Author: Ellen Homstad

Do things happen to you or do you make things happen?

You can’t control all the events that will happen to you in life, but you can choose how to react to the things that do. If you perform poorly on your algebra test, you have two options: You can complain that the test was too hard, that you are not a “math-person” and that your […]

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Denmark’s month of opportunity

We are proud to present a new board constellation with Patrick Rønning as chair. We will introduce him later this year. We still have Elo Andersen and Lars Ulslev on board and then we have 2 new strong players: Arne Nielsson who is “Denmarks Rune Bratseth” only in canoeing. Arne is a famous athlete and […]

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MOT South Africa’s eventful Annual General Meeting

Wednesday we held our 12th Annual General Meeting and 2nd Virtual Meeting to 65 participants, both locally and internationally. The AGM was attended by MOT Coaches, MOT Youth, Board Members Partners, Funders and Potential Funders and Partners. The theme for our 12th AGM was #Courage2Rise, which means to rise above ones circumstances, challenges and tribulations, […]

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Times of transition

They say that life is one big transition. However, sometimes we notice the transition more than at other times. It brings about challenges and is not always easy, but the change that follows comes with great potential if you have the courage to seize the opportunities that comes your way. We are currently in a […]

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Dedicated MOT-coaches and positive feedback

June is graduation time for school youth in Latvia. Despite the constraints of the pandemic, many of MOT coaches participated in festive graduation events, congratulating their students on graduating primary school and MOT. They specifically prepared to hand out individual gifts – 3 years of carefully collected materials from MOT sessions along with a personal […]

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A letter from MOT Thailand’s chairwoman

This month  MOT Thailand would like to present you about  the message from MOT Thailand Chairperson, Miss Sutisa Utalun . She has known MOT since 2015 , when she was the Vice chairperson of MOT Thailand. Today she is a Chairperson. Today Miss Sutisa Utalun, wants to share a letter she has written to MOT […]

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It requires courage to say #STOP

It requires courage to say #STOP is a new collaboration project between MOT Norway and the Norwegian interest organisation “Norsk Toppfotball”, NTF (Norwegian Top Football). The initiative came from NTF who wanted to do something about the issue regarding discrimination in Norwegian football. MOT Norway and NTF therefore together created a 2-hour session that works for […]

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Youth story of the month: MOT Norway

MOT has meant a lot to me throughout Junior High school and it really helped me to get outside of my comfort zone. Throughout the period we had MOT, I was the one who would rather hide away and not say a single word or participate in any of the things we did. I always texted the […]

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Rewarding internal culture

Last week I was interviewed by the worker’s organisation “Lederne” about how internal cultures can elevate people, leadership and organisations. These are some of the thoughts I shared. I have always been interested in leadership, culture building and growing a brand. A strong internal culture is the most important factor to succeed with long-term brand […]

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