The Bliss Bean Show

008 | Yearly Themes & Personal Development w/ Antonia Ivanova

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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)

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