008 | Yearly Themes & Personal Development w/ Antonia Ivanova

How much could you grow if you picked one topic to learn about for the entire year? This was a PERFECT topic to cover with New Year's fast approaching. On today's episode, I got to talk to Antonia Ivanova, the creator behind the personal development YouTube channel Antonia & the Universe, about just that and more. We covered: how she pivoted from pursuing art to studying computer science(1:00) why she chose a part-time job over full-time after college and how she dealt with the resulting pushback (4:26) why our perception of others' success is often wrong (10:17) whether college is really worth it (11:28) her creative journey on YouTube (17:54) moving to a new country at age 18 (24:02) overcoming language barriers & our funny language mishap stories (30:23) why setting yearly themes has been the key to her personal development since 2014 (37:33) where to start when embarking on a "year of learning" (44:00) embracing minimalism and decluttering both physically and mentally (45:29) how to deal with "environment anxiety" and find hope (51:49) why she views gratitude as essential (56:35) her 2 book recommendations (57:18) and what she's been most grateful for these days (57:56) To find links to everything we mentioned, and to sign up for weekly podcast shownotes in your inbox, click here. If you’d like to contribute a comment, question, or suggestion, send me an email or audio file/voice note over at [email protected]. ⭑ SUPPORT THE SHOW ⭑ If you’ve found value in the podcast, please consider leaving a tip! It helps me to continue producing episodes and sharing conversations with cool people, and I really appreciate it. You can also help out by leaving a review on iTunes! It means the world to me :) ⭑ CONNECT WITH ME ⭑ Website | www.theblissbean.com YouTube | The Bliss Bean Instagram | @theblissbean ⭑ OTHER ⭑ Music from Epidemic Sound. Try a 30-day free trial of music for your content: http://share.epidemicsound.com/theblissbean

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A bi-weekly podcast where Beatrice chats about life as a 21-year-old content creator & college student living abroad in Spain. We talk about all things self-improvement, adulting, and happiness, but we keep it fun & light! You'll find new episodes on Mondays; Hope you enjoy. Find Beatrice on IG @theblissbean and on YouTube at The Bliss Bean.