Anti-viral writings for financial resilience, location independence and meaningful relationships.
Almost two years ago, sometimes in July 2011, on a hot summer morning, here I am, on an alley in one of the biggest parks in Bucharest, all dressed up and geared up, ready to pick up running again. I have told myself so many times that I will start running and never actually did … Read more
It’s been more than a year since I started to run constantly. I can safely say now that running is an important part of my life. And it changed so many things, starting with my morning routine and ending with my travel plans. I confess I started to look for places which are holding at … Read more
Short answer: put one feet in front of the other. Repeat until done. Long answer: bear with me for 15 minutes (more or less, depending on your reading speed) and read the story of my first marathon ever. How It All Started In 2011 I decided to ditch all my near year resolutions and start … Read more
You are perfectly balanced. So balanced that you don’t even feel the balance anymore. You just realize you’ve been balanced when, all of a sudden, something strikes and you’re forced out. At first, you don’t know what it is. It’s just something changing the order of things. Little by little, your senses start to gather … Read more
One year ago, as a part of my taming monkeys program, I started to run. Last weekend I had my first official competition as a runner. The Setup The competition is called Triathlon Challenge [Romanian content] and it took place in a nice resort near the Black Sea, called Mamaia. I signed up a month … Read more
Since I started to run, a couple of months ago, several interesting things happened. First, I experienced a lot with my schedule. Started with workouts in the morning, then decided to move them in the evening. Also, I drastically improved my running gear. For instance, I invested in a pair of running shoes, replacing my … Read more
It’s that time of the month, again. I’m talking about my usual report on the tamed inner monkey. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go read the introductory post. Basically, I replaced my yearly resolutions with a yearly challenge: each month I want to tame an inner monkey. Some underdeveloped part of myself, … Read more
It’s time for my monthly monkey review. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, please read the introductory post here. To make a long story short, I decided to ditch completely my new years resolutions and replace them with a year long challenge: taming a “monkey” each month. If you don’t know what a … Read more
