About

Like a typical tourist 😀

This blog is all about being positive and curious about the mystery of life. Inspired by many books I’ve read, movies I’ve watched and thoughts I had, I decided to start my own Happiness Project. However, this is not as much about my journey as about encouraging people to try out new patterns of thinking about the world and the true meaning of happiness. Follow this blog for your daily shot of positiveness. The actual impact on your life guaranteed!

And now a few lines about the author…

My name is Magdalena and I come from a small town in Poland. I have spent 19 years of my life there before going to college to Warsaw. Before finishing my bachelor at Warsaw School of Economics, I have spent the last semester of my studies in Lausanne, Switzerland, with which I fell in love completely.

I have always been a travelling enthusiast. When I was young, my parents used to take me and my sister on holidays, each year to a different country. This has spiced up my hunger for adventures and woke a desire to construct my life in a way in which I wouldn’t be attached to any particular place in the world and would be able to discover new places all the time. When I went for an exchange to Switzerland, I realised how amazing life could be. I knew that I didn’t want to come back to Poland and half of a year in Lausanne was definitely not enough for me.

A little bit of heaven…

Being surrounded by the beauty of nature – the lake Leman, the mountains, the greenery, and having my graduation coming so soon, I have started thinking about the next steps. I had to make a decision what to do with my life. While most of my peers were either applying for the master’s course or for internships in big companies, I felt paralysed by the vision of doing either of those things. I knew that I wanted to do something different in life. In fact, even though I’ve been studying Quantitative Methods in Economics and Information Systems, I have spent a huge amount of time developing my true passions – writing poetry and stories, dancing, discovering different philosophies and psychological theories on life and happiness. I have even started writing two books I hope to publish soon.
On one hand I felt the strong desire to live for my ideals and passions, which made me truly happy and on the other – I felt the pressure to actually get independent from my parents and earn the living on my own.

As for now, I am still in Switzerland. I ended up completing a Master in Information Systems and as a graduate I look towards the future with more hope and clarity than ever. Every day I am discovering new ways to incorporate my passions into my life and career and as much as not all the answers are yet there for me to see, I am more than happy to enjoy the journey as it unfolds. I am currently working in IT consulting, working for companies with environmental impact which for me perfectly combines the passion and meaning.

I believe that every human being has the right and the ability to live his/her dreams. If you believe strong enough and find the courage to act on those beliefs, amazing things can happen!

I would like to thank you dear visitor for coming across my blog and reading this introduction. I hope that my posts and ideas will help you change your life in a significant way or at the least challenge the way you think about life.
The realization of your dreams is closer than you think!

Love,
Magdalena

161 thoughts on “About

  1. Hi Magdalena, thanks for following my blog 🙂
    I can see you also live in the Leman area, how cool!
    You have a lovely blog and you are so right about being happy by choice and living your dreams. I also love that you’re doing vlogs! You seem to be a very creative and determined girl 😉
    If you ever want to do a photo shoot before you leave Switzerland do not hesitate to contact me, I would love to photograph you!

  2. Thanks for visiting my blog and the follow. Love your About page; really love the fact that you are from Poland. The WWW is fulfiling my dream of seeing the world, abet – in a different way. I am all about Positive thinking, living, uplifting spirits. I am sure I am going to enjoy what you have to say. Thanks again.

  3. You are right Magdalena , we have the right to follow our passion,traveling is my passion I’m retired have all the time to travel . I have been to your city of WARSAW the plaza after the palace is very beautiful.wish that you can achieve all what you want to do .good luck and take care.

  4. Hello Magdalena!

    First of all thank you so much for following me 🙂 Second: Wow! Amazing job on your blog! Truly inspiring, thank you for sharing your experiences with us. Keep up the good job and thank you for always being positive!

  5. Hi Magdalena! Thanks for the follow. Sometimes it can take awhile to discover what we were born to do 🙂 I think you’re on the right track.

  6. What a beautiful example of pursuing your passions and dreams. Seriously. I can relate although I am quite a few steps behind you in the journey you have stepped into. I am thankful that the blogging world brought me here! I look forward to keeping up with what you share.

  7. I read your “about” and wish you luck on your journey. My journey is getting towards the end and agree that one needs to do what they enjoy. I have been fortunate to have done that. I want to thank you for following my blog and hope you enjoy future postings.

  8. Wow, while I do not really buy into this “there-is-something-that-mystically-improves-our-lives” stuff, I have to admit… lovely coincidences exist ^_~
    So… thank you for following my blog! Hope it will be as enjoyable (and perhaps even inspiring?!) as yours.

  9. Wow!! What a wonderful site you have set up here Magdalena!! I’m flattered and happy that you have found mine too! I’ve got a lot of work to do today and haven’t had a time to really thoroughly explore yours, but the small bit I have seen is incredibly wonderful and inspiring! Keep up the great work!

  10. Hi Magdalena,

    I have a positive mind training audio. I would like to offer you a free sample, would you like to try it out and review it on your blog?

    Very Best,

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *