The other day
I was asking for another successful Touristologist in order to win the battle against mental limitations…
if I had known that if was just necessary to ask for it… I would have done it before!!! Just after
writing my post appears a good bunch of...
so-near-to-get-the-grade-that-you-can-call-them-already-Touristologists ...showing
their projects, their ideas for creating and managing tourism enterprises.
It’s so
good, so nice, so intellectually refreshing to see their faces, their eyes
shining with desire for success that when they ask “Jordi can you help me? I
always reply “I always have time for my Touristologists!!!”
One of them
(I avoid to use his real name, they always can make a comment in this post if
they desire to share their identity!!! I will use the neutral gender as well, but
don’t confusion here… women Touristologist are at least as good as their male
counterpart!) is dealing with an enterprise that want to motivate/ improve/
revolutionize travel for deaf people. “It’s a huge segment. 70 million worldwide”
She/He claims. She/He had just won an important prize from one of my favorite
events: startup weekends. Now, She/He has to move
from a good idea and good business plan to a real enterprise. It’s a long road,
plenty of challenges, difficult but far away from impossible… especially for
one of my Touristologists!!!
Another is
making the expansion of a virtual community, magazine and a travel agency focusing
on tourism and golf “I want to do it globally, of course. The world is my
office” She/He Touristologistly claims.
I love
seeing my Touristologists becoming professionals, it can be as entrepreneurs
(like the previous ones) or as international warriors… like the Touristologist
who wants to work in the MICE industry his passion, his hunger for
success are difficult to match! Or the one willing to work in different hotels
around the world “I want to get international perspective. I know that a good
hotel manager has to deal with multiculturality and nothing better than work
with international customers and international coworkers!”
As you
know, I like interaction in the educational process I like to present/introduce a
study case to my Touristologists and do it together. Sometimes it is like a
pregnancy with strong emotions and arguments involved (my Touristologists have
a strong personality and… So do I!) but at the end of the subject we deliver a
beautiful baby, I mean… project!
Jordi!
Maybe you can use a methodology which means less work for us and for you! Sure
I could! BUT with this kind of interaction I’m sure that my Touristologists
don’t learn the subject by the book. I want them to become master and commander
of Touristology’s Framework. In order to achieve that nothing better
than trial and error methodology!
It requires
a lot of work, stress management skills, to develop a strong will and to learn
how to work as a team, but this is what is needed to becoming a Touristologist!!!
This year I
have been lucky enough to have the opportunity to be a teacher to very good
Touristologists. Great news for the future of Touristology!
There are a
lot of feelings that their actions/dreams/willingness to win provoke in me,
but… in a nutshell…. thanks for being Touristologists!!!
I’m
absolutely sure that they will be successful. I made a promise to them… today
is: 01/12/2012. In five years time I will talk again
about them. I’m sure that they will fulfill their destiny. As sure as
Touristology is a science!!!
And then it
won’t matter what your parents said, neither your teacher’s opinion nor the
favor of the leaders of your community…
Show me
your desire, your passion.
Show me
your plan of action.
Show me
your discipline to stick with your decision…
and I can promise… you will achieve your mission!
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