jci london magazine august 2014

Issue 8August 2014

MEET SARAH BECKWITHJCI UK Personal Development Director

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CONTENTS

4 Meet Sarah Beckwith Get to know the 2014 JCI UK Personal Development Director

10 Peace Day 2014 Get to know the programme of the conference to promote Peace & be part of the worldwide flashmob

12 European Academy A bootcamp for leaders?!

14 UK National Convention 2014 Meet the confernce director

20 Dare to Dream Are you up for the Million Makers Challenge to support The Prince’s Trust?!

22 Event highlights in September What is to come - upcoming

Ready for action


Word from the presidentAt this stage in the year many of us have had to face the reality that some of our goals or aspirations haven‘t realised as we planned. It‘s not surprising given that many of us were aiming for a level of achievement we‘ve never seen or executed in our own lives.

If it helps, stand in front of the mirror and make the conscious decision to blame every-one, the team, the sponsors, me, your job, your parents, your life, the weather, whatever you want...

Now make another decision. Decide to get over it. We won‘t lower our expectations, won‘t be disappointed. We won‘t change the vision, we will stick to the goal. We expect a lot from ourselves. It is ok. In fact it‘s normal. It‘s intelligent. To have goals worthy of our own respect is to live.

Let‘s add a caveat, allowing ourselves the opportunity to learn to achieve the goal be-fore passing final judgement on our progress. Let‘s allow ourselves to have fun learning whilst working our socks off to grow. “Better done than perfect” advice from 2013 Past President Simon Bucknall .

Know the real goal. Don‘t let a string of set backs disturb focus. There‘s a bigger picture.

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MEET

SARAH BECKWITHGet to know the 2014 JCI UK Personal Development Director


Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

JCI position: JCI UK Personal Development Director

Why and when did you get involved in JCI London: I joined in 2006. A friend from university was a member in Fareham and kept e-mailing me tell-ing me she was off organising charity events, black-tie dinners and doing public speaking training. She told me it was a great way to meet new people and I was interested in volun-teering/charity work so went along to a meeting for the Gift of Christmas project. I soon got to know some members, took on a role in the pro-ject and was quickly convinced to start coming to training events too. I was then persuaded to become the community director on the council in 2007 and have never looked back.

Biggest Personal Achievement: Becoming President of JCI London in 2011. At school I was the shy girl who actually got told off for not talking in lessons. Standing up in the House of Lords to deliver my inauguration speech to a room of almost 100 people really hit home to me just how far I’d come.

Describe JCI in three words: Inspiring, life-changing, opportunities

Describe yourself in three words: Organised, ambitious, loyal

Favorite inspirational quote: This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognised by yourself as a mighty

one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish clod of ailments and grievanc-es complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no ‘brief candle’ to me. It is sort of a splendid torch which I have a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as pos-sible before handing it over to future genera-tions. George Bernard Shaw

A funny/inspirational story that you want to share: I have had many unique experiences over the years as a member of JCI. The German party at the 2009 European Conference is perhaps one of the most surreal: 2,000 JCI members from all over Europe partying in a spa in Buda-pest. There were two huge swimming pools filled with rubber ducks and beach balls (and JCI members) with a mixture of 80s cheese and random German music blasting over the stereo. This is why I love JCI – I have so many extraordinary memories like this that never fail to make me smile.

What is most rewarding about being part of JCI and taking on a leadership position? Without a doubt the people that you meet and share experiences with. I have developed so much thanks to JCI and the best thing about taking on a leadership position is contributing in some small way to other members’ personal development journeys. Seeing people join the

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organisation not sure what they’re getting into, it then clicking with them what JCI is all about and them going on to absolutely shine is really special.

What is the most valuable lesson that you learned during your time with JCI? Believe in yourself, everything and anything is possible. It is amazing what can happen when you are willing to push yourself outside your comfort zone and do this with a group of people doing the same. The results are gen-erally nothing short of phenomenal.

