Even if you think you are not ready.
Is this it? Why am I here? I was made for more.
At the age of 26, I hit rock bottom. Instead of asking for solutions, I questioned my whole life. I was constantly asking myself: “Is this it?”.
I wish someone would have told me to handle my sh*t instead of constantly running away from it.
Everything seemed fine from an outside view, but I had made up enough reasons to blame my life for being unfair. I felt miserable while everyone else seemed to make great progress on their goals.
I wish someone had told me life can…
Being resilient to stress is a valuable skill that pays off.
Dalai Lama, a spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, once famously said:
“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”
One of these little fellows in your bedroom can keep you awake all night. But not only mosquitos have this ability to spin around your head. I’m speaking of looping thoughts that result from recurring stress:
Traffic jams five days in a row; your boss, who keeps changing his mind every day; the shame of postponing today’s workout once more; another washing pile; a cheap stapler that isn’t working most of the time.
Even if it does not feel like you are.
“I just have so many problems right now.”
Back in 2017, I led a toxic relationship, was exhausted, and had enough reasons to blame my life for being unfair. I felt miserable while everyone else seemed to get along great with their goals.
Only years later, I understood this life situation to be the most meaningful in my life up to that point. Reading Brianna Wiest’s book The Mountain Is You opened my eyes:
“What is the exact opposite of your fear? That’s what you want. …
If you’re not reaching your goals, then these tips will help you reassess what works and what doesn’t.
When I first discovered the world of self-help back in 2017, I read lots of books about setting goals. I was ambitious, so I wrote down all my hopes, dreams, and aspirations for each area of my life. I even broke them down into specific tasks with concrete deadlines.
Twelve months later, I realized that I reached 10% of my goals. Another year later, I achieved even less. I knew I was doing something wrong, so I tried to unlearn everything I knew about setting goals. During that process, I realized that multiple patterns were holding me back. …
No one gets bored anymore, that’s why you should do it. Here’s what you could find.
When was the last time you spent time with yourself? I mean doing nothing, merely being with yourself. Think about it for a moment.
Boredom is a lost art, and it’s got a negative connotation. Why? I assume it’s because we’re afraid to face our true selves. This is exactly what can happen when we’re bored.
That’s why we work longer hours, distract ourselves with social media, watch tv series, meet friends, or read books. Yes, even reading valuable books.
All these things give you something to do. Anything you do distracts you from spending time with yourself. …
Even on the toughest days, you have the power to control stress and move upwards and onwards
You’re in a meeting while preparing for the next meeting.
Your inner wisdom screams for fresh air while you’re forcing yourself to get another task done.
You hardly fall asleep since you’re thinking about tomorrow’s deadlines.
Do you recognize yourself in these scenarios?
It feels like worrying 24/7. You’re constantly thinking about work, how to handle the massive workloads, and what you need to do the next day.
When I faced the biggest workload ever, I didn’t have any techniques to deal with stress. I was tempted to give up at first but recollected my last energy reserves. …
Embracing difficult and busy days is your secret superpower.
A few months ago, I encountered a peak in workload. To stay on track, I chose to make more time for productive work. I decreased time for writing, creative tasks, exercise, and friends and family.
What a mess. After a few days, I already felt miserable.
I lied to myself every time I said: “Next week will be less busy.” or “Tomorrow I won’t stay longer.”
The amount of work didn’t decrease. In fact, it got more. I sacrificed my fundamental happiness routines in hopes of getting more work done. Unfortunately, it led to the opposite. I got slow and…
You don’t change in breakthroughs. You change in small shifts.
One of those days again: You sit at your desk, want to achieve something worthwhile, but you can’t just start. An invisible force seems to hold you back.
Instead, you grab your phone, scroll a bit, and wait for inspiration that rarely comes.
If you recognize yourself in this scenario, you’re not alone. When I fell in love with writing, I wrote page after page for 1,5 years without publishing any. I felt more comfortable in my bubble than exposing my writing to the world. Eventually, I allowed my irrational fears to stop me from writing.
Back then, reading the…
An in-depth look at mastering choices.
Most of us know that aiming in one direction in life has become the new secret superpower. We live in a highly distracting world and barely learned to pursue one path at a time. We so often walk in circles and wonder why we barely move forward.
Here’s the truth: You’re never stagnant. You’re always moving. The question is: Are you moving in an upwards spiral towards a greater life or spinning downwards?
I was slowly spinning in a downward spiral, but I couldn’t title what’s wrong. Everything seemed to be ok, but still, I lacked energy. My repetitive usage…
And what to do instead.
Life can be excruciatingly hard, especially when you become the prisoner of your own mind. I had a strong sports routine, a job I enjoyed, good friends, a good diet, but I still felt dejected. The most challenging thing every day was to wake up, even when I was physically fit and healthy.
I realized that I was in a toxic relationship for almost 8 years, but I wasn’t ready to face it until that one day, when I gathered my last energy reserves to write down what bugged me and left me feeling so empty.
Four years later, everything’s…
