AIESEC Leaders in Action

It is a roller coster. It is 7 pm, Thursday. I have meetings lined up till end of the day… I went to bed yesterday at 5 am and had to wake up at 8 am. I got one hour of sleep today in the afternoon, which was really half an hour, because I kept thinking of all the things I am still supposed to do.

I have insane days. I have great business meeting in the morning, with good promises and opportunities, and I feel jumping to the sky.

The next moment I get an email from a member talking about their frustrations with work. Few minutes later I get to know that a task that can affect the success of the organization was not delivered. It makes me want to cry.

An hour later I receive positive feedback from a team mate, and start understanding how much I’ve learned. It makes my heart go happy.

Then I indulge into endless online conversations, talking to 50 people at the same time, trying to fix up problems, fire fight, motivate and lead a country. It makes my mind go nuts and my body dead tired.

Three minute break before the next meeting. I’m listening to Ala Mowj El Bahr by Lena Chumamyan. I so love this song…

I know I will do it. I’ve come to this country to make it a success, to bring the vision of AIESEC here, and I know I will achieve. This year I realized the job of a leader is to not quit. The true entrepeneurs don’t quit. In their hardest times they get up and move. They find their inner motivation; they reflect & learn more about themselves, and they always move forward.

That is what defines successful people from any one else. ‘There is always a solution; anyone can be convinced and anything can be negotiated’. ‘When the going gets tough, the tough gets going’. This is the attitude that defines the winners. I can be an average person, whining about the world being hard on me; or I can be someone who shapes the world. Even if I am not confident, even if I am scared, even if I know I am not perfect, I choose to be the one who shapes the world around me.

I know I am on the track. I know we are moving in the right direction. And I know that now it is a matter of plain moving, going steady – step by step – persistent, confident, forward-looking.

And I know that this extra step is what will define the true achiever, winner, and successful person.

I am already making this step.

Posted by Oksana on Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 6:19 AM | Permalink