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…
Updates on the Goal
Updates on the Goal is where I regularly share my achievements, obstacles and learnings.
In 2017 I set a goal: to become financially independent in 5 years. As I was working on this goal, a new, deeper goal emerged: to design a life I don't need a vacation from.
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…
Thoughts On Finding Purpose
Is finding purpose one of your life goals? Read on! My purpose finding quest In the course of the last two years my original goal of FI (Financial Independence) by 2022, expanded beyond the financial aspect: My 5-year goal is to design a life I don’t need a vacation from, to feel fulfillment and enthusiasm…
Update on The Goal After 2 Years
Happy 2nd Birthday, EyesOnTheGoal blog! Happy 2nd Years of the Financial Independence (FI) in 5years Goal! Happy 7th Year living in Berlin, Germany! Happy Net Worth Growth despite a 6-month sabbatical and part-time work! Putting time in perspective Just when I was feeling blocked and demotivated I stumbled upon the magnificently eye-opening article Putting time in perspective on WaitButWhy. It inspired me to…
The Goal is Dead. Long live the Goal
7 months ago I wrote about my tendency to start projects with enthusiasm only to lose interest as time passes. Spring and summer are gone and this same topic is still on my mind. I wanted to create, I wanted to progress, I just didn’t know where to start and what was blocking me. A Dilemma…
The Love of the Start, the Dread of Following Through
I love reading about failure! It is much more common and real than success. Other people struggle too. Other people’s lives are not as shiny and flawless as they appear on Instagram and the happy blogs. It’s not only me. We are all humans and we all get lost and demotivated. Has this ever happened to…
2017 Goals – Final Review
Once upon a time in a kingdom far, far away there was a girl who dreamed a lot. She knew that in order to make reality out of her dreams, she needed to set clear goals, break them down into action points and hit the road ticking some To Do boxes. She even insisted that…
6-Month Sabbatical: What to Expect
Today’s the last day of my sabbatical! I can’t believe it’s been six months since I left the office on a chilly Friday evening in January 2017. A retrospective is due. Where did all this time go?! Our perception of time is a strange thing. Back then, the upcoming half a year felt like a foggy…
Glimpses of the Camino de Santiago
Words don’t suffice to describe what one experiences walking the thousand-year-old pilgrimage route across Spain. The Camino de Santiago is different for everyone and still the same. These are some glimpses of my time on the way. ****** – ¡Hola, buenos días! – ¡Buen camino! There’s hardly anyone awake in this sleepy Spanish village except for…
How Monday Became My Favourite Day
About 3 months ago I was about to take a leap into the unknown. It was the start of my 6 months sabbatical. I clearly remember finishing off the last tasks on Friday evening, saying goodbye to colleagues, and not willing to leave the office. It meant the start of a new chapter and although it…