Why is JCI worth your time? I no longer have any idea what normal people (i.e. non-JCI members) do with their time and I don’t want to know. There is something about being part of a JCI event/project that leaves me completely buzzing. So when I’m sat up answering e-mails/editing documents at gone midnight or getting up at 6am on a weekend to trek half way across the city/country to take part in an event, I don’t ever doubt why – I constantly get so much out of this organisation that I know it’s worth it.

Tell us what will be your next step in JCI after JCI UK training director role? I’m standing for the position of JCI UK Deputy National President 2015, which would mean (if elected) becoming National President in 2016. It’s a little scary, but really exciting!

Tell us why JCI London members should attend JCI UK AGM this year? The AGM is all about making decisions about the future of JCI UK and is therefore relevant to all members of the organisation. It is an opportunity for local cham-bers and national board to come together and discuss major issues. This year we’ll be considering financial policy, amending the constitution and voting in some of next year’s national board. It will give members a great insight into the broader organisation, how it is run and how decisions are made. Hopefully it might even inspire some members to get involved at this level in the future.

PEACE DAy 2014 We all put our differences aside, come togeth-er to celebrate and promote peace, for one day, then two days, then always! September 21st is World Peace Day. A day that promotes Peace all over the world with temporary ceasefires in combat zones to allow humanitarian help. In Afghanistan from 2007 to 2010 Peace One Day and the United Nations were able to stop the ongoing conflicts and vaccinate over 4.2 million children. This day is not only a way to promote Peace all over the world, but it can easily become a way to reach out and to experience what Peace can to/do. The motto or better to say the ques-tion JCI London is asking that day is: “Who will you make Peace with?”. What exactly did we plan? Well it is a day filled with Peace. In the morning there will be a

conference at UCL with amazing speakers that work around Peace. Such as Camilla Schip-pa, Director of the Institute for Economics and Peace who will answer the question “What We Can Learn From Measuring Peace” or Nairy McMahon & Dorothy Atcheson from CRR Global with their talk about “Connecting from Peace”. But the conference is not all that we have planned. There is going to be a flashmob at Trafalgar Square.

We are very proud that the flashmob is go-ing to be supported worldwide all accros JCI chapters - some have a lot planned and have TV stations joining them! Be prepared to DANCE, HAVE FUN and PROMOTE PEACE!

Join Peace Flahsmob in London with your Friends to promote peace through dance: https://www.facebook.com/events/29336515751256

ONLY a few days to go - get ready


The preliminary programme of the Confe-rence 09:30 Registrations and Refreshments10:00 Welcome by JCI London President10:15 Introduction: Peace Day team10:30 Wake Up London with Peace in Ourselves, Peace in the World - short meditation session and talk (5 to 10 minutes)10:45 Camilla Schippa, Institute for Economics and Peace with What We Can Learn From Measuring Peace11:00 Simon Fulford, Khulisa with Peace- Building & Violence Reduction Through Personal Transformation11:15 Rukiyah Khatun, Tutu Foundation UK with Peace starts with Ubuntu11:30 Nairy McMahon & Dorothy Atcheson, CRR Global with Connecting from Peace11:45 Panel 1 around a key question (4 people)12:00 to 12:15 BreakPossibility for people to record an audio mes-sage about what Peace means to them. Recordings will then be submitted to the Listening Project12:15 John Loughton, Dare2lead 12:30 Martin Rowsell from Postcards for Peace with Making A Difference, One Postcard At A Time12:45 Tom Morley and drums, Peace leader and activist, Peace One Day13:00 Panel 2 (4 people) around a key question + Qs from the audience (5 min)13:15 Concluding remarks with all speakers

Book here: http://www.kweek-week.com/JCILondon/891a1bb-f3f

the programme and speakers

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By Soraya Bowen

The 18th JCI European Academy took place during 1-5 August, in the town called Kungälv, north of Goteborg, Sweden. The event was attended by over 74 future local chapter presidents repre-senting 22 National Organisations, from across Europe.

