So i know this website is quite new, but i have looked at the statistics for the past week, and realized how many of you that are not norwegians. I see people from all over the world looking at my pages, and because including everyone is important to me, i will write my future posts in English. So- How have you all been?
Personally i had a rollercoaster week with coming home from my weekend trip to Ålesund, with a national networking event as well as a leaders meeting in the norwegian national sports and olympics federation (NIF). It was a great weekend, with a lot of interesting people and topics! I feel that this is something really important, and that little me can actually make a difference. I see a lot of great things, but am also very excited to see what the future will bring. As a "young leader" in the norwegian sports it is really big for me to be able to attend these kinds of meetings in order to expand my network, and get some more experience. However, there are a lot of things happening at once, and i am still working on figuring out my balance. There are so many things i wish i could do, but i need to pace myself in order to keep going.
So- to sum up the weekend; Friday was a day of travelling and getting to know some of the other young leaders. Saturday we started the day of with a leaders-meeting/Politic arena for sports. We discussed some important subjects like the sports facilities in our country and how we could improve them, as well as the problem with economy. We got to see a report involving what expenses that are making our activities so expensive. We also discussed different ways to make sport activities in norway more accessible to everyone independently of their financial situation. Activity is a human right! Furthermore there was a party dinner that evening. Here, we had entertainment from a local band, and a lot of delicious local food before some of us went out to a bar to see a football game being streamed that night. It was a great night, and i felt a lot more secure in myself after this.
I have always struggled with fitting in. It is like no matter my accomplishments, i cannot seem to feel worthy of attending big events like this one. How does everyone keep up with this? I find it really hard to keep my self esteem up, when my company consists of people i have spent many years idolizing and looking up to. I need to constantly remind myself how they are normal people, just like me, and that they do not want anything bad for me. It really is a part that i probably will have to keep working on for a long time coming. We are not less worthy or less of a person because of our age, experience or anything else. Bottom line is that we are all just human!
Sunday was a very exciting day for me, as one of the subjects were the feeling of safety in connection with our activities. This is a really important case to me, and i feel it lies very close to my heart. We all know how assaults and harassment takes up far too much of the statistics, and we need to find a way out of this. It is NOT acceptable in any form, and i really hope that together we may find some kind of solution to this major problem. I believe that educating and normalizing the way we talk of it could be a potential start. It is a subject that often comes up, but we need something to change now. Together i believe we can do it, but it will take time and effort, as well as a lot of hard work! Here is the link to a new resolution regarding this subject:
On my part it takes a lot of effort to take part in these meetings and arenas, but it also gives me so much inspiration! I hope that this is something i can continue doing for a long time looking forward!
Now it's back to work, and my normal everyday life! I hope you all have a great week, and never forget how valuable you are to the world! No one can ever replace you, and your opinions matter! I am cheering for you:)
Emma<3
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