Everyone knows the old story about the people who carried stones. When asked, one said that he carried stones, and the second said that he was building the tallest temple in Europe.
Based on experience, we can say that the second one worked better, because... his activities were filled with meaning. We work better if what we do has an impact on a wide range of people and things. This is one of the key motivation factors. Another story happened at one of the breweries. One man watched the assembly line for 40 years. He made sure that the caps on all the bottles were secured correctly. If the fastener was damaged, he would take the bottle and throw it in the drawer. 40 years old. When asked, “How is this even possible?” He said: “Imagine a man who has been working in the garden for a long time on a hot day and then reaches for a beer... but there is no cork on the bottle and there is no beer in the bottle. I'm working to prevent this from happening. Do you understand how important this is?
Does the profession of event manager have such meaning? I think so. An event manager is a fighter against chaos. At the same time, with the most difficult chaos - chaos in our heads. Thousands of people come to one place and, thanks to a person with the right scheme in his head, get to the events. People arrive, see the signs, register, smile, drink coffee, make acquaintances, meet friends, go into the hall - participate in the event. Fuck up and disorder are natural, but plan and harmony are not. Organizing things is a lot of work. You don't just print signs, you make it so that hundreds and thousands of people think in unison, thousands and hundreds of people move in harmony with each other, each of them getting something of their own.
Imagine a giant dance that you organized - with installers, cleaners, decorators, technicians, writers, designers and, ultimately, Presidents. You may not have time to see all the beauty of what is happening at this moment, but this beauty is definitely there. And who else but you should step aside and see the whole picture. Do you know the “broken windows” theory? It has been proven that if one window in a house is broken and it is not repaired quickly, very soon several more will be broken in that house, then another and another. Chain reaction of chaos. No one has proven the opposite. But we can optimistically assume that order also causes a chain reaction. When you leave an event that was organized correctly, you look for harmony in other parts of your life. The order in circles extends from your event. This is such an important job.
