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Q. What is the greatest lesson you learned in 2019? Lesson 1: What I'm truly after isn't being happy and joyful. What I'm truly after is experiencing myself as FULLY ALIVE! I feel fully alive when I am fully present and experiencing the Feelings/Emotions that are alive in me at each 'present' or 'NOW' moment. Experiencing ALL EMOTIONS, regardless of whether in the past I would have labeled them as negative or positive - all of them! When all of them are allowed, invited, welcomed, the experience is a full presence & fully aliveness. Besides, nothing is inherently good or bad anyway. Lesson 2: "Letting go" means non-attachment to everything - including the physical body. Nothing is "mine", including this body that I'm temporarily inhabiting and taking good care of (so it serves my soul to 'create' the experiences and to re-member). Lesson 3: It's much easier and preferable to go through life, powered by the energies of CURIOSITY and WONDER. A great thing to say, as Jim Rohn said, "Hmmm, isn't this interesting?" Lesson 4: There's no winning this game I call "life". The point is not to "get there", but to enjoy the game, the journey. There's no getting there. There's no arriving. There's no getting out of this alive either. So, just play... meaning: don't get too hung up on this "what's my purpose" thing... don't take any of this too seriously. #mindsetmatters #mindsetshift #beyondyourbestself #spiritualbeing #selflove #lightworkers #loveyourself #ivan_nikolov (at Tallinn, Estonia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ioGYZgPLZ/?igshid=k69etcym0hnl

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Time for this post again (up to date). What I Stand For * Freedom - spiritual, financial, lifestyle, location, voice, purpose * Authenticity, Congruence, Integrity, Realness, Rawnessty, Being unapologetically you * Self-actualization * Wellness/Health/Body temple care * Self-knowledge, Stillness * Aligned inspired action * Appreciation * Full presence, Awareness * Surrendering, Non-attachment * Re-membering * Being able to say NO * Deep listening, Under-standing * Meaningful relationships and conversations What I Stand Against * Playing small * Staying in resistance (consciously or unconsciously) * Mediocrity / Complacency / Ignorance * Inauthenticity, People-pleasing, Agreeableness * Being a Victim * Ignoring the body temple/health * Being uncommitted, "thinking about it" * Herd mentality, Collective beliefs Have I achieved mastery and fullness in all of these? Heck no! Not yet. Am I purposefully, intentionally, powerfully, like a freight train moving in this direction in full alignment? You bet! . You? Do you know what you stand for and against? Are you unapologetic about it? Do you fully own it? . (Photo by Silvia Nikolov) #mindset #unapologeticallyyou #authenticity #beunapologeticallyyou #mindsetmatters #beyondyourbestself #spiritualbeing #mindbodyspirit #selflove #lightworkers #loveyourself #ivan_nikolov (at Sofia, Bulgaria) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0LgF_LASVp/?igshid=1m39y18n4jf3d

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Yesterday I had the immense fortune to facilitate a deep bonding and authenticity workshop for a few amazing souls, who had come to KL from all over the world - Pakistan, Canada, Japan, and KL. . This happened in the gorgeous headquarters of #mindvalley where I currently play (not work!). . And, where my colleague, friend, and brother Ezra Mitchell had decided to host this bonding experience for all of us (all united by Mindvalley and the mission it is powered by). . (Ezra, if you are reading this - thank you for the invitation and the opportunity! Truly grateful!) . I was honored and absolutely humbled to be involved in this deep experience as a facilitator and a participant! . I had experienced the power of such events before, but never as a facilitator, as a guide. It's a pure flow experience! . Emotions, revelations, self-discoveries, epiphanies, depth, truth, rawness, humanity... Feeling alive. . As I myself move closer and closer towards owning my own truth, being rawnest (radically honest in a non-violent, loving way), and ultimately - unapologetically me... . As I learn and master the skill of effective communication, the art of influence - I look forward to facilitating more workshops like this here in KL and around the world 🗺 #bonding #relating #authenticity #kualalumpur #rawness #mindsetmatters #mindsetshift #beyondyourbestself #spiritualbeing #mindbodyspirit #selflove #lightworkers #loveyourself #ivan_nikolov (at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByfA6TBATty/?igshid=aceybamwyifd

