i am dreaming in technicolour
the past 2 weeks have been quite a blur. im slowly starting to accept that its in fact true what ive been told; this is where my life begins.
now is the time i start building myself. i have a vision of what i want to be in the future, and this is the beginning of that, this is where i set my foundation and ill be damned if i dont make it a strong and stable one.
aside from attending learning sessions with the new executive programme (BNMNEP), we were also told to submit one learning journal entry per week.
my first week in the programme was spent in langkawi where we had our team building session.
i just thought id share with you guys the journal i submitted.
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im special!
the first week of the onboarding module was quite a load to digest. from the very bottom of my heart, i truly believe that i have learned more about myself in one week than i ever have in the entire 22 years of my life (minus of course those first few carefree years we all long to go back to)
before we left for langkawi the word 'teambuilding' felt somehow very shallow to me. what i had in mind were useless and time consuming activities that would make us look and feel like school kids. it was like going back to my primary 6 tunas puteri school camp. boy was i waaaay off.
the very first thing tucker(our coach) asked us to do was to inform the whole group of a certain special trait, ability or skill that we had. as everyone stepped up to say something it was as if a light had been turned on in each and everyone of us (im not trying to be cheesy). what i saw in everyones eyes were "hey!! im special! we're ALL special!" it was overwhelming to see everyone step up to proudly and loudly proclaim why they thought they were special. sure, we all acted as if we were hesitant to do so, but im sure that somewhere below that tough exterior, we all said it with pride, at least i know i did.
more than anything the whole teambuilding programme taught me to believe in myself. i now know that in everyday life, the most important person i have to deal with is myself, and to overcome any challenges that i have to face, i first have to overcome any internal conflicts i have within me. i have now learned the importance of self development and self awareness. i now know that i have to love myself, and by god do i love myself!!
sure, we played fun and silly (on the surface) games. but what was on the surface rather silly were actually brilliant analogies to real life situations we would have to face in our working life (even if it included throwing around squishy balls and running with a balloon in between our legs). i have since learned how and when to trust, how and when to appreciate, when to shut up and listen, and the right situations where i should volunteer my contribution.
whether any of us realized it or not, within that 5 days in the sri kijang resort we lived the i-acted; core shared values which i believe should be applied to our dealings in everyday life aside from just at the workplace.
i believe i have learned alot from this session and have benefitted tremendously. it was 5 days well spent and im sure we can all collectively agree that it was 5 days filled with an awesomely huge bucket load of fun and laughter.
thank you tucker, thank you bnm, thank you new found friends n colleagues.
now is the time i start building myself. i have a vision of what i want to be in the future, and this is the beginning of that, this is where i set my foundation and ill be damned if i dont make it a strong and stable one.
aside from attending learning sessions with the new executive programme (BNMNEP), we were also told to submit one learning journal entry per week.
my first week in the programme was spent in langkawi where we had our team building session.
i just thought id share with you guys the journal i submitted.
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im special!
the first week of the onboarding module was quite a load to digest. from the very bottom of my heart, i truly believe that i have learned more about myself in one week than i ever have in the entire 22 years of my life (minus of course those first few carefree years we all long to go back to)
before we left for langkawi the word 'teambuilding' felt somehow very shallow to me. what i had in mind were useless and time consuming activities that would make us look and feel like school kids. it was like going back to my primary 6 tunas puteri school camp. boy was i waaaay off.
the very first thing tucker(our coach) asked us to do was to inform the whole group of a certain special trait, ability or skill that we had. as everyone stepped up to say something it was as if a light had been turned on in each and everyone of us (im not trying to be cheesy). what i saw in everyones eyes were "hey!! im special! we're ALL special!" it was overwhelming to see everyone step up to proudly and loudly proclaim why they thought they were special. sure, we all acted as if we were hesitant to do so, but im sure that somewhere below that tough exterior, we all said it with pride, at least i know i did.
more than anything the whole teambuilding programme taught me to believe in myself. i now know that in everyday life, the most important person i have to deal with is myself, and to overcome any challenges that i have to face, i first have to overcome any internal conflicts i have within me. i have now learned the importance of self development and self awareness. i now know that i have to love myself, and by god do i love myself!!
sure, we played fun and silly (on the surface) games. but what was on the surface rather silly were actually brilliant analogies to real life situations we would have to face in our working life (even if it included throwing around squishy balls and running with a balloon in between our legs). i have since learned how and when to trust, how and when to appreciate, when to shut up and listen, and the right situations where i should volunteer my contribution.
whether any of us realized it or not, within that 5 days in the sri kijang resort we lived the i-acted; core shared values which i believe should be applied to our dealings in everyday life aside from just at the workplace.
i believe i have learned alot from this session and have benefitted tremendously. it was 5 days well spent and im sure we can all collectively agree that it was 5 days filled with an awesomely huge bucket load of fun and laughter.
thank you tucker, thank you bnm, thank you new found friends n colleagues.
posted by soraya barakbah at 4:55 PM
3 Comments:
wow.the big big world seems scarier now.
Hey girl!
Just read your review and am very glad that you've gotten something useful from the session in langkawi. Stay happy always and I really believe that you will go far in life!
Respect,
Tucker
awwh..dude! im so happy for you!! i know you told me the face-to-face version of this kinda2 but reading what you feel about it is just way too cool..haha! Yes You are Special Soyaya!! i pray for your "goal" to succeed!! critical talent and the 3 big C's!!!!
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