The Archive

If all you care about is “turning pro”… …Do this: Do the work — every single day. Put in your 10,000 mindless hours. No excuses. End of story. If you feel “turning pro” is only part of the equation, read on. Because it is only part of the equation. As you may know, I read a […]

Today we’re not going in-depth. Because you can gain true mental clarity in an instant: Clean your goddamn room. You may have heard it from Jordan B. Peterson in one of his speeches. Or, you read it in The War Of Art by Steven Pressfield. Don’t leave now, hang on. It’s only one of many […]

hands-on experience i want to be self-employed, not a highly paid employee So damn much of my current growth and personal development I attribute to Vodafone and their on-the-job sales training. hard as hell… I admit that. It ain’t easy. (Who said that?) I don’t want the villa, cars, tons of money, bitches, etc—now :) […]

Greed is, indeed, the enemy. This is not meant to be an attack against Ryan Holiday’s bestseller Ego Is The Enemy. Ego is not the enemy. Greed is. Don’t like to disagree with Ryan Holiday (especially since I know his intention for writing Ego Is The Enemy). And yet, I believe, you should not fight […]

HINT: It’s not who you think it is. If you think your real customer is the customer in your store, or your client online, or a person reaching out to you, or whatever… …Think again. Harder. I wait. In the meantime: Who am I to talk about this? 4+ years in sales for a well-known […]

For years I struggled to get started. No matter what kind of project or personal challenge, I failed most of the time. (If I could back all the time overthinking… life goes on, don’t dwell on the past. Use it to learn and improve yourself.) But finishing was even harder… …Until I learned this one […]

I am still a “Lauch.” It’s a German term for a skinny person; usually used for skinny guys (to make fun of their weight). I don’t care — anymore. I used to feel offended and get defensive. Not anymore. While laughing it off won’t solve the problem, I own it. Yes, I am not at the ideal body […]

Profound: The thing is, while people create belonging through love, others create it through judgment. They determine who belongs by stating who doesn’t.” –CATHY HUTCHISON Ever thought about our human need to belong (and be loved) this way? I haven’t (in-depth) until I read a Medium post titled “Why judgmental people are living in a […]

Back in high school, my biggest weakness was to raise my hand. I knew the teacher would pick me, eventually. I knew I would start stuttering uncontrollably. I knew I would fail. It was carved in stone. [NOTE: I never raised my hand volunteeringly in class, up to that point. Was always picked because I […]

I don’t believe video games, per se, lead to more violent (or lazy) behavior. However, they can make us lose touch with life, a basic understanding of what life is all about: Instead of leveling up our own lives, we level up our character, or team, or squad — with more advanced gadgets, better players or team […]

This is an old picture of me— when I just turned 16 in late 2009. For the record, my father took the photo without me knowing. The first time I saw it was after our holidays in sunny Mallorca, Spain. The reason I mention this and, more important, what it means for you: When there’s […]

I wish someone told me this earlier. The first time I came across this simple life truth was during my gap year in 2014: Start with the end in mind. In other words, if you don’t know where you’re going any road will lead you there. While I’m not a big fan of putting too […]

That you should not kill yourself. 2007 was the first time I experienced emptiness—I was 13 years young, was bullied in school, shy and socially anxious, had few to no (real) friends, suicide urges, on top. Video games, 90s/early 2000s hip-hop music, and playing and watching football kept me going. (As well as selecting Kimi […]

Getting back up one more time than you fell. So, “What is the real secret to success?” Already mentioned it in the first sentence. Again, it’s to: Getting Back UpOne More TimeThan You Fell Nothing more, nothing less. The real secret to success is to stop looking for secrets. There are no shortcuts. You have […]

In our increasingly distracted world, you have to make a choice. You can be a dabbler, an amateur: (The world is full of ’em.) …they half-heartedly stay on the job, because they “have to.” (Not because they want to.) …they always check their phone for when it’s time to *finally* leave work …they look for […]

It’s to help other people. It’s to add value. To be exact, it’s to add disproportionately high value to other people’s lives so that they can’t help but pay you in return. Are you doing this in network marketing? The answer is, of course, “Hell no.” You can’t… Now, before your dream-stealer defenses kick in, […]

If you are a writer, you know this lousy feeling. You know it very well. It’s destroying your future, but you can’t help it. The harder you try to put words to paper, the harder it gets. Here’s how I overcame writer’s block, once and for all: By sticking to 5 rules: 1.) Relax, take it easy.  […]

Here it is: Letting people and/or things—that don’t matter—matter. How much time have we wasted… …pleasing others …seeking approval and validation from others …staying in the wrong job (aka, “job security”) …choosing the wrong customers/clients/business model …worrying too much about what other people think …taking life too serious all the time The answer: Way too […]

My father turns 70 years young today. At the beginning of this month, my grandfather (on my mother’s side) turned 85 years. Both share the same first name, but what is more important: Both enter their final stage of life. It’s a fact, and I hate it. I hate to see ’em pass away; it’s […]

In life, we are doing one of two things. We are either (a) moving forward or (b) falling behind. There is no middle way.