Chapter Seventeen: Written by Michael Bucceri

Name: Michael Bucceri
Age: 28
Ethnicity: Colombian and Italian (Born in NJ, US)
Occupation: I&O IT Business Analyst @ National Grid
Location: Boston, Massachusetts USA

During the year of 2020, it has been another stressful year of my life, but I dare say it was the most productive and personal developing year for me as an individual. While being stuck inside stressed out from the pandemic, I have had a flow of emotions and thoughts flow through my head to the point, I just was not feeling happy anymore with my life as I was burned out from a massive program I helped deliver at work, I missed my friends, family, normal life as it all dissipated away. I had my line manager switched a few times until I was finally aligned with a line manager that truly focused on my career and development as I go employed through the client I was working for. I have made some new friends during the pandemic and perhaps lost a good one. I never realized until later summer how much the pandemic has affected us all mentally and physically. So everyday I learn to count my blessings, find inner peace within myself, read personal improvement books and experiment the ideas from the book and of course continue my knowledge exploration for my career and personal life. At the end of the day, I am grateful for the friends I have, the family I have, the colleagues I have, the things I have, and my doctors as well. Without them, the year would have been a lot tougher, and I recognize I have what others do not, as that keeps me in check with myself, I remain humble as possible. I really want life to go back to normal and see everyone again…..

Bio: Michael is well open minded individual and a lifelong learner. He seeks to obtain knowledge on a weekly basis. As ambitious and serious he gets, he also has his silly, fun, and calm side to him. Michael also gets involved in multi-cultural events and is a former pianist and composer.

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