Welcome to "VanLov's greatness is ageless" society! (5-minute read)

Let me introduce myself, amico mio. My real name is Ivan Nikolov and I am from Burgas, Bulgaria. The "Van Lov" sobriquet comes from iVAN nikoLOV. Sounds like Vin Diesel, doesn't it 😂😂? By the way in the past I came up with the idea to become an actor.

Things are going on a different way from being an actor (for now). I study dental medicine in the Sofia Medical university and, interestingly, TODAY starts my first semester of the first year.

Of course, being simply in the Matrix with a university degree (albeit it is a medicine degree) is not my cup of tea, so I decided to become familiar with some other activities as well. It was the last Christmas day in 2022 (December 27th) that I got blocked by a girl that I was in love with when I started writing ideas for my book(s). Up to this date - September 23rd - I have 840 pages in Samsung Notes, which, if estimated in Word pages (letter size 14), is 288 pages (just over 84 000 words). Having a community means a lot to me because it "burns my ships" into writing my book officially, not just some ideas.

However, who am I actually? What have I achieved in my life so far? What stands behind this "Van Lov" thing? Apart from the fact that in several years I will be able to make you the best smile you can imagine, I have already struggled with some aspects of my intellectual, emotional and spiritual development.

When I studied in elementary school not only was I bullied, but I also didn't have some real friends. Every friendship was volatile and fragile - changing from day to day. I have been good mathematician since I was 4 years old. My mother remembers these times because I had the proclivity to add and subtract 3-digit numbers to/from other 3-digit numbers. Well, my math tallent, coupled with my eagerness to escape from this school, made me apply for maths high school when I was in the end of 4th grade (the other opportunity was in the end of 7th grade - IMPOSSIBLE to bear all of it 3 years more).

I won't bore you with all the things and circumstances I had to face in my life. I'd rather love to share my 12-month exponential growth (from October 2023 to (almost) October 2024) which I experienced due to all of these obstacles and some circumstances that incapacitated me.

October 2023 - 1. Passed both of my driver examse with 1 (theory) and 0 (practice) mistakes 2. Received a C2/CPE Cambridge certificate in English and I am the only person who I know that participated in CPE exam without studying for this exam (I studied for C1/CAE due to some misunderstandings which I am really glad for)
December 2023 - Christmas charity bazaar for a girl with cerebral paralysis. My amazing team and me made 400 leva in 2,5 hours by cooking mince, bread with lyutenica (Bulgarian dish) and selling a cake. This was an unprecedented case because this amount of funds was never collected even in 3 days (the duration of the bazaar).
January 2024 - took part in the show "Who wants to become a millionaire" which in my country has a bit different name - "Who wants to become rich". I was remembered as one of the most risktaking players of the show in the country because I didn't lock in any of the sums, no matter the fact I reached question number 11.
March 2024 - I was interviewed by a local journalist about my appearance in the show and this interview became the most popular interview EVER in Flagman.bg (local newspaper). In 24 hours it reached a bit over 43 000 views. In 8 days - 100 000 views.
April 2024 - struggling with preliminary chemistry exam... It was worth it. Me and 13 more students all over the country were the only ones with PERFECT score in this exam (6,00 mark). What is more there were over 1 600 candidates that day. My chemistry teacher told me that what I wrote on my exam was downloaded in the university system in order to be kept and showed as an example/pattern.
May 2024 - 1. Some of the schools in my town (and some other towns as well) have a tradition. Every class that finishes school (12th grade) thinks of an idea for a dance and a video which are presented in front of an audience (mostly teachers, classmates and parents). Although I am biased, I am inclined to say that this year my school, all of the 6 classes were just acting like they were preparing for this concert for their whole lives. I was a small part of it and I really take pride in this teamwork. 2. The views from the interview soared from 118 000 to 254 000 in 1 week. Several days later it reached the summit of 260 000 views.
June 2024 - 1. The results from the matriculation exams got aired. I was one of the few people in all of the 6 classes (156 people) that participated in 3 exams (we are obliged to take part in 2 exams, every other exam is optional). My score in the Bulgarian language and literature exam was 6,00 (although it wasn't perfect because I had 97,5 points and 6,00 is from 95 to 100 points). This 97,5 score was the second highest in the 6 classes. Also I was the only person whose essay had the maximum 30 points (well, writing a book 😅). As far as the other 2 exams (English and Geography) - I got 5,54 and 5,54. In addition, I was the only person in my school and one of the 3 people in the whole town who took part in the Geography exam. 2. I started going to the gym and gained around 3 kilograms in 3 and a half months. 3. I commenced my first job ever.
July 2024 - 1. 500 days in Duolingo learning Italian (beginning with Greek soon due to science terms) 2. Leaving my job (due to plethora of reasons) and joining The Real World in the copywriting campus.
August 2024 - joining Skool for the first time ever and learning how to create a society (plus having some battles with the stress and fear of creating it)
September 2024 - 1. being in a relationship with an astonishing, kind, loving and passionate well being. 2. Starting university 3. Building Skool society.

All of these things in almost 12 months. I am sharing my story with you because if I have to choose to share 2 things with you - they would be my story and my mindset because they helped me more than everything else.

My mindset was created by my story. My story is being created by my mindset. And my future mindset will be created by the story I am building now. Story + mindset = Yin and Yang. You create your balance. I can be a part of your balance because my mind fights for it. And despite the fact that I am not enlightened in every realm of human endeavor, my mindset can be utilized in your life.

Can you guess what is shocking about me? 2 months ago I turned 19. I am young and it is an advantage. My mind is fresh and adaptable, working 25/8. Don't wait until I really become somebody. It might be too late for some aspects. My mindset won't change, just develop. As a result, my resounding success won't change, just develop. Because our inner world is a synecdoche to our outer world.

With regards,

Van Lov

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