What do I want from the year 2006/2007?

In AIESEC, as in university, the year starts in June-July. And ends in May-June.

So, my new year is starting. It is reasonable to have some thoughts about it.

I had time for that during AIESEC Estonia' executive boards transition week (MC transition), where old team delivered their knowledge to me and my team.

So, what do I expect from the year 2006/2007?

• Very intensive life, full of different new experiences EVERY day
• A lot of international co-operation and communication
• Very intsensive team experience in AIESEC which will challenge my leadership skills
• Consistent and intensive personal development through activities I do
• Several personal, team and national successes both in AIESEC and outside
• Most important - a lot of small happy moments, a lot of laugh and smiles for me and people who surround me

What are my personal goals for the upcoming year?

• Be successful leader of organization by fulfilling all professional goals I have put for myself
• Be successful trainer in European Youth by making many young people think more about what and why they do something in their lives
• Have time for non-work and non-studies related reading
• Have enough quality time for my family and my friends (both in Estonia and abroad)
• Decide about my academic route and continue it by doing meaningful things
• Constantly do sports
• Significantly change way of thinking of as many people as I can resulting in "Thank you, Deniss"
• Despite anything, always have peace in my mind and enjoy the life
• Elaborate better ways to bring out and use positive energy of people
• Have clear picture and goals for the next upcoming year

Will see, whether I will achieve these goals :) At least I will try hard.

Besides, there are some few other interesting things I would like to bring out here. It will be interesting to read them after, let's say 1, 2, 3 years and compare. During my reflection process I came up with following:

10 things which make me feel good

• Achievement of the goal
• Smile of another person thanks to me
• Bicycle ride / jogging in the nature / swimming
• Good tasy food :)
• Positive feedback from a person whose opinion I care about
• Feeling that I learnt something new and discovered new side of life
• Hiking / being in the nature / going to the mountains
• Waking up with a dear person
• A-ha!- or wow!-effect, when I am reading good book or watching good movie
• Sight or knowledge of people doing something good and beautiful

Somehow I believe that majority of these things are universal for evryone. But sometimes it is good to remind yourself about them.

And now, of course - 10 things which annoy me

• Narrow-mindedness
• Throwing garbage in the open spaces / nature
• Bitching about other people behind their backs
• Expressions of nationalism / chauvinism
• Cruelty of people
• Stressed and process-oriented people
• Situations when people don't count with the others
• Overly drunk women
• Stupid TV shows, movies and articles in magazines, moreover - their popularity
• People who let the others down by lying

Funny that all things which annoy me, are related to the people. Humankind is evil? No, but there is a lot of stupidity inside it which results in evil...