Mover Monday | A Message for the Summer Interns

Hey MTDubberz! At Move This World, we celebrate all our milestones with movement. Our Spring 2013 interns developed movement to celebrate new followers on our various social media. Here they are showing the movement accompanied with a message for the new Summer 2013 interns! Enjoy!

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Thumpin' Thursday | Dance with Somebody

Hey MTDubberz! What song have you been thumpin' this week? We hope you had a great week! Today's Thumpin' Thursday features a song picked by the MTW European office! Enjoy!

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Mover Monday | Move This World-Pilipinas, Inc. Makes History

Happy Monday, MTDubberz! We hope you had a great Mother's Day weekend! Today's Mover Monday comes from Diana Grace P. Ragandang, one of the pioneer PeaceMovers of Move This World in the Philippines. Prime, the Philippines Director of MTW, says that MTW Philippines is "so fortunate to have her as the big sister of MTW Philippines." Diana writes about MTW Philippines' first international conference in Cagayan! Enjoy!

 “Move this World’s attempt was ambitious, but then they proved us that it is possible,” quoted from one of their participants during the last day of the conference.

Nothing is impossible! What’s IMPOSSIBLE? Well, it is truly a corrupted word which means I’M-POSSIBLE! It is the exact adjective for the successful endeavour of the Move This World-Pilipinas, Inc.’s brilliant team on their huge accomplishment for having been able to host their 1^st ever International Conference: A Training Workshop on Peace Education and Stress Management last April 22, 23, and 24, 2013 at Capitol University, Cagayan de Oro City, The Philippines which was attended by both local and international respected persons.

The 3-day conference was officially launched mid-February of 2013. Invitations where sent everywhere, either via personal visitations or emails. Cost, benefit, and pre-eminence made it difficult to get people to join. But above all, it is never easy to be closing a deal with people known to have high credibility in their chosen professions, especially for individuals who are not familiar with Move This World. It is nerve-rocking yet we are left with the choice of doing it after all. Rejections and disappointment happen, causing everyone to lose enthusiasm. Everyone knows how it feels to be rejected; it hurts, right? It’s easy to feel like a big failure. But despite the the lions in the way, the team worked hard with support from the members and the guidance of their Philippine Country Director, Mr. Primitivo “Prime” Cabanes Ragandang III who always gives words of encouragement and presents good examples. Indeed, teamwork and good camaraderie did help each member work through their given tasks. Working on tasks was easy compared to starting because MTW-Pilipinas uses no other means of resources for all their expenses. They basically rely on their participants payments. They don’t even have any clear idea of how many participants will join aside from those few who already committed or were 100% sure. Just imagine, the dilemma they have every meeting. They said everyone were just assuming about everything to able to come up with good plans, plan A and B. Amazing right?

So on the day of the conference, many participants from different places showed up. The team, who were a little anxious and excited at the same time, started the day as scheduled. It went smooth and the team’s effort paid off. Everyone was really enjoying the conference and gave so much positive feedback.  One person commented, “good activity facilitation and superb team management.”

Just imagine, big names or highly respected individuals with different expectations and personalities gathered in one place and all were total strangers to each other. Overwhelming? It is especially for newbies or young professionals, which mostly comprises the MTW-Pilipinas team. This conference made everyone equal. They all enthusiastically participated and cooperated in every activity. The participants’ willingness in moving to promote social change through the art of movement was very commendable. No words can express the team’s gratitude for the success of the conference.

            
Participants ranged from all walks of life: from managers of online business to deans and owners of schools in Mindanao; also present in the team is a priest from Cebu City, a youth development worker from Bukidnon province, TV personalities, teachers of Cotabato province, a Development advocate from Nepal, and a student from Kyoto, Japan. Speakers include a German national working for peace in Mindanao, local professors, and the awesome live-stream presence of MTW Global team. Also in the delegation are the MTW’s parents in the Philippines: the awesome Southern Christian College delegation.

The team made history. Group effort with good governance, trust, and faith really makes the impossible, possible. Surely without the people who answered the call for invitation; the Capitol University’s generous part for giving the venue; and all the people behind it; they will not make it far. I for one am very proud to be part of the team and be under our Country Director’s supervision. So in behalf of the team and the whole Move This World Philippine team, “Maraming Salamat for Moving with us.”

Thumpin' Thursday | Anywhere Is

Hey MTDubberz! How was your week? What were you thumpin' this week? Here's what we've been playing in our offices! Hope you enjoy!

Horse Feathers - Like Lavender

Fruko y sus Tesos - Los Charcos

Enya - Anywhere Is

ChocQuibTown - Hasta El Techo Remix feat. Buxxi 

Cultura Profética - Sin Ti

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Mover Monday | A Journey to Self-Worth

How were your weekends MTDubberz?! We hope they were great! Today's Mover Monday comes from Courtney Deal, the Social Media Intern this past Spring semester. Enjoy!

I started my internship with Move This World not knowing what to expect. My interview had gone well, and I was really excited to be starting something new. My first semester as a senior at Marymount University had been one of the most stressful times of my life and I was ready to move onto something new to try and something that would be more enjoyable than the first half of the school year. Not only did I get to try something new, but I also ended up having one of the most valuable experiences that I’ve had to date.

I’m not going to lie, when I started as Social Media Intern, I was overwhelmed.  There was so much to keep track of and seemingly not enough time.  My first few days were rough. I was constantly second-guessing my instincts and myself. I was so afraid to mess up and basically single-handedly take down the entire organization.

However, the MTW team was encouraging and willing to help me learn. The support and love that I received from everyone—including the international team—helped me grow more confident in my ability and assured me that I wasn’t going to destroy everything with one blog post. They made me see that it was okay to fail, as long as you come back stronger than before. And even more than it being okay to fail, it’s also okay to recognize that you’re good at something. I learned that having self-worth wasn’t cocky or arrogant. It’s okay for me to be proud of my accomplishments (and one of those accomplishments include this blog!).

I walk away from this internship being proud of the job that I did and incredibly happy with the connections that I’ve made with people that I admire. The MTW team has taught me so much about myself and the things I can do when I really put my mind to it. I am incredibly grateful for this internship experience and I will take the things I’ve learned from these incredibly inspiring people and apply it for the rest of my life. I will continue to Move This World forever. 

Thumpin' Thursday | My Generation

Happy Thursday, MTDubberz! We hope your week has been awesome! Here's what we've been thumpin' in our offices! What have you been playing all week? Let us know in the comments!

Zedd  - Clarity (featuring Foxes)

NaS & Damian Marley - My Generation

Bon Iver - Re: Stacks

Gipsy Kings - Volare

Dead Prez - Summer Time

Aaron Carter - Aaron's Party (Come Get It)

Union J - Carry You

Mat Kearney - Ships in the Night

Destiny's Child - Survivor

Fun. - All Alright
Ottowan - Hands Up

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Mover Monday | Different Kind of Education

Happy Monday, MTDubberz! Today's post is going to be a short one for all of you on the go! When asked "Why do you Move This World?" here's what Katie McFarland, our U.S. Programs Manager, had to say!

"I move this world because I believe in a different kind of education, where learning is dynamic, participant-centric, and physical!"

Why do you Move This World, MTDubberz? What is your perfect educational environment? Leave your answers in the comments! And don't forget, you can be the first to know about blog updates by clicking "Join this site" on our sidebar! Have a great day and a great week!