I surely didn’t expect any pitfalls when I started my journey to FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early). Life after FI? Hanging around the Financial Independence (FI) Facebook groups, I stumbled upon this question: I have a question for those of you already living the Fi life. What is it that you do with your time…
Spring Cleaning of The Mind
I’m a big fan of Mari Kondo and the KonMari method for decluttering. I have done it numerous times with my clothes, books, and other material possessions. The moment has come – I run out of things to declutter! 😳 So, why not apply the method to the mental clutter? Here’s a simple checklist for…
The Power of the 3 Core Values
I found my top 3 core values and I can’t wait to share the learnings! The End Stuckness & Overwhelm NOW! workshop by the amazing Nora Nagy brought me to a deep realization. The title is all-promising and too-good-to-be-true but please bear with me. I did a similar exercise with my first life coach back…
How To Get the Most out of the Books you Read: Interview with Mehmet Baha
Books fascinate me. I get lost and I find myself in the new worlds and perspectives they create. I upgrade my operating system through books. Unfortunately very often the effect they have on me is short-lived. The never-ending incoming input of daily life overrides even the biggest aha-moments. I wanted to find a way to…
The Key to a Magical, Meaningful Life
What makes people engage with other people? What makes people move, lead, inspire, encourage, influence, touch, relate, attract to a cause, warm up, spark a fire in, approach, connect to, adore, shake up, transform, teach, awake, love other people? I was quietly munching on this question in my mind, observing the world around me, when…
Solvitur Ambulando – It Is Solved by Walking
A picture is worth a thousand words. I let the pictures do the talking. Day 1: Berlin – Burgos Day 2: Burgos – Hontanas Day 3: Hontanas – Itero de la Vega Day 4: Itero de la Vega – Población de Campos (Albergue La Finca) Day 5: Albergue La Finca – Calzadilla de la Cueza…
Creating My Empowerment Ritual
Now that I have defined my two goals and I dropped the search for a BIG life purpose out of the way, I am ready to pick the tools I want to work with. Here are the first two: Life Coaching which I previously wrote about and my Empowerment Ritual. As one of the first…
Life Coaching and How It Helps You Achieve Your Goals
I am going through my third cycle of life coaching and I got inspired to share my experiences. What is Life Coaching? Life coaching is the process of helping people identify and achieve personal goals through developing skills and attitudes that lead to self-empowerment. – Wikipedia Common Misconceptions Life coaching is therapy Yes, there are many…
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…
2018 Reads – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
A friend inspired me to take a closer look at what I read. After reading a book, he writes a short summary of the main learnings, ideas and favorite quotes from the book. He sets a calendar reminder to review the summary after a month. He reviews his initial summary once he had the chance…