I get it, we all experience fear. It’s like a noisy alarm that fires every time we approach a ‘risky’, uncertain patch, every time we are about to make a major decision, and every time we feel threatened. Fear is a strong emotion. Often we feel powerless against it. Here is another way to look at…
The “Expensive” Things – When It’s Time Not To Be Frugal
As I’m standing on the verge of taking a big lifestyle decision, namely, applying for a new rental apartment which is not quite double the size of our current place but costs 3 times more… I am asking myself: When is it worth to splurge and when to be frugal and minimalist? I look back…
Consume vs Create a.k.a New Life Goals
It is already 2022. The Finish line of the Goal. As I wrote the final goal review, this chapter closed. The next one hasn’t begun yet, at least I couldn’t define it or put a name on it. Or tie up another big goal to it. It’s a common spot for many people in the FIRE…
Update on The Goal After 5 Years
Happy 5th Birthday, EyesOnTheGoal blog! Happy 5 Years of the Financial Independence (FI) in 5years Goal! Happy 10th Year living in Berlin, Germany! Exactly 5 years ago to the day, I wrote the first blog post in which I set the goal to become financially independent in 5years. A journey began: How did My Desire for Financial Independence Began? (Nov 2016)…
How Break Down Leads to Break Through
Have you noticed the inevitable cycle? Starting point You’re feeling good; you’ve got this, you can handle this. By this, I mean Life in whatever shape or form it’s present to you at the moment. You are self-confident and empowered. You feel like you’re flying. And then BUM! All of a sudden, you hit a…
How to Transform Fear Into Love and Get Freedom as a By-product
Have you ever wondered why some decisions work and some don’t? Why do some of your initiatives end up splendidly and others explode in your face? 💣 If only you could predict the flow of events before you got involved… Or even better – influence and change the events as you go? I found such…
How to Make Friends with “Not Good Enough”
I am at an online conscious parenting workshop. As we are sharing our deepest fears, one fear stands out in particular: I am not good enough (IANGE) It stands out not because of its originality but out of familiarity. Every single participant has it, some even share they “have been doing a lot of work around…
In Defence of The Comfort Zone
A friend asked me about my thoughts about being in and/or coming out of the Comfort zone (CZ). It inspired me to take a deeper look. Many people, myself included at times, will nudge you to go out of your CZ, to embrace the unknown, to jump into the deep end. BUT WHY?! CZ =…
My Precious Daily Ritual
Ever since I set the goal of creating a life I don’t need a vacation from I was playing with the idea of creating my own empowerment ritual. I knew that small, iterative tweaks in my day-to-day life will make a huge difference. I even had guidelines around sleep, exercising, the most productive time of…
The Power of Now
A few years ago I read a book and it got my mind spinning. My mind wanted to grasp this concept, but it couldn’t. I picked the same book a few weeks ago. Lo and behold, this time it landed on a much deeper level. What was happening? Was it the same book? Was I…
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