{"id":196907,"date":"2025-05-06T09:33:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T09:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saudiaat.com\/blog\/\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T09:49:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T09:49:34","slug":"eliane-abou-serhal-building-without-shortcuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saudiaat.com\/ar\/blog\/eliane-abou-serhal-building-without-shortcuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Eliane Abou Serhal: Building Without Shortcuts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At 29, Eliane Abou Serhal stands as a self-made force\u2014a senior learning and leadership development specialist, a writer, a corporate trainer, and a doctoral candidate. But her story didn\u2019t start with comfort or connections. It started in Lebanon, a country plagued by economic collapse and political instability, where ambition often meets resistance.<\/p>

“With all the mess going on here, I refused to let this define my exposure to the world.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Eliane is a testament to what happens when you refuse to wait for ideal circumstances, instead choosing to create your own path\u2014brick by brick, step by step, and without shortcuts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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From Environmental Science to Corporate Strategy\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Eliane graduated with a degree in Water Resources and Environmental Science, but her career would evolve far beyond technical frameworks. Straight out of university, she joined a UAE-based event management company\u2014starting in accounting while still based in Lebanon.<\/p>

Through resilience and curiosity, she transitioned into roles in paralegal support and business development, eventually working directly with the Managing Director for five years. Her role exposed her to international clients, intellectual property negotiations, and strategic decisions giving her a front-row seat to high-level business operations.<\/p>

All while navigating the volatility of life in Lebanon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Reinventing Herself \u2014 Again\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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In a bold move, Eliane transitioned from working in an SME to entering the corporate world through learning and leadership development\u2014a completely new field. With zero prior experience, she embraced the challenge and rose to a senior position within just 1.5 years.<\/p>

“I found a calmer self.”<\/i><\/b><\/p>

Her pivot wasn\u2019t just professional\u2014it was personal. It allowed her to integrate emotional intelligence, empathy, and human development into her work. She discovered that she thrives most at the intersection of personal growth and professional training.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A Writer and a Scholar, Self-Made\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Eliane is also a writer, deeply committed to storytelling, reflection, and expression. Her creative side sharpens her emotional depth as a trainer and leader.<\/p>

She\u2019s currently pursuing her Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA)\u2014a milestone she is reaching without sponsorships. Every academic degree, every program, every achievement? Self-funded.<\/p>

“That choice has boosted my self-confidence and immersed me further into both the professional and academic worlds.”<\/i><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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What Eliane\u2019s Journey Teaches Us\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\ud83d\udd39 Adaptability is a superpower: She\u2019s thrived across accounting, legal, business, leadership development, and training\u2014proving that curiosity and grit are more important than experience alone.
\ud83d\udd39 Growth is nonlinear: Her path wasn\u2019t traditional, but it was purposeful. Every pivot brought her closer to her calling.
\ud83d\udd39 There are no shortcuts: She\u2019s built her profile from scratch\u2014no privileges, no special access\u2014just commitment, learning, and relentless progress.
\ud83d\udd39 You can change industries and still climb: In just 1.5 years, she went from newcomer to recognized professional in her field.
\ud83d\udd39 Creative intelligence matters: Her writing fuels her professional growth, proving that creativity and leadership are powerful allies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Final Words<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Eliane\u2019s story is not just about success. It\u2019s about reinvention, persistence, and belief in long-term vision. From Lebanon to the global stage, she proves that it\u2019s possible to grow in hard soil\u2014to write your own story when no one hands you the pen.<\/p>

Her journey is an invitation to all of us: build what you dream, even when the odds are stacked against you.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Introduction At 29, Eliane Abou Serhal stands as a self-made force\u2014a senior learning and leadership development specialist, a …<\/a>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":193984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[34,700,261,701,196,703,699,702],"class_list":["post-196907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-career-growth","tag-corporate-success","tag-emotional-intelligence","tag-leadership-journey","tag-personal-development","tag-reinvention","tag-self-made","tag-women-leaders"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saudiaat.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saudiaat.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saudiaat.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudiaat.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudiaat.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196907"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudiaat.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196912,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudiaat.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196907\/revisions\/196912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudiaat.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saudiaat.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudiaat.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudiaat.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}