article wrote and published on Jan 8, 2013

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the article in romanian

Maramures is one of those places where time seems to stop, giving us time to enjoy the simple things.

You get to see the beauty of the nature, animals that children know better from books, simple people, cheerful, inviting you to be their guest and to give them the satisfaction to make you feel good.

Here you can see daily life, with all of the needs, almost the same for hundreds of years ago. Most of them, can be settled only by the nature: ” maybe will snow, because it’s good for the earth, but not so much to have floods; maybe will rain when is heat and drought; maybe the rain will stop when rivers are whirling ….”

Local people, pray for all of them and know how to say thank  for everything.

Maybe that’s why, Maramures, is one of those places where you can find spirituality in its pure form and even, you get to enjoy it.

Winter holidays have a special place into the heart of Maramures, because they are the ones that carry on and from very far, the traditions and the local customs.

Every year on December 27 in Sighetu Marmatiei, the Maramures hystorical residence, takes place “ The Customs and traditions Festival “. It brings together artists, writers, historians, ethnologists, representatives of the folk areas in Romania and abroad, people who love Maramures.

Speaking of people who love Maramures, one of them, who proved this many times is Miya Kosei, who says that Maramures is the place, “where he found a second home”

Miya Kosei was born in 1937 in Tokyo. He studied literature, art, history and ethnology, economics and sociology. He came first time in Romania in 1965. He likes very much Maramures and visited it hundred times. Many of his books and volumes of photos are dedicated to Romania and Maramures.

In December this year, at “The Festival of customs and traditions”, in Sighetu Marmatiei, at 86 years old, Miya Kosei announces publication of his new photo album about Maramures. This album will be released this summer, in partnership with the publisher Valea Verde ( Green Valley) from Sighet. ( the interview took by Mr. Cristian Fernea is in romanian language, the translation will be ready soon)

I would like in Maramures, everything that is nice and healthy, to remain. In most of all villages in Maramures, customs and traditions for hundreds of years ago, don’t happen only on holidays. There are part of the people’s everyday life.

How could it be that the “new” to be taken in the existed context and to harmoniously match the ” landscape”?

 5 o’clock @ 6 o’clock, Lifestyle & Business Casual Events

the article in english

In cadrul evenimentului 5 o’clock @ 6 o’clock, Lifestyle & Business Casual Events din decembrie, organizat Marti, 18.12.2012, la IBIS Hotel Bucuresti, am dat START pentru THE OLYMPICS.

THE OLYMPICS este programul de responsabilitate Hearty Concept, care are ca obiectiv sprijinirea activitatilor sportive si sprijinirea aplicarii valorilor olimpismului in societate.

In timp ce urmaream Jocurilor Olimpice London 2012, Inspire a generation… acestea m-au inspirat.

3 motivatii pentru nasterea programului THE OLYMPICS:

http://andra-cretu.com/blog/jocurile-olimpice-londra-2012-cel-mai-important-eveniment-mondial-al-momentului/

http://andra-cretu.com/blog/jocurile-olimpice-si-evanghelie-zappa-evangelos-zappas/

http://andra-cretu.com/blog/jocurile-paralimpice-londra-2012/

Olimpismul este un concept de cultura cu caracter de universalitate, care are in prim plan omul si conditia umana, de aici  olimpismul vazut ca factor de apropiere intre oameni, dincolo de optiuni politice, religioase etc.

Acesta s-a impus de-a lungul istoriei, printr-un set de valori, cele mai importante fiind: respectul si demnitatea.

* respectul fata de adversar, considerat drept partener de intrecere, relatiile promovate fiind cele de asociere, de parteneriat

* demnitate, modestie in victorie si seninatate in infrangeri

Toate acestea sunt bazele conceptului fair-play, ” esenta sportului, bunul cel mai de pret al acestuia, chintesenta corectitudinii”  – Gabriela Costiu, instructor de sport.  In lucrarea sa “ Olimpism si fair-play”, am gasit cateva idei despre olimpism care mi-au placut si pe care le prezint, mai departe, in cateva cuvinte.

