A day in the life of an HSE professional.
This photo was taken on 04/03/2023 in one of our many projects, which I manage for MENASCO in Port Rasheed Dubai. Two things were driving me crazy here. Although I was determined to decongest my daily heavy workload, which included more than ten construction projects and one particularly extensive Data Centre, it was a big deal for us regarding technicality and project scope running into hundreds of millions of dollars.
Number 1. I was battling the weight of career advancement and trying to juggle it with unprecedented personal growth.
Number 2. I was manoeuvring new HSE terrain in Dubai and simultaneously considering relocating to the UK for the same, which had never been my plan.
One year later, I can look back and be thankful for the choices I made, both the wrong and the correct ones, because they both shaped me into a better person today.
I can tell you for free if you allow me: Whenever you have to make a decision between two tough choices, always choose the toughest. Hard choices lead to an easy life; easy choices lead to a tough life. You cannot eat your bread and have it, believe me. You are stronger than you think you are.
Put your greatest strength to work today and grow into a stronger person tomorrow.
If you can go back to yesterday or previous years, what would you like to change in your HSE career from the past?