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I'm Yana Nova, born in Bulgaria and 23 yrs old.
I was a ballet dancer for 10 years. When my personal trainers decided that I am good enough to make it my career, my parents thought that I should pursue their dream of me becoming a physician. So if you're raised by "true patriots", who never were outside their own country and never saw or heard something beside their stereotyped jobs and way of living life, you better not listen to them and start becoming an independent person!
About four years ago I moved to Germany alone (for moving to Germany- alone- 4 years ago- I am so grateful) to study medicine, barely speaking German or English and with zero experience abroad and with foreigners. I knew nobody, had no friends at the new place and in Bulgaria none of my friends wanted to talk to me anymore because for some I wasn't a patriot, for others I was too different and weird.. 😀
Few weeks after I enrolled, I started suffering from different diseases, which made me slower with my studies.
My parents (who still never went outside Bulgaria) didn't believe me for two years that I couldn't attend all the lectures because I couldn't get up from my bed at some point.
Hence we skyped everyday, five to seven times a day so that they can check if I'm learning on schedule, eating on schedule, sleeping on schedule, if I am alone in my room, what I eat, what I'm gonna do that evening, who my friends are etc. I also had to take photos of the places I went to each time, as proof when I wasn't home. And of course there was never a moment when I was allowed to miss their calls.
When my health condition got worse and I couldn't move by myself, a few of my colleagues and their friends brought me to the university and back home everyday because I couldn't miss the classes and fail at anatomy.
That way I met my boyfriend, who is a "Fastlaner". At the beginning I was sceptical that other professions than medicine can bring you income and "safety". Back then I was very closed-minded, insecure and afraid to learn that there are so many things you can do with your life.
The moment I got unsure about my own life and future came with my first surgery. My mother is a physician and she didn't want me to go to the hospital, because she tought "I was okay", but I went at the end without telling my parents. So this was the moment when I thought to myself "Why can't she see that I need help?" And this was the moment when I saw my parents from a different angle. Even as a physician hers, my fathers' and brothers' health, physique and look were very very very poor. I didn't want to have any health issues and I didn't want to become like my parents.
So I started working on myself towards gaining independence.
I started listen to my boyfriend what he was telling me about entrepreneurship, money and wealth, paleo, weightlifting, meditation, reading, mastering your skills... At the end of the second year I quit medicine and started working in a call centre so that I can practice my German and finally have my own money (till that time my parents didn't allow me to work and they had all the power over me because they financed me). The other health issues I had to deal with disappeared I started eating and exercising the way I did before I got to Germany. (The food and the eating culture in poor countries is way better than in the richer ones.) I changed my surroundings and began to value knowledge over money and make time my ally.
In 2014 I decided to experiment with different approaches to make money on- and offline.
So I moved to Ireland 1 month ago to work a 9-5 job to save more money (in Germany the high taxes and insurance fees eat your money).
My goals in the next four weeks are:
1. To change my job and work in a gym. I hate working for bosses, (although at the moment that's the only way for me to get "secure cash") but what I hate the most is ruining my health in those offices with artificial lights and no windows, where you have to sit all day long in an uncomfortable chair and listen to the stupid conversations and complaints of your tired-from-life-colleagues.
2. To save money and pay off the debt I have. I will never ever take a loan again! As Warren Buffett once said: "If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need."
3. To stick to my diet and exercise routine for longer than a month. Have you ever heared of Dan Peña? His videos are my mantra at the moment 😀 He's 70 and exercises regularly despite his busy daily schedule.
4. To take the first step into online marketing & e-commerce business. A simple online shop for my simple but elegant handcrafted necklaces, which are inspired by a german designer.
I have to say I am very thankful for what happened in my life because thanks to all of that I am where I want to be, I am the person that I want to be and I am doing what I want to do.
So that being said, if you struggle with similar problems or if you don't know how to deal with their outcomes, ask for my help, I am more than happy to help someone else overcoming such issues!
Usually the reason behind the missunderstanding between parents and their kids or between friends is in their own upbringing as children or just communication problems.
Feel free to ask me all kinds of questions you need answers to!