JCI European Academy aims to increase understanding and co-operation between future leaders from different countries. The academy aims to establish a forum of representatives from all over Europe to facilitate an exchange of experiences, knowledge, culture and values through their Pres-idential year and beyond.

The idea of going to another country and spending 4 days with a bunch of people that I’ve never met was. The JCI UK delegation Mark Smith (JCI Sheffield), Wasim Alfaisal (JCI Leeds) and Luke Evans (JCI Birmingham) decided to arrive a day early, based on the advice given we wouldn’t get much for the duration of the academy.

It was even crazier that I opted to share a room with three guys! I managed to sleep through the night despite someone and was the best roommates a girl could have.

After a restful night’s sleep the JCI UK delegation was up ready to for the start of the academy on which official started after lunch. Before lunch we spent the time networking and I was busy pro-moting JCI London World Peace Day dance flashmob. This was a great icebreaker and helped me to get know to the other delegates quickly. I won’t go into detail of what was involved. Just to say it was a fantastic experience and nothing like I was expecting as no one who went from the previous years would tell me much about what to expect. I will share a very brief overview of my time at the academy.

EUROPEAN ACADEMY A bootcamp for leaders?!


After the welcome lunch on Thursday afternoon, it was straight into work which saw the delegates split into 3 different groups and assigned 3 experienced trainers for the afternoon which was then followed by an evening seminar on our Discovery Insights profile, where we found out about the different types of colours and personalities people have and how to interact with them.

Saturday morning started off with the first General Assembly for the weekend which was attended by World President Shine Bhaskaran and after his inspirational talk, it was straight into the day’s activities.

Monday morning was a nervous time for everyone as it was time to show how much we learnt from the last few days with a presentation that had been worked on throughout every waking moment during the weekend and then had to be presented in front of all the delegates and trainers. All the teams did an excellent job with their presentations, needless to say everyone graduatedIt was incredible team bonding experience which I will never forget. Let’s just say my short stay involved teamwork, late nights working on projects, laughter and a partying celebrate.

I would say to any member that decides to step and take on the deputy role in 2015 that they should apply for place to attend JCI European Academy.

What is happening in 2015?After attending European Academy I have come re-energised and will be working on creating a plan of action for the chamber for 2015. This will involve continuing the great work the partnership have created and working on at the moment. Along with taking into consideration JCI 100th Anni-versary next year and planning where we want to see JCI London in the next two years.

If you are interested in finding about joining the Partnership team in 2015, then get in touch with me today.Email:[email protected]:07957592398Why not come to our Partnership team session ‘Take the lead, have fun and achieve’ on Wednes-day 17 September to find more. Please visit our website to book: www.jcilondon.org.uk


UK National convention

Why and when did you get involved in JCI London:I came across JCI London in July 2013 whilst on the hunt for good networking opportunities. It was probably my second or third networking event so I was pretty much clueless on reasons to why I should attending one. I didn’t really have stories and experience to talk about but I knew I had to get out there and learn from the real world.

I met a number of JCI members that night and I think what really hit home with me was how genuine they all was. I think that’s the true essence of volunteering. It was just real people with philanthropic causes.

Meeting Dexter Dash (JCI London President 2014) and Eyad Hamouieh (JCI London President 2013) was what really made me take the decision to join JCI. Dexter was just straight forward and I remember he told me to do my research before joining (which I did) and it’s now probably the best decision I’ve made. But like I said. Genuine People

Occupation: Entrepreneur…yet

Biggest Personal Achievement: I would say my biggest personal achievement so far is the massive transformation I made in 2013. From a point where I realise that dreams weren’t enough is when I discovered myself and recognise my potential. I knew from then that it was possible to become something out of nothing. Even though I am still on my way, it’s been an incredible journey and I have met some amazing people on the way. I believe that as long as you strive for your goal. You are going to make it. Period.

Describe JCI in three words: Genuine. Encouraging. Pro-active.

Describe yourself in three words: Eager. Receptive. Ambitious.

