Finding Joy | A blog by writer and digital creative, Joy Adan

` Finding Joy | A blog by writer and digital creative, Joy Adan

Hi, I’m Joy Adan. I’m a freelance writer, based in Sydney, Australia. This is my blog.

I’ve been on the blogosphere for over ten years, and writing since I was given my first journal (a white, hard-cover A6 diary with a brass lock and key) at the age of 6. I’ve penned (and typed) hundreds of thousands of words for both business and leisure, and this blog is just one of many creative outlets.

I write because I believe in the power of stories. A great story opens minds and transforms hearts. A great story fuels learning and inspires action. A great story turns an everyday meal into a lifelong memory. Our lives, our histories and our cultures are a collection of these stories.

It’s my goal, as a writer, to capture these stories and share them. Some of the stories you find here are mine, some are about the people I’ve encountered who have helped me discover something precious. As you read these posts, I hope you find something precious too. Whether it’s encouragement, entertainment, education or empathy, if you find it I hope you share it and create a great story of your own.

Ben Jackson
Enterprise Architect
Joy’s passion for her work was evident in every engagement. Her willingness to take the time to explain the reasons for a particular method or style really highlighted to me her love of what she does. There’s no halfway with Joy – what she does, she does very well.
Rosamund Dallow
Author
I feel most fortunate to have met Joy Adan, and to have had the benefit of her expertise and thorough, professional training skills during our 1:1 sessions. As an author, connecting with others is vital, and my blog was in serious need of an overhaul. Joy guided me through the steps necessary to creating interesting and stimulating posts,with her relaxed approach to social media- and I thoroughly enjoyed the unleashed creativity that brought. As well as her skills, Joy brings warmth and patience, and as a result, I began to really enjoy what had been a difficult task.
Fabrice Noel
The University of Sydney
Joy is good on the project management side, always following things up whilst ensuring everyone was on the same page, setting timelines and ownership so that the project could run smoothly. Professional, engaging and friendly in nature she made our collaborative partnership a breeze.
Karina Foley
Service Owner, IT
Joy took the time to understand my business needs and those of different stakeholders across the organisation. Joy tackled complex technical concepts and challenging bureaucracy to deliver key messages to our students and academic community. She responds well to feedback and she made herself always available.
Julie Beesley
Lead Research & Learning Specialist - Media Production
Joy has a strong work ethic and is reliable, friendly, intelligent, creative, honest, helpful and diligent. Joy has a lovely personality and I have no hesitation in recommending her personally and professionally.
Bernard Stepien
IT Business Professional (The University of Sydney)
Joy is expert at being able distil what is essentially techno talk/babble, into a simple, meaningful and understandable message. Joy has provided invaluable advice in massaging and tweaking complex IT knowledge / messages, into quality communication campaigns. These ranged in complexity; from strategic discussion papers, service definition and packaging, to best practice approach in structuring conversations with executives inside or outside of the IT division. It was this very type of advice that resulted in Joy sourcing and managing a multi-week training program for the entire senior and executive management team on effective engagement and communication. If you are looking for an expert communications professional, then I wholeheartedly recommend Joy to you.
Nikash Singh
Senior UX Consultant
Joy was a sheer pleasure to work alongside and an impressive and driven professional. She possesses exceptional talent for writing, which is versatile and adaptable for any context; from technical process documentation to creative and editorial writing. She uses her refined interpersonal and social skills to communicate confidently to her managers, establish trusted relationships with clients and earn the respect of her colleagues, not to mention the careful attention of her readership.