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Moments of now-ness (presence and awareness) in full enjoyment of preparing and devouring the best fruit salad in the world. . The best fruit salad in the word? No. Simply the best fruit salad for me at this moment. Perfect! . Simple ingredients: Dragon fruit, apple, banana, carrot, dark chocolate chips, fresh coconut flesh shavings, organic cinnamon. . Again, perfect! Bliss in presence! . And, if you really think about it right now, right now... NOW.. its always - always - bliss! . All the anxieties, worries, insecurities, incompleteness - it's all stories we make about the future... But... NOW!!! Now = bliss! #mindsetmatters #mindsetshift #beyondyourbestself #healthfirst #spiritualbeing #mindbodyspirit #selflove #lightworkers #loveyourself #ivan_nikolov https://www.instagram.com/p/BwL7NTmgwMb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ms5cd2n8oy6n

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It's not about "train your body" - train, train, train. I no longer subscribe to that. . It's not about doing endless "mindset" work but neglect your wholeness either. . And, it's not about being "spiritual" and disrespecting your human form - the Divine gift that it is... . I no longer believe in separating these levels. In my mind they are so interconnected - they are one. . I'm not a fitness guy (It may seem I am, but I'm not - physical fitness is way too limiting for how I am called to express.) . I'm not a mindset guy (I don't know if I'll be able to transcend the Mental body in this physical lifetime.) . I'm not a spiritual guy (I'm called to work on my shadows, step into and fully own my gifts as I honor and respect my mental and physical bodies.) . In that, I am an integrative guy - I work on all levels at the same time. . After so many years, it feels that this is the right path. . It feels more and more like coming back to ME. . Enough about me. Where are YOU on your amazing journey? Share in the comments below. . #mindsetmatters #mindsetshift #beyondyourbestself #healthfirst #spiritualbeing #mindbodyspirit #selflove #lightworkers #loveyourself #ivan_nikolov (at Kuala Lumpur) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwDo3b1gokc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=q1ctdk0zlb9f

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You can't think of the BODY as separate from the MIND. And of the BODY+MIND as separate from the SPIRIT. And of BODY+MIND+SPIRIT as separate from EVERYTHING ELSE. The longer I exist the more I REMEMBER. There's still a lot I don't remember... I'm after it (or 'it' is after me) But Even from what I've remembered thus far I've come to appreciate the interconnectedness of everything. As well as the limitations of the space-time mind. It's all N-R-G 💫 #mindsetmatters #mindsetshift #healthfirst #spiritualbeing #mindbodyspirit #selflove #lightworkers #loveyourself #beyondyourbestself #ivan_nikolov #bodymindspirit https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs3hjBDgd-g/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=sjtzda8vusxk

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If you are doing your best to honor your body (the vehicle for what animates you) . Whether your "best" seems a little or a lot to you . I felt inspired (called?) to say this... . What you are doing for your health and body is great (mindful nutrition, weights lifting, bodyweight training, whatever other things in that direction you are doing...) . It's actually amazing! . Your commitment to it is amazing, too! . I deeply appreciate you for this 👆 . And . I wish for you to maybe add a pinch more of these into the mix... . (I find that it's the juice for everything good in life) . => Give yourself permission to NOT BE perfect. . Give yourself permission to be a normal human being. Accept, appreciate, honor your flaws (your humanity) . => Compare yourself ONLY to your next best version of YOU! . This is your own unique journey. It's your path to self-discovery. And, an opportunity to practice self-honor and self-appreciation. . It doesn't matter where I am or someone else is on their journey. . None of that stuff matters... beyond maybe a short-term controlled inspiration and/or expansion of possibilities (expansion of thinking). . => Never forget that at the end of the day YOU OUGHT TO ENJOY LIFE! . Don't allow to be enslaved by your health routines. This is actually easier than it sounds because... . It's a mindset shift. Simply shifting the vantage point - not what you do. . If I have one message for you after 30 years of doing this . It's this 👇 . Remove suffering from the process. A temporary struggle is okay. A bit of pain is okay. Suffering is not. Take that out! . And, trust me when I say this - from a place of absolute certainty... . IT . WILL . STILL . WORK !!! . And beautifully so . 🙂 #mindsetmatters #mindsetshift #healthfirst #spiritualbeing #mindbodyspirit #selflove #lightworkers #loveyourself #beyondyourbestself #ivan_nikolov https://www.instagram.com/p/BsYISlpgQwe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1duue7ycn18th

