Category: My first book
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#729 Mindset – S1 E11 – What drives me

I would like to answer this question one day with this: ” A Porsche drives me”, but today, it’s just the concept in my head. This idea, this dream, this passion. When it comes to writing, I have a different approach. I hate books, I hate reading. I guess, I…
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#728 WRITING – S1 E14 – BAD MOOD WRITING

We can all write when feeling great! When life presents itself from its best side. It’s a hot summer evening, the wind is rushing through your hair, the wine is tasty. The sunset at the horizon, the clear ocean water. Of course we get into the zone! But honestly, life…
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#708 Mindset – S1 E10 – IS IT REALLY A GOOD IDEA?

I want to be honest here. I have doubts. I worry! I ask myself if this is really the way to go. Writing a book with that little experience about life? Sometimes it really gets me. I sit there, asking myself why I have even started. It takes me a…
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#707 Writing – S1 E13 – Writing for no reason

A reason is what we need. A reason is what keeps us alive. But why don’t we do things without any reason? Just doing something for the sake of doing it. Today is such a day. It’s sunny outside. The birds are singing. Nature at its best. Oh wait, no,…
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#686 Mindset – S1 E9 – WHY A GOD DAMN BOOK?

Exactly, why a God damn book? Why couldn’t I leave that for the experts, the professionals, the real authors out there in the world? The answer might be surprisingly easy. Writing a blog? Everybody can do that. Writing a daily blog? A couple of people can do that. But writing…
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#685 Writing – S1 E12 – Nonsense

Nonsense. Adding words to each other that do not fit. What sounds like a bad introduction of today’s topic is in fact a master piece. A form of art. But art in general, especially abstract variants, rely heavily on the ignorance of people. A vision, an idea, all of these…
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#666 Mindset – S1 E8 – QUESTION YOUR BELIEVE SYSTEM

A couple of months ago, I left the church once and for all. Well, not quite the believe system you expected, right? But in life, we need to believe in something. Porsche is better than Ferrari, Oranges are better than bananas, and so on. Whatever you do, whoever you are,…
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#665 Writing – S1 E11 – Writing in a FOREIGN language

For 665 continuous days, I am writing this blog in the English language. Sure, some people might have already noticed, but I am not a native English speaker after all, I am German. With English being the “world language”, of course I should have learned the basics of that language…
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#623 Mindset – S1 E7 – SOMETIMES A CHANGE IN PERSPECTIVE IS ALL WE NEED

How do we keep our mindset on point? How can we keep on pushing forward? Always working on our goals! Never giving up! Assuming that you already know what you want, dealing with your mindset is in fact the more difficult part of the equation. How can we keep up…
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#622 Writing – S1 E10 – Writing under pressure

There is a difference between writing and writing under pressure. You may have never really thought about it, but it is there, making our lives become even harder sometimes. On a day like today, the world seems to be fine. I got up in the morning with nothing on my…
