Here is my first guest. His name is Dobromir Mitev and he will tell you about his adventute around the world. I guess you didn`t expect that point of view, from someone who is traveling the world just with a backpack, but… He doesn`t want to be an influencer, but you can follow him on instagram: whynotdob .
To all young people ❤️
First and foremost this is not comparison in anyway, whether between people or countries. The point I would like to make is different. Before all, a little background:
I’ve been to many places around Europe. I’m currently writing this out of Auckland in the middle of my full around the world trip. Some people would say I’ve seen a lot. I say there is plenty more, but in general I agree.
Last few months, while I traveled around the world, I’ve met not many people, but have seen a lot.
I’ve met an Italian guy with his girlfriend on their holiday in Dubai. He has found his purpose.
I’ve met one young guy and one not so young in the Maldives, one passionately chasing his dream to get out of there, the other peacefully embracing the perfection of the place they are in. They have found their purpose.
I’ve met a guy in Yogyakarta, who despite the “Indonesian style” of thinking and living “day by day” allowed himself to think big and has found his purpose.
I’ve met an amazing Polish-Austrian-German woman in Bali, which have been through shit in her life, but is now in the process of realising a water project which your brain probably can’t encompass. Probably she has found her purpose.
I’ve met a guy in Australia, who after exploring the world, found a better place for himself, helping others travel to amazing places and have top notch experiences. He has found his purpose.
I’m from Bulgaria and the more I travel more proud I become. Ancient place, one of the oldest in Europe (not being precise to not offend anybody) which has it all. Beaches, mountains, waterfalls, caves, nature, urban life, nice people which mostly are just scared, that’s why people think they are bad, and much much more.
I know that because I live there, I’ve explored the place not as much as I wish though. I’ve struggled because I had the luck to be born there, but I did fight and so far can’t complain. Don’t even care what people think of my country anymore. I’ve seen it can be both beautiful and very ugly, same like any other place on earth.
A big background, now to the point. BIG SHOUTOUT to all young people in their early 20’s.
I’ve seen hundreds of you in Indonesia and Australia mainly. You’ve saved some cash and have your reasons to run away.
Some of you hate your countries. Some of you hate your mamas & papas. Some of you are going after the idea of replicating those Instagram accounts you admire. Some of you probably have no idea what they are doing.
I get most of that. Now the part where I will get extremely hated and probably won’t become an Instagram influencer as I can’t lie to you. Or actually I don’t want to and more so I don’t need to, because I really don’t care.
BUT:
You should stay home.
There is no point travelling to a point of exhaustion.
There is no point flying across the world only to find yourself in a hostel all day cooking some meals or staring in your phone waiting to spend some time with fellow travellers on a cheap beer in the evening, again in the hostel.
Or go out and get drunk at 21:00 and lie down on the sidewalk. This is sooooo f*cking common! Do that at home, not 10,000 km away!
There is no point crossing countries and cities of your list without being able to afford the Uber ride, the shitty at first side guided tour, the proper rental surfboard, the surf lesson, the 200$ day trip, the 25$ glass of whiskey, the 34$ cocktail, the 300$ night in luxurious hotel when you need it, the 100$ entry to the best beach club and so on and so on.
I’m not saying you can’t do it on a budget, you are doing it, many other people are doing it. I’m partially doing it despite I splurge a lot. I’m going to Bora Bora to f*ck sake…
I’m saying:
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YOU DON’T HAVE BENCHMARK!
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TO BE HAPPY DOESN’T MEAN YOU NEED TO BE POOR.
Every place you go is fantastic, is new, but there is nothing to compare it, there are no roots.
Sometimes to consume, you have to be consumed first. To have some roots. To know there is somewhere, something where it is safe and you would love to go back every time. Something to measure against – whether it is climate, nature, people, prices, just anything.
If you want to travel via let say something like worldpackers and work for 3 months or 6 months in a single place, do it, it counts.
But in all other circumstances, hopping around does no good.