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More on the “I don’t know how” excuse (let’s call it what it is… and I fully own my share of using this excuse more times than I can even count!). There are two types of “how-to”. The interesting thing is one of the how-to’s that we usually use as an excuse, as a way to procrastinate more, as a major form of resistance to our own success, leads to the other, bigger “how-to”. And, most people pretend how to know the latter "how-to". Watch the short video to find out the distinction between the two, and to find out if you are... ... possibly playing a victim in a very subtle way. (In full honesty, this victim state still shows up in me once in a while before I catch it and give it a treatment! 🙂) Next, post in the comments below what emotions did what I’m saying raise within your body? Were you triggered? Did you discover ways that you are pretending not-to-know-how? This is a safe space. So, share away! . . . As always… Remember who you are. It’s time! Yours truly. . . . For the full 6-min video follow the link in my bio. #idontknowhow #mindsetmatters #mindsetshift #beyondyourbestself #spiritualbeing #selflove #lightworkers #loveyourself #ivan_nikolov #nomoreexcuses #stophiding https://www.instagram.com/p/B1OKGQCAysA/?igshid=uohhkygv73fh

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Are you one of these people who keeps looking for the "how-to" to your big questions (problems) but no matter what information you find it never seems to work... And you keep looking? And, the "looking" never stops? Because it just never seems to work... for YOU! Why is that? Here are a few reasons why. And, how to shift your thinking about it. Watch the FULL video in the DEEP COMM Tribe and let me know how it made you feel when you found out how it truly works! Link to DEEP COMM Tribe in my bio or go to bit.ly/deep-com #mindsetmatters #mindsetshift #beyondyourbestself #spiritualbeing #selflove #lightworkers #loveyourself #ivan_nikolov https://www.instagram.com/p/B1BcrvAg1yn/?igshid=6nmghxsffoqp

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You are in social settings and you feel the pressure to be, show-up, behave in a certain way. Because, if you don't, people may start asking you what's going on. Why aren't you "your usual self" (whatever that may mean)? So, let me be blunt and say that trying to be "consistent" in this context is a form of being inauthentic. Why do you always have to fit people's idea (the image they've created in their heads) about you? What would it take to just... be you... based entirely and solely on how you feel... ...RIGHT NOW?! Yes, I know. Again, it's the fear of rejection - yes, that's what it is. The fear of judgment. Imagine for a second that you show up exactly how you feel you should be right now. What's the worst thing that may happen? You are not going to die, right? Because that's behind the fear of rejection - physical death. So, now that we know that thinking you're going to die if you are just "you", let's drop that and let's... ...give ourselves permission to be consistent - but not with the image others have created in their heads about us, rather with how we feel deep on the inside right damn now! So, stop trying to fit in. Stop trying to please others. Stop being agreeable all the time. Stop fearing rejection. And, start being YOU! Can we try that? At least until we get proof that it's totally okay No, mandatory To be YOURSELF! . . . Let me know your thoughts in the comments below. And... Remember who you are. It's time! . . . Link to full video in my bio #mindsetmatters #mindsetshift #beyondyourbestself #selflove #lightworkers #loveyourself #ivan_nikolov #justbeyou #justbeyourself #justdoyou https://www.instagram.com/p/B0-gAdqgZLe/?igshid=dw4kenvvijt5

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One of the best forms of meditation... Alone With my thoughts And feelings... emotions - energies in motion And, a tune that deeply resonates Not trying Not planning Not judging Not controlling Just letting With In self-forgiveness Out in the wild The old And the new The earth And the sky So simple... A man With his thoughts And feelings Just like that Imperfect Complete . . . #meditation #mindsetmatters #mindsetshift #beyondyourbestself #spiritualbeing #mindbodyspirit #selflove #lightworkers #loveyourself #ivan_nikolov #selfforgiveness #selfacceptance #imperfect #complete (at Bishop's Itchington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B06PJtDAMEx/?igshid=1t5gc9ny7yqt7

