Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Happiness
When I look at developments in AIESEC in NUS now, I realise that I've grown so much in the past year. It's about exactly a year ago when I decided that I will run for Local Committee President. It's so amazing the lessons I've learnt, about leading people, about making and executing plans, about building relationships and networks, about connecting people, about being the focal point or the face of an organisation. It's amazing the lessons I've painfully learnt from the whole big bunch of mistakes I have made, whether in assumptions, or my approach, or the way I planned, or the way I talked to someone, or the words I used.
Now I'm slowly seeing the results of what I've been working so hard for... better awareness of AIESEC, better relations, new blood for leadership, a group of people who are so much more happier and committed after seeing what working in AIESEC can contribute to their personal development and growth, more activities, more numbers, and a whole new bunch of new friends, and even stronger ties to old ones. It really warms my heart.
I see a slowly renewed vigor in my team, if the first LC gathering that we had(it was AWESOME) is anything to show for, there will be a whole lot more action and engagement of members, even more than what we've seen in the last half year. Yesterday we had our SN Recruitment Info Talk. TWO HUNDRED people wanting to go for an internship showed up. Things are indeed looking up. Even I feel renewed.
Still, I am still learning, there is SO MUCH to learn. I know I will make even more mistakes in the next half a year, and in the years to come. I've been thankful I stumbled across AIESEC and I remain thankful still. It's NOT everything but it has given me ALOT of things. Alot of friends, alot of learning, alot of opportunities, alot of thought and reflection, alot of love.
And what is AIESEC? Basically its the people that make it. So thanks to all of you, my friends, I really am so satisfied that I've failed, and endured pain, embarrassment, frustration, anger, disappointment, and also extreme happiness, joy, excitement, satisfaction.
I'm not sure what else there is to say. Thanks. :)
Now I'm slowly seeing the results of what I've been working so hard for... better awareness of AIESEC, better relations, new blood for leadership, a group of people who are so much more happier and committed after seeing what working in AIESEC can contribute to their personal development and growth, more activities, more numbers, and a whole new bunch of new friends, and even stronger ties to old ones. It really warms my heart.
I see a slowly renewed vigor in my team, if the first LC gathering that we had(it was AWESOME) is anything to show for, there will be a whole lot more action and engagement of members, even more than what we've seen in the last half year. Yesterday we had our SN Recruitment Info Talk. TWO HUNDRED people wanting to go for an internship showed up. Things are indeed looking up. Even I feel renewed.
Still, I am still learning, there is SO MUCH to learn. I know I will make even more mistakes in the next half a year, and in the years to come. I've been thankful I stumbled across AIESEC and I remain thankful still. It's NOT everything but it has given me ALOT of things. Alot of friends, alot of learning, alot of opportunities, alot of thought and reflection, alot of love.
And what is AIESEC? Basically its the people that make it. So thanks to all of you, my friends, I really am so satisfied that I've failed, and endured pain, embarrassment, frustration, anger, disappointment, and also extreme happiness, joy, excitement, satisfaction.
I'm not sure what else there is to say. Thanks. :)
