in your native language. 

·         Watching English TV series and listening to Podcasts.

·         Writing skill can be improved by writing 500 words daily. 

 

2.            Global Economy: He gives us a basic idea about the Global Economy to be a good marketer.

·         The Economy of a country is proportional to the average age of a country

·         Debt creates money

·         Recommends few books related to the topic - Economic 101, Currency Wars, Capital

 

3.            Fundamentals of marketing

 

·         Set your financial goal, have a picture how to attain it.

·         Marketing is a Science and not an Art, this was a new theory to me, when i heard it.

·         Marketing is not going to become outdated, for any product that is manufactured need to be marketed or advertised. 

·         The future of marketing may evolve but Marketing is not going to die.

·         Though AI is evolving, it cannot replace marketing 

·         The founder has to be a marketer and cannot be outsourced, because he should know what is needed in the market. 

·         Good product will sell by itself

4. Traditional Marketing Vs Digital Marketing 

                                

Traditional marketing Methods	Digital marketing methods
Directly mailed postcards	Website content
Television or radio commercials	Email campaigns
Newspaper or magazine ads	Social media posts
Telephone calls and text notifications	Affiliate marketing
Billboards and fliers	Search engine optimization (SEO)

 5. Selecting the right Niche : He give a blue print how to select your right Niche

 

·         A solution to a problem is a market - So you need to find that solution, which is otherwise know as Niche.

·         So, you have to narrow down your niche and work on it.

·         As everyone remembers only No1 or No2, it is always important to select a category or a sub-category to become no.1.

6. CATT Marketing funnel : He gives a formula for wealth generation 

 

·         Wealth =  n^CATT 

·         Where, ( n ) stands for  Niche : which is your Niche, your success and wealth depends on the Niche you choose.

·         (C ) for Content - which can be developed by Blog, Post, Videos and Webinars

·         (A) for Attention - creating attention through SEO, Social Media, Paid ADs and Refferrals 

·         ( T ) for Trust - the main thing which is required for a long run

·         ( T) Transaction -  natural sales happens once customers are targeted -  attracted - after building Trust - Transaction happens.

7. Integrated Digital Marketing: He has created a Blueprint of how Integrated Digital Marketing Works

·         The first step is Content creation, Content is the base of the system. 

·         Once you have a proper content it is easy to attract traffic towards it.

·         SEO for attracting traffic

·         Posting the content in Social Media

·         Email Marketing and doing paid advertising to attract traffic towards the content

·         Sell products and convert your clients 

8.            Personal Brand: He says that we need to have a personal brand even if you have a company brand. 

• During the startup, it is preferable to have a personal brand instead of a company brand
• Company brand can be developed anytime once the personal brand is properly generated. 
• A Blueprint developed by Mr.Deepak is given below

Learn - To cearn the concepts, facts and procedures about a particular skill

Work - To practice by implementing in your own projects 

Blog - To Write Blogs to know more about the concept and understand better 

Consult - To Help or speak to other or clients to grow 

Mentor - To give ideas for clients, to become more familiar about the concept

Startup - Start your own business, 

These are the steps of evolution suggested by Mr.Deepak, to become a successful digital marketer. 

I hope with all the information that you have gained through this article, you will be motivated to take up digital marketing training program. Now, if you at all want to enroll in a digital marketing training program, click the link to below - https://deepak.me/internapply. 

Let me know your thoughts in the comment section below.

Mentor to ambitious women

 

Geethapriya is an Indian e-learning entrepreneur, founder of “Tech4 Tutor.com in 2020.  After 5 year, which is now India’s largest digital services marketing platform with 3 million registered users, and is expanding and stepping in the foreign market as well.

She holds graduation in B.Ed, Master’s in Commerce, and an MBA in Human Resource is also a Digital marketing expert.

Geethapriya began her career in an export company as Asst.Manager. After perusing her B.Ed she worked in educational institutions as co-ordinator assisting and guiding staffs and subordinates to fulfill the educational need of the institution.

While the pandemic situation during the year 2020 exposed weaknesses for businesses in many ways, it has also shown a new reality of virtual working and learning. She is now a E-learning coach,  Social entrepreneur, a freelancer, Blogger, Affiliate marketer and a Podcaster.

Her business may be words rather than commodities but provides an excellent source of informal mentorship. It all started as a part-time, for 40 year old Geethapriya but soon her small venture of social marketing gave way to one of the greatest resources for educators by offering mentorship, guidance and expertise for free to empower women.  She is happy about the fact that she is contributing to transforming people’s lives. She also shares her success mantra – a video for a perfect daily routine.

She is known for speaking her mind and is a great advocate of women rights and encourages women to fight their fears and do what they want to do. Genuinely caring about and connecting with people. Its not just – customers or tribe – every person who come in her ecosystem has a story, hopes and dreams.   For years, women’s have made to feel that it should be okay with settling for less, but women should get what they think they deserve for.  Is the strong belief of Geethapriya.  “Women under estimate themselves and think they don’t have the time or skills to compete with men”.  The key to success isn’t a straightforward path. It doesn’t happen overnight, and it’s different for everyone. Every success story is unique.

I hope you found her incredible and inspiring as I do!

(Note: This is an article for - how my version 2.0 look like in future? a part of Digital Deepak Internship Program)