Birthday Wish: Ordinary Boy with an Extraordinary Dream.

Hey guys,

My name is Viktor and I am an ordinary guy with an extraordinary dream - to put a smile on every person's face. Since I was a child my passion is to help people live healthier, happier and more fulfilled life.

Why? It just warms my heart and makes me full of joy when I see happy people who appreciate the beauty of life. It's that simple.

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MY STORY

It all started when I was 15 years old. I suffered sever acne, chronic fatigue and mild depression. First, I tried all harmless options available out there such as acne creams, common "herbal" products, homemade remedies and so on. After nothing really helped I went through different medications and antibiotics with no results.. in contrary, they made my symptoms even worse.

Fast forward to my early 20's, because of the medications and antibiotics, on top of everything, I've developed IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), constipation, gas and bloating.. to name a few. Followed by thyroids problems, brain fog and severe anxiety.

That was the turning point in my life. I decided I cannot live this way anymore, the modern medicine isn't working on my favor and I have to do it on my own. I thought Nature could help as well as my body innate mechanisms.

Then I got interested in healthy living - eating habits, daily activity, stress management, sleep, etc. I was reading, listening to podcasts and watching lectures 5-6 hours every day and every night. It's been long, exciting and life changing adventure. Solid 5 years to this day. I've learned and practiced a lot. I tried and failed and tried and failed and tried again and failed.. but never gave up!

I went trough the body.. trough the mind.. down the rabbit hole! I did it all - yoga, meditation, visualization, juicing, water fasting, dry fasting, breathing, ice baths, veganism, keto diets, all kind of body training.. anything that got my attention.

Eventually I got a grasp on what is good for me and what is not. It took a lot of time, energy, awareness, trial and error, but it was worth it. I learned a lot and all of this fiasco shaped why, who and what am I today!

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NOWADAYS

Coincidentally, 2018 I visited a dance class expecting to do some kind of hip-hop or shuffle dance and there I met the best people in the world.. and fell in love with dancing.

Long story short in 2019 I became a group instructor, in the same gym I started dancing, specializing in body weight training - High Intensive Training (HIT) and Tabata. I had the chance to work with amazing team of highly professional and diversify trainers in Pilates, Zumba, Yoga, Aerobics and even Belly Dance.

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I worked with many colorful and fun people and gained a lot of valuable life experience.

Thank you, guys!

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January 2020 we decided to do a fundraiser for the local animal shelter. All of my income for that month + all additional donations went for vaccines for the babies in order to reduce the death rate of the newborn doggies.

We successfully raised 1300 leva (~ 660 euro) and bought 250 vaccines for our little cute fur fellows. Let them be blessed and find good families!

Then Covid-19 hit... March 2020 the country went on a lock down and everything collapsed. There were tough times for all people around the globe. It has certainly affected the fitness industry. People were and still are scared.

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THE MYSTICAL STRANGER

One sunny day there comes a mystical stranger, kind and somewhat secretive. The stranger brings a gift. The gift of opportunity!

Thanks to this stranger I had the great honor to develop my potential and upgrade my knowledge.

Thanks to this stranger I had the chance to further improve myself as a trainer and bring back my health.

Thanks to this stranger I got certified as a Gold Medal Body Trainer last month - fantastic apprenticeship! More info here: GMB Fitness

Thanks to this stranger I'm currently doing Gut Health Course Certification. The Plant Fed Gut Masterclass - Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

Thank you, Stranger!

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WHAT NOW?

Now is time for me to deliver value to the people and give back to the community.. Now I have to take a radical decision for my life's path. I'm neither a big fan of social media nor being part of it, but.. But time has come and in order to do what I love and put food on the table.. Discomfort is required for growth.

At the end of the day, if your excuses are bigger than your dreams.. you won't get far.

I'm a natural introvert and prefer to stay one.. social media requires extroverted qualities but as I said.. discomfort is required for growth. I have decided to proceed with my career not only in person but also online as well as to share all my knowledge, experience and passion with all of you!

In order to do that I am going to need Video Production Equipment. After thoughtful research the winner is DJI Pocket 2. It can do everything I'm looking for, while maintaining great audio and video quality. It's super compact and convenient piece of equipment which you can take anywhere with you. I will be able to shoot all active movements without worrying if I'm in frame, how the quality and audio is, etc.

You can see in the photos attached to the campaign the total value of the camera and necessary accessories is €929.

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Every cent above the required amount is going for the nonprofit organization Aleksandar Rusev:

The main subject of activity of the foundation is supporting the development of swimming sports and especially of the water rehabilitation activity for children with disabilities.

The foundation will focus on:
◦ construction and operation of one or more swimming complexes, providing conditions for realization of its goals;
◦ conducting water rehabilitation classes for children with disabilities;

◦ organizing and conducting competitions / tournaments / swimming, etc. swimming sports events.

It's located in my hometown Ruse, Bulgaria and is focused on helping children with disabilities.

More information here: https://alexander-rusev.com/ (it's in Bulgarian language).

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FINAL THOUGHTS

I'm going to be 26 years old September 21st. My birthday wish this year is to share the day I came to this Earth with everyone. I'm grateful for the journeys I've been through. I'm grateful for everything that has happened in my life, everything that is happening now and everything that is about to happen.

I would be really happy if we manage to collect the necessary money to buy the equipment and I promise I'm going to deliver my best self to all of you guys!

Namaste.