Baby Steps Towards Creating My First Book

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Baby Steps Towards Creating My First Book

Yay…I just got myself a new lap top and it is a Mac. This is where my real writing works will takeoff, inshaAllah.

Believe it or not, I feel something for this machine in front of me. Just after my recent birthday, I had this sudden craving for a Mac Book. I have had several desk tops and lap tops before this, but this really takes the cake. I have never felt that emotional connection with an equipment before.

Now I realize why they say people who use Macs are not just mere users ; they are almost likened to a cult group. From my perspective, this amazing instrument almost have a soul…haha. No, I have not been suddenly transformed into an Apple Geek. I think in my case, it is a bit too late for that. It is not a coincidence that I identify with the nickname of “The Technical Virgin” until recently. I used to grapple with the most basic of PC functions – panicking at the slightest crises. Now that I have more time to explore with gadgets and such, I am getting the knack of handling these minor challenges; nothing close to expert or even independent level of course. Thank God for the pair of devoted and tech- savvy offspring. I can still yell for help when something don’t click.

Anyway, to me beautiful though it is, this lap top is just a tool. It is going to be part of a whole support system which would be instrumental in helping me generate great works of creativity. It is my ultimate dream to be a serious writer and I am going to make sure it turns into reality now that I am officially retired.

Being a combination of a structured and chaotic thinker, I am inclined to set some action plans which would help create the roadmap for me to achieve my dreams. Never mind that I might not stick to it anyway. Here’s my to-do-list:-

1) Create time for regular reflection and thinking

2) Dump or download nuggets in a notebook which should be at hand all the time

3) Get out of the house – visit places, observe my surroundings, open my eyes, heart, use all my senses, absorb and record mentally or manually

4) Find a good time to write – choose a quiet place where no one is likely to interrupt my thought processes

5) Look around for a publisher – online or conventional or both.

Now, I am ready to go…wish me luck please!

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ABOUT HARISON YUSOFF

Harison is communications specialist with more than 28 years of cummulative experience in learning and development, communication and PR. She has a Degree in Science, a Diploma in PR & Communications and a Masters in Managerial Psychology.

Harison has also authored/co authored a number of articles for local and international publications.

Harison is currently a Learning Manager at the PETRONAS Leadership Centre (PLC) in Kuala Lumpur. She is Program Leader for the PLC's Leadership Communication Series and is involved in the role of designing, developing and delivering programs at the centre. Harison joined the Learning Centre in 2008 after a two-year tenure at the Group Corporate Affairs Departnment (GCAD).

At GCAD, her responsibilities involved enhancing corporate reputation through community events, as well as networking and collaborating with key stakeholders. As leader of a special corporate social responsibility (CSR) program called “Program Bakti Pendidikan PETRONAS” or PBPP, she created tremendous awareness on the importance of sustaining the program. In September 2008, PBPP won the International Platt’s Award for CSR.

Harison joined PETRONAS by taking up the post of Head of PR at the Petrosains Discovery Centre in 1998. She put systems and processes for PR and communications in place to help position Petrosains as a world class science discovery centre. Today, Petrosains prides itself as a significant PETRONAS contribution to the nation. Petrosains is also renowned among international networks of science centres – Asia Pacific Network of Science Centers (ASPAC) and New York - based, Association of Science & Technology Centers (ASTC).

From 1996 – 1998, as Corporate Communications Manager at Silicon Communications, a company involved in IT Businesses, ranging from IT Solutions to Internet Security, Harison created a framework for PR & media and successfully established contacts with local and international media both through electronic and traditional publications.

After ten years of teaching, Harison joined the corporate world in 1993. She served in several companies, learning the ropes of PR and built competencies to excel in her chosen career - PR and Communications and began to carve a niche in the field of communications.

Harison’s passion is to help individuals and teams define their purpose and ultimately develop and realize their potential. She believes that anyone can be helped to change for the better if we can communicate in a compelling manner and make them realize how important it is to change.

Harison is married to Marketing Consultant, Amerizal Ganivaldi Djafar. They have two children, Shaheera, an aspiring entrepreneur and Shazmeer, who has yet to decide on his vocation, but will definitely excel in whatever he chooses to do, InshaAllah.

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