Happy 3rd Birthday, EyesOnTheGoal blog! Happy 3 Years of the Financial Independence (FI) in 5years Goal! Happy 8th Year living in Berlin, Germany! Gimme numbers Net Worth The upwards curve talks about itself. I’ve continued with the automated savings plan which buys ETFs for me every month. Asset Allocation For the first time in my…
We Create Our Reality: Interview with Annemieke Jansen
Money Consciousness and consciousness, in general, is the key to everything. Today I have a special guest to share her insights into the inner workings of it. I knew Annemieke would be my friend the moment I met her at a Consciousness retreat on Crete. One year, 2 coaching cycles and many skype calls later…
Toastmasters Speech 3: He Broke Me Into Pieces
Here comes Toastmasters Speech 3! Followed by my first Toastmasters* Icebreaker speech, and Speech 2: Ready, Steady, FIRE! *Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network.In simple words: a friendly, supportive place to face your fear of public speaking and discover and fine-tune your leadership style….
FI Is Power: Interview with Lucio Buffalmano
A couple of months ago I joined a Toastmasters club! Not any club, but the renowned Mercury Toastmasters in Berlin. Lucio Buffalmano was at the time the club president. And let me tell you – I immediately knew I needed to stick around this guy! Lucio captivated me not only with his stage presence but…
Toastmasters Speech 2: Ready, Steady, FIRE!
Here comes Toastmasters Speech 2! Followed by my first Toastmasters* Icebreaker speech, it was high time I introduced FIRE* to my fellow Toastmasters. *Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network.In simple words: a friendly, supportive place to face your fear of public speaking and…
Women in Tech, My Unpopular Opinion
Until this moment I’ve been restraining myself from sharing my views on the career success of Women in Tech. Until I came upon a Thought experiment by the Saving Ninja: A different opinion is somewhat frowned upon in our clique based society, but some of the greatest minds of all time were outliers. They weren’t…
I’m a Blogger on FIRE: Interview with FireHub.eu
Guess who’s the hottest Blogger on FIRE*! 🔥 Wanna get to know even more of the European based FIRE Bloggers? Look no further! Bloggers on FIRE series are here: a “who’s who” directory for the European FI blogging world. I hope you enjoy my Bloggers on FIRE – Eyes on the Goal interview and the series…
The FIWE Conference And The Community Power
Kate, where have you been? I was quiet in the past couple of months. But in the background, serious work has been going on. Work powered by an extreme sense of motivation and inspiration. I finally took a look at the blog’s SEO strategy. I finished my About and Contact pages. Check them out –…
Toastmasters Icebreaker Speech: The Universe Has Your Back
My journey with Toastmasters began with an Icebreaker speech in which I had 4 to 6minutes to present myself. *Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network.In simple words: a friendly, supportive place to face your fear of public speaking and discover and fine-tune your…
The Lesson the Camino de Santiago Taught me
Wanna know the BIG lesson the Camino taught me? Here we go: I reached Finisterre on the 22nd of April 2019. It was my 35th birthday. This was the final destination – kilometer ZERO. 14days of walking, 300km behind my back. I did it – I completed the Camino de Santiago, this journey that unfolded…