Reframe my attitude - testimonials

Participants' experience

Reframe my Attitude is a training course organized by This publication Associazione Vagamondo together with other 8 contains part of the testimonies written by organizations (ESN Almeria, FÖJ-AKTIV e.V., Inspirar o the participants of the Futuro, Piedzivojuma Gars, Sabai Tréning, Solidarity project as a follow-up Mission, SynergyLT and Zig Zag prin Romania) from activity, it aims to the 6th till the 14th of November 2019 in Bergolo (Italy). share and to The project involved 27 youth leaders, volunteers and disseminate their youth workers from Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania and Spain in a experience. personal development journey that focused on Read the full text here understanding and changing their attitudes and their behaviors. The project was developed mainly through non-formal education method, coaching and NLP techniques and it was co-funded by the Erasmus Plus Program through Agenzia Nazionale per I Giovani.

During the time in the training course, I got new inspiration From my view of being a Co-trainer and and learned new techniques to make a change in life. Team coordinator, first and foremost I There were things, I usually would never do, but I got out of believe this training is about support! Many my comfort zone and just did it. For me the whole project lessons learnt in this project impacted me was emotionally quite intense, but in a good way. This way and I'm grateful for them. I learnt the value I learned a lot about my feelings and how they influence of and ease of which it is to create a safe me or how I can influence them. - Andi, Germany learning and growing environment by sticking to my vision of support, and trusting in myself and others. A big realisation for me, is that, again I have begun to reconnect with myself, feeling fulfilled when working with people in the service of others and am appreciating my own worth. There is one thing which above all is a standout take away: the reminder of how important it is to see ourselves as an opportunity, and in doing so the abundance which can be created.- Vincent, Ireland-Bulgaria I really liked the experience as a co-trainer. We had to do many things and we needed to cooperate and be organized and that made me learn about leadership, taking responsibilities, and other things I hadn’t ever done before.This experience allowed me to become a better person, more patient, more energetic and more grateful with the people who are around me. - Luis, Spain

\"Reframe my attitude\" changed my opinion, my point of Being part of the Reframe My Attitude team view when I look at life and at the problems that supposedly has been a challenge for me, I learned how I have. After the program, I changed my perspective on to organize all the tasks during the project people and I started listening to my emotions. I know I ḿ so that everything was ready for the very young but I am living incredible experiences in my life activities stress-free. It has been an and I am responsible, because I am creating my personal emotional project, in which I have laughed happiness.- Matias, Argentina - Spain and cried in equal parts.- Merche, Spain For me, the most important realization was how powerful my mind is. I realized that I control the way my life progresses. That whatever may happen to my life, I have the power to control the way I am going to react. I want to be the protagonist of my life and now I know I am 100% capable of it. I understood a lot of things about myself, discovered aspects of myself I didn't know, answered a lot of the questions that have been troubling me for a long time. - Athina, Greece

I got to know myself better and take a deeper look at my feelings. This process was not easy because I had to confront my fears or my inner thoughts. However, I now understand how much I needed that. The program provided me with concrete tools that I can have in mind in my everyday life and decide which is the attitude I want to have and which are the results I want to create for myself. - Liana, Greece I took part in the training RMA as a co- trainer because I wanted to learn how to hold space for others, to let them explore and grow, find my way to be part in that and how to support them. I got inspired by the openness and the authenticity of the people, and their commitment! What I developed are patience, empathy, active listening, neutrality and professional attitude. - Konstantina, Greece I realized that anything is achievable when I am focused on my vision, dreams and goals. Interestingly, I understood also that trying something new is a reviving process as well as losing the control of a situation is a relieving practice that I should incorporate more often in my life. For me, this project really changed the way I see things and act personally and professionally. - Polytimos, Greece

I learned that everything will be fine in our life. The things For me the best thing was the maybe seem a disaster, but somehow when we exceed our practice. We didn’t just only sit in limits life start to help us. After this project I felt more stable a room but we tried almost inside. I got the fact, that I don’t always have to smile, I everything personally even in should spend time with myself. Unquestionable fact, we got unusual conditions (e.g. in a lot of knowledge and these can help me to place myself nature). This pushed my limits in the most different situations. Andrea, Hungary and does not let me stuck in my comfort zone. Through this kind of practice I realised that if I want others to trust me, I need to trust them at first! - Titusz, Hungary The project was an amazing personal development journey. Sometimes it was hard, challenging both emotionally and mentally, but also mind-blowing and unique at the same time. By experiencing my limits and the role I took in certain exercises I got further motivation to work more on myself and what really fulfils me. I took part in the training Reframe my attitude because I have arrived to that period in my life when I really needed a change and this project created a breakthrough in my life. - Lilla, Hungary

The training added several new hints to my previous experiences connected with this the specific methods used during it, working with the Team and with the group of participants led to an intense process that once again brought to new realization and insights about the methods itself and about how I work with myself and with others around.- Toni, Italy I joined the training as a co-trainer, and for me every time I join is a completely different and unique experience. This time, even from this side I discover how much honest I have become since I was a participant and how much more accountable for my actions. Overall, this training has shaped a lot of myself, and my approach to people and going back to it reminds me who I want to be and what I want to do.. - Gio, Italy RMA caused me strong emotions such as gratitude, joy, love, frustration, excitement and many more. I experienced what does it mean to be part of a beautiful community like the one we’ve created. Everyone of us had the possibility to express him/herself freely. My best take away from the entire program has been more awareness about aspects of my personality that I didn’t realise. I also raised my self-esteem discovering the successes I made with the help of new lenses and trusted my abilities.. - Gabri, Italy

