Kitobni o'qish: «The girl who dared»

The Girl Who Dared by Yulia Kolomina

First Edition: December 2024

Cover Design by Vladimir Bezkrovniy

Copyright © 2025 by Yulia Kolomina

Wait, that’s allowed?

Writing a book was a whole journey I dared to embark on for a year. But knowing me, you shouldn’t be surprised that I’m also releasing an animated film alongside it.

By combining complexity with simplicity, adulthood with childhood, text with images, I aim to fully immerse you in the essence of The Girl Who Dared.

In this book, you’ll find tried-and-true tools that helped me transform my mindset, income level, and scope of business within a year. It could have been an unemotional manual listing what to do and how, but every project I undertake includes not only the essence but also layers of meaning to captivate your attention.

QR codes, illustrations, animation, and design – every seriously minded adult should learn to be fascinated by the world and try new things.

All I can do is wish you an enjoyable journey and a captivating read. See you in the pages of this book.

Prologue

“Live your life” – three simple words that hold the secret of humanity. Years pass by amid miles of social media posts, the race for a “success story”, and the desire to prove your worth to others. With them fades the sense of your true self, genuine desires and purpose. We forget how to feel like our authentic selves. We forget how to live our own lives.

In the daily hustle, people hear their inner voice less and less, their true desires muffled. Why? Because there’s always a push for bigger, faster, more creative and “unique” – yet the specifics remain elusive in a world of clip mentality ¹.

I am someone who lives at very high speeds. Yet, even I reached a point where my thoughts became tangled, my inner state restless, and something whispered, “It’s time for change. It’s time to change everything.”

It was time to pause, take a breath and understand where I was going, why, how long for, and for what purpose – what part of my multifaceted life was truly ABOUT ME?

If this book has found you consider it a gift from fate, the universe, or higher powers – whichever resonates with you. By reading it, you will already take a step toward yourself, initiating an irreversible process of decisions, actions and opportunities that will likely lead you to your Point B. And for those who can turn theory into practice it’s a ticket to their dream life – business class, non-stop.

This book isn’t about a life story (you won’t find that here). This book is about a person who fell and got back up, someone who ended up in millions of dollars of debt from a single miscalculation yet always believed in herself and her dreams.

Just imagine for a second that you’re in a session with a therapist. What verbs would you use to describe yourself in your own life? An experienced professional could identify one of the reasons your goals remain on pause, falling into the category of “it’d be nice to have a house by the sea and maybe a small car.”

“To listen and to hear”, “to look and to see” are pairs of verbs that have similar meanings yet are fundamentally different. Everyone must determine for themselves whether they are in the passive stage of “listening and looking” or the active one of “hearing and seeing.”

In this book, I’ll explain why it’s essential to feel your life. Each chapter reveals a method that has become a part of my journey from Point A to Point B. Six truths, six principles that helped a girl who couldn’t even afford a loaf of bread reach a point where she travels across Europe, Australia, and Asia, easily builds friendships and professional relationships and designs her life exactly as she wants.

Everyone creates their own recipe for life – so why not borrow a few ingredients from mine?