<Datorita acestor valori, olimpismul a depasit granitele sportului, ajungand sa influenteze domenii variate, pe care le-a pus intr-o lumina valorica superioara ( economie, arta, stiinta).

Conceptul de olimpism evidentiaza sportul ca un puternic factor educativ, care are drept scop perfectionarea fiintei umane, in toata compexitatea sa, de aceea sportul trebuie perceput ca fiind in slujba dezvoltarii omului si a construirii unei societati umane avansate.

Sportul, cu o istorie milenara, imbogatindu-se continuu dar mentinandu-si, in acelasi timp traditiile, faciliteaza relatiile interumane prin promovarea unor valori cum sunt: respectul, solidaritatea, prietenia, determinarea, tenacitatea, spiritul de echipa.

Olimpismul este cultura, in masura in care performanta, in orice activitate, reprezinta creatie, pentru ca presupune descoperirea unor disponibilitati si resurse umane interioare, care se valorifica la cele mai inalte cote.>

Toti cei care au performanta in domeniile lor, reprezinta modele, mai ales pentru copii si tineri, iar noi, adultii, avem datoria morala de a contribui la evidentierea si sustinerea unor astfel de modele, la dezvoltarea spiritului olimpic, in general, cu toate valorile acestuia.

Aceste valori se regasesc intre valorile Hearty Concept, de aici si apropierea pentru olimpism si ideea pentru THE OLYMPICS, programul de responsabilitate sociala pentru care am dat START pe data de 18.12.2012,  in cadrul intalnirii Christmas TEA & Social Responsibility.

Introducerea pentru ceea ce inseamna responsabilitate sociala a fost facuta de Luminita Oprea, autor al primelor carti despre  Responsabilitate Sociala, in Romania ( CSR – Vector, 2011, CSR- de la teorie  la practica, 2005).

Unul dintre promotorii acestui concept in Romania, Luminita, preda studentilor de la Facultatea De Jurnalism Stiintele Comunicarii cursul CSR, incercand sa trezeasca in ei, in acelasi timp, responsabilitatea personala.

« Voi continua sa fac acest lucru> spune Luminita< pentru ca, prin ceea ce mi-a daruit natura si pentru care sunt recunoscatoare, am devenit o resursa motivationala, o sursa de informatie esentiala pentru acele persoane care sunt intr-un proces de autocunoastere, pe tot parcursul vietii »

Programele de responsabilitate sociala sunt mai mult decat actiuni filantropice, cum sunt percepute inca de unele companii.

Un program de responsabilitate sociala are un tel care poate fi atins prin mai multe proiecte cu obiective SMART, cu impact social si este un program care se dezvolta in timp, devenind traditie.

De aceea, pentru evenimentul 5 o’clock@ 6 o’clock din decembrie, am creat un cadru in care traditia colindelor de Craciun s-a impletit cu responsabilitatea sociala si cu traditia milenara a ceaiului.

Prietenii de la Livada cu ceai…au fost prezenti.

Ne-au incantat  cu povesti captivante despre istoria si traditia ceaiului si cu o demonstratie a ritualului ceaiului japonez Matcha.

In magazinele Livada Cu Ceai gasim ceaiuri rare, amestecuri voluptoase de fructe, flori si ceai, portelanuri fine,  delicaterii menite sa ne incante sufletul in momentele  de evadare din cotidian si de grijile de zi cu zi. Mai mult de atat, acolo ne simtim intotdeauna oaspeti nu doar clienti, iar gazdele stiu sa adauge, fiecarei cutii cu ceai, o poveste.

Livada cu ceai… este inainte de toate, ea insasi un concept, “ un loc de poveste, indragit de toti cei ce cauta un fenomen frumos si sanatos, ce vine de la rasarit si poate fi asezat cu drag intr-o ceasca luminoasa, sa bucure sufletele noastre de romani iubitori de poveste, poezie, frumos si noutate”

Astfel, savurand un  Christmas TEA, intr-o atmosfera cu colinde, toti cei prezenti, am dorit traditie conceptului de responsabilitate sociala si  programului THE OLYMPICS…sa-i fie de bun augur!!!!