Favorite inspirational quote: ‘Be like the flower that gives its fragrance to even the hand that crushes it’ – Imam Ali (AS) and ‘Knowledge is only a rumour until it is in the muscle’ – New Guinea Proverb

Meet the conference director - Nabil Imrit

How did you get involved with being the conference director for the national convention?It wasn’t until I went to my first ever National Convention that I really understood the magnitude of JCI. I was tremendously inspired and I remember saying to myself that this was only the beginning. Now from that to officially being the conference director is somewhat a blur. I don’t drink but I remember suggesting the idea to Michela during the Awards Ceremony and then Dexter mentioned and before I knew it, I approached Emma Eastwood and excitedly said ‘I think we should host next year National Convention in Canary Wharf’…’

From there, things lead to another. Had a first meeting with Dexter to writing up the offi-cial bid document to presenting our intention at the Inspiration Day in Barnsley.

What is your motivation to be part of the team and organising the conference?When we meet up as a team and discuss what the potential of this event could be is a motivation in itself. Having the Eureka moment when faced with challenges. Inspiring other JCI members to organise bigger and better events.

What inspires you?The underdog – individual or a team who has all odds against them and is expected to lose but yet proves everyone wrong. I admire them for accepting the challenge, anticipa-te during the challenge and left truly inspired for their courage of accepting the challenge. It definitely healthy to be proven wrong…just shows that you can’t be right all the time?

What is your leadership style?I have quite discovered it yet! But I would like to regard myself as an open-minded vi-sionary. I work best when I have the full scope of things and enjoy motivating my team members with the vision. I enjoy my team members challenging my ideas as it gives me an opportunity to look at things from a different perspective.


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Some members of the National Convention Committee having a „Team Bonding“ ses-sion last weekend at one of the venues for this years National Convention. They say „all work and no play makes ......“ (Fill in the gap)

More about the convention and all of the locations: http://issuu.com/jcilondon8/docs/jci_nc_2014_88/0

the convention

and the team


JCI World conGress 2014 Two world congress first timers tell us why they have registered to attend World Congress in Leipzig in November.

Winnie Mak

1) Have you ever attended a World Congress or another JCI conference before?

No

2) Why are you going?

Having received different positive feedback from loads of JCI World Congress participants, I am always curious to get the first hand experience. As it is held in Leipzig this year which is relatively close to London, I see it as a good opportunity to get the experience this year and to visit a new city.

3) What are your expectations? Are you look-ing forward to something in particular?

I try not to set any specific expectation so that I can be open minded to whatever the organiser has planned and maximise my experience there. If I have to list some expectations, I would say meeting amazing people from around the world and bonding with my home chapter.


Matt Beavan

1) Have you ever attended a World Congress or another JCI conference before?

I have never attended a World Congress, and am excited to see what it will be like as I have heard many positive reviews of previous Germany con-gresses. I have previously been to JCI National Conference twice and really enjoyed this from a networking perspective, it is great to meet peo-ple from outside your chamber.

2) Why are you going?

I am going to see what the experience is like, and also to understand the international con-nectedness of JCI.

3) What are your expectations? Are you look-ing forward to something in particular?

I have only the expectations that it will be some-thing that will be fun, I hope to make new con-nections, and understand the impact that JCI can have on an international level and how this can be bought to a local level.

What is a JCI World Congress?

Every November, members from across the globe come together for the peak of the JCI year at JCI World Congress. At this global forum international officers will be elected for the upcoming year. JCI Members also explore ideas for international initiatives and recognize the achievements of outstanding active citizens. With JCI in more than 100 countries and territories, members have the opportunity to meet fellow citizens from highly diverse backgrounds. JCI Members will share experiences and find new ways to create positive change on both local and global levels. At this event, JCI’s critical mass of young people will unite to magnify the positive impact of the JCI movement.

