sharing success

It’s generally common in AIESEC that its members after finishing studies and work in the organization want to set up their own NGOs/companies. Usually, there is more talk than action but this is a general thing about human beings. I was thinking of doing the same one day (for sure not now – for the next years, I want to experience corporation and see if I like it and fit it). I would like to open a company/NGO which would educate people (especially young) about career planning, self-development, education etc

One of the most important things I’ve learned over the past 5 years is the importance of knowing what you want to do in your life, having clear goals toward which you head for. If you don’t know what to do you should just take as many experiences as possible in order to narrow your preferences and find out in which things you feel the most comfortable. Maybe sometimes, you can achieve a lot just by having luck and not doing anything but I think that luck is not something that I would totally count on...

I am a very good example for that.

When I was about to finish my last year of high school I started freaking out that I would finish my studies in 5 years and I would be jobless and have to come back to my small village, live with my parents and not have anything to do. The unemployment rate was quite high and pretty scary at that time. So, at that point I decided that throughout my studies I need to focus on my professional development as much as possible in order not to have problems with finding a good job that would constitute to the success of my life.

I did it. I succeeded. For the moment, my professional life seems to be successful as well as the prospects of the future. Of course I can’t just take a rest and not to do anything. Success is something that you have to take care of constantly in order to maintain it. But, I know I’m on the right track.

It was not difficult to be honest. I did require some efforts and resigning from other things – e.g. having much less free time. It was almost a 5-year journey. Not having good grades all the time. Working for free and being broke. But e.g. I didn’t have to invest a lot of money in that. I did it without any significant amounts. I have never received any huge amount of money from my family or I've never gone to the UK or Ireland to work. It was rather my persistent attitude, having clear vision of the end and implementation.

The success is a much more simple thing to achieve than we think. You just have to know the way. I didn't know it very well but I knew how to find it. And I really feel like sharing that with others so that they can see that by doing small steps they can achieve big things.

Should you have any questions, feel free to ask! :)