Destiny

Sometimes I think I've lost my mind
I thought I left my past behind
I live my life and all I know is
Follow your dream and don't let go

No one can live for me
No one can see the things I see
I walk this road
No one can tell me how to be
It's my destiny

There is no right, there is no wrong
There is no place where I belong
I've done my time
I've held it strong and
My life is all about this song

Just some lyrics,
Marius.

More impressions about MCC

Although it's been a while, I'm returning with some more thoughts about the MCC, as I promised in the previous post. Except the things I have already mentioned there are some two or three aspects I'm gonna talk about related to this conferrence.

THE NEWIES THAT WERE IN THE OC

I wonder what this conferrence meant for them, except for the being in the OC part. I haven't got the chance to interact with them too much. I wonder what are their impressions about such a high level conferrence.

I really want to believe that being part of a conferrence with the most talented people of AIESEC in Romania has been an enriching and motivating experience for them. Even if the level of "strategic discussions" during the so-called sessions might have been a little too high for their level right now.

Unfortunetly for me, I didn't go to conferrences when I was like them. But I know seing those delegates there, the candidates and their presentations, the atmosphere of this special confference would have blown me away.

THE NEW MC TEAM

a) Lead by Gioni.

In october 2004, when I came to the Big Picture, before the meeting Radu was talking some girl so I went to say hello(to Radu). When she realised I was there because I want to be in @ she immediatly gave me, what I considered at that time, a strange and sceptical look and asked me "why do you want to enter AIESEC? ".

Because I didn't really like her look towards me and her question I came up with an ironic pronnounced "because I want to develop my potential!!" - I knew that that was a popular line. Not to mention that I was this long hair guy in leather jacket guy ;)

Few minutes later, she was chair to that Big Picture and two days later when I showed up for the individual interview guess who was there ready to interview me? The same girl and the same girl is now the elected President of AIESEC in Romania. Funny ha?

These days, among others, I'm preparing to run for President in Tirgu Mures so basically there is a great possibility that we'll be working together in 2006-2007. Even funnier!! :D

b) Closer to the MC

The members of the first two MC teams I got to meet were to me some mega trained gurus, coming out of nowhere just to freak me out with their high level of knowledge and coolness.

But, the MC members of 2006-2007 didn't come out of nowhere, they're people who I got to know during my year and a half in AIESEC , not vey well, it's true but still. Their level of knowledge is great but still, I got to learn a few things myself so that I won't be so freaked out anymore. :P Anyway, I really hope for a good collaboration with them.

Well that was kind of all I had to say about this MCC. I'm not gonna say about the last night of the confference when some of us got drunk, and afterwards sang and danced on Dan Spataru and songs for five-year olds. :P

Posting on,

Marius.

Restart

OK, the time for analysis and self-reflection is kind of over and I started going back to my old program.

MCC - the national elections in AIESEC

It was a really cool thing that happened this last weekend. I got to participate at the elections of the future leading team of AIESEC Romania.

Made by AIESEC Tirgu - Mures

As this was the first national conference AIESEC Tirgu - Mures has organized in many quite some years I was a little nervous about how everyhing would turn out. But in the end it was soooo cool. Dragos and his team pulled it of beautifully - great location, superb plennary, wild parties and last but not least lots of delicious food. :D

The candidates

Well, I must say - those guys have a lot of gutts. Filling in that application form takes some skill, but the hardest part, in my opinnion, is the Q&A session and the matrix where people basically are shooting questions in the candidate for almost 3 hours.

Running for MC...?

I think I would like to run for MC once only for the experience itself, even if maybe I wouldn't have a chance of getting elected. It would be such a cool challenge to stand in front and let the people of AIESEC Romania test me and see what I'm made of. I don't now how I would do but for sure I would love it.

But until then, I have other elections expecting me in only two months and I have to be prepared for those. I'll come back with impressions about MCC in a future posting, now I have a meeting in only 10 minutes so I have to run.

Keeping u posted,

Marius.

Drawing the line and moving forward...

I've been thinking a lot these days about what 2005 meant to me. I'm not gonna write about everything that happened because I just want to draw some conclusions not break the keyboard in half. :))

I think above everything I gained this year is a direction in life. I'm not that dazed and confused guy anymore searching on and on for a path in life. My way is no longer this dark road taking me wherever the wind blows. Now I'm proud to say that the lights went on and I see clearly where do I want to go and whom do I want to be. I don't care about the wind anymore.

I'm ready to keep fighting for achieving all my future goals. I made some nice progresses but I don't wanna stop here. I'm still not satisfied with many things about myself and that's why I'm starting to ACT ON IT. The show must go on, what's the point in finding your way if you're not gonna follow it until the end?

For 2006 I want to have a clearer and stronger focus in everything I do, I HAVE TO be more organized. Take care of myself better as I neglected my health lately. Maintain the balance between my personal and professional life, I wanna make a good boyfriend for Ana.

These are some of the things I missed the most in 2005 and the results weren't very shiny and good results are my supreme wish for 2006. Yeah, I think this will be my winning formula for this year: FOCUS + CARE + BALANCE = RESULTS.

So help me God,

Marius.

Looking back in 2005

The last days I was thinking of the year that has just ended and the impact it had upon me. By far, 2005 was the most intense year of my existence - at all levels. I realize that my CV is much more consistent and that many of my AIESEC colleagues have become my friends - people that I became very attached too.

It's such a pitty that many of them are going to end their AIESEC carrer in a few months. I will really miss working people like Dragos, Radu, Suciulica, Johan. I'm sure that we'll keep in touch but it won't be the same.

Except the people I have met there are some moments of very powerful impact upon me.

January 2005 - starting to work on ICX - opening my eyes and realising how many things my LC needed and how much opportunity was in front of me as a member of AIESEC Tirgu Mures because of that;

LCC 2005 - taking the challenge and running for EB, getting elected as Vicepresident ICX.

The breakdown after National Congress 2005 - something was very wrong.

LPM 2005 - JURAIESEC PARC - exhausting assessment, cool yearplan realised, beautifull team building - rediscovering the beauty of working in AIESEC and the people from AIESEC Tirgu Mures.

EU Citizenship and Recruitment - OCP for the first one and final responsible for the other. Both took place in the same time, no other comments needed... :)

LTS in Moneasa - first time as a facilitator in a regional conferrence, first time I ever really thought about running for President of AIESEC Tirgu - Mures, first time hai, hai, haaai was shouted. :))

Super NPS - big decisions, new plans for the future taking shape, the desire to take more from what AIESEC can offer me.

The point is I met more people than ever before, I learned more then ever before. The funny thing is that I don't feel saturated at all - I still want to meet people and I still want to learn stuff.

It's only the beginning,

Marius.