 5 o’clock @ 6 o’clock, Lifestyle & Business Casual Events

the article in romanian

During the 5 o’clock @ 6 o’clock, Lifestyle & Business Casual Event organized in december,18.12.2012, at IBIS Hotel, Bucharest we gave START  for THE OLYMPICS.

THE OLYMPICS is the Hearty Concept responsibility program, having likeobjective to support sports activities and also to support the implementation of the Olympism values ​​into the society.

While I was watching the Olympics London 2012, Inspire a generation … these inspired me.

3 reasons for THE OLYMPICS program’s birth:

http://andra-cretu.com/blog/the-olympic-games-%E2%80%93-the-most-powerfull-brand/

http://andra-cretu.com/blog/the-olympic-games-london-2012-%E2%80%93-inspire-a-generation-%E2%80%93-the-most-important-event-of-the-year/

http://andra-cretu.com/blog/the-paralympic-games-london-2012/

The Olympism is a concept of culture, with an universality character, which has in the foreground people and the human condition; the Olympism is seen as a factor that bring people together, across political, religious options.

It has established itself throughout history, through a set of values, the most important being: the respect and the dignity.

* the respect for the opponent, considered as race partner, the relationships promoted being the partnerships, the associations

* Dignity, modesty in the victory and serenity in the defeat

All of these are the basis of the concept of fair play, “the essence of sport, the most valuable asset of its,the quintessential correctness” – Gabriela Costiu sports trainers. In her post “Olympism and fair play”, I found some ideas about the olympism that I like and I  present them further, in a few words.

<Because of these values, the olympism ​​exceeded the boundaries of the sports, reaching to influence other various fields,which they put in a high value light (economics, art, science).

The Olympism concept highlights the sport as a powerful educational factor, which has like aim the improvement of the human being in all its complexity; therefore, the sport has to be perceived like serving the human development and the construction of an advanced human society.

The Sport, with a millenary history, continuously enriching but maintaining in the meantime the traditions, facilitates the interpersonal relationships by promoting the values ​​such as:  respect, solidarity, friendship, determination, perseverance, team spirit.

The Olympism is culture, to the extent that the performance in any activity, represent the creation, because it involves the discovery of human resources availability, which are capitalizing at them best.>

All those who rich performance in their fields, represent models, especially for the children and young people, and we, the adults, have a moral duty to contribute to highlighting and supporting such models and the development of the Olympic spirit, in general, with all its values.

These values ​​are found between the Hearty Concept values and from this fact, arise the wish to promote the olympism and the idea for THE OLYMPICS, the social responsibility program that we started on 18.12.2012, at the Christmas TEA & Social Responsibility Event, at IBIS Hotel, Bucharest.

The introduction for what the social responsibility means was made by Luminita Oprea, the author of the first books in Romania on CSR topics – “CSR Vector” (focused on stakeholder engagement), 2011, „CSR – from theory to practice”, 2005

One of the promotor of this concept in Romania, Luminita, is teaching the students of the Faculty of Jurnalism and the Communication Science the CSR, trying to rise in them, in the meantime, the personal responsibility.

 « I will continue to do this, by being an essential information and motivational resource, through the natural gifts that were given to me, for people who seek to better know themselves, in all walks of life».

The social responsibility programs are more than philanthropy, as yet perceived by some people/companies.

A social responsibility program has a goal that can be achieved through several projects with SMART objectives, with social impact and is a program that is developing over time, becoming tradition.

Therefore,  the 5 o’clock @ 6 o’clock event organized in December 2012, is a framework where the  tradition of Christmas songs was braided with the social responsibility and with the millennial tradition of tea.

The friends from Livada cu ceai … ( The orchard with tea…) were present.

We were delighted with exciting stories about the history and tradition of tea and a demonstration of Matcha tea ritual.

In the Livada cu ceai shops, we find rare teas, fruit blends voluptuous flowers and tea, fine porcelain, goods meant to delight our soul in moments of escape from everyday worries. Moreover, where we always feel guests not only clients and where the hosts know how to add, to each box of tea, a story.

