# @simishah___ on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C1cc56opMyF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59833409-simishah-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-12-29T17:00:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Simi Shah (@simishah___) — https://gondola.cc/simishah___

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In 2022, I was made to question why work is such a defining part of my identity — and whether it should be. It’s very of the zeitgeist. Work being core to identity stopped being en vogue some time ago (maybe rightfully so).

But I’ve never really been just a “work to live” person. I love loving what I do. Stubbornly so. I love the idea of callings. That we all have some purpose or gift that — if we’re lucky enough — manifest in our vocations — that thing we’ll spend a whole third of our lives on. 

2023 reminded me of that belief. This year gifted me a treasure trove of “pinch me” professional moments. Each one reaffirmed the immense joy and deep sense of purpose I derive from building, creating, storytelling, and doing “work” I feel I was meant to do. It’s made me believe that maybe the universe believes it for me too.

I don’t know where this road goes. The side of creative careers/solo hustling/multi-hyphenism we don’t talk enough about are the overwhelming expectations and crushing doubt, even amidst the successes. So today, I’m celebrating the “holy moly” moments of 2023, celebrating a year that brought me back to a time when I believed I could be anything I dreamed.

Thank you to everyone who has walked pushed shoved catapulted me closer to my why by making these moments possible. Inexplicably grateful and unapologetically living. ✨🧿 xx Simi
 

Moments: 
🎤Hosting live podcasts with Congresswoman Jayapal iaimpact, Bollywood stars akshaykumar & theentertainerstour, power duo Srishti & vasnarasimhan at Novartis HQ, and Legendary Manager & Investor anjula_acharia 
🏛️ Being invited to the White House with fam
✨Reunions with trailblazers at Room to Read’s New York Gala, #TheArchies Netflix Premiere, Zarna’s show at Comedy Cellar, Diwali, & more
🎊Hosting a celebration for 3 Years, 6 Seasons of southasiantrailblazers at citizenm NYC
📰 Being featured in #IndiaAbroad, a pub I grew up reading
🗣️ Speaking at georgetownuniversity, uwibfoundation, LEAP.org, slashiesummit 
🚀Launching & signing my first clients to the #TrailblazersAgency

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