Hello Monaco #09 Spring–Summer 2020 | Page 43

WORDS OF WISDOM IN MONACO
© Olga Taran
«Happiness requires being in harmony with yourself and your loved ones»
Sergey Bezrukov and Viktoriya Isakova. This definitely is a success.
Success, however, is not a constant, but progress towards achieving
new goals. Even more remains to be done. We need to film more
video profiles. After all, children are our future! I do believe that children
living in Russian or Ukrainian orphanages are our tomorrow.
And what can the future hold for a country whose children grow
up without motherly love and care? There are tens of thousands of
children like that.
The RAEX-Analytics Rating Agency has published the first rating for
some 293 Russian charities. «Change One life»
made it to the Top-20 of corporate and private
NPOs on a number of criteria and was classed
number one for its «Transparency». Our foundation
was also classed second in the TOP-20
for «Social recognition and coverage in social
networks and mass media». And finally, as to
its partnership potential, it was named 12th
(out of 80 NPOs).
HM: What qualities should a woman possess
to be successful in business and happy in marriage?
OT: I believe that happiness is a more complicated concept than success.
Happiness requires being in harmony with yourself and your
loved ones. Being able to enjoy little things is also part of happiness.
It has a number of elusive facets to it. Success is more of a mathematical
concept. It has a masculine side to it. For a man to be successful in
business, he almost needs to be a genius. For a woman, it is enough
to be persistent. Men are geniuses, revolutionaries, inventors and
For me, luxury is
an opportunity
to meet and
talk with new
people, make new
acquaintances.
pioneers. A woman’s strength is in being persistent, moving towards
your goal, never leaving it out of sight. My husband is a genius! I am
just stubborn.
HM: Do you have a secret for passing from words to action?
OT: I often make fast decisions. Sometimes acting makes up for thinking.
It works better for me. If I am inspired by an idea, I go for it immediately.
I will usually find a solution for its implementation as I go. It is
not about dwelling too much on analyzing and reflecting on the subject.
I pass to action while I am still boiling with
enthusiasm. If I don’t know how to proceed, it’s
just not the right time for it yet. Sometimes you
just have to postpone a decision, and then it
will turn up unexpectedly and be quite simple
to implement. Tried and tested!
HM: What is luxury for you?
OT: For me, luxury is an opportunity to meet
and talk with new people, make new acquaintances.
They say that old friends, from childhood,
are the best. I don’t quite agree with
that. I’m constantly looking for new, interesting, successful people.
I always have something to learn from them. There are many of them
in Monaco and some have been interviewed for our WOW column.
The coronavirus has clarified the concept of luxury for me personally.
Quarantine with your family is a peculiar test for your relations
with your husband and children. During these two months, we have
known each other better than in many previous years. I realized how
lucky I am to have my children and my beloved man next to me. How
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