Livada cu ceai is above all, a concept itself, “a place of story, loved by all those seeking a healthy and beautiful phenomenon, which comes from the east and can be placed in a cup with love light, to enjoy our romanian souls,  lovers of story, poetry, beautiful and trendy things. “

All of us, wish tradition for the social responsibility concept and for THE OLYMPICS program, enjoying a Christmas TEA, in an atmosphere with Christmas songs … for a good luck!!!!

article in english

1 Decembrie 2012

Aflandu-ma cu fiul meu la parada organizata pentru ziua nationala a Romaniei, am avut senzatia ca este o sarbatoare destinata copiilor, cum dealtfel si eu ma aflam acolo, in primul rand, sa-i fac o bucurie copilului. A fost peste asteptari sa vad atat de multa lume si in primul rand atat de multi copii.

Pentru fiul meu, intreaga parada a fost un prilej de uimire si bucurie. Pentru mine, bucuria a fost bucuria lui si a mai fost ceva. A fost o stare de optimism care plutea in aer datorita acelor copii adunati acolo, care senini si cu ganduri pure, ne creditau pe noi, adultii, cu incredere, incarcandu-ne in acelasi timp si cu un sentiment de responsabilitate. Cel putin asta am simtit eu, ca noi, adultii suntem responsabili pentru increderea cu care ne crediteaza copiii. Asta inseamna ca nu trebuie sa gandim doar pentru noi, ci sa cladim o gandire colectiva pozitiva si pentru societatea in care acesti copii urmeaza sa se dezvolte.

In acel moment, m-am gandit ca as vrea sa scriu despre romani care au reusit, sunt multi si sper sa am aceasta ocazie pe viitor.

Sunt acei oameni care” si-au gasit calea” si avand inca foarte proaspat regretul ca nu am reusit sa particip la concertul lui Horia Brenciu care avusese loc cu cateva ore inainte, m-am gandit sa scriu cateva cuvinte despre.

the very professional videoclip “My Way”

Horia Brenciu, a concertat in Bucuresti pe 30 noiembrie, impreuna cu orchestra sa HB Orchestra Big Band. Concertul ” My Way” “va fi unul care intra in istorie” dupa cum spune el, mai mult sau mai putin ironic, conform stilului caracteristic,” pentru ca este prima data cand o asemenea productie muzicala de swing & jaz este cantata de romani”.

Ceea ce admir si respect la Horia Brenciu, pe langa calitatile vocale, ideile interesante de PR, faptul ca deseori canta in concert si cu prietenii, foloseste prilejul fiecarui concert de a promova tineri artisti, este faptul ca este unul dintre acei romani care vizibil si-a cautat calea si vizibil a gasit-o.

De aceea, m-am gandit ca piesa ” My Way” interpretata de el, si-ar gasi locul in acest post.

romanian article

Being together with my son to see the parade organized for the National Day of Romania, I had the feeling that it is a holiday for the children.  I was there also for the same reason, first of all to make a joy to my child. It was above expectations to see so many people and more of that, so many children.

For my son, the whole parade was very interesting and a reason of joy. For me, the joy was his joy and it was also something else. It was a state of optimism that was in the air, because of the children, which, with their pure thoughts, credited us, the adults, with confidence and charging us in the same time  also,  with responsibility. At least, this was my feeling at that moment, that we, the adults, we are responsible for the trust we are credited by the children. That means that we have not to think only for ourselves, we have to build a collective positive thinking also for the society in which these children are going to grow.

At that moment, I thought that I want to write about romanian people who succeeded, there are a lot of them and I hope to have this opportunity in the future.

There are those people who “found their way” and still having a  very fresh regret that I was unable to attend the concert Horia Brenciu that took place a few hours before, I thought to write a few words about.

Horia Brenciu had a concert in Bucharest on November 30, along with his HB Orchestra Big Band. The concert “My Way” ” is a concert that will remain in history” as he says, more or less ironic as characteristic style, “because is the first time when a swing & jazz music production is sung by romanian singers” .

the very professional videoclip” My way”

What I admire and respect at Horia Brenciu, besides his vocal qualities, PR interesting ideas, that often play his music in concerts with friends, use every opportunity of his concerts  to promote young artists,  he is one of those romanians who was looking, very visible, to find his way and very visible, he found it.

