The first full day for pre-departure learning is over, energy is still super high and great conversation runs rampant. Throughout the day there was great learning and sessions that covered topics across the spectrum.
Quote and Being a Agent of Change
Cat started the day with a fantastic statement about what it means to be a junior fellow:
"As a junior fellow I am making a commitment to improving my ability to be an effective agent of change"
EWB has over the years investigated what they find to be common traits amongst successful fellows, APS, chapter leaders, national office staff and more. They have narrowed it down to seven points to be a successful agent of change:
- Internally driven/motivated proactive
- Willing to push yourself out of your comfort zone and into your learning zone
- Committed to impact/results and beneficiares
- Committed to learning and thinking
- Humility, patience and accepting of ambiguity
- Able to build trust relationships
- Build skills of those around you
Daunting to be sure, but a challenge to be up taken
Cool Moment
Following early morning introductions (we drew characatures of ourselves) we were asked to turn to the person beside us and talk about a recent happening when we were out of our comfort and pushed ourselves to greater learning.
It just so happened that I was sitting beside George Rotor (CEO of EWB), I proceeded to tell him about how nervous I was to speak at Gala and the process to how I arrived at delivering the speech, along with the satisfaction following. He probed and asked me lots of questions about the experience, which unfortunately consumed the time allotted. He said that he will share with me later in the week his recent experience with being out of comfort zone later in the week, and I will communicate it when we talk again!
Best Practice
Anytime throughout the week when we are not understanding something, do not stay quiet. Get out your "WTF" sign and ask some questions, figurative sign of course.
Its far too late and my air mattress need to be re-blown, Goodnight!
Spencer
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