Thursday, October 29, 2009

MY STORY

A determined and involved person who loves a challenge is one way of defining me. I find joy in involvement and satisfaction in achieving goals.

Organizational development makes me tic, I love finding new systems and solutions to problems that exist within an organization. The challenge lies in simplifying the daily work routines for staff as well as creating room for the organization to perform at a maximum.

With part of my upbringing abroad the ability to quickly adjust to new surroundings and circumstances has come naturally. Using this ability in combination with my social personality creates an extreme “people person” as my last boss chose to describe me. I like bonding with people, creating new contacts not only to develop myself, but also the organization that I work for.

I have made a point of working through my years as a student trying to bring something from each place I have been given the opportunity to learn from. The relatively short time spans that I have had at each employment since graduating is due to the difficulty of finding relevant jobs within the current Swedish market. I see that holding temporary positions early in my carrier has been an opportunity in disguise allowing me to gather experience from different positions.

My latest position started at Travelstart as an executive assistant to Stephan Ekbergh in Cape Town, South Africa and in spring 2008 I transferred to the Swedish office where I worked till end of April 2009.

For a full CV please email me and I will send it through to you.

Warm Regards
Emma

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

wow - it works :)

Last Saturday morning was spent with friends and a pancake breakfast. However this was not the best part of the day, but instead the best was provided by one of the kids.

A 2.5 year old was shown that one can feel a persons heart and that one can listen. Of course it was amazing, and she needed to make sure we all had hearts she could feel...

After each and every one of us had pulled t-shirts up and let her feel and investigate, it came to the turn of her mother. The little girl put her hand on her mothers chest, then lent in and listened... After which she excitedly exclaimed "Wow - it works!"

Lets get amazed by something obvious today... cause there are lots of things that we need to say "wow - it works!" about.

Love

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Chicken soup

At home with a high fever, a runny nose, runny eyes and a sore throat... Having a hard time focusing my thoughts that keep lingering towards someone ringing on my door with chicken soup... why does that only happen in the movies... I need to make supper...

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Count your blessings

I'm in my couch, resting, watching the big bang theory, getting some cheap laughs, and feeling totally relaxed!

It seems far too easy to get caught up with the small negatives in life and focus on all the things that don't go our way! I decided to see the other side of the coin and instead count my blessings and see where that leaves me...

So I took the time tonight after an amazing weekend with good old friends to sit down and focus on the blessings in my life... and they are truly many!!! From the obvious things like I have food on the table, a roof over my head and heating indoors! To the fact that I am extremely blessed with friends that I love and trust, and not only in one place but all over the country and basically all over the world! I have an amazing family, parents, siblings, cousins and extended family whom I love dearly. I have got sooo much in my life it feels blasphemous to complain about anything!

Sure there are things I want to change in my life and there are things that need to change... But tonight I choose to focus on the blessings in my life and lay my head down to rest with a smile on my face :)

Don't forget to count your blessings... I promise they are more than you think ;)

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Sick or not..?

My throught is suspiciasly red and sore
My head is heavy and
My temperature is slightly too hot...

I have now gurgled antiseptic stuff and am
aiming to wake up with a smile and a healthy
throught :)

Tomorrow I go north to Örebro in order to
celebrate a good mate on Saturday.

But the extra bonus is tomorrow I get to see
Siri :) The most adorable little angel :)

Time to sleep and get some rest, so that I can
fight off all the little bugs that are trying
to invade my body ;)

Thursday, October 8, 2009

morning is breaking...

...and I am already running...

Currently in Malmö, booking meetings and realizing that the point of finding work isn't just to find work. It has to do with finding something to do that will inspire and challenge me. Find somewhere where the people I work with can be inspired and challenged by what I deliver.

One thing is certain and that is that I am definitely not cut out to do nothing :)

Time to find out what today will hold for me!

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Change… Good or Bad?

The last few months have been a new experience for me, revealing a little bit of what hell could be like. There are several reasons for this, but none that interesting or worth space here.

However a wise person once told me that we create our own futures. So I decided that hell-time was over and the time for action has arrived.

Reassessing my current point of living I realize that my reasons no longer validate staying. There seems to be work in the bigger cities and I need to give them a chance. Evaluating the different places that could be an option I find myself drawn to Malmö again. The ironi is obvious to some of you and I ask please do not badger me too much ;).

So what does this mean? Have I got a job? Am I moving? The truth is I don’t have a job, and I am still living in Jönköping, but I am definitely looking at work opportunities in Malmö and am prepared to move right away should that be required. Maybe I’ll end up finding work here and staying, I feel like none the wiser…

But one way or the other change is around the corner and I am trying to embrace it… Join me in finding out what the future holds...

And just to emphasise... since I grabbed hold of my own future again and have started to take action... hell time is definitely over :)