Step Forward

Yes .... my time has come! Moving through the stages of AIESEC XP I arrived on the next one. "The way of becoming a number" :P.Till now i was the one encouraging the others to try this stage and now finally it's my term. I have my ID number for a week and somethig and already available on the market :P It's the same as going in the shops and finfing something apropriate for you, which reminds me on the "Jeans Theory" (You need to try a lot of jeans untill you find the one that fits you best). CEE, WENA, AP, MINA, Africa, Iberoamerica these are all the destination and i'm still curious were I'll find my "Jeans". CEE, WENA and AP are in the list for now, I'm happy that i discovered my passion about Asia that i had in my 2nd year in university and BRIKs were so unknow and interesting destinations for me.

Lance's story

He was born September 18, 1971 and in 2009 he will participate again in Tour de France.

Honestly 1 month ago i didn't have any clue about what exactly Lance Armstrong overcome during his life till now. How I learned - It's looong story :P. Yes it's probably story 23454 that I'm telling as my friends are kidding but it's somehow sentimental for me. In 2006th I joined AIESEC and i went for big conference in Svishtov where i was actually studying and 3 years later on 2009th i was again there but this time for my last big conference in AIESEC. I was feeling great and beeg responsible for the memebers on the Leadership track i wanted to inspire and pass my enthusiasum to the people that will drive AIESEC in the next years. I was doing it by useing the best tools i have - my own experience and mistakes suported by examples from great leaders and personalities. As always there was some challeges with preparation but finnaly it went well. I was happy because of inviting a old friend of AIESEC. That individual was motivating me for all the 3 year i've been in the organisationg and now for the last year i had the channce to work with him on several events. That time he was about to speak about "Leadership and Motivation" and this time i didn't know what to expect. I knew that the training will be based on the 7 Habits from Steven Covey and i said to my self "OK, it will be nice for sure". The inspirational guy as my friends from Romania were joking, told us 8 stories. One to warm up of cource and 7 about the habits but for each habbit he was telling a different story, from a different people but connected with the habbit. May be you are still asking - what's the connection with the intro till now :P The answear of that question is not 100 pages :P but the story of the man of the picture. During the presentation of Margaret Thatcher, Richard Branson and the others i was changing the mood several times i was haveing fun, thinking about the meaningn of life and my mission on the plannet, i was ammazed by the achievements of the people from the stories. When Lance's story began started i was confused that i don't know anything about him exept the career and the cancer. I realized that i'm on the surface but after i heard the way he overcome the cancer about the way he is still alive and competing even been on that age and about the great will for living i started crying. I'm so impresed from Lance that i recomend everybody to read a little bit more about him, to learn more about the Live strong campaign and to learn that if you want to be happy and to do the things you like and to be the person you want to be in future you NEED to put efforts! :)
The story
At age 25, Lance Armstrong was one of the world's best cyclists. He proved it by winning the World Championships, the Tour Du Pont and multiple Tour de France stages. Lance Armstrong seemed invincible and his future was bright.

Then they told him he had cancer.

Next to the challenge he now faced, bike racing seemed insignificant. The diagnosis was testicular cancer, the most common cancer in men aged 15-35. If detected early, its cure rate is a promising 90 percent. Like most young, healthy men, Lance ignored the warning signs, and he never imagined the seriousness of his condition. Going untreated, the cancer had spread to Lance's abdomen, lungs and brain. His chances dimmed.

Then a combination of physical conditioning, a strong support system and competitive spirit took over. He declared himself not a cancer victim but a cancer survivor. He took an active role in educating himself about his disease and the treatment. Armed with knowledge and confidence in medicine, he underwent aggressive treatment and beat the disease.

During his treatment, before his recovery, before he even knew his own fate, he created the Lance Armstrong Foundation. This marked the beginning of Lance's life as an advocate for people living with cancer and a world representative for the cancer community.

Lance Armstrong's victories in the 1999-2005 Tours de France are awe-inspiring, but the battle against cancer has just begun-not just for him, but for all cancer survivors and people just like him who think cancer could not affect them. He plans to lead this fight, and he hopes that you join him. This is a life he owes to cancer. This is his choice to live strong.

Did you Know?

Did You Know? from Amybeth on Vimeo.

This is a movie that was influencing me in the last several months. It helped me to realize what's happening in the real world around - it brings a global prospective of the new processes us. It shows the influence of internet today, internet is not the future it's already present and we need to see it:)
Enjoy it!