Testing. Failing. Learning.

Vol. 1, No. 3  *  13 November 2008

By JCI Mem. EMI ROSE R. PARCON

I want to breathe.  Honestly.

We've lined up a lot of projects for December.

I'm overwhelming the members just by the mere mention of them all.

And it's leaving me breathless too.

I've been warned that I'll be burning out the members this early.

I hope they won't be.

But you see, I am seeing a lot of advantages with this. We will be putting into severe tests the systems we're starting to put in place. We will be testing the limits of the members' and the chapter's capacities.

The aftermath will be a true picture of what exactly we can do, and if they're all successful, also a sense of accomplishment that would certainly improve the confidence of our members.

I only wanted to do ONE project, aside from our scheduled Induction.

But, you see, opportunities started flooding in.   And I prefer not to say no.

Can I say no? Yes, I can.

But do I prefer to?  No.

Because I've learned that JUST because I think I could not do it, I should step back and not try. JCI is a training organization, right? We are allowed to fail, right?

That's why I'm relatively fearless.  I don't mind trying. I don't mind failing.

Coz I love learning.  Coz, I love to see myself grow a bit each day (unfortunately, on the physical sense, I have to be realistic and accept the fact that I would not grow an inch anymore).

I don’t expect our decisions to engage ourselves this way to be painless. In fact, I expect it to have some pricking and, sometimes, excruciating moments. In fact, I’ve cried for those decisions already.

Mostly because, I'm losing sleep (As I've revealed, I love my sleep).

And I’m glad that I’ve let out some tears already and I’ve sweated a lot for this.

Much like love, tears and sweat are what make our experiences with JCI sweet and memorable not just the fun and laughter.

And I never intended to make my involvement in JCI, much more my presidency, to be bland and to be just, well, lukewarm.

It has to be very engaging, intense, passionate, and of course, RELEVANT.

Just like relationships, unless tested and learned from, our involvement with JCI would not make us better persons.

I intend to sweat and cry and put myself to the limit.  Coz I’m not (relatively) afraid (anymore).

Fellow members, let’s test ourselves together.

Fail together.

Learn together.

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jeff   |2008-11-13 11:34:23 mm-rose parcon.to be as president is not an easy task but its usually a challenge even how painful it has ,but still remain a challenge.just continue soaring high ..from there you will find skys,mountains,trees and beauty of nature then finally realize its all beginning of your preidency. Reply | Quote 0   0

eMMi   |2008-11-13 16:41:08 Thank you, Jeff. Reply | Quote 0   0

April   |2008-11-14 17:32:15 Very inspiring Emmi Your article shows the mark of a true leader. Dare to fail - but of course, aim to succeed. Like an athlete, we can never know how fast we can run, unless we've ran the fastest we can .Test the limits of the human heart. Reply | Quote 0   0

eMMi   |2008-11-15 05:43:08 Hi, April! Yes! Let's aim to succeed.... Reply | Quote 0   0

cte  - Stinky Learning   |2008-11-17 16:13:55 After you term, M, you would also get to say: "I got stinky. I got dirty. But see, I learned!" I just chuckled with how you and your 2009 team had to eventually tackle the induction schedule considering the "packed" month of December and other circumstances. And in aiming to succeed, failure in not an option! Reply | Quote 0   0

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