About
Pursue a completely new career at the age of 49 - it will be exciting!
After a technical apprenticeship (school, study), I first worked for various companies as a project manager. In 2014, I became an (internal) consultant for management systems - and had found my home. Due to external circumstances, I was forced to leave this win-win situation in 2020. After 2 strenuous years, the decision was made: it's time to do something that I enjoy again!
As a consultant, it was always exciting to work with PEOPLE and to accompany them as they learn and grow. And the best results are achieved when people ("customers") participate out of their own interest...
My second consideration was: I like to dive, for over 30 years (nevertheless "only" 200 dives). Hence my decision: I'll take a 6-month break and try - I'll become a diving instructor!
What is a "Zubr"?
"Zubr" (pronounced <Schubr>; "schu" like shoe, "br" like break) is Polish and means "bison", one of the few words I know in this language. On the one hand, bison are beautiful, fascinating animals, on the other hand, for me it's the reminder that you can take something positive out of every situation - even if I only know a single sentence in a language, I can use it to put a smile on people's faces! And ultimately it is the challenge to keep learning - one sentence is a smile, then 5 sentences can be a friendship!
Why Mexico?
When my decision was made, there was still the question of "where?". I wanted to get out of my comfort zone, out of my safety net, forced to be responsible for myself. So in any case: get out of Europe. Originally there was an opportunity in Playa del Carmen, Q.Roo, Mexico, to do an internship for 6 months (working in the dive shop & school) and then to do the training to become a diving instructor free of charge. Unfortunately, this possibility quickly smashed, but "Playa del Carmen" was already in my head. A little internet research later and I ended up at #ProDiveInternational; and here I am now!
*Remarks:
Gender-appropriate language: I usually do not use any distinction between the (grammatical) genders in my texts. In all social interactions, I always try to put people first, not gender. Religion, politics, values and all the other topics are just as important to me, but it's always about the content, never about the "value" of a person. One of the most important points for me is always the principle "Live and let live" - I have no problem talking or discussing with someone and at the end saying "Let's agree to disagree - and that's a good thing!". I am also deeply convinced that we should all have equal rights, opportunities and responsibilities - and that we are far from that at the moment. That does not mean, that everyone must or should be treated equally - that would be completely against this idea! (Who determines what the "right" treatment is, on what standards, in what situation or culture...). And I know that every journey, however long it may be, begins with the first step - and if you don't take that step, you'll never get there. Through my experience as a consultant, coach and change agent, I know that changes take time, and the deeper they go into a person's innermost values, the slower the change - and in order to change a society (culture) we don't talk about it Weeks or months but up to generations. Out of this deep conviction of equality within humanity (and also quite honestly for reasons of easier readability resp. effort when writing) I use one gender throughout - but this includes all people!
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