Series of Being Active Citizens (Part 2): Know Yourself and Others
The series with Ibu Dwiani Fegda, Senior Consultant at Esensi Mitra Solusi, continued with the topic of Knowing Self and Others. On August 23rd, 2021, the session was held from 14:00 to 16:15 West Indonesia Time (WIB). In the beginning of the session, Ibu Ani provided a video about seven eagle’s mentalities which are: stay away from narrow-minded people, have a clear vision and remain focus no matter the obstacles, fearless, seek new challenges, not rely on pass success, leave comfort zone, and continuously take down their bad old habits. Then, the participants were asked to give their opinion related to the mentalities.
With the eagle mentality, the participants are expected to be able to overcome challenges in the Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity (VUCA) era. Furthermore, the students were divided into 10 groups to discuss five challenges faced by Indonesian youths in the VUCA era in the breakout rooms. Argha Harimas Daniswara, a grantee from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) asked Ibu Ani on how to deal with rejection. Ibu Ani suggested, “Have the eagle mentality, challenges make eagles more enthusiastic. So, ensure the reasons why they reject you. Then, address their concerns!”