More about Leipzig and how you can register here: http://www.jciwc2014.com

Dare to DreamA r e y o u u p f o r t h e M i l l i o n M a k e r s C h a l l e n g e t o

s u p p o r t T h e P r i n c e ’s Tr u s t ? !By Ling Jin

Who are we? And what are we doing to achieve?We are 10 passionate JCI London members, who have formed ‘JCI London Dare to Dream’ (D2D) team, representing JCI London, entered the Million Makers’ challenge competition, aiming to raise £50k during the period from 1 August this year to 31 January2015, for The Prince’s Trust who has been striving to transform disadvantaged young people’s lives and help them move into work, education or training.

This year, we are competing with 17 other teams in the South West region, including teams from Zoopla Property Group, EMC Computer Systems, Top Right Group, etc.

£50k is a lot… So… how are you going to achieve the target?We have created 4 business ideas to transform the initial seed fund £1,500.00 we won from The Prince’s Trust, into £50,000.00. They range from fun, outdoor team-building activity ‘London Adventure Race’, to ‘Buy Low Sell High’, from Gala dinner auctions to Legal master class specially tailored for Chinese law students.

London Adventure RaceOur grand London Adventure Race is having its debut on the evening of Thursday, 18 September, come and experience(hyper-link to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-adventure-race-tick-ets-12682189771) the team challenges, while having great fun!

You will receive a series of clues along the course of the race leading you to complete an activity in a specific location. Upon successful com-pletion of each task, teams receive their next clue. Whilst it is a race to the finish, there are BONUS points along the way. Progress too quickly and you may miss out on the famous landmarks! Snap a picture to prove “you were there!” in style. The WINNER is the team who crosses the finish line before 9pm and has collected the most points.

The Corporate challenge

Million Makers is an entrepreneurial competition which challenges teams

of up to 10 individuals to turn an initial investment of £1,500 into at least

The aim is for all the teams to raise a combined total of £1 million for The Prince’s Trust.


Assemble your team and sign up (hyperlink to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-adven-ture-race-tickets-12682189771) to the challenging adventure today!

Want to have some fun and marshal on the day? Contact D2D team: Vassili at [email protected]

Buy Low Sell HighWe are planning to sell walking animal balloons and glow prod-ucts at a series of family oriented events, accompanies by a mass balloon release at the JCI World Peace Day (hyperlink to http://www.kweekweek.com/JCILondon/891a1bbf3f) on Sunday, 21 September. Attendees will be encouraged to make a donation for a Peace branded balloon, write their dreams on them, and release them following a countdown.

Have new product ideas to contribute? Have events you think will have great demand of this unique product? Or want to contribute your genius sales skills?

Contact D2D team: Jay at [email protected]

Gala Dinner Auctions & RafflesA series of exclusive and unique items, such as a signed T-shirt from ex North-ampton Saints legend Rugby player Bruce Reihana, are sourced to be auctioned at our partnering Gala Dinner events: JLD (Junior Lawyer Division) Internation-al Weekends Gala Dinner (hyperlink to http://www.iw2014.com/) on Friday, 26 September, JCI National Convention Gala Dinner (hyperlink to http://www.kweekweek.com/jcilondon/jci-uk-phoenix-tale-national-convention-2014) on Saturday, 15 November, and potentially IoD (Institute of Directors) Annual Dinner (hyperlink to http://www.iod.com/connecting/events/ead14-annual-din-ner) on Thursday, 27 November.

Want to donate your services or products to be auctioned, for a good cause while getting your brand exposed? Want to find out what other unique items we’ve got down the line?

Contact D2D team: Olivier at [email protected]

Chinese Legal Master classWe are organizing a series of exclusive legal master classes, specially tailored for Chinese law students, to facilitate them succeed in a legal career in London. The master class will provide legal industry in-sights; explain culture differences, and how to conquer the fear and frustration as a result of the cul-ture barriers. The first event will take place on Saturday, 18 October. Are you or any of your Chinese friends who are pursuing a legal career in the UK, but suffering the pain, and don’t know where to start? Watch this space!

Contact D2D team: Ling at [email protected]

Sounds exciting! I’m up for the challenge!SIMPLE! Drop us a line at [email protected] TODAY.

