Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Capturing the experiences

Just today I came back from the last national conference of our MC team year in AIESEC Estonia and it was I’d say very emotional for us… And that’s quite natural for sure as we are almost in the end of our roads and experiences we started in June 2007. Time is passing very quickly and we have to capture the best moments of it and remember… 

This has been the all-year-round intense development experience for us, but at the same time we managed to keep all our promises and achieve the ever greatest things we dreamed about before… I’m sure this year is one of the Legendary years in the history of AIESEC Estonia, which will be in the memories of many people being the year of turning many things around showing how AIESEC Estonia can be successful, changing the old mindsets by implementing new ideas that pay off in the end and the year of Growth and Professionalism. And I’m really thankful to my team experience which I had during this year with our MC and I think that’s one of the teams, about whom you say in the end “I would love to work with these guys again”… And we are all now very proud to pass the created growth platform for new generation here, which should be much better in the results and successes… I always say, that “your real impact of the year in AIESEC will come, when your successors become better than you”… And I’m quite sure, it will happen… 

Everyone of us at the conference was sharing their own MC stories mostly capturing their AIESEC experiences, as most of us are finishing with the active career in the organization and looking for new challenges on how to capitalize on our personal and professional growth in AIESEC, network of contacts… For me it was for sure different experience, than other of my team mates had, being the only international in the team in AIESEC country abroad. I shared some of my reasons on why I was looking for this experience, why I’ve chosen Estonia, what I gained from it, thank you word to people I worked closely apart my team… It’s pretty hard to share now about this experience, I’m living now, as I’m sure more reflection time should come in the very end of my story here or after it… But definitely this year has been a good investment to my personal development as a whole and building myself as a person to grow individually even more in the environment that is out of my comfort zone… And I guess, I managed quite well to stay positive in the end of the road and leave the “growth footprints” to the AIESEC country, which I already consider as a home too…



But now I’m looking for the next challenges that I want to connect with my own career plans and future ambitious. And I’m already on the way of creating my path for the next year and I want to spend it abroad too… Let’s see how it works out this time. I was sharing with my friend recently in our mail correspondence, that I feel a bit strange currently and I'd say quite empty as I even don't know what's going to happen to me in the next 2 months - where I will be and what will I do... This uncertainty has been always the most uncomfortable or even sometimes scary thing for me, with what I try to deal immediately. Especially its hard to feel now, as I used to count my life by “years”, already knowing at least four months before what are my next steps… 

I'm also compiling my Estonia "to-do" list as the time of pressure is coming over me and I'm trying to experience as much as I can in the last moments - visiting new places, cultural events, travelling and basically having fun with my friends here as well. 

Be always cool and enjoy every moment of your life… 

Even if it’s hard on the way, the final outcome will positively surprise you… Believe me…