YAN was an amazing experience.  I believe the more you put into something, the more you get out.  And so I put in as much of me as I could, and I had an amazing time!

YAN aims to be an intersection between mentoring the entrepreneur and mentoring the project.  And it achieves just that.  I have so many new ideas and activities I want to do with the Robogals Global team now that I'm scheduling a weekend away for us all just so I can divulge and teach my team the things I've learnt.

On a personal level, through activities we did and conversations I had during the week, I am a lot more attuned to myself - what I truly and authentically enjoy doing and how I will reach some goals by the end of next year that just weren't probable the week before.

YAN is a great program.  However, getting all these results isn't limited to people who go to YAN.  You can get these results by authentically looking at your life and asking tough questions, or through going to other programs.

I think the most important thing is to bring active listening to everything you do and you will learn heaps.

The other distinguished thing about the YAN bunch is they are all amazing individuals.  One is a councillor for their region, one topped their year level at University, people who work around the Globe for their causes, have projects enforced by the Clinton Global Initiative or have even been recognised by Barack Obama himself!

I feel very privileged to have been given the opportunity to spend a week with this amazing group of people, and I encourage all of you to apply to be a part of next year's cohort!