Have a vision, make it happen

The ability to dream is one of our main characteristics. As you are sitting there, reading these lines your mind can go far away in time and space and create in your head a complete vision. It could be related to a particular project, to your business or your career, or it might be related to your beloved ones or, most important, your personal vision, the core goal for your life.

Usually those visions remain in our heads, sometimes we share them with friends or relatives but too often they remain as virtual images in our head or as words we said or even wrote somewhere. To give them a physical shape through a piece of art from your creation is one strong way to root and reinforce our vision. Suddenly it becomes a real thing, something that could be touched, observed…

To make this vision happen you need to get rid of those old patterns that refrain your walk and sabotage your own dreams. At the same time you should become aware of those abilities and skills that make you special, different. You should give away the former ones and reinforce and develop the later.

And this process could be really inspiring, challenging and fun if you combine different techniques and you work individually but supported by a group of peers. Just join our Vision Workshop, a one-day event that will provide you with an inspiringvision in a very creative learning environment.

Have you experienced losing your identity in 10 hours?

When I went into that plane all my dreams an expectations about the new life waiting for me were my main baggage. I never imagined that after 10 hours not only I would have moved in space but also that my identity would be challenged in such a dramatic way.
At home I had many networks: classmates, relatives, colleagues. There I was a recognised professional having a valuable experience acquired through many years working in key organisations. Somehow I had developed an identity linked to the context: my family, my friends, my titles and, my working experience. All of them meant nothing in my new destination.
The first symptoms of my new challenge started to manifest as I went through the job searching process: no networks to use, my titles had no value here and my working experience was systematically underestimated. And there it was, the core of the main challenge that migration had to offer: who am I?
It was a tough process, especially because I was not aware of what was going on. It could be said that I was a passive victim of my own process. But gradually with a big effort and using several personal development techniques I managed to stand-up and see the process from a different perspective, the one given by been in control of my own life.
Observed from there, the challenge became an opportunity. It was a wonderful opportunity to explore and find a deeper answer to ‘the who am I’ question. It was then possible to find an answer that was not based on context factors but on my heart. It lead me to get rid of those images and believes that were not in line with who I really am and therefore to walk lightly.
The gains from such process are many. But with no doubts, the main one is that my new path is not based on networks, classmates, relatives, etc. but, instead, is based in a very simple answer: I am a teacher and my task is to support others to find their own path, a path with heart.

Re-building networks

In the new country all my home networks have lost their effectiveness. Thanks to internet it has been possible to keep them alive and to continue interacting with friends, class and work-mates and, relatives. But their capacity to support me or to provide me access to new contacts of to specific resources is almost inexistent. This has obliged me to invest enormous resources and effort into rebuilding new networks.
Embedded in your home country you don’t realise the value and scope of the networks in which you are involved. Starting from close family a members and school mates and including all the acquaintances cumulated along professional life the scope of the local networks is impressive. These enabled access to all kinds of resources: information, new contacts, trust, jobs, holidays, coaches, etc.
To re-build and develop useful networks is one of the emerging challenges when migrating. There is not a single formula to apply, instead a combination of strategies might be effective.

• Friends of my friends: use previous acquaintances to leverage new ones; the trust you already have created with your friends might be easily transferred to new leads.
• Public events: attend conferences, seminars, parties, exhibitions, etc. Where you can be in contact with people having similar interests.
• Blog: create a blog and publish your ideas, feelings, experiences… It’s easy and it’s free. You gain visibility.
• Host: welcome people at home, offer your place to friends travelling for holidays, arrange diners, use social life at your own place strategically.
• Email groups: there are thousands of groups, scan google or yahoo to identify some of them where you can contribute and learn.
• Clubs and associations: these would provide you access to information an entitle you with a trusted membership
• Personal cards: print personal cards, there are free printers that might do a good job for you or use the cheap machines in train stations.

These are just but few…might you share some of yours?

Hello world: Kreative Synapses is born!

For long time, maybe too long time, I have been searching for my own path. This search had happy and difficult moments and became harder as I combined it with migration.

Life taught me important lessons in such process. The main one: “Be always Me and Walk my Talk”. To find the way ahead has not been easy but overall it has been fulfilling.

As a quest for a dream Kreative Synapses was born. An entrepreneurship platform to support migrants in switching to an independent path. Instead of searching for job, developing their own venture project.

We work with a particular group of migrants within the EU. Specifically, we target those who migrated because of love: the got married with a native or their partner got a nice job in their new home country.

Welcome on board.