Have you ever thought about how things that at first seem insignificant change in your life? For me it is something surprising to see how something so small can generate such a great result in people or in a community. And it is that everything arises when the intention is to leave the comfort zone, that space that keeps us in the “safe”, the “stable”.
I once heard an anecdote about a boy who said that his greatest fear was flying on an airplane. Only his family and his closest friends knew about it, since it really was a fairly relevant fear. However, in his early years as a student, he once saw one of our advertisements, and was so interested that he decided to find out more about it. Some time after being contacted, he began to understand and analyze the situation as to why his interest in carrying out the experience was greater than the fear of getting on a plane.
And it is being completely honest, doing something to generate an impact, something as simple as volunteering for a positive change in another city and during the holiday season, it is difficult to say no. Despite this, he was procrastinating the process a bit to see if he could control his fear, but in the end he could not, at that moment his fear was greater and he decided to refrain from living the experience. He commented that months later he began to wonder what it would have been like to have accepted.
It wasn’t until a couple of more years, after therapies and a new mind-set, that he dared to really live the full experience that AIESEC was giving him. Now he is the first person to start promoting what we do as an organization and getting the message across of how it is possible that something as small as volunteering can have a huge impact.
It is said that success is achieved by taking small steps, and as an author named Jack Canfield says, ” everything you’ve always wanted is on the other side of fear .” It is for this reason and for this little anecdote that we invite you to get out of your comfort zone and dare to live with us that adventure that perhaps can fill your life with color again. Because precisely what scares you is usually what helps you expand and in this way is how you will get out of your comfort zone.
Do not be afraid of the unknown, or of making a mistake, because you will not know what awaits you if you do not try. We invite you to live your experience as a volunteer abroad .
For more information, click here: https://aiesec.org/global-volunteer
