! Be the Leader of Your Life
Turning a disadvantage into an advantage
The ones most familiar with the kind of difficulties new immigrants face are the olim organizations. Most of the founders and employees of these organizations have experienced the long road towards becoming an Israeli themselves. One such organization, Keep Olim, recently started a “university” for new immigrants, where courses are given at a nominal price. One of these courses is taught by Sharon Aizen.Aizen, an expert in consequential thinking, explains that “the course for olim came to be after we’ve analyzed their problems—being away from family, the difficulties they face and their struggles in rejoining the work force—and decided to give them the tools to create a better life here in Israel. We wanted to help them stop being victims and take charge, to see how to overcome the difficulties.”Participants in a workshop for new olim
