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New Start, New Site!

So, after a long break away from blogging, I've finally decided to get my shit together and start writing again. This time it will be at my very own domain, which means I'll be saying goodbye to this particular blog (but fear not, for it will continue in pretty much the same way over at the new domain!).

So if you want to keep reading this blog, you can now find it over at www.MathiasOstlund.com!

Peace!

/Matt

Settling For Better-Than-Average Results

As my long journey to the other side of the world has finally come to an end, it's time to start a brand new phase of my life. And it's about time - over the course of these last eight months, I've let myself go quite a bit; it's been almost half a year since I last visited a gym, and even longer since I picked up a non-fiction book for an educational purpose. I'm in worse shape than I've been for years.

But my problems didn't start with this trip - my progress was already being halted by complacency way before that. Although I was in what most people would consider good shape back then, I wasn't seeing any progress. I thought that since I was already more fit than most people, there was no need to put in the effort to improve further. I was simply settling for being better than average, and this was keeping me from even coming close to reaching my full potential and becoming awesome.

Set-backs can get You Moving Again

Sometimes, if you're stuck, you might need a slight setback to get you moving again. In the past, I was in really good shape, and saw no real need for improvement. Naturally, this led me to be complacent, putting in no effort to improve what was already working for me. Sure, I was in good shape - but  I wasn't moving forwards, and I was making no progress, even though I had the potential to become way better than I was. I had become stagnant in my training.

Therefore, realizing that I've fallen behind on my progress isn't necessarily a bad thing - it just gives me the chance to start over with renewed force. Seeing clear evidence that I am now in a worse place than I was before has really opened my eyes to what needs to be done. I know that I am capable of so much more than this, and I know that improvement is definitely possible. I will no longer settle for a better-than-average situation, but instead aim to keep improving until I've reached my full potential.

For me, this will be the turning point where I stop settling for anything less than my very best, and over the next couple of months, I will work hard to return to, and surpass, the level of fitness I had eight months ago.
To awesomeness!




Return of the Prodigal Son!


As you may have noticed, there has been a slight absence of new posts on this blog as of late (read: nothing at all in 8 months).

The reason behind it is that roughly 8 months ago, I came to the conclusion that I wanted to have a little more adventures for a while. I wanted a big change; something new that I'd never experienced before. So what did I do? I packed up some clothes and some hiking gear, grabbed my passport and bought a one-way ticket to the other side of the world.

Since then, I've been living the backpacker life. I've spent the last 7 months hitchhiking from place to place, carrying all my belongings on my back, never stopping at one place for any longer than a few days. And while this has been the best time of my life, bringing with it some amazing experiences and teaching me invaluable lessons, it had to come to an end at some point; namely last week, when I decided to return home after more than half a year in self-imposed exile.

Back in Business


 Now that I've come back to "reality", it's time to get things rolling again - starting with this blog!