This is the last picture I took at my apartment in Liptovský Hrádok. I cannot believe that I purchased this property back in 2008. Lived there for around 2 years only, but it helped me get back on my feet after my first business failed due to my lack of experience, unbelievably high-risk tolerance, and, of course, due to my lack of willingness to respond to a request for a bribe to a state official. I am proud of myself for withstanding all the pressures and emerging from this situation with a clear conscience. 

It is more than symbolic that this year I paid off the loan my brother so generously gave me to help me survive the pressure of one bank. 

And, if those symbols were not enough, the same bank is screwing us again – not directly to me, but to the project I’ve been working on for around a year. Now, I understand why it was so unbelievably heavy to deliver – when bank officials have no interest in us having to provide the software they ordered. I wish all the team members I was proud to work with and who I lost at the end of my journey there the best. 

I was lucky to work with such extraordinarily talented people, and this is not only about the latest project. Over the last 15 years, I worked on numerous IT projects, and I was fortunate to collaborate with dozens of extraordinary talents. I learned many important life lessons from them. I am so grateful for all that. You are always in my heart. And, as we say, the world is so small, that we will meet again on some nice, fruitful project that will make us, and our customers, happy again.

Now, I stand at the crossroads of closing a significant and successful chapter of my professional life and looking forward to shaping the next one. No one has the capability of predicting the future, except the One Almighty God. 

As I take my first steps towards new adventures, I am thrilled to share my journey with the love of my life. Without her, I would be lost in the world. I gratefully thank you for being present in my life.

I’m feeling a little nostalgic today. There are 10 days in front of me to de-clutter the past and move to the big adventure of my life, again. 

The reminiscence of myself packing my stuff from 2 a.m. to 4.30 a.m. into one backpack, before heading to the train, bus and a couple of flights towards California. This time, it’s a little closer, towards Tuscany and the beautiful town of Lucca. And, I am not travelling alone, but with my love of my life and our little dog.