Woodstock and bungee-jumping, or why is it worth to take action!
Woodstock and bungee-jumping — how does this relate to my blog? Today’s post will have more relaxed and inspiring vibe and will be about the Woodstock Festival, fun and action. It was 2014 — I had been a waiter at a Krakow restaurant for almost a year, Route 94 was the king on the radio with his My Love.
This blog post answers the following questions:
- What happened at Woodstock Festival when stepping out of the comfort zone?
- How did facing fears at Woodstock lead to memorable experiences?
- What lessons were learned from Woodstock adventures?
- How to overcome fear and embrace new experiences?
- How taking action brings unexpected positive changes in life.
After the big changes in 2013, my life finally became colourful. My workmate asked me if I was going to the Woodstock Festival with him because he had always wanted to go there. My first reaction was negative and I started making up different excuses to avoid going. It was something crazy and unknown. Dirt and slaughter everywhere — why should I go there? , I thought. However, a few days before the deadline I was finally persuaded, even though I was afraid of the unknown and inconvenience. However, I decided to overcome my comfort zone.
Fear of the unknown often steals great moments
Are you afraid of trying something new? It doesn’t matter if it’s a trip to a cool place, moving out, changing job or surroundings, opening up your own business, or picking somebody up. My great fears about going to Woodstock quickly began to turn into the best memories of my life. Travelling for 15 hours by train, sipping on cider along the way, and finally arriving at the scene instantly dispelled my fear. Hundreds of thousands of people and an amazing atmosphere. There were three of us, my work buddy, and another girl who worked for us as a bartender. We met wonderful people and we created a common camp in the woods. The climate was brilliant and everyone enjoyed the moment.
Woodstock and bungee-jumping — go crazy sometimes and don’t be afraid
Having great time during several concerts within this festival, I hurt myself multiple times, got kicked solid several times in the head with combat boots, got kicked twice in the crotch (I remember every time) and someone kicked me in the knee (because of this injury I had to give up a few trips to the mountains, and my left knee hurt for a good few years). However, I didn’t regret any of the moments of play even for a while. Every night, I slept in a tent with my new girlfriend and never let anyone else in.
Bungee-jumping
I decided to do bungee-jumping from a dedicated crane deployed in the middle of the festival venue. I was very afraid and the price was high. My new girlfriend and I have been waiting in the sun for a good few hours. Finally, our time came and the crane took us high, where I could see the entire festival spot. The ropes attached to our legs (we jumped in tandem) pulled me so hard — I thought I’d fall out of the cab before we are up. The countdown was quick and the staff pushed us out without thinking. The moment of jumping from the cab at an altitude of 80 meters is such an amazing experience that it is hard to describe it. My legs were almost ripped out of me, but somehow I survived all this. I definitely felt alive.
What are you afraid of doing?
How many times in your life have you hesitated to do something new? Are you afraid take the risk because you might fail? What if you succeed? Maybe this time, what you will do will come out pretty cool and you’ll get life-time memories. Maybe your goals, big and small ones, can be achieved? Everyone has different objectives, but surely you’ll have situations where giving up will deprive you of wonderful experiences. Don’t let fear take away the cool experiences you can get from life. Don’t let it take your dreams and ideas away. Try — what do you have to lose?
Action is most important!
Remember, if you don’t have much idea what to do, it doesn’t mean it’s not worth working. I moved to a new city years ago (to Krakow) I had no plan for myself, nor did I know what I would do in a few years’ time. However, I was not happy living in a small hometown and I just wanted to change my life. My actions and my exit from my comfort zone have made my life gradually change for the better.
I read a lot of books and worked as a warehouse employee and then as a driver in a restaurant. All I knew was that I wanted to develop and improve myself. Over time, more and more have changed and I no longer recognize the old myself. The story of bungee-jumping and going to Woodstock is just a small example, but a year before that, moving to Krakow I would not even think that forcing myself to act would result in such changes and experiences. You can never predict the effects of your actions, but remember that taking action and moving your ass will result in many cool events that you don’t even expect!
Woodstock and bungee-jumping, or why is it worth to take action! — watch the video
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Hi, I’m Tomek!
From Waiter To Millionaire. Welcome.
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Today, I’ll tell you why you should act,
even if you’re not sure
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what to do and what you want.
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Why is it worth doing anything?
Today you’ll know.
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I invite you to watch this episode.
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I’m in Kraków downtown on the roof.
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See how beautiful it is.
Great weather, May, wonderful.
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It’s worth to act
in order to be in such a place.
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What this episode is about?
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At first, I’d like to tell you
my personal story.
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Namely, in 2014 I was on Woodstock.
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Everyone knows this cool festival.
In Poland it’s sensational.
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But how I got there?
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I had been working as a waiter here,
in Kraków downtown
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for half a year or a year
and my life got a little better,
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because a year earlier
I moved to Kraków and figured out my life
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which became much better.
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But what about Woodstock?
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My friend from work
offered me to go there.
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I was very afraid, thinking
why should I go to some festival.
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I’ve never been there.
It will be terrifying, dirty, hard.
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It’s not worth it.
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I tried not to talk about this topic,
but friend was nagging me so much
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that eventually I changed my mind,
even though I was scared to act,
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to risk and I was afraid of the unknown.
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And so we went, 3 of us,
because our female friend joined us.
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It turned out to be brilliant.
We had a great time for a few days.
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We drank cider
till we dropped on the train.
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We didn’t have anything to eat,
slept in a camp in the woods,
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met great friends,
went to sensational concerts
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where I got hit in the head
with a shoe probably 10 times
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my ankles were chafed, I got hit in
crotch 2 times – I remember it exactly.
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I was all bruised
and I have knee injury to this day.
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It was tough,
but the memories are amazing.
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We were having fun every day.
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The 15-hour train trip
was simply brilliant.
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Sleeping in tents, new people.
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Simply beautiful memories
that I carry in me to this day
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and I love to go back to them.
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What’s the point of this story?
I was so scared.
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This story is the example of it.
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Also, I won’t forget bungee jumping
where we waited
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half a day in the sun to do it.
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In festival’s center there’s a big crane
for bungee jumping.
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We jumped as two people in tandem.
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And we waited for half a day,
all sunburned, it was very expensive.
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I remember going to the top of the crane
and our time has come.
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Before we reached the top,
they already pushed us.
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I didn’t even have time to think
whether I want to jump.
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They pushed us
and didn’t give time to think.
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The feeling was incredible,
just as great as was the fear.
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We jumped right in
and it was brilliant.
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The memories are great.
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But why am I telling this story, as
this video’s title – why you should act?
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It was 2004 – I have
great memories and cool experiences.
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But a year earlier,
my situation was terrible.
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I didn’t know what to do
and I decided to move to Kraków,
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even though I had no job,
I didn’t have a plan
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and didn’t know what to do.
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But despite this desperate life-situation,
I decided to act and try,
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not knowing what to expect back then –
and I acted.
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I went to Kraków.
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I was working in the warehouse
and soon they kicked me out.
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I was a driver at a restaurant,
where I became a waiter.
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I didn’t know what to do,
but I exposed to acting, to life.
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I took chance, risked, went for it.
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It was hard, but I decided to act
and did it.
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It led me to a place
I didn’t expect to be.
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Year later, I’m a waiter,
working with cool people in a cool place.
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I went to Woodstock, met wonderful
people and I have memories for a lifetime.
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This all didn’t result from the fact
that I planned this leave,
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but because I wanted to act –
not knowing what to do, I just acted.
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Despite the fact that
I didn’t know the outcome.
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I just wanted to leave my hometown
and I was in a hole.
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I didn’t know what to expect.
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Of course, I read some books,
to get back on track.
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I was achieving progress,
but it was a long way to the present me.
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But such a simple action,
exposing yourself to life,
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has brought unexpected results that
I wouldn’t have even dreamed of,
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that I didn’t plan.
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I want to tell you about it, as I witness
this kind of things to this day.
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Once I learned that action of any sort
with unknown outcome,
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whether opening a new business
or releasing a product on Amazon,
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or approaching a person you like,
or changing job or place –
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anything that brings risk and causes fear
because of trying new things –
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but if you try to expose
yourself to some risk and begin to act,
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then you don’t even realize how after
a month, a year, maybe 5 years,
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what impact does this have on your life.
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How many cool things can happen
when you decide to act,
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get out of your comfort zone
and just expose yourself to life.
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Of course, you need to plan your life
and know what to do,
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but if you don’t act,
nothing will happen.
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But if you act despite
not knowing what to do,
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then you’ll see
that miracles can happen.
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For example, when I started reading
my first motivational books,
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I didn’t know what will come out of it,
but in time I focused on online business.
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I acted, tried, published my books
and also didn’t know the outcome.
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I was failing, but I was also trying.
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It led me to creating
more than 500 products on Amazon
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which sell well and it changed my life.
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I opened my blog
because I moved here,
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went through difficult things
and dared to do something.
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I was a waiter. Great job.
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Over the years, I’ve met
many wonderful people.
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Then I became
a manager of this restaurant.
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Then I started my online business.
Now I’m creating a blog.
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I didn’t exactly know
what I’ll be writing there,
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but once I started,
thousands of topics appeared.
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I’ve been blogging since last year, 2017,
and I’ve met many people
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who I didn’t expect to meet.
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Opening a blog simply was a decision
and going into the unknown.
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It required a lot of work,
but now I meet wonderful people
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who also run blogs, online business.
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Now, such miracles happen
that I wouldn’t have believed
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when I started this blog.
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Just as I wouldn’t have believed
a year before moving to Kraków,
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being on Woodstock, bungee jumping
that I will do such things.
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So, if you’re afraid, hesitate
and not know what to do – just try.
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Go out somewhere,
change your job,
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change the place of residence,
talk to a person you like,
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take a chance,
do whatever you dream of.
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Even if you don’t know
what and where it will be,
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just search, try anything,
because going out to people, acting
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result in wonderful things in your life.
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And if you focus on something,
find some aim and ideas,
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then you’ll see,
when you act in this direction,
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what cool things will happen.
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Therefore, act,
don’t be afraid to move forward,
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because even if you don’t know
what it will lead to,
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acting always makes sense.
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Act, try different things
and don’t be afraid to risk a little,
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because it’s worth it.
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And now I’ll show you
how beautiful it’s here on the rooftop.
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You can see the entire Kraków.
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There’s St. Mary’s Basilica
and market square.
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I plan to spend
some time in the sun here.
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Greetings. Subscribe if you want
to learn a little bit about
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changing life, Amazon, books
and other cool, motivational things.
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See you in the next episodes
every Friday. Bye!
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