Gratitude – Inspiring Shipments (#IS) by Ivana Sendecka

[Video] About Reading Books

February 16, 2010 by Ivana Sendecka 8 Comments

Guys, do you think that cliché : “Reading books is boring and old fashioned”, is true?

Hmmm?;-) Let me do my bit to turn around your perception. Let me know if I have succeeded?

Selection of Lessons Learned, from Ken’s book ELEMENT

I have enjoyed to “know” Debbie Allen and her page. I have tweeted her famous quote:

You want fame. Well, fame costs. Right here is where you start to pay in sweat.

I have downloaded and listened to 2 amazing music albums:

Traveling Wilburys – their album was happy accidental meeting….As I always say: “There ain’t any coincidences in life.”
Miles Davis – Kind of Blue

I had a great experience by watching Black Ice poems on Youtube. WATCH HIM, TOO! He has loads to say.

I laughed out loud at Billy Connolly and his comedian bliss, again on Youtube.

Ladies, did you know that we can thank to hairstylist Vidal Sassoon for our blow dries?;-) Me neither, now I know.

Thanks to Ken I have got “introduced” to Arianna from Huffington Post. If you don’t use RSS, you can follow updates on Facebook too, just become fan, here.

I have watched inspiring words of Marian Wright Edelman about Child Poverty in America, on Youtube.

And much more.

It is all up to you, what experiences you are looking for, when you read a book;-) This was mine.

Have a super cool week ahead.

Filed Under: Gratitude, Video Post Tagged With: books, innovation, inspiration

“Global employer”

February 7, 2010 by Ivana Sendecka 2 Comments

Good friend of mine Arjan Tiessen, has just shared on Skype with me following video and added an amazing remark to it.

[12:22:44 PM] Arjan Tiessen: The video shows for what we (should) be doing all our work for… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gratitude Tagged With: Earth, life, Purpose

It is never too late, to early or too often to…

January 29, 2010 by Ivana Sendecka 7 Comments

Thank your parents for all they have done for you!

I am typing this post from Dubai and my mum is sitting next to me filling postcards;-)

I still don’t believe it, I am here with her. I have been dreaming about bringing her here, for years.

So how come did I bring her, here only now? Especially when I am jobless since July 2009?

Some of you might think, yeah: ” She has loads of money…, how else?”

Guys,

I don’t and I have again learned that it ain’t about money to make your dreams come true.

It cost me 77 EUR to get 2 return tickets with air miles, which I have collected over 5 years.

I have asked company I have worked for, if they could help us with visa. Within a week transit visa were in my inbox.

And where do we stay? It took just one SMS to a friend: ” I want to come to Dubai with my mum, do you think we can stay in your place for a week?” Instant reply: “You are welcome.”

So, it was not about money at all.

It took me years to build relationships like that with people here. Bonds and trust allowed me to give such a great gift to my mum, so she can finally see place where her daughter lived for 3 years.

Greetings from sunny Dubai.

Filed Under: Gratitude Tagged With: Dreams, Dubai, relationships

Have a Happy Ride;-)

January 18, 2010 by Ivana Sendecka 8 Comments

I have been motivated to write this post, after morning Skype chat with friend of mine, who has been a bit down with mood. After few minutes of chat he sent me link for an “amazing” article in the Telegraph newspaper about how today is the most depressing day of the year…What a nonsense!!!

So, in return, I have sent him my favorite “Everything is OK” video, which always makes me smile.

Danny and Charlie from and “Love Police” are cheering up passengers of London’s tube.

😉

Be happy!

If you will find it difficult, just watch kids around you for a while, they are great teachers, as Danny said;-)

And the kids don’t read newspapers, good for them!

😉

Have a super cool day, folks!

Filed Under: Gratitude Tagged With: Happiness, Motivation

[Video] No matter what, remain grateful

January 13, 2010 by Ivana Sendecka 6 Comments

Following post was inspired by Facebook chat with my friend author and servant leader.

Enjoy!

😉

Filed Under: Gratitude, Leadership, Video Post Tagged With: Gratitude, Leadership, Motivation

Gratitude list of 2009

December 31, 2009 by Ivana Sendecka 6 Comments

Today is the last day of the most formative year of my life – 2009.

I have been blessed with so many lessons, life changing situations, moments of success, days filled with unknowns, tears of joy and tears of sorrow, I have felt the human warmth and real appreciation as well as have witnessed cowardice and mediocrity driven by fear of those who ain’t aware of their life’s purpose.

I am so grateful for all of that and also for:

Discovering TED.com videos and @Google Talks series on Youtube – what was never ending source of learning and “meeting” thought leaders from the seat of my room. So, excuse of most of the people in Slovakia: ” I don’t have money to attend any of these conferences”, is pretty lame, as one can “be present” on all of these events at any point of time via online posted videos and speeches. Thank You, buddies speakers!

Experiencing the talent for composing sincere authentic emails, which I have been gifted with. I have realized its power in January 2009, when I have sent email with subject: “Unusual request for offline meeting” to a top executive of 10,000plus employess bank expressing my gratitude for being able to be an external consultant in “his” bank, signed as Ivana searching for authenticity and leadership and he replied to my email in few minutes with one line: Ivana, meet me tomorrow morning in my office! Yeah, well composed genuine email got me one on one 45 minutes, Q&A meeting with person, who was not available for meeting to the CEO of the consulting company I worked for. Grateful for giving me the chance, Mr.Marc Lauwers thanks to you I have got confirmed that being authentic is what counts and can open any door for you!

I want to give a bow to all authors of the books I have been able to read this year. As I have been thrilled walking in shopping malls and buying shoes 2 years ago, I have felt this way when entering a bookshop and I trust it will never change. One book every week is the greatest food for soul and I promise I will carry on in this pace in 2010, as well.

“Meeting” with GaryVee one early june morning. After I have seen keynote speech of GaryVaynerchuck. during work day in the office I have screamed in my mind “eureka” I am not alone and I am not insane as most of the people around me claimed me to be, when they have seen me blogging, tweeting and yammer-ing all days long. THANK YOU that YOU ARE, GaryVee!

I am grateful for meeting super cool people via Yammer in Capgemini Global network, which we called Yammerland;-) I love you guys, you were really great to interact with and I have learned a lot from you. I miss all of YOU!

Quitting my job, having the courage and faith to do so in the middle of recession was as Hugh MacLeod would say my #Evil Plan;-) I have sealed my last day at work by leaving a live message on Youtube for all the people, as I still and will care about them. My premiere video speech has been watched over 1000 times and I thank you all, who has dedicated their time to my 5 minutes long gift.

Being able to spend time at my hometown with parents. After being voluntarily unemployed and setting up “office” in my childhood room, I have had the best people on Earth around me, my Mum and Dad. I could not do that if I would be still working 9 to 5 in the capital city. I love you, big time and thank you for all the trust and support you gave me, even tough sometimes you must have been really worried about me.

In November my dream came true and it has 4 letters : N G L S . Three strangers from Seattle believed in me and came to Slovakia, because as Ron Carucci said: “I have asked them to do so.” And no one else have in the planet have asked them. Guys, dreams can come true, you can get standing ovations and see people crying from joy, just follow your heart. Those moments will remain with me forever. Thank YOU, A3 (=awesome threesome) from Seattle and NGLS-ers.

Thank you my virtual friends who have connected with me via social media this year. Conversations with you, replies to my emails, tweets, FB messages, even tough I was complete stranger for you at that moment means so much for me… THANK YOU my friends!