Therefore, I’m thinking that the song “My Way” performed by him, would find a place in this post.

MICERO Ambassador & MICERO Academy are the two new MICE programs, launched by APIER on 21.11.2012

MICE  (  Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions), one of the most profitable industry worldwide, started to be more present in the attention for the romanian market.

These days, the MICE programs: MICERO Ambassador & MICERO Academy,  were launched by APIER ( Events Industry Professionals Association of Romania ), in a conference organised at the Conference Center of  IBIS Hotel, Gara de Nord, Bucharest.

The presentation of these programs was made by Mr. Vali Constantin, the founder & president of APIER ( Events Industry Professionals Association of Romania ), one of the first promotors for MICE industry in Romania

He explained the profile of the  MICERO Ambassadors, persons/ corporates, whom are supported by APIER to promote Romania as a MICE destination, by generating and/or attracting international events, also explained the benefits of the MICERO Ambassadors and presented the first of them.

About MICERO Academy, Vali explained that is the educational component of MICERO program, with aims to train future professionals of events industry in Romania, by supporting their career and personal development.
Benefits for those enrolled in MICERO Academy (MA):

• Networking and real options in professional and personal development
•  Certificate of participation
• Access through MA to Future Leaders Forum (IMEX / MPI / MCA) – at this moment the most important global MICE Program
•  Access to training sessions, coaching, twining and applications organized through MA.

During the event, Mr Milos Milovanovic,President of the Serbia Convention Bureau, presented, in a conference call, the importance to have a Convention Bureau and the rol of a Convention Bureau for the MICE industry of a country.

Mr Radu Cimpoieru, Director at CongrExpo Service, was one of the MICERO Ambassadors presented at this event and he had an interesting presentation with a comparison between what meant to organize a conference, a congress, thousands years ago and what this means today. He explained his opinion that there are not too much changes, only improves, till now.

Another MICERO Ambassador presented was Mr Calin Ilie, General Manager at IBIS Hotel, Gara de Nord. At the final of the event, he put an accent on how important is to support people who has value, who wants to be involved in programs designed to support the development of an industry, Mr. Calin Ilie beeing also a founder of a Students Sport Association.

An important touch on this event was put by Mr. Constantin Pavel – Director at Self Coach ( who was the person who ” break the ice”, literally and figuratively ) who spoke about  how to find resources, inside us, to be able to become a person who can see the ” big picture”, who can make strategies.

It was an interesting event, organized by APIER, with news regarding the MICE industry in Romania.

the article in english

Macy Gray, live in Bucharest, 22 november 2012

A fost o seara in care am avut ocazia sa ma bucur 3 ore de muzica buna si sa realizez ca, pe langa cele cateva piese care imi plac  la Macy Gray, am descoperit un artist complex si o persoana deosebita.

Moonlight Breakfast, o trupa romaneasca, care canta o muzica de Bar& Lounge, a facut deschiderea catre Macy Gray. Au facut o introducere foarte buna, de calitate, mi-au placut !

Cu 20 mil. albume vandute, un premiu Grammy, un premiu MTV Music Awards, 2 premii Brit Awards in palmares, Macy Gray canta si compune muzica si versuri, este actrita ( ultimul rol l-a avut alaturi de Nicole Kidman in The Paperboy, regizat de Lee Daniels), participa la actiuni umanitare iar celebritynetworth.com a facut o evaluare a activitatii sale, la 38 mil dolari.

( link catre secventa din concert “Sweet Baby”)

Ceea ce mi-a placut foarte mult, pe langa piesele cantate: I do, Nothing Else Matter, Sweet Baby, Do something, Let you win, Happiness, Beauty in the world, The Letter, I try, a fost spiritul de team, empatia si calitatile de leader pe care le-a demonstrat Macy Gray. Fiecare dintre membrii band-ului, pe langa faptul ca au fost prezentati, au avut locul si rolul lor individual, bine definit, prezentat in show. Macy Gray a afirmat si a transmis faptul ca nu doar ea este superstar in acea seara, ci fiecare dintre colegii ei si mai mult, fiecare persoana din sala trebuie sa simta asta. De altfel, mesajele pozitive transmise pe parcursul concertului au fost legate de incredere, increderea in sine, prietenie, libertate, pace.

