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As you can see, this week's post also brought a fresh new look of this blog/newsletter.

In today's piece, you can read about context behind this change - how my urge to finding my voice for this blog helped me to understand how I also learn about the stuff I'm writing about.

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Almost three months ago, I published the first article on this blog about the beauty of being alone. I spent a month in Greece alone, and my time there inspired me to share my stories online.

I didn't have a clear idea or goal with this blog or the topics I would write about. I just wanted to share my stories every week. That didn't always happen, but I have always been aiming for consistency. However, being consistent was only one thing; searching for my voice for this publication has been another.

Even though I started to compile a list of topics to write about, I always ditched them, as every single week, some other thoughts came to my mind that was worth writing about.

As the weeks passed, I felt the growing urge to dive deep into finding my voice even more. Because as I have been posting more and more, I wanted to grow this blog so I can build a community of people who find value in my work.

So I needed to ask questions to find out what the hell I'm writing about.

• My mental health challenges and lessons? Yes, but not exclusively.

• My fitness process and the desire to challenge me more? Also, yes, but not exclusively.

• How to spend my days less stressed and more mindful? Getting closer but still, not solely.

I discovered that it's all the above and even much more.

I had a lot of deep discussions over the past weeks: about life, death, the scarcity of time, and the ugly social dogmas that scares the shit out of me.

Each of these discussions brought significant passion and emotions to me.

The more conversations I had, the more it contributed to finding my voice.

Also, I recently read a powerful quote from Richard Bach, the author of Illusions:

Having read this quote was a tremendously cathartic moment for me. Previously, I was uncertain about to what degree I could share thoughts and provide lessons to others - since I am also learning a lot about mental health, mindfulness, and intentional living.

However, Bach's words dispel all doubts: this whole blog & newsletter is a "live streaming" of my own learning curve, and you all are learning with me parallel.

Needless to say, it's still an ongoing process, but I reached a point where I could more precisely define my value proposition and position this blog.

The realization is that my inner self dictates a desire for mental freedom from so many hindrances our world and society place ahead of us.

We all live in the form of a mental dungeon:

• We tend to listen to other people more than to our gut feeling.

• We tend to fall for the dopamine addiction of social media or other forms of instant gratification.

• We tend to deprioritize ourselves against some commitments in life; therefore, we don't "pay ourselves first" with our time and energy.

This all means that we live someone else's life.

Boom, another Jobs quote! Say what you want, but Steve said some powerful and meaningful things worth contemplating.

So Why The Hell Did This Become The Mindful Guerilla?

With the culmination I shared above, it became crystal clear that I am fighting for my own mental and mindful freedom for the sake of intentional living. And I want to share it with others who also have a - conscious or yet unconscious - desire to do the same.

Therefore, I can identify as a mental freedom fighter - or The Mindful Guerilla.

No, not the Che Guevara-type of guerilla.

As the Mindful Guerilla, I want to share thoughts and stories that matter for our mental and mindful freedom:

• Why it's vital to seek self-awareness to build a foundation of an intentional life

• Why we need to be physically active and thus challenge ourselves to support our personal development

• Why we should break free from the harmful dogmas of today's world to discover our mental, physical and spiritual potential

• Why we should be more conscious about life, time and death - and all forms of wealth

And some more that are all related to the notion that we should live a life where we are mentally free from the world's and our own chains.

What better way to embrace your mental freedom than to contemplate the scarcity of time we stay alive?

This is the core idea of my next article - coming next Wednesday - where I am writing about the scarcity of time, death as an inspiration, and how this should all encourage us to live with more intention.

Stay tuned!

Máté - The Mindful Guerilla

💡 My Weekly Recommendations 💡

Stuff I Recommend You This Week

• one sec app - this is just brilliant! I have finally found an app that indeed helps me to break free from the social media distractions and the constant dopamine urge. If you also struggle with constantly checking Instagram, Facebook or some other shitty apps, try it yourself, believe me, this will truly help!

• Matt D'Avella has a video from 2 years ago about the fact that we are all going to die and why we should focus more on the things we indeed want to do. Because people on their deathbeds only regret the stuff they didn't do. Watch his powerful video!

• Tim Denning writes about 10 things we won't give a fuck about in 10 years. Great stuff, read it!

Newsletters I Read Every Week

• Young Money - Jack writes inspirational & insightful posts on finance, career, and life. I learned a lot from his work, and was also a great motivation for me to start my own newsletter. 10/10 recommended!

• International Intrigue - A valuable newsletter on diplomacy & geopolitics delivered every weekday. Rather read this than all those shitty clickbait articles on mainstream media.

• Exec Sum - A daily newsletter on the major stories from the financial world. It's fun, entertaining, and informative. Better than those finance outlets with shitloads of ads.

• Snail Mail by Slow Growth - a weekly newsletter delivered every Monday by Matt D'Avella's team with great motivational content on productivity. It's not the usual productivity bullshit that you find everywhere else.

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