If you ask someone, what is your goal in life? What do you want to achieve in life? Maybe most of them will answer like have a wealthy business, have a good little family, have a better life, and anything else which is better than their own life right now.
Well I have lots of dreams and wishes as well. Not just for 8-10 years ahead, such as have a good position in an international financial company. But I want to make a list from my closest dream which I can achieve from now. And here it is :
1. Reach high or at least high enough score in my foundation year.
2. Accepted in LUMS and get into the right degree (finance? management? acc & finance?)
3. Graduated from LUMS
4. Continue postgraduate for a year in Rotterdam School of Management (one of the best business school in the world)
5. Comeback to Indonesia, have a good job.
6. Make my parents happy
7. Find someone right and build a good family.
All of my dreams are totally not easy to reach, I know. But, let's just live this life with lots and lots positive thinking so we can enjoy it! ;;)
In life I met a lot of inspiring people. Them who I have ever really met in real life or them who I just can see in television. And here are some inspiring people for me :
1.Yoris Sebastian
I first read his blog since about 2008 (I don't really remember). At that time he's not really famous (like now) but after once I read his blog, I really like this person because of his critical thinking which is always out of the box. Yoris doesn't have a proper degree but he becomes a successful Hard Rock Cafe manager in his 26. I'm a regular reader of his blog at that time. I don't really know who is he but I admire his critical and creative way of think.
He always up to date and really aware to all what's happening around him and can wrap it into something useful and inspiring. I remember his posts always give me new knowledge. And give me strength to never quit dreaming and trying to achieve something higher :)
He's now a leader of OMG consulting, a public speaker, and a creative writer as well. And, you know what. He's a really friendly man too. I met him in a mall in Jakarta but I'm not sure if it is really him. So I randomly asked him via twitter without expecting he'll answer. Then, he answered me in a very friendly way!!! :D lol. (ps : he's more handsome in reality than in picture)
Well now Yoris is really famous, not like the first time I know him, hehe. He's well known as a creative public speaker. I'm really looking forward to attend his seminar someday.
And here's the link for his blog. Do check it out! http://yorissebastian.com/
2. Haikal Bekti Anggoro
Haikal is my senior at Lancaster University from Indonesia. He's a really friendly and easy going guy. He was the president of Indonesian Society in Lancaster. So he's really active in a lot of activities about charity, arts, and other event about Indonesia and other international events as well. He has a good leadership, teamwork, and communication ability. And so since I'm not that good in that things, he become my inspiration to become more active in a society, and I have learned a lot from him. :)
Oh yeah, talking about education. Last night I had dinner with Indonesian society in Lancaster. There are about 20 Indonesian ppl in here. But most of them are Phd or postgraduate student. Only me & Chery who are in foundation year (we're a new comer, lol), and 4 other who are having undergraduate. The others are doing research for Phd and master. And most of them are women who loves to study even though they had already built a family and have son/daughter.
Well some people said that women don't need to get a really high education (until master or Phd) because at the end women will simply build a family and serve her husband and children. I hate this way of think seriously. Some of my friends too, when I told them that my dream is to have my postgraduate in Rotterdam. They'd say like "ohh we're women. There's no need to achieve a really high degree in education. Undergraduate is enough."
I don't really agree with that opinion, it's a really old way of thinking for me. I met some Phd student here, and most of them like have their undergraduate in Indonesia, then postgraduate in US, or UK, or other country then continue in another city/country again for Phd. They have a lot of experiences and make a lot of friends from that. They're smart. Have a lot of knowledge. They're a wife and mother as well but it doesn't mean it can stop their passion to study.
Still, for me education is really important, so as long as we have a chance to do it, why not? Don't stop just because we're a woman. We live in a modern life right now. Meeting them makes me become more excited to do my best in my study.
Cheers from Lancaster,
Jeslyne =)
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