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Looking at it from the perspective of 30 years of experience - it is so clear to me... . - Getting - and staying in great shape - Restoring and keeping high physical performance levels - Slowing down ageing . ... are all a Function of Mindset! . That’s . Really . The . Secret! . It's not dieting. It's not exercise. . Those are the effect, not the cause! . (Once they become the effect they then become the cause for additional effects.) . This is really, really, really simple: . The image, the idea, the belief, the paradigm you hold for yourself in terms of how you should look and how you should perform... . ...is the source of how you do look and how you do perform. . Why? . For one simple reason: You must see what you believe! Period. . Your outer world must reflect your inner world. . Upgrade your inner world... . And, you are all set. . Everything else follows from there in a magical, effortless fasion. The right actions follow. . (And, that by the way is the story in all other major areas of life.) . If you are ready to unlock this level comment below or DM me stating why you are ready. #playgroundtraining #playgroundworkout #bodyweighttraining #bodyweightfitness #progressivecalisthenics #calisthenics_athletes #calisthenicsaroundtheworld #calisthenicsmotivation #ivan_nikolov #humanflag #mindsetmatters #mindsetshift #beyondyourbestself #healthfirst #mindbodyspirit (at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxr0lQWFxRR/?igshid=pxyo7w8yjr3b

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Earlier today I was on a call with a coaching client and I was explaining about Personality/Concept of self and beliefs. I mentioned that the outer world must always match the inner world (with a bit of a lag effect to account for our space-time dimension and how things work over here). I told her that the reason I look the way I look and I perform physically the way I perform is because not even for a second do I believe that I should be declining (I’m 44). In my mind there’s no reason I shouldn’t be improving compared to when I was 24. I just don’t see one. It’s not that I refuse to believe. It’s that I do not have a concept of declining. I think it’s a form of socially-accepted societal belief. People today will routinely live to be 120+ (that’s if they didn’t trash their bodies in their 20s, 30s, 40s #playgroundtraining #playgroundworkout #bodyweighttraining #bodyweightfitness #progressivecalisthenics #calisthenics_athletes #calisthenicsaroundtheworld #calisthenicsmotivation #ivan_nikolov #kualalumpur #malaysia #mindsetmatters #mindsetshift #beyondyourbestself #healthfirst #spiritualbeing #mindbodyspirit #selflove (at Kuala Lumpur) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwW_tbAgqFb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tcxzyn25vn23

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I’ve acquired a deep aversion to telling myself “I can’t”. Even more so to believing it! At the age when most consider themselves irreversibly aging I find it useful to completely ignore this idea. And, in my experiment, it seems to be working to my perfect satisfaction. Consider this... The Second Law of Thermodynamics will always work for you (and me). If you don’t put in the work entropy will claim the body and the mind. If you do put in the work you will keep your system (body, mind) in an orderly state or will at the very least slow down decay. I know that, I believe that, I experience that. Most people’s beliefs are equal to cultural beliefs, saying it is normal and expected to decline after 30. True? Not true? Your truth (belief)? Or, not? I honor everybody’s choice to believe in whatever they wish. But, I’m here to serve those who are open to the idea that it doesn’t have to be that way. That they actually have full control. That the 2nd Law will always work for them… If they put in the maintenance work. #mindsetmatters #mindsetshift #beyondyourbestself #healthfirst #mindbodyspirit #selflove #loveyourself #ivan_nikolov #fitnessmotivation #bodyweightworkout #progressivecalisthenics #calisthenics_athletes #fitnessover40 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt82zrqgU1j/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12mui796s94gj

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Some people will see something that seems way out of their comfort zone and will go... "I can't do this!" And, they will accept that Some people will see the same thing and go... "I can't do this!" But... They won't believe themselves. They will want to challenge this unfounded idea. Because they know that every "I can't" is an opportunity to "I can"! So, while the first group of people will accept and settle The second group will find a way. Which group profile describes you best? 👇 #mindsetmatters #mindsetshift #beyondyourbestself #healthfirst #spiritualbeing #mindbodyspirit #playgroundtraining #playgroundworkout #bodyweighttraining #bodyweightfitness #fitnessmotivation #bodyweightworkout #progressivecalisthenics #calisthenics_athletes #calisthenicsaroundtheworld #calisthenicsmotivation #ivan_nikolov https://www.instagram.com/p/BtadxynAmBT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13br95zhq09r0

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This is YOUR story! Remember Who You Are! It's time! 🎥 🎞 🎬👇 Full video (3.5 min): bit.ly/UR-Unstoppable #mindsetmatters #mindsetshift #healthfirst #spiritualbeing #mindbodyspirit #selflove #lightworkers #loveyourself #beyondyourbestself #ivan_nikolov #motivationalvideo #motivationalvideos #inspirationalvideo #inspirationalvideos #youareunstoppable https://www.instagram.com/p/BtBXiuggsST/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ljhjc8c0z9z8