5280 Closers with the Olympics star Eli Bremer. We wish him all the possible luck while competing at the Olympics this summer in China...Mr. Joshua and Mr. Franklin are almost always on the other
side of cameras... (not this time)
Having a very "smart" dinner at the Olympics training center
I found it!!!! Lithuanian flag among hundred forty others... 5280 Closers are ready for the 2008 Olympics in China. "One World One Dream"
Determination + sacrifice = something better, something bigger, something you could call your personal Olympics!My Heart Is Afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky. "Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams." (Paulo Coelho “The Alchemist”)
A week ago at the Olympic training center I bumped into the wall-poster that simply asked how bad do you want it? Seems, this typical, even classical phrase shouldn’t affect me too much, however, since that moment I can not stop asking myself “how bad do I want it?? In my little world I desire to reach a lot – to become a diplomat, to make my parents proud, to be an idol for my 14 year old brother (which is harder than I anticipated it to be), positively impact at least one stranger’s life, and of course, to taste all world wide existing ice-cream flavors … Is it a lot to expect from myself, is it rational enough? Maybe it even isn’t possible?
Of course it is … It has to be! I don’t believe that there is only one possible winner; we all can do it. I know it sounds cliché but today I really want to believe it. In various eyes “winner” is defined differently… For this reason I am convinced that here, in the United States, are plenty of places for numerous winners. Personally for me, the participation in the Apprentice Challenge is already winning. You probably wonder – why? Hmm… it gives a good feeling in my stomach (something similar to love or chocolate milk, just a little bit better).
I won’t lie; this challenge is rapidly changing me. In a certain way it gives me a new super power - a true understanding that I as a student can swim in the same ocean with big business world sharks without becoming an easy snack for them. While working together with various business corporations and nonprofit organizations I find myself collaborating with them at the same level and also doing their job, which I am extremely proud of. My team 5280 Closers got Smart Meal contracts signed with Qdoba (15 locations in Co), Imperial Chinese and Queen of Sheba restaurants. Originally we were working with 25 restaurants located in Denver area. We had to come up with productive marketing plan to convince those restaurants to include Smart Meal items in their menus (which for me was similar to bumping into a completely new language while working on political science and modern languages majors). I am extremely happy that our strategy worked out and we won the first Smart Meal Seal challenge.
Winning is always fun, and usually it doesn’t matter what you win as long as you are THE WINNER. However, this time winning was extremely rewarding because while enjoying our prize - the incredible VIP tour in the Olympics training center – I bumped into the wall-poster with a simple question how bad do you want it?
After couple long hours of silently rapping this question (because it got stuck in my head, like an ordinary song) I realized that the success of my personal Olympics is only in my hands, and every “unimportant” second could get me closer or one step further from the gold medal I dream about. According to Eli Bremer, USA pentathlon 2008 Olympic qualifier, the formula for the Olympic success consist from only 2 main ingredients. No, it isn’t talent. Determination + sacrifice = something more, something better, something different, something that is your personal Olympic success...
So now HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT?
A week ago at the Olympic training center I bumped into the wall-poster that simply asked how bad do you want it? Seems, this typical, even classical phrase shouldn’t affect me too much, however, since that moment I can not stop asking myself “how bad do I want it?? In my little world I desire to reach a lot – to become a diplomat, to make my parents proud, to be an idol for my 14 year old brother (which is harder than I anticipated it to be), positively impact at least one stranger’s life, and of course, to taste all world wide existing ice-cream flavors … Is it a lot to expect from myself, is it rational enough? Maybe it even isn’t possible?
Of course it is … It has to be! I don’t believe that there is only one possible winner; we all can do it. I know it sounds cliché but today I really want to believe it. In various eyes “winner” is defined differently… For this reason I am convinced that here, in the United States, are plenty of places for numerous winners. Personally for me, the participation in the Apprentice Challenge is already winning. You probably wonder – why? Hmm… it gives a good feeling in my stomach (something similar to love or chocolate milk, just a little bit better).
I won’t lie; this challenge is rapidly changing me. In a certain way it gives me a new super power - a true understanding that I as a student can swim in the same ocean with big business world sharks without becoming an easy snack for them. While working together with various business corporations and nonprofit organizations I find myself collaborating with them at the same level and also doing their job, which I am extremely proud of. My team 5280 Closers got Smart Meal contracts signed with Qdoba (15 locations in Co), Imperial Chinese and Queen of Sheba restaurants. Originally we were working with 25 restaurants located in Denver area. We had to come up with productive marketing plan to convince those restaurants to include Smart Meal items in their menus (which for me was similar to bumping into a completely new language while working on political science and modern languages majors). I am extremely happy that our strategy worked out and we won the first Smart Meal Seal challenge.
Winning is always fun, and usually it doesn’t matter what you win as long as you are THE WINNER. However, this time winning was extremely rewarding because while enjoying our prize - the incredible VIP tour in the Olympics training center – I bumped into the wall-poster with a simple question how bad do you want it?
After couple long hours of silently rapping this question (because it got stuck in my head, like an ordinary song) I realized that the success of my personal Olympics is only in my hands, and every “unimportant” second could get me closer or one step further from the gold medal I dream about. According to Eli Bremer, USA pentathlon 2008 Olympic qualifier, the formula for the Olympic success consist from only 2 main ingredients. No, it isn’t talent. Determination + sacrifice = something more, something better, something different, something that is your personal Olympic success...
So now HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT?
Keep reaching
Giedrute
2 comments:
ummm...awesome. This blog kicks it up a notch! BAM!
You rock! I cant wait for your next blog! Get on it chiquita! Quit runnng out of the Nuggets players tunnel too! Ha ha ha!
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