( link catre videoclip)

Intr-o combinatie unica de ritmuri R&B, funk, rock, soul, hip hop, interpretand piesa I try, Macy Gray a vorbit despre oameni “frumosi”, despre iubire,  iubire pentru cei din jur dar si pentru sine si Everything is gona be allright, reusind sa creeze o atmosfera plina de empatie. A iesit de pe scena cu un zambet de satisfactie, cum ca a reusit sa transmita ce trebuia, iar publicul a raspuns.

A fost o seara cool, cu muzica buna. Pentru minte si suflet.

the article in romanian

Macy Gray, live in Bucharest, 22 november 2012

It was a night when I had the opportunity to enjoy 3 hours of good music and to realise that, besides a few songs that I like from Macy Gray, I discovered a complex artist and a great person.

Moonlight Breakfast, a romanian young band that plays a kind of Bar & Lounge music, made the opening to Macy Gray. They did a very good job, quality music, sounds like profesional…. I liked them!!!!

With 20 million albums sold, a Grammy Award, an MTV Music Awards, 2  Brit Awards  in the record, Macy Gray sings and composes music and lyrics, she is also actress (the most recent role played with Nicole Kidman in The Paperboy, directed by Lee Daniels), she participates in humanitarian and celebritynetworth.com made ​​an evaluation of its activity at 38 million dollars.

( link to the concert “Sweet Baby” song)

What I liked very much, besides the songs that she sung: I do, Nothing Else Matter, Sweet Baby, Do something, Let you win, Happiness, Beauty in the World, The Letter, I try, it was the team spirit, empathy and leadership qualities that proved Macy Gray. Each of the band members, not only they were presented, they had their  individual role and their place, well-defined, into the show. Macy Gray stated and trasmited that she is not the only superstar  of the night, but each of her colleagues and more of than, every person must  to feel this. Moreover, positive messages were sent during the concert, about faith, self confidence, friendship, freedom, peace.

( link catre videoclip)

In a unique blend of rhythms R & B, funk, rock, soul, hip hop, performing the song I try, Macy Gray spoke about “beautiful” people, about love, love for others, self confidence, and Everything is gona be allright, managed to create an atmosphere, full of empathy. She left the stage with a smile of satisfaction, as she was able to send the right things, and the public responded.

It was a cool evening,  with good music. For mind and soul.

the article in english

Ikebana & Business Networking : simplitate, echilibru, eleganta, armonie

Lifestyle and Business Casual Events, Noiembrie 2012, Bucuresti 

Pe 15 Noiembrie 2012, am lansat prin Hearty Concept, proiectul pentru evenimente 5 o’clock @ 6 o’clock, Lifestyle & Business Casual Events.

Am creat Conceptul de Eveniment 5 o’clock @ 6 o’clock, Lifestyle & Business Casual Events pentru a crea un cadru business casual, pentru organizarea de workshopuri pe diverse teme de dezvoltare personala si dezvoltarea afacerii,  impletite cu subiecte care tin de lifestyle.

Scopul organizarii unui eveniment in acest format, este sa ne ajute sa imbinam armonios viata profesionala, cu ceea ce ne place si ceea ce ne dorim in viata privata.

Aceasta impletire inseamna de fapt, incercarea de a gasi un echilibru intre profesie, familie, prieteni, hobby-urile si aspiratiile noastre.

Daca reusim sa ne desfasuram activitatea profesionala gasind acele elemente care ne plac si in care putem, pe langa knowhow si experienta, sa punem si un strop de pasiune,  putem fi mult mai eficienti, responsabili si nu in ultimul rand, creativi.

Rezultatele vor fi altele, pentru ca, pe langa rezultatele materiale, sunt cele care vin din satisfactia muncii, din motivatie, recunoasterea valorii; valoare, care exista cu siguranta in fiecare dintre noi.

