Show us an

activity you

enjoy doing.

Tell us how

you think it

contributes to

your personal

and

professional

development

IE MBA applicationDanilo Seabra

Snowboarding is by far my

favorite winter activity. The

mountains free up my mind

and bring me peace and a

feeling of freedom.

I love downhill and the feeling to float through the air after hitting jumps, to make quick turns and definitely to have many obstacles to

overcome. Is also a perfect time to reflect about the challenges and obstacles

usually faced in a professional life.

Since my arrival in Switzerland I knew that I had to find another sport to replace all my sunny surfing days left behind in Brazil…

When the first winter season came by, I was ready to face the Swiss slopes…

As a good beginner, I could do a couple nice tricks, although very simple but one day I decided to go down through the snow park and tried a backside rodeo flip.I still remember the feeling I had before riding up the jump. I was so scared and repeating to myself that I could do it.

But snowboarding does not require the exact same surfing skills.So, took me time and perseverance to proper transfer my skills from

Surfing to Snowboarding.

And I did it...

Definitely I will remember this day for the

rest of my life as the best

snowboarding day I ever had.

And improving it every

season. I knew it was

not about being

good, it was all

about having the

guts to push the

limits. Was amazing

to share this moment

with friends

afterwards.

…and kept doing it.

Almost seven years after my

arrival in Switzerland, here I´m

married with my Swiss wife and

of course addicted to

snowboarding

No doubt she

is from the Swiss Alps….

So, how

snowboarding

can contribute

to my personal

and

professional

life?

It supports me to

embrace and

overcome my

fears, then turn it

into confidence.

Snowboarding has teached me that going too cautiously will actually make me crash more.

I will never

improve myself by

just being sit up

there in the

mountains.

Is crucial to push myself and if I´m going to crash, is part of the journey, and the more I do…the better I will get up and go forward

Do not turn

around when

things get tough,

but face my

obstacles and go

down the hill.

It brings me much more experience, faster skills development

It helps me to

focus on where

I want to go

and concentrate

to make it

happen.

To look over the side at where I don’t want to go, certainly will make me fall down.

And of

course,

enjoy the

journey and

do my best

every day!!!

And of course, always enjoy the journey

and do

my best every day!!!

Presentation developed by

Danilo Seabra for IE MBA application.

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