How mindway came about…
My name is Matthias Dörig and I'm already 36 years young. How did it happen that I thought so much about how I wanted to change?
It started a long time ago. I lost my father when I was 17. It was a turning point in my life that made me want to change things, but unfortunately not for the better. I took refuge in the world of work and drank a lot more alcohol. Dealing with losing someone was very hard for our family. I increasingly avoided the tears that I cried out of pain at losing my father... why, why me... When my nerves were completely shot at me at the age of about 25 and I was just shaking, I realized that things couldn't go on like this. I was often in a bad mood, irritable and filled with inner anger.
So my path had to change. I started reading books, listening to motivational videos, moving in a positive direction and trying everything to become happier.
It took me 7 years to move. I quit everything, my apartment, my job... I had everything... but why?
My mother was ill. She was diagnosed with small intestine cancer. She was such a strong woman who gave birth to 3 children. She suffered for around 3 years, developed metastases in her colon, spine, liver... she went downhill rapidly, I could no longer do anything for her. At the age of 32, I knelt by her bed in the hospital and told her I wasn't happy. She then asked me what dreams I still had and I said a trip around the world. Just do it, she said, go ahead, I'm always with you.
Almost no one understood the termination; I had a great job, a cool apartment, and good friends.
I had to break out, break out of the hamster wheel!
Knowing nothing, I packed my things and said goodbye to my mother, starting off in Asia with a friend who worked for an aid organization. When I was about to go to the husky farm in Alaska, I got a call saying that my mother only had a few days left to live. I flew back and spent some time with her, but then I was urgently needed at the husky farm because no one was feeding the 60 or so dogs anymore.
The door behind me when I said goodbye to my mom, I knew that was the last living sign I saw of her.. She told me nicely that I should go and just live it. It's your life, enjoy it! So I gathered the courage and just went...
When I was in Alaska, it didn't last two weeks. I drove across the border to Skagway in a convoy in a pick-up truck with a trailer loaded with dogs. We loaded the dogs into a helicopter and flew them to the glacier. On the way back, I had to go back alone. Suddenly, I was overcome by tiredness in the evening, the weather was grey and wet, but I stopped anyway and had a strange feeling that I had never experienced before. At that moment, the sky opened up, the darkness with this dreamlike view was touching for me. I had no reception and then slept on the bench across the car. In the morning, it had snowed on the car, a small sign... I knew something had happened. I then drove to the nearest village and grabbed a coffee, logged into the WiFi in the shopping centre and it vibrated, at the top was a message:
please call me.
I still remember that phone call with tears in my eyes. She left.
The further journey through Canada and then California by bike often gave free rein to my emotions. When I was back home I tackled part 2 of my world trip. Across Switzerland with as little as possible and only with the funeral money that we, my sister and my brother divided by three.
They were the most beautiful experiences I could have had, consciously focusing my thoughts. Getting to know myself and becoming increasingly clear about my wishes and dreams.
I made the trip alone, often with the saying "thank you for the food and drink" and as a thank you I baked a plaited bread for many people, as this has become one of my greatest hobbies.
Now I am doing many things that I could never have imagined before. More and more dreams are becoming reality. It is unbelievable what I am experiencing, unbelievable how happy I have become... and my parents are always close by to help me achieve what I want.
At mindway, I try to show exactly these people who have lost something how to find their own suitable path into a positive world. With a lot of patience and talent, good friendships have often been formed.
Just try it…
it is your way..
because suddenly it's over...
And another question for you, what would you do in your life if you only had 1 life : 😉
Use your skills and talent. Use your dreams and pursue them every day. You will succeed if you just believe in it.
The founder of mindway … #machefach
