Feeling after having MC applications released

Lately, there has been a very special moment during my MC term - I released MC 07-08 applications. I had feeling like one of the parents, who is sending his child to university. This child is still here with me, but I know that soon there will be other people influencing him more than me. I feel very good about it, because I know that it will be good for the child. At the same time, there is also strange feeling of little sadness.

Today I got e-mail from one girl from abroad, who is interested in applying for Estonian MC. She asked several questions and one of them was:

"How would you describe your MC experience till now... Please don't
tell me general things... I know they are true, but what I want to
picture is the small pieces that make that general picture, the big
one! I would like to know some example of situations, events, moments,
that had an impact on you!"

I would like to quote here reply I wrote:

"I will be sincere. My personal vision, which I put into the words, is "Every day of my life, I want to make myself and other people around me smile. I want to make people having smile on their faces because they feel good, because they have a-ha moments, because they feel self-fulfillment. These smiles should be there because of my meaningful activities, my behaviour and my attitude. I follow my personal principles and never refuse of them in any kind of situation".

Working full-time in MC gives me opportunity to put my vision into reality every day. I wake up at 7:15-8:15 and I feel good. Because I know that I am going to MC office and I will be dealing with highly meaningful things. Meaningful for me and for the others.

You asked for the situations, events and moments that I would highlight. You know, it's pretty complicated task. The difference of MC from LC or EB level is that you don't seek motivation in certain events and situations, but it just becomes your life-style. I would compare it with relations between two people. First, they are in love and whole their relation is based on emotions, on romantic events, on first touches, first kisses. But then they are entering another stage of relations, which still has a lot of romantic and intime moments, but what they really appreciate, is rather mutual trust, appreciation and understanding.

That's similar, when you are entering MC and start to work full-time for the organisation you tuly believe in.

I don't know, if that helped you. Surely, there have been many great moments during my MC term.
My election.
Selection of MC and NST team.
Getting to know that Estonia won the bid for CEEMOS/CEELDS.
Entering MY office for the first time.
Moving together with the MC team.
Meeting with Baltic MCs in summer.
Team evenings at IC in Poland.
Being faci at EuroCo.
All the meetings and talks with other MCPs.
Being chair in Slovakia.
BoA meetings and meetings with some of our external partners, which have broadened my horizons tremendously.
Satisfactory feeling of achievement, when I have completed my plans.
Getting recognized by my members who say that I am a good leader.
Meetings with my mentees, which gives me great feeling that I can really impact individuals....

And a lot more.

You are right - you need to have small pieces of puzzle in order to have the whole picture. The beauty of being in MC is that you really see the big picture and you are starting to care about the whole of it much more than about smaller pieces. "

That would be my answer to any question "Why one needs to go to MC?".


A picture from MC life :)