Jackpot

Thanks to my blog, I am constantly thinking about my life - how to make it better, who am I now, what I can achieve... Not long ago I understood that this 2 years (2006/07-2007/08) are one of the most important years in my life.

I get the most needed knowledge for me at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, I can achieve a lot in AIESEC, I can live cool student life.

That's why I almost cutted down watching TV, movies, reading literature. I will do it, without a doubt, but a little bit later. I am dreaming how pleasent it will be - lay near ocean, drinking tequila, reading Gabriel Garcia Marques. mmmmmmmm...... I winning jackpot in this two years.

What about you?

Today was a special day for me. I’ve prepared training “Web 2.0” and dreamed about the moment, when I will perform it. I wanted to share the latest tendencies in Internet with you. So, I would like to say BIG-BIG THANKS to people who devoted some part of their time and visited this training. I really hope, that you learned something new. The training consisted of 2 parts:

1. Getting Things Done system by David Allen: how to raise your productivity


2. Web 2.0 or how to make Internet work on you

Thanks to you, I’ve learned lots of new stuff about my presentation skills and how to work on it… I have no hesitation that I will improve my work. I would like to say also BIG THANKS to 3 Alumni, who visited training. It made me feel of creating some value.

If you missed the training and would like to come to it later, I think we will make it in future one more time :)

AIESEC is place, where you can begin doing something. You don’t need be great to start, you need to start to be great!

I love this organization!

I love you!   

Day of Alma Mater

Today was a Day of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy". I was invited on official ceremony, so it was so nice to see my friends there and teachers from Kyiv-Mohyla Collegium. By the way, our president Vyacheslav Bryuhovetsky became honored teacher of Collegium, and from his speech in the beginning of the ceremony I got acknowledged with tendencies that Kyiv-Mohyla Academy has. As two our partners – Ostrog Academy and National humanity University of Petro Mohyla in Mykolayiv are confidently giving good education, our Kyiv-Mohyla Academy supports another establishing – Tatar University – Medrese in Crimea. It was unusual to hear, so I didn’t form my attitude to it. Many grants, many events, many guests, letters from Viktor and Kateryna Yushchenko… I am definitely lucky to study in one of the best Universities of Ukraine.

Why I believe in my blog?

Almost half a year has passed, since I've strated blogging. It was great period full of self-development, meeting new people, attending lots of events and challenging worldviews. Am I happy that I've started blogging? Absolutely! In this post I would like to tell why.

• Networking. I meet a lot of new bright people and I say: "Hey, do you want to know the way I am thinking? just visit my blog." and lots of old friends are asking in icq "how are you?" and I just answer "Great"! If you want to know more, visit http://chorny.myaiesec.net :)


• I am human being. And I am feeling real personality, when I am showing you my worldview. I am feeling creative. That's what I like.


• Motivation to share. Now I constantly seek nice stuff in life to write it to blog. I am more open and try to have diverse life, just to tell you.


• Change of personality. It is so fun to read posts, I've made just half a year. It seems that it was not me, but somebody else. Now a lot of change and I have things to compare.


• My fortress in Internet. While going in underground I am thinking about that my body is here, but somewhere in Internet there is place where I have a lot of place. This is my reprentation on-line. It is great feeling of being defended.


• Why don't you start blogging? 30 minutes per week, but so much positive sides :)

World MBA Tour

I've just came from QS World MBA Tour, where the representatives of best World Bussineess School gathered to tell about their propositions. It was great to see so many successful people in the same time and place.

I've spoke to most of Business schools. Most of all I liked schools from Gamburg, Milano, London, Rotterdam (say Hi! to AI) amd Pitsburg, most of them have IT MBA Programs. It was pleaent to hear that most of them have scholarships and other kinds of help programs for young people.

This event have broadened my worldview very much and it helped to have more thoughts about future.

+ my network enlarged :)

 What kind of leader are you?



I've just taken test on http://similarminds.com/leader.html to find out what kind of leader am I. And who is my example. And, guess what? I am similar to Bill Clinton.

What Famous Leader Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com

It is so funny, cause not long ago I've read his biographical book "My Life" and respect him very much. So, tests don't lie and I am sure about my Role Model :)


In the beginning of Bill Clinton's book "My life" is written: "Dedicated to my father, who taught me to respect people on whom others look from top".


Think about that.

Konnitiva!

Yesterday an intern Saki from Nagoya, Japan came to Ukraine to participate in World Without Borders project. So, I was asked to spend some time with her and go with her to train, cause she's going to Berdyansk.

As somebody of you know or don't, I've learned Japanese for about 3 years, studying at Kyiv-Mohyla Collegium. It was really great for me to speak with her Japanese. Of course, I don't know it well to speak only it, but still we started our conversation in Japanese. Simple words like 'Konnitiva', 'Anatava dou deska', 'Vatasino namae va Kuroto des', 'Vatasi va Ukurainadzin des' (which means 'Hello!', 'How are you', 'My name is Kuroto (Black man :) )', 'I am Ukrainian').. Then we spoke English but still I added some words in Japanese.

For example, when we went on Railway Station, Saki could be hitted by one of the men, who didn't see his way and went with large bag... So, I said 'Abunai', which means 'Careful' and Saki just reacted immediately and was not hitted. I think if I said 'Careful' it was not so warning as in her own language.

Also I calculated how much will be yen to hryvna. So, 1 hryvna is about 24 yens. For example, Orbit which in Ukraine cost no more the 2 hryvnyas, in Japan cost just about 4 hryvnyas...

So, this was unique experience. You see, this is great feeling, remembering the time I've learned Japanese. We have left with some of classmates after classes 2 times a week, when everyone already had fun or went for a beer.

But know I am happy that I've studied it :))


Sayonara!!! :)

Three B's 

According to one of Personal Development specialists, we have 3B's, 
when the best ideas come to us.
They are:

• Bed
• Bath
• Bus

I've not thinked about this till that moment. Going in 'marshrutka', I've had lots of great ideas. And guess what? I've written them in my notebook. By the way, one of the ideas was to create blog post about 3 B's...

So, what the conclusion?
To have a piece of paper with pen near you to write your genuine ideas :) even in bath :)

I would be grateful if you write some of your thoughts about it ;)

Zavtra.UA

I've decided to take part in competition that was made by fond of one of Ukrainian mecenates Viktor Pinchuk. More detailed information about this competition you can read at it's site zavtra.in.ua

I don't know whether my work will be regarded as those who has some useful thoughts, still in my work I wanted to focus on IT problems that Ukrainian society that need to be solved. Still it is great that we have people who want to support Ukrainian active Youth, who wants to be a leaders of our society. I believe in future of Ukraine and hope to do my best to be one of those persons, who have positive impact of society.