My Experience Volunteering with JCI by Don Bales My journey in my professional as well as JCI career has been a challenging yet rewarding one, interestingly enough the reasons I started in JCI are different to the reasons why I’ve stayed. I joined JCI (Junior Chamber Interntational) in 2001 with the aim of being part of a prestigious organisation in order to help boost my career. Little did I know at the time, I was to be part of something big which in many ways has totally exceeded my expectations and have brought me many great memories.
something beyond my current career as I sense that I have a potential too great to ignore and confine within the four walls of my office. A friend told me that I am driving a Ferrari in a back street. I believe I am ready for change and it is time to drive the Ferrari on the highway. This can be a new chapter in my life at the onset of this new decade which will bring me closer to my lifelong dream of becoming a philanthropist. I want to be in a place where I do what I love and love what I do. JCI can be my vehicle to fulfill this dream as the JCI creed resonates with me. I wish to travel with JCI and be a messenger of inspiration. As such, it is with great honour that I volunteer and serve JCI Sydney having been elected as its President for this year.
JCI has given me the opportunity to visit many places and meet great people. It was through JCI that I’m able to contribute to my community and commit to something bigger than myself. I’ve been involved with JCI projects and training that allowed me to stretch outside of my comfort zone, think outside the box, and learn so many new things about the world. It was JCI that taught me the true measure of leadership - the ability to motivate my fellow volunteers to work towards a common goal. I look back at my JCI career and I take pride in what I have accomplished, as it has given me a sense of achievement. Most importantly, it was through JCI that I met life-long friends. In the same way that JCI has given me an enriching experience, it is my hope that others can experience the same through my involvement. At this juncture in my life, I am looking for something that I am passionate about. I want to explore
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