I'm Yana Nova, born in Bulgaria and 23 yrs old.
I was a ballet dancer for 10 years. When my personal trainers decided that I am good enough to make it my career, my parents thought that I should pursue their dream of me becoming a physician. So if you're raised by "true patriots", who never were outside their own country and never saw or heard something beside their stereotyped jobs and way of living life, you better not listen to them and start becoming an independent person!
About four years ago I moved to Germany alone (for moving to Germany- alone- 4 years ago- I am so grateful) to study medicine, barely speaking German or English and with zero experience abroad and with foreigners. I knew nobody, had no friends at the new place and in Bulgaria none of my friends wanted to talk to me anymore because for some I wasn't a patriot, for others I was too different and weird.. 😀
Few weeks after I enrolled, I started suffering from different diseases, which made me slower with my studies.
My parents (who still never went outside Bulgaria) didn't believe me for two years that I couldn't attend all the lectures because I couldn't get up from my bed at some point.
Hence we skyped everyday, five to seven times a day so that they can check if I'm learning on schedule, eating on schedule, sleeping on schedule, if I am alone in my room, what I eat, what I'm gonna do that evening, who my friends are etc. I also had to take photos of the places I went to each time, as proof when I wasn't home. And of course there was never a moment when I was allowed to miss their calls.
When my health condition got worse and I couldn't move by myself, a few of my colleagues and their friends brought me to the university and back home everyday because I couldn't miss the classes and fail at anatomy.
That way I met my boyfriend, who is a "Fastlaner". At the beginning I was sceptical that other professions than medicine can bring you income and "safety". Back then I was very closed-minded, insecure and afraid to learn that there are so many things you can do with your life.
The moment I got unsure about my own life and future came with my first surgery. My mother is a physician and she didn't want me to go to the hospital, because she tought "I was okay", but I went at the end without telling my parents. So this was the moment when I thought to myself "Why can't she see that I need help?" And this was the moment when I saw my parents from a different angle. Even as a physician hers, my fathers' and brothers' health, physique and look were very very very poor. I didn't want to have any health issues and I didn't want to become like my parents.
So I started working on myself towards gaining independence.
I started listen to my boyfriend what he was telling me about entrepreneurship, money and wealth, paleo, weightlifting, meditation, reading, mastering your skills... At the end of the second year I quit medicine and started working in a call centre so that I can practice my German and finally have my own money (till that time my parents didn't allow me to work and they had all the power over me because they financed me). The other health issues I had to deal with disappeared
I started eating and exercising the way I did before I got to Germany. (The food and the eating culture in poor countries is way better than in the richer ones.) I changed my surroundings and began to value knowledge over money and make time my ally.In 2014 I decided to experiment with different approaches to make money on- and offline.
So I moved to Ireland 1 month ago to work a 9-5 job to save more money (in Germany the high taxes and insurance fees eat your money).
My goals in the next four weeks are:
1. To change my job and work in a gym. I hate working for bosses, (although at the moment that's the only way for me to get "secure cash") but what I hate the most is ruining my health in those offices with artificial lights and no windows, where you have to sit all day long in an uncomfortable chair and listen to the stupid conversations and complaints of your tired-from-life-colleagues.
2. To save money and pay off the debt I have. I will never ever take a loan again! As Warren Buffett once said: "If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need."
3. To stick to my diet and exercise routine for longer than a month.
Have you ever heared of Dan Peña? His videos are my mantra at the moment 😀 He's 70 and exercises regularly despite his busy daily schedule.4. To take the first step into online marketing & e-commerce business. A simple online shop for my simple but elegant handcrafted necklaces, which are inspired by a german designer.
I have to say I am very thankful for what happened in my life because thanks to all of that I am where I want to be, I am the person that I want to be and I am doing what I want to do.
So that being said, if you struggle with similar problems or if you don't know how to deal with their outcomes, ask for my help, I am more than happy to help someone else overcoming such issues!
Usually the reason behind the missunderstanding between parents and their kids or between friends is in their own upbringing as children or just communication problems.
Feel free to ask me all kinds of questions you need answers to!
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