After a long time, I felt again alive, more in It raised my self-awareness and helped me to see the changes I touch with my feelings. I was sort of feeling at applied since my first training. It was magical to see the result ease with what was coming out of the and discovering new understandings and dealing with new experience. I felt rich, inspired, happy, but also challenges - Ceyda, Turkey-Lithuania vulnerable, unsafe. And it was perfect that these feelings had the opportunity to emerge When I was attending the from a sleeping state. It was still part of feeling training my mind was totally alive not of feeling weak. My best take away is there, I was there with all my the realization of how judgmental I’ve been best intentions and I took the with myself, often treating me badly as the best I could from the open worst person on planet earth. And seeing that sharing experiences of the I’ve been so inspiring for so many people, I other guys, the strength, the realized I should be happy for the person I am. fear, the power, and above I now feel ready to take the next steps for all, to recognize what tools I making my life better. - Marcello, Italy can use during my real life, my everyday life in order not to escape from myself, from my feelings and from my dreams. - Serena, Italy

It gave me the feeling that everything is possible and that I have the power to change on the way that could serve me. And the thoughts, no matter what, no matter when, I can change them in a way that they could support me, not only in the project but also in professional and personal life. - Karolis, Lithuania The project gave me so much: a new For the first time in my life, I perspective to other people, a new felt truly happy, I loved the understanding of myself and my inner critic way I changed, I found the inside me, how do I act in competitive and trust in myself and the power supportive environments, how do I feel in my and energy I received from body and what can I do with it. I had a chance every participant there, was to experience my limits and how do I feel and mind-blowing. It helped me react during the whole process. This project to look at things differently – gave me inner peace with myself, a better to change my behaviours. understanding that my emotions are not that The thing I will take with me different than others, reminded me, how all the time will be the way I different and the same we all are. How fragile, see people around me and good and sensitive people are in communities to include them in my life. without defensive mechanisms and social - Anita, Latvia masks. - Laura, Lithuania

I wish we had more time to think and reflect, because I think the This project gave me a full training changed me and made me reconnect to myself a little but spectrum of emotions that I I am not sure if it happened in a good way. I developed emotional never even thought existed. I management skills and learned tools to reframe my attitude, was overwhelmed by the although I do not think I had the best experience. - Selina, Latvia emotions flowing inside and around me, showing a whole RMA training helped me to look at myself and others in a new world of wonderful new way, being more mindful of my thoughts and experiences. Those ten days reactions. It was a great opportunity to tackle my were like a big recaption of my behaviours and move closer to my goals. - Reinis, Latvia life, my actions, feelings, thoughts and their impact on my life. I have never thought that it is possible to do so much in a just a ten-day span. My best take away from this project is a wide set of skills for my personal, professional and spiritual life. This training course also opened my view of seeing opportunity in every place possible.- Martins, Latvia

In this project I broke Back in my normal and daily life, I feel that I am more aware about the need to bad patterns and relativize what happens around me, the importance of communicating transparently, concepts I realized I being patient and resilient facing the difference, difficulty and frustration. I did learn had. During the about the need to not give up despite fear and insecurity, everything is possible as activities, it helped long as I don't give up and insist on what I believe in.. - Barbara, Portugal me doing the right questions and find I felt this range of emotions the answers by that gave me a clearer idea myself. I now trust of my patterns and more in myself, I attitudes. I felt a lot of have more self- emotions from being afraid discipline and I am and self-conscious, to aware that it’s up to feeling joy and clear- me to make the minded. With this training I change. developed a clearer vision - Diogo, Portugal for my life and now I have that as the backbone of my decision making process. - Ricardo, Portugal

An inner journey, a beautiful dive into myself, a renewal, a rebirth of my vision and my beliefs in my inner power and talents, and a widening of the view about the world, its love and light, and its subtle details that make the magic happen. The project helped me a lot increasing my self- awareness regarding life, regarding myself, my vision, my motivations. Made me more aware of my capacities and of the power I have to use them and increase my life quality! - Ella, Romania I have gone through a series of very To share my anxiety and my problems felt different emotions, like happiness, amazing, to be vulnerable and to say what I have sadness, fear, enthusiasm, relaxation, to say. It made me feel alive, made me reconnect numbness, frustration. Every single with my self and with my emotions. To be able to moment was an opportunity and a express my self freely and to rise up and make a motivation for me to get out of my comfort choice in a safe supportive environment was a zone and to acknowledge and attempt to step to being much more free from my judgments break my destructive pattern. this project and my expectations. I gained many skills during has had more impact and influence on my the program and the most important is to have no life than I could have ever thought. It has expectations and to let go. profoundly changed my attitude and It was one of the most life-changing experiences mindset. - Nora, Romania that I took part in during my life until now. - Fahed, Syria-Romania

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