Bears on the Road

I think I might introduce a new category to my blog: Selfie of the Day! My photo library is more than qualified for that haha. Have to get a lot of studying done today and it's being done as we speak! This week was a pretty good week. University was alright, got some good training in at my gym, not too much drama and I got an overall feeling that I got work done this week; which feels pretty good. Sometimes I forget how good I feel after training but this week made me realize how much I love to fight and train. It's a shame that university takes up so much of my time. School comes first, before training but I need to think of a way to combine the two in a better way. In order to achieve your dreams and goals you need to work for it. I posted a little something on my facebook the other day: 

'Tomorrow we'll be one day closer to achieving our dreams. Nothing worth having comes easy. We got to work for it. Today was a bad day? Pick yourself up, tomorrow you'll have all new chances of making great things happen. The future comes one day at a time and time can't be rushed. It will all work out, trust me.'

This is actually what I live by every single day. You've got to stay positive. Rome wasn't build in a day so you got time. It is pretty amazing how much a positive mind can accomplish.

So you didn't get you ass to the gym today? No problem, don't sweat it. Tomorrow you have a new chance. You're on a diet and let it slip for a day? No problem, pick it up again tomorrow. You had a strong argument with someone you love? I understand you feel bad, but can you change it right now, right here? Tomorrow you can make it up again, apologize, talk it out, listen to the other person. It comes from both sides. 

Don't beat yourself up over things that you can't change ríght now. Sometimes you just need to let it go for a moment. Take some distance, give it some time and see what happends. The path to succes isn't an easy one. You'll come across speedbumps, you'll get lost, you'll feel hopeless at times and you will for sure come across some huge bears you need to fight off. No problem! You can do this. I got full faith in a good ending and as long as we keep a positive mindset and deal with things that come along, succes will come and dreams will be achieved!

Calm Your Mind

Came across this piece of wisdom. Felt like sharing. Here you go. 

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

Not in the sky

Never too old

What did we learn today? Right, everyday is a good day to set new goals and to dream new dreams. Why put something off till tomorrow while it can be done today? Lately my life has being going like a rollercoaster and I found that when you hold on to your goals and dreams, the little things in life that happen to you everyday that you might not find as easy to deal with will just pass by a little bit easier. Take a look at the bigger picture. My goals mostly involve travelling and University. But your goals can be anything. It's important to set goals. And to dream dreams. It makes life just that much easier. Patience will test you and patience will be a bitch, but nobody said it was going to be easy. The reward will be even bigger when you had to work hard to achieve it. I consider myself blessed that I'm only twenty years old and already travelled this much. But I had to work my ass to be able to do this, I had to set goals and I had to dream big. Patience kicked my ass, but I kicked it right back. And the reward? If you could see my face right now, thinking of all my memories and things gained while travelling, there's a smile that would probably bring worldpeace. Okay, I'm going to leave it at this for today. Do with it whatever you want. But remember. Set your goals, dream your dreams, make shit happen. It's probably going to be worth it.


Thought I'd add a little song to today, A$AP Rocky - Fashion Killa

Learning to fly

That said, I'm still learning to fly because I keep hitting the ground. But even when you fall flat on your face, you're still moving forward! To the stars and beyond we go.

Chasing something

Back at work

Just got back from my awesome trip to Rio. I'll make a post about my trip soon, pictures included.

Remember, the future comes one day at a time

Life and all its struggles

Life is not easy. That's something I found out quite some time ago already. Life is throwing things at you and you just have to make sure you catch the rights and duck from the wrongs. You learn by making mistakes and you grow from experiences. I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I travelled to Asia on my own last year. The first picture below is that very first picture that was taken of me when I started my journey. The second picture is the last picture that was taken of me at the end of my journey. There are exactly 111 days in between, and I still can't really believe how much I have changed. On the first picture we had just landed in BKK and I was so happy I survived that long flight on my own. I was so tired of all the impressions and I guess I didn't really realize yet that I would be on my own for about four months. I didn't have a clue of what was coming for me at that time. 

The second picture was taken by Matteo when Arjen and me were at Koh Samui Airport to go home. By that time I had seen 5 Asian countries, gained a pretty sweet tan, improved my muay thai skills, spoke some Thai, learned to eat rice for breakfast, decided not to go to University after summer and most importantly I got so much more independent and confident. I was still alive! I found out being on your own isn't as hard as it sounds. Yeah of course, I struggled at times, but looking back now, this was probably one of the best decisions of my life. I gained so much of this trip. I met so many new people. It really makes you think about how big this world is and how many people are living on this planet. I feel like I met the whole world while really I haven't even met 1/100 of it. I met some nice people and I met some not so nice people. I met some people I'd rather not have met and I met people that will stay with me forever. I quickly found out not to trust everyone but also figured out that most people are willing to help you if you are in need. Everyone is human. That's for sure. I guess Asia made me grow up. And made me a little more the person that I am right now. 

Like I said, life's not easy. I'm still young, I'm still learning every single day and for now I'm just catching the things life throws at me and I'm trying to make the best of it. I read this quote one day and every time something isn't going as planned or when things turn for the worse I think of this quote.

'Even if you fall flat on your face, you're still moving forward'

Life wasn't made to be easy. Life was made to be worth it. I decided not to go to college yet. To travel some more before starting another chapter of my life. I thought I'd only be going to Asia again. Those plans changed already. I'm going to Rio as well now. Things change. Change isn't always a bad thing. I can say I'm not really good with changes. But sometimes change is what a person needs. So Rio in January, Thailand in March, University in September and after that, the rest of my life. 

People, we can conquer the world. Don't ever let someone tell you you can't do something. Prove them wrong. And remember, Karma's a bitch. Do good, get good. What goes around comes, around and when life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life you've got a thousand reasons to smile. I could go on in quotes for about on hour more but I'll leave it here. I just needed to get this of my chest. Had my mind going for a while. Okay, now go and enjoy the rest of your day. Carpe Diem.