Newerways

1988: I became what I am, a dentist, an unusual choice several years ago.  Life took turns. Years later, I decided to make a pivot. This time again, I had an unusual choice in Medical Writing. Medical writing has always been the domain of celebrity academicians. Today, an emerging breed of unconventional writers is ready to storm the medical world. In my class, I realised I was twice the age of my peers and the only one with adult kids. Education knows no bounds and no age; I steered forward, aware that changing careers at my age could be challenging.  I struggled with most things that youngsters do so quickly. Soon, I realised I could do things at my own pace. While walking down the road to medical writing, I picked some pearls of wisdom. They hold for pivot makers as much as for the new entrants. Take time to think. Be friends with time. Initially, there was a feeling of resistance to change consciously and unconsciously: I found myself t...