{"id":10554,"date":"2019-11-15T11:40:30","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T11:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creatorshala.com\/blog\/?p=10554"},"modified":"2019-11-15T11:40:30","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T11:40:30","slug":"shifa-merchant-what-you-do-has-a-far-greater-impact-than-what-you-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creatorshala.com\/blog\/shifa-merchant-what-you-do-has-a-far-greater-impact-than-what-you-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"Shifa Merchant: What You Do Has A Far Greater Impact Than What You Sa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10559 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creatorshala.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/shifaai.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creatorshala.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/shifaai.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.creatorshala.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/shifaai-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.creatorshala.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/shifaai-525x300.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.creatorshala.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/shifaai-590x337.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Successful people do not fill their heads with negativity. Keeping a positive attitude is just as important as never giving up whether you\u2019re just getting started as a blogger or you\u2019ve been blogging for years. As a blogger, it\u2019s so easy to let your excitement for your job get bogged down by comparing yourself to someone else.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay Positive-WorkHard-Make it Happen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sassyshifsays\/\">Shifa Merchant,<\/a> who is a Fashion-Beauty and Travel Blogger and a Lifestyle Youtuber is bringing us all she has got! Her blog sassyshifsays is multidimensional in her life. It is an escape from mundane life-something that keeps the sane and an extension of her real life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Her Life Before Blogging!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shifa is an ex-movie marketer of hardcore Bollywood films. However, her heart was in blogging and she started her blog in the spring of 2015 and in less than 2 years she was spotted sharing the red carpet with Gul Panag at the launch of Dafni Brushes!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sassyshifsays\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sassyshifsays\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What Shifa Loves:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shifa loves Tea and Dark Chocolates. Her playlist consists of Hip hop&#8217;s and Ghazals. She loves expensive watches and has a thing for boomerangs!<\/p>\n<p><strong>She has a Thing For:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She has a thing for Airport OOTD&#8217;s which are cool and playful. 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most importantly &#8211; LIFE!!! Taking in and capturing every beautiful moment I spend in #Italy as this happens to be one of the most unique itinerary which makes me wanna come back for more!! I made it all the way to the famous #MtEtna which happens to be the largest active volcano in Europe and one of the world&#39;s most frequently erupting volcanoes. The black rocks beneath me have turned charcoal black due to the lava eruption. It also holds the longest record of continuous lava eruptions. We started from the Northern side of Mt. Etna and hiked for around 30 minutes to reach the craters and witness the magical transformations of the rocks and soil around. Trust your guides to take you around this mountain as they know the best routes for you. The locals herr fondly call Mount Etna \u201cMongibello,\u201d which means the beautiful mountain. They also grow olives, grapes and so many other fruits in the soil enriched by the fallen ash. Not just that, during winter months, when it starts to snow, this place is open for all kinds of Winter Sports\ud83d\ude0d\u2665\ufe0f Fun Fact &#8211; Mount Etna also made an appearance in a &#34;Star Wars&#34; movie!!! Where are all my fellow #StarWars fans at?!\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sassyshifsays\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Shifa Merchant<\/a> (@sassyshifsays) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-10-31T18:41:59+00:00\">Oct 31, 2019 at 11:41am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Travel Bug:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shifa has a thing for Skylines and Beaches and is often spotted across buildings as tall as her dreams! 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