2012 September – Inspiring Shipments (#IS) by Ivana Sendecka

3 Lessons Learned During 3 Years of #IS Blog.

September 23, 2012 by Ivana Sendecka 11 Comments

Hi hi hi my dear SCG,

believe it or not, on 17th September 2012 this blog reached another milestone on its journey. Three years ago was the first time I have posted a blog post in this digital space. Naive, enthusiastic , fearless, driven, a bit “I know it all”, “let me save the world” Ivana posted a video about quitting my job and with title “End, which got me to begin.” Indeed in 2009, closed a door on security, on predictability, on the beaten path of a 9 to 5 job walked by too many before me. I have jumped with a bliss of ignorant beginner into the world where those who really do the work meet, create and collaborate. I have learned how little I know about myself , about human nature and about the world out there. It is three years since I set out on the most exciting and difficult times of my journey in this world. I am insanely grateful for all of you who crossed my path and who still walk beside me. Here are three main lessons, which could wrap up each year with Inspiring Shipments, NGLS and myself.

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Filed Under: Gratitude, Inspiration for your mind Tagged With: anniversary, Gratitude, IS, third

About Book, Which Blew My Mind: Songlines by Bruce Chatwin

September 17, 2012 by Ivana Sendecka Leave a Comment

Hello SCG,

you may have noticed that I have got a break from posting book reviews over past few months. Firstly I have been reading much less and secondly I have been shipping very important work offline. This book by Bruce Chatwin was given to me by a person I adore. Songlines was not only about Chatwin’s traveling adventures in Australia, but it contained rich philosophical resources on human nature, evolution, psychology and relationships. I was blown away while reading it. It took me over two months to read it, as I was pondering over quotes I have read for days…I was also shocked to find out that it was Bruce Chatwin who popularized those notebooks which every digital nomad possesses… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Aboriginals, Australia, Bruce Chatwin, inspiration, quotes, Songlines

#Shoes Matter! Have You Got Your @HometownShoes Yet?

September 12, 2012 by Ivana Sendecka Leave a Comment

Hiya SCG,

why all that noise about shoes? Isn’t it too materialistic to say that shoes matter? Isn’t it only image component? Well, there are three reasons why I am so obsessed with shoes. The first reason has roots all the way in my childhood; ever since I was a child I was taught (by both my grandparents and parents) that one should ALWAYS wear clean – high quality and polished shoes, because: [Read more…]

Filed Under: SCG-er for #IS, Strategy, Trends and Future Shifts Tagged With: handmade shoes, Hometown Shoes, Pakistan, Sidra Qasim, Waqas Ali

[Manifesto] on Education by @LeadersSlovakia #NGLS

September 3, 2012 by Ivana Sendecka 7 Comments

Hiya SCG-ers,

many of you were and are constantly pinging me, because you do miss shipments on #IS. I do admit that I have disappeared from online shipping for solid 4 months, but believe me it was all worth it. Before I will start to share all those life-changing moments and lessons I have learned ‘offline’; let me share with you (so far) the biggest shipment of my professional career: Manifesto on Education created by folks attending third NGLS Conference, which took place in April this year. It is also bit symbolic time as school are opening its gates for new term this week again, so perhaps this manifesto can inspire those who have guts to change something in their worlds. Enjoy! [Read more…]