GRETA :)

Apparently sometimes you really just have to ask.
And last November, that’s exactly what I did 💙

My uni took us to Switzerland to visit some of the biggest sports federations in the world. One of our stops was the World Federation of Volleyball, where we spent half a day learning about Event Operations.

Somewhere during that workshop I knew that this is basically what I’ve been doing for years.
Not under that exact title.
But volunteers, ticketing, logistics, venue management, hospitality, athlete services…
Basically all the little departments I collected over the years suddenly had a name.
Event Operations 💞

So after the workshop I did something very simple.
I walked up and asked if there might ever be a place for me in it.

No application. No open position. No big plan behind it.
Just a tiny “hey, I do this too. And I’d really love to do it with you one day.” 💛
And honestly, I expected absolutely nothing.
Because this is a world federation.
And me? I’m just Greta lol.

I know I’m quite okay at what I do :)))
But I still wondered if this was one of those rooms I wasn’t quite ready to walk into yet.
Turns out, being ready doesn’t mean knowing everything 🫶🏼

This July I got flown to Japan for my first Volleyball Nations League as a Global Event Operations Supervisor for @volleyballworld
PINCH ME.

And somewhere between match days, problem solving, 1000 questions and learning from an INCREDIBLE team,
I realised something:
all those jobs, countries and random career decisions weren’t actually that random :)

You can be moving towards something long before you know what that something is 🌟
Keep doing things that feel right.
Keep collecting the pieces.
Keep talking to people.

And when something makes you think maybe this could be for me… ASK.
Because sometimes the difference between walking past a door and walking through it
is simply having the courage to knock.🫂

@bodenseecampus you opened another world for me.
And Osaka, I couldn’t have asked for a better first event. I’m speechless knowing that this is only the beginning.

Arigatou gozaimasu xx
See you at the beach soon! 🏐🌞 @beachvolleyballworld

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