Tema primului eveniment care a avut loc pe data de 15.11.2012 la Readers Cafe, Metropolis Center Bucharest, a fost :

Ikebana & Business Networking : simplitate, echilibru, eleganta, armonie

Ikebana, „the way of flowers”  , pentru ca pe langa aranjamentele naturale minunate care iti dau o stare de bine, inseamna intoarcerea la natura, cult pentru frumos.

Business Networking, pentru ca atunci cand este facut intr-un mod profesionist, creste premisele dezvoltarii afacerilor sau ale realizarilor unor aspiratii personale.

Acest  eveniment, la care au participat antreprenori, reprezentand domenii de activitate diferite si unde au avut loc cateva activitati practice, la care cei prezenti , au participat cu mult entuziasm si energie, a fost organizat in colaborare cu  IEBN, Institutul European de Business Networking.

Starea de bine a fost continuata de doamna Sanda Lazur, profesor si expert in Ikebana, care printr-o demonstratie de Ikebana a transmis: 

 „ca scopul acestei arte consta in a gasi calmul, linistea si concentrarea spirituala, la fel cum ar fi gasirea caii, a drumului catre sine”.

Evenimentul s-a incheiat cu professional networking, muzica live, cu care Andrei Neagu, intr-o atmosfera placuta, oferita de Readers Cafe si presarata cu aranjamente florale, ca intr-o Ikebana a bunei dispozitii.

Deoarece se doreste ca Valoarea sa fie centrul evenimentului si al fiecariu element ales pentru organizarea acestuia, Hearty Concept intentioneaza sa organizeze evenimentele 5 o’clock @ 6 o’clock, Lifestyle & Business Casual Events, astfel incat sa ofere un cadru potrivit pentru professional networking, pentru brand awarness si personal branding si pentru promovarea de valori, talente.

the article in romanian

Ikebana & Business Networking: simplicity, balance, elegance, harmony

Lifestyle & Business Casual Event, November 2012, Bucharest

On November 15, 2012, through Hearty Concept, I have launched the project 5 o’clock @ 6 o’clock, Lifestyle & Business Casual Events format.

I have created 5 o’clock @ 6 o’clock, Lifestyle & Business Casual Events an Event Concept that propose a business casual framework for workshops on various topics of personal development and business development, combined with lifestyle related topics.

The purpose of organizing an event in this format is to help us, to armonious braid our professional life with what we like and what we want to do in our particular life.
This blend is actually trying to find a balance between professional part of our life, family, friends, hobbies and aspirations.

When we manage to perform in our professional activity, finding those elements that we like and that we can, along knowhow and experience, to put a bit of passion, we can be more efficient, responsible and last but not least, creative.
The results will be different, because, besides the material results, it is about the job satisfaction, the motivation, recognizing the value; the value that exists in each of us.

The air of the event is completed with the location where it takes place, a place chosen to create a nice and relaxing atmosphere.

The theme of the first event that took place on 15.11.2012 at Readers Cafe, Bucharest Metropolis Center, was:

Ikebana & Business Networking: simplicity, balance, elegance, harmony

Ikebana, “the way of flowers”,  because, in addition to the beautiful natural arrangements that give a good feeling watching them, Ikebana means keeping touch with nature, a cult for beauty.

Business Networking, because when it is done in a professional manner, increases premises for business development or achieving personal aspirations.

The event was attended by entrepreneurs, from different domains of activity, in collaboration with IEBN, European Institute of Business Networking, that made a demonstration of business networking with enthusiasm and fun practical activities. 

Mrs Sanda Lazur, professor and expert in Ikebana was continued the wellbeing: “the goal of this art is to find the calm and the spiritual focus, as you find your way, the way to yourself”.

After that, the event was dedicated to business networking, with a background of very nice live music, Andrei Neagu delighted us, in a pleasant atmosphere provided of the Readers Cafe and dotted with flower arrangements, like in an Ikebana of wellbeing.

Because the Value has to be the foundation for every events and for every element regarding the business / casual workshops,  Hearty Concept intent to organise 5 o’clock @ 6 o’clock, Lifestyle & Business Casual Events to provide a suitable framework for quality networking, for brand awarness and personal branding, for promoting values ​​/ talents.