I forgot about Abibas, Nuke and other counterfeit
goods meant to deceive or simply make the wearing of the counterfeit products
more enjoyable, especially for those that cannot afford expensive items.
Recently, I found out (and laughed) about
Victoria Secretarian. A perfume greater than the one counterfeited from the
famous brand Victoria’s Secret. If you want Victoria, you can get Victoria, it’s
simple!
On autumn evenings, when it gets dark earlier and I find myself walking
in dim street lights or with no lights at all, I go back in time, to a street
in Tulcea, walking next to my mother. Gospodinov wonderfully wrote in his novel
Time Shelter that it is such a pity that certain experiences or smells do not have names and we evoke them only by words we use to describe them, and always
making comparisons. And living similar smells or experiences, you go back in time
to those memories and find yourself in the midst of them.
This is what autumn evenings can trigger in me. And when a memory
calls, I realize I am not afraid of dark or other monsters. Or maybe just the
despair one. But I have learned ways to face it, and I look over my collection
of encouragements and praises that I’ve gathered from strangers and people I
know and love for some years now, to help me move on and keep my eye on my
goals. It helps a lot and I surely recommend you do the same!
It’s similar to
what I recently learned from a course by Ronald Heifetz, one can endure through
failure or despair if one stays in touch with the good that one’s doing.
I am very grateful to the guests, the moderator and those present at the event! We had a very nice time, we laughed while exchanging advice, sincerity and, most of all, humanity.
You can find here the link to the live of the event.
No one can do it all alone, and the much needed change in the workplace
cannot come unless we are more to demand it.
All the stories included in my book (interviews, getting hired, being
fired or resigning) are our stories. You are not alone, we are more!
On the 8th of October, at 18:30, the Carturesti Modul Bookstore welcomes us with open arms to talk about change. Come and join us while we talk about
what demotivates us and what we can do in order to improve things and create healthy work environments.
To get the conversation started, you can watch
again the interview I did with Derrick.
Since I received a lot of questions about
the book, I asked Derrick if we could film an interview and talk about them. Due to the typologies presented in my new book, people might get the
wrong idea, that I think all colleagues, managers, and all environments are
toxic. How better to prove otherwise than by having a former colleague
interview me?
The interview is in English, but it has Romanian subtitles (when watched on YouTube).
Derrick
and I talked about why it is important to talk about the typologies that drain
us in the workplace, why we need the change and how we can initiate it so that
we can work in a positive work environment, and what were my inspirations when writing it.
I hope you’ll enjoy this interview and do share your thoughts about
it!