I want to share this story of mine. A story of long-anticipated changes.

A long journey, which took me 12 months. I have changed my lifestyle completely! For good.

To be honest, I never thought I can pack so many things in a year. Some of you may find it to be “just a normal life”, but for me it is a huge achievement.

I owe this post to those people who were supporting me all that time.

I hope it will inspire some of you to make changes in your live. I truly think anyone can do the same, the question is just in having vision, determination and applying some life hacks on top of that.

Some background

My story began in November 2015. There were no NY resolution or “starting from Monday” kind of stuff. But as it usually happens, most big changes start with a crisis (you can find nice examples in The Power Of Habit, I won’t expand much on this topic). I’ll spare you some details, they are not really relevant.

I have made some controversial (maybe even stupid) decisions during my recent years, which led me to a weakened state of body and mind (I’ll dive into some details later).

I always knew there were some trade-offs and “debts” I would have to pay back as a result of my deliberate choices. That’s why I was studying the ways other people get better, knowing that “one day I will do it, but it can wait…”

I’ve tried some productivity and lifestyle-changing stuff during my life: GTD, meditation, dieting… Nothing really stuck. It was a question of starting and maintaining the inertia long enough.

And I was postponing the starting point in my timeline.

This time I’ve really got a lucky chance to leverage the crisis and do everything right. The main lesson I learned this year: