My Story
Post written by Alex Zubarev
So you’re reading some of my posts on how to live truly a healthy lifestyle, achieve your goals, and how to save money or exercise or get up up early, and you’re wondering … exactly what are my qualifications?
My answer is that I have no official qualifications. I am not a guru, or a doctor, or a coach. I haven’t made millions of dollars and I am not the world’s greatest athlete.
All I am is just a regular guy, a father of 2 gorgeous kids, a hubby, a writer. But I have accomplished a lot over the last few years (and failed a lot) and along the way, I learned tons.
Here’s what I’ve done since March 2008, when I decided to make changes in my life (this is gonna sound like bragging, so excuse me, please):
- Became a sprint runner. In order to relieve stress and anxiety without smoking, I took up running on short distances. I started out by running about half a mile, heavily exhausted after doing so. I gradually built up my distance and within a month was running my first 10K.
- Began waking very early in a day. In order to get my running in, I decided to start getting up early. I did it slowly, and once I began waking early, I began to realize the joys of the quiet morning times. I get so MUCH more accomplished in the morning — not work, but working on my goals.
- Became much more organized. In early 2009, I made my mind to create simple routines for organizing. I learned how to keep my files in perfect order, how to stay on top of my paperwork, to be fully organized at home and work. Hey, I’m not perfect, but I’m much, much improved over how I used to be before.
- Began eating more healthy. As a sprinter, and someone with the goal of losing tons of weight, I decided I needed to eat healthier meals. I began cutting back on unhealthy things like fried and salty and sweet meals. I ate leaner poultry and fish, more fruits and veggies, more whole grains. It felt awesome!
- Made my life simpler. I have become fairly frugal, and have reduced a lot of clutter in my life. A little at a time, gradually getting finer, but I’m very happy with the simplicity of my home and the rest of my life.
Now, I’ve got no claims to perfection. I fail here and there, on a daily basis. But I don’t let it stop me. Maybe I didn’t run yesterday. But that doesn’t mean I won’t run today, and over the long run, I’ve made insane progress!
It is a journey, with no destination at sight, that we are on, my friends. Join me. Together, we’ll accomplish a lot and have tons of fun together! Thanks for stopping by 
