Michael Vilster

Relocating to other platforms. Find me where you buy groceries and magazines. Or just look up my name. I'll be out there. Somewhere.

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

Lose your mind
Lose your money
Lose lose lose

But always maintain your integrity and self-respect

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

Do one thing
Do it so well, that you can also find the time to tell about it online
Or maybe do it so obsessively that you cannot even find the time and the bandwidth to tell about it

But keep in mind - if it is not used for content online, some say it might not exist at all

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

@DiBrander Yeah, that is a struggle.

I still eat meat, and all meals are packed with fatty stuff like avocados, nuts, kernels and such - and then lots and lots of vegetables and salad and fruit.

How is your running coming along?

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

After teaming up with a nutritionist/neuro scientist to pursue a weight loss, I'm experiencing more and more evenings with no cravings at all

It is a new feeling and a completely novel way of life to me

But I can already tell it has an effect on my well-being and on my sleep

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

Be so obsessed that you can shut out the world
Be engaged in your thing

Do your thing
Keep doing it
Time will reward you

A year ago my brother and I ran for 60 minutes twice a week
Now we run for 45 minutes twice a week
Same route
Same ease during the run
Just in better shape

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

LAPTOP QUESTION
If I wanted to switch my Macbook to something Linux-y, what would be the obvious and/or biggest issues immediately - and long term?

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

Consistency is wonderful

For a year my brother and I have been running together twice a week

Nothing fancy. Slow runs. 4-6k while talking

Now we are at a point, where conversations have become more elaborate and breathing pauses have shortened

Consistency truly works wonders

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

@singledadreboot Yeah, but it feels kinda stupid by now

Just feels so impossible to imagine when you're young and vibrant and all is good

Kind of regret but at the same time glad there's still time to change

Life is long (hopefully) and you learn along the way

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

When I was 24, I rarely went to the doctor

Today I see specialist after specialist due to a lack of taking care of my health

If I could turn back time, I'd build a routine of regular workouts, 2-3 runs a week and learn how not to snack

I am learning all this now, but it is at a late age
Hopefully not too late

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

If I have a secret sauce, it’s secret

I do not understand all these online gurus selling their secret sauce

If you’ve found it, then take advantage of it, enjoy it, sprinkle that sauce all over your life

Don’t waste your time telling anyone about it

Unless, of course, your secret sauce is selling the idea of a secret sauce to others

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

@pwheelerwrites It sure does. The main issue now is that I need to learn to eat more at the meals. It feels like a lot of food - probably because I am used to snacking constantly between meals. It'll get better too - in due time

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

What is wrong with America?

I get the idea of taking production back home and trying to emphasize their own stuff and national pride

But why are they acting like victims of the entire global community?

USA is present everywhere in the world

Thanks a lot for McD, Coke and all the other sugary goods, that've been exported.

Most of the actions right now look like a petty bully in the school yard trying to power their will through

It's all about winners/losers and alpha/beta and dividing everything in black and white and threatening left and right

What is the plan? Is there an idea with this? Or are Americans just looking to alienate themselves from the entire world?

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

@pwheelerwrites I eat more. And more of what she's recommended

Somehow I probably ate too little at the meals or maybe the wrong mixture of protein/carbs/fats

Now there is more fat - avocados, olive oil and seeds - and more variety in vegetables and fruits

It feels a lot better

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

@tiffanyryderRFH I am fairly certain, I'd have a hard time adjusting to 9-5 and showing up at the same location every day

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

I walked away from corporate life and permanent hires

I walked towards freedom, independence and a life of uncertainty

The uncertainty is at the same time uncomfortable and motivational

Any day some or all of my income channels might stop

But I wouldn’t want it any other way

This is me. This is my life. This is how I like it

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

@tiffanyryderRFH Haha yeah, I feel the same way all the time:
"There has to be some adults to take care of all of this. I'm just doing the 'work'-bit"

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

The two biggest losses in my life made me rethink everything I thought I knew

And it taught me to stop believing in end-all answers

Whenever I believe in something, I try as hard as I can can to be open to the possibility that I am wrong

The 2 losses were
1 / When my wife wanted a divorce
To me marriage truly was till death do us part
Not that she did not warn me, and I was in a really bad place
It just took me by surprise when it finally happened

2/ When a friend fired me from a job he had hired me to
The circumstances caught me off guard
I always knew that even working with friends risked ending badly
But again, I never expected it hitting me so hard
We do not talk to each other today

And these two events made me rethink and re-evaluate.
I am less forthcoming
Less expectant
More self-reliant

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

@JesseItzler Thx man - that means a lot. Xtra motivation right there!

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

I am no @JesseItzler but my 2025 is falling neatly into place

My big goal
- Better health & lose 30 pounds by July 1st

3 'Kevins-Rules'
- Iceland 21k run with 2 friends
- Faroe Islands 21k walk with my dad
- Hiring my brother into my biz

I like planning things

[Michael Vilster @VilsterMichael]

If you really want to stand out you gotta keep showing up

Consistency beats talent anyway
If you keep carving your way to your goals
If you keep improving
If you keep showing up

You will have a fulfilling life