AND let’s social! Facebook: JCIDaretoDreamTwitter: @JCIDaretoDream

All the love from JCI London Dare to Dream team

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Event Highlights in SeptemberJCI Presenter - The Effective Presentation Course in London

JCI Presenter is recommended to anyone who is interested in becoming a better presenter. It is a full day course and focuses on the concepts of creating and delivering effective presentations. You’ll practice public speaking all day, so true learning by doing!

In this hands-on workshop you will learn how to:• Create a persuasive, effective presentation• Create a dynamic, powerful presence• Infuse your communication with engaging

content• Gain confidence when communicating with

others

We promise a fun, engaging and supportive learning environment.

Costs: £ 35.00 for members, £ 50.00 for non members including lunch

If you have any questions please contact: JCI UK Personal Development Director, Sarah Beckwith: [email protected]

Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jci-presenter-the-effect ive-presenta-tion-course-in-london-tickets-12261567679

Here is an account of what makes JCI Pre-senter such a great opportunity!

By Gareth Carson

It was a cold wet and very rainy morning and I was wondering why I had to get up so early and go do presenter training. WELL how please I am that I did. The day started off with the fantas-tic Emma Eastwood giving us some small steps and ideas welcoming us to the world of present-ing.

We then had the amazing Sarah Beckwith sup-porting Emma and our selfs on the day too. The day took us through many different styles of pre-senting from small group presentations to large audiences giving hints tips and techniques on how to deal and be prepared with each scenario.

The day was a great experience leading up to a 2 minute presentation from each delegate using the tools and techniques we had learnt through out the day. It was also a good chance to get some feedback from the trainers and other del-egates on the course.

I would highly recommended this course to an-yone even if you feel you already have a lot of experience. I learnt a lot of new things and grew in confidence over the day.

I have since had the confidence to put myself forward for more presentations within my per-sonal and work life.

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Event Highlights in other chapters across the UK

JCI Southampton: Sea City Gala & AGM

The National Council of JCI UK is made up of National Board and Local Chamber representa-tives (Local Presidents or their nominated proxy). National Council meets three times per year to discuss and vote on important issues regarding the running and future strategy of JCI UK.

This year the JCI UK AGM will be held in South-ampton on Saturday 13 September 2014, 11:00-16:00 at The 1865 (schedule for the day TBC).

A light buffet lunch will be provided on Saturday but if you do have any specific dietry require-ments/allergies, please let us know.Any fully paid-up member of JCI UK is welcome to attend and observe the meeting, however, they will not have speaking rights. If you wish to attend, you must sign up in advance.

JCI Southampton are proud to announce this year’s Annual Gala Dinner - the Sea City Gala. This year we will be not only celebrating our re-cent European award success but also joining in the celebrations of Southampton’s Golden Ju-bilee of becoming a city (1964 - 2014) and just like previous years this will be an event not to be missed!

More information about the event here:http://www.jcisouthampton.org.uk/events/2014-09-13/1652-jci-southampton-sea-city-gala/

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JCI Sheffield 87th Annual Dinner 2014

Let us take you back in time to the glitz and glamour of the Hollywood Golden Age...

That’s right, this year’s JCI Sheffield annual dinner will even bigger and better than ever! We’re not going to give away all the secrets now but come prepared for a fabulous, star studded night. There may even be Oscars... More importantly though, this is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the impact members, sena-tors, patrons and friends of JCI Sheffield have made over the course of the year. Individually and as a chamber we have focused on how we can be better so let’s see how we have done!We are delighted to announce that our guest speaker will be Hilary Massarella MBE DL, founder of our chosen charity, SAFE@LAST.

Saturday 27th September7pm for 7.30pmCarriages at 1am

Book here: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jci-sheffield-87th-annual-dinner-2014-tickets-11082601359Dress: a return to old school glamour (black tie)

Your ticket includes...- welcome drink- 3 course meal (vegetarian option available)- tea/coffee- half a bottle of wine per person- disco and entertainment

Usual price (after earlybird rate closes)- Members £45- Non-Members £55

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