Make 2025 Your Year of Action

I believe most of us feel deep down what we are truly capable of. It may be just a fleeting sense, or perhaps we only know what we don’t want. This is why self-awareness is essential. It’s a journey of self-acceptance, setting goals, finding supportive people, learning, and setting personal boundaries.

Once you recognise your inner potential, you must act to realise it! Seek a supportive environment. If you don’t have one, don’t be afraid to create it. Find professionals, ask for help, or build your own team of supporters. Start taking action—creating, working, and opening up to the world. Don’t retreat, even when you face rejection. Always begin again with new strategies and determination.

Listen to your inner voice. It has been with you since birth and knows what is right for you. Act according to it, and you won’t regret the choices you make.

Let 2025 be your year of action! Be authentic, follow your inner voice, and trust that the change you create will impact not just you but also those around you. Remember: "Every morning is a new beginning, every morning is a new world!" (Lucy Maud Montgomery).

 


Participating in the "Generative AI: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead" panel at the European Leadership Academy was a truly transformative experience. Meeting 29 incredible young women from diverse backgrounds was both humbling and inspiring. The Academy showed me firsthand the immense impact that can be achieved when young women are given the right opportunities and a platform to grow. I left the Academy feeling more empowered and optimistic than ever.

Maro Manoli

CEO & Co-Founder, E-mbracelet

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It may sound cliché, but the best part of the European Leadership Academy were the caring and passionate people who contributed to it, after the end of the European Leadership Academy, I now feel the most confident and passionate that I have ever been. Importantly, the program was completely free of charge, as an ambitious young woman whose family has always struggled financially, the European Leadership academy was a dream come true in many ways.

Veronika Anna Denner

Student. Represented Austria at the 2024 Summer School in Warsaw

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This transformative journey has prepared me for anything life may throw my way. What touched me most was the opportunity to connect with girls who, like me, share the same dreams yet are wonderfully diverse. They truly inspired me in countless ways. I learned so much about myself throughout this process; the school has impacted every facet of my identity, teaching me self-confidence and the imporance of colaborartions with others.

Lara Markelj

Student. Represented Slovenia at the 2024 Summer School in Warsaw

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I knew that the Summer School for Female Leadership in the Digital Age was going to be an incredible experience but I didn't expect it to be life-changing! With a jam-packed week full of both interesting and challenging discussions, panels, masterclasses & workshops, I left each day feeling inspired and invigorated. I would encourage any young woman interested to apply regardless of your background and experiences - the European Leadership Academy provides an environment for all young women to thrive in.

Amy Calleja

Student. Represented Malta at the 2022 Summer School in Prague

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Sisterhood, support and inspiration are just some of the aspects that we have experienced! The European Leadership Academy is an exceptional and priceless program which opened our horizons for the future. For me, one of the best characteristics of the program was its holistic approach. The range of speakers and experts was extraordinary just as their kindness and openness to answer our questions and connect with us.

Katharina Hertel

Student. Represented Germany at the 2022 Summer School in Prague

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