Birthing this project through often encounters of what’s next for me after my doctorate. Many people would just want to finish. To tell you the truth, I was once one of those people. However, there is a certain joy in finishing and all the more enjoyment in going through the process. I have read somewhere that when you are passionate about something the journey is more important than its endpoint; and in a way, I can totally agree.
I always say that I tell my stories because I don’t want to forget them and all the more, I don’t want my stories to forget me. Devoid of concrete direction though rich in reflection, I walk towards scaling up myself and taking on a challenge. Through Commoos, I know that it will be a perfect repository of my hard thoughts and perspectives that may or may not keep me up at night, as well as the interactions I have in days I power through as an introvert with an extroverted career.
May this latter part of 2023 be the beginning of something new as we don’t let the new year be the only sparkle for us to pursue something we were so scared to do before—but then braving it through now because we want to share and tell a part of the world that we, too, are experiencing the same.
Communication has played a vital role in spearheading where my life and career are headed. It was a determinant factor of my weaknesses that I turned into strengths. It flipped me through the battles I could have won but didn’t because I was so afraid to pivot. It elevated me like the growing mediums or platforms that opened me and broke me at the same time.
We communicate every day—in everything we do. Communication is not only through words but also through actions, happiness, pain, and tears. Every aspect of our lives requires us to communicate whether proper or not—one’s thoughts are necessary to build something that cores on the inside and proceed to shell to know where the action is necessary or not.
Some may wonder why communication is even a major and why it is necessary in the most crucial of times. Communication is not just a supporting aspect of degrees and fields, but rather an essential part of them that we should also focus on.
In a commitment to hold forth the stories and learnings in my current and past encounters, Commoos will be a regular mainstay in ww.shainnehostalero.com as part of my work as a communication scholar. In the bundle of life and its chaos, I will try my best to commit to at least one 500 to 800-word article per week starting December 2023 or bi-monthly at the very least. Questions and feedback will be welcomed, too, as part of the communication process.
Apart from such commitment, I am also more committed to furthering my research work through the forms of synthesis papers, journal articles, case studies, review articles and interpretative/interpretive research. In this new chapter, I aim to practice and improve my knowledge and understanding in the field of communication and my other substantive areas like business/entrepreneurship, leadership, marketing, and development.
About Commoos
Commoos is a column that centers on communication editorials on leadership, business, marketing, and development. The column aims to share insights from the communication standpoint as transparent as possible that students and professionals can resonate or identify with.
Commoos is a collection of hard thoughts and perspectives that appear during daily encounters and rather pondered based on the strength of communication as its core. Its objective is to reflect, compile, and share contexts that are sometimes muted in the sea of one’s leaning.
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