Stay home.
Become good at something. Give it a try, fail, succeed, whatever the outcome is. Only then all these trips which about 7,000,000 people dream about will make sense.
You need to make those attempts.
Otherwise, its just fancy pictures & videos made for social media which only make you more antisocial.
In 6 months all the details will have faded away because you weren’t there.
I’m not attempting to generalise. Many of you have the time of the lifetime and experience it to the fullest, even on a budget. But again, that’s doesn’t seem to be the majority I’ve seen.
In your 20’s you can do EVERYTHING. Every f*cking mistake and you will get away with it. Go out there in the world and give it a try.
Before we wrap. If you reached by this point, you probably know what I’m talking about.
Money are not evil. Still people are so f*cking scared and afraid to talk about it. What about going and claiming the cash they are worth.
I’m not saying you will become millionaire over night. You might become in 5 years or in 15 years, but most probably you won’t. Especially if you are telling me that in your early 20’s you will work 20 hours a week.
Seriously? Can we get back on Earth and gain some reception.
I’ve made the math to illustrate it for you. That’s me, for everyone is different:
8760 hours (2 years): I was just trying things based on what I needed to do. I was learning and reading whatever come in front of my eyes.
19104 hours (4 years and a half): I’ve continued to learn, expose myself to opportunities, try some ventures on my own while learning on the go.
(i’ve never done anything I completely knew from before)
3240 hours (9 months): Burned out decided I can help some people, invest a bit, have a surf school and spend whole summer in the water.
Wasn’t bad until the end of September when the question “What we do now until next summer?” synced in.
6480 hours (1 year and a half): Attempting to find a way to lift of the ground my latest and current business.
26280 hours (6 years): Working 24/7/365, helping every client, learning constantly on every topic, improving on things already learned, self reflection and attempting to fix bad patterns causing business/work issues, being there every second for each and everyone on my team (between 15 to 35 people over time) when they faced a critical issue or someone had to pull the trigger on what we do, wake up in the middle of the night when the products we provide were…well dead.
The calculation is based on 12 wake hours, despite I can assure you I’ve out more.
Total: 63 864 hours
I had the good fortune to work things I like and love and time was just flying, but back to the point.
Now I’m considered an expert in my field. Despite I still face challenges and constantly review what I believe I know, just because from time to time things doesn’t work as expected.
Can I call myself successful? Probably, I feel like it based on my definition of success.
Let that sync. 63864 hours.
10644 nights out, 10644 times going on the beach or just choose anything else with a 6 hour duration which love doing.
Step of the train your surroundings, social media and bunch of other people got you boarded and go do the most stupid things you can think of and see what happens.
Find what you love, start doing it, experiment, try to find people & companies where you may advance your knowledge, surround yourself with similarly thinking co-workers, be freaking passionate and dedicated to it and yourself, find a place, work, subject which will give you everyday challenges.
See what happens.
As Matthew McConaughey say in one of his most influential speeches:
“Number one, life’s not easy. Life is not easy. It is not. Don’t try to make it that way. Life’s not fair. It never was, it isn’t now, and it won’t ever be. Do not fall into the trap, the entitlement trap of feeling like you’re a victim. You are not. Get over it and get on with it. And yes, most things are more rewarding when you break a sweat to get them back. Fact.
Don’t listen to me. Listen to Mathew – he is successful, famous and a legend.
Break a sweat, find your purpose, put your mind to it, get wealth and abundance out of it and go travel the freaking world for the rest of your life!
Earlier I said “I don’t care”. I hope you can feel the passion as I do care and I care a lot.
I was in your seat. Don’t waste it.
You can do it. ❤️🤙🏻
Credits: The top photograph was made by Vladislav Terziiski of one of the Bulgarian lakes. You can check all his mind blowing work at @vladislav_terziiski and I really hope he doesn’t make me take down this post.
The second and the third are just my shots of one of the many mind blowing places I’ve been in Australia and the classic rice terraces in Bali.
