Photo by Lindsay Henwood on Unsplash Forget those 30-day-weight-loss challenges and “super-secret” dieting tricks from magazines. Here’s what you can do to actually lose weight, no matter what age you are. Have you ever tried one of the 30-day-weight-loss diets that one can find in those gossip magazines? Let me guess: It didn’t work? I want to explain to you the problem of …
Photo by Matheus Ferrero on Unsplash How to be unbeatably successful. There are a few important factors in being successful. Yes, it takes hard work, yes it definitely takes dedication. But there’s one thing that’s often overlooked. Persistence is what separates the wheat from the chaff. Persistence is what makes you unbeatable. But how do we stay persistent in a world full of distractions? How …
Photo by Johny vino on Unsplash “I found the road to wealth when I decided that a part of all I earned was mine to keep. And so will you.” — George S. Clason in “The Richest Man In Babylon” This is probably the single most important rule in your money management that will be the absolute foundation of a life with an …
Photo by Arnaud Mariat on Unsplash F*ck #TGIF. You are (not) the victim. Let’s face it. Hashtags like #tgif (thank god it’s Friday) are an epidemic that has swept over our society like a plague. Mondays are even worse. Log in to Instagram and you will be bombarded with images about people complaining that it’s “the worst day of the …
Photo by Dave on Unsplash Three powerful lessons to learn on how to deal with life’s problems by looking at our world’s most precious element. Irecently went on a road trip that took me through Prague. While I was driving I remembered my old music teacher in school talking about Smetana’s “Die Moldau”. The Moldau, as it’s called in German …
Photo by Paul Felberbauer on Unsplash Oh, that’s a good one. One of my favorites. If only you kept this following one sentence in mind you have already laid the foundation for a much wealthier life. Ready? The key to financial success is spending less, not earning more. I can’t stress this enough. Earning more is great and it helps a …
Photo by Freddie Collins on Unsplash Now that we have defined what “enough” means to us, it’s time we follow the money. I am not talking about following the money when investing. We’re far from investing still. I am talking about following YOUR OWN money. Only if we know how much we spend precisely is when we know how much money we have. …
Photo by Shot by Cerqueira on Unsplash Wait, what? “Enough”? I thought this was about getting rich? Hold your horses there Johnny, and hang tight. This one is important. Weall want to become financially free and without worry. But that means we have to lay some groundwork first. After all, we’re not going to go and run a marathon if we haven’t learned …
Photo by Марьян Блан | @marjanblan on Unsplash We all want it if we’re honest with ourselves: Enough money to not have to worry anymore. Proper personal finance is a topic that interests so many of us. For a good reason. If we take over responsibility for our own financial situation it means that we are willing to take over responsibility for an …
Photo by Chris Barbalis on Unsplash Have you ever had a friend who was in a completely broken relationship and told him/her to just move on? Have you ever tried to prevent someone from making a big mistake, trying with all your power to convince them they’re wrong and you’re right? Have you ever tried helping somebody who was close to you and …
Photo by Tai Jyun Chang on Unsplash Have you ever stood in front of your full closet but had nothing to wear? Let me tell you why minimalism has helped me change my life for the better, why it works and why it’s way more than “You’re only allowed to have so-and-so many things”. I first heard about it about 4 years ago. My …
Photo by James Lee on Unsplash Net negativity is a trap that should be avoided at all costs in our pursuit of living a happy life. Here’s what it is and how I learned to avoid it. You come home from work. You had a rough day because you think you’re about to get a promotion and work extra hard to make your …
“Unlearn what you have learned, you must!” — Yoda It’s a nice thought. We work hard, live to the age of 65 and then we spend the “golden age” enjoying our lives, traveling, spending time with the family, basically enjoying the fruits of our labor. But the concept is broken. And chances are you will never retire at all. Here …
“What truly adds value to my life?” If you only take one thing away from today’s article it’s this very question. It helps you to avoid one of our society’s biggest traps. In my article about redefining success, I introduced you to Jack. Jack was a prime example. This topic is so important to me though that I wanted to dig …
Valar morghulis. This is probably not going to be the most fun one to read, but I promise it’s going to be an honest one. And a realistic one. And sometimes different approaches create a different impact on us, which helps our minds to grow. So I invite you to switch on the thought-machine and read on. If you’ve stumbled …
Photo by Joseph Barrientos on Unsplash How to get what you want out of life. “What you have become is what you have thought” — Buddha Often times self-improvement and personal growth can be quite esoteric. I am a man of science, which makes me rather sceptical to those things. But some things you stumble across when being interested in personal development …
Photo by Mukuko Studio on Unsplash Three questions you need to ask yourself for a happier life. If you have read my first article you might know already, that I recently quit my 6-figure-job as anesthetist to pursue a different path of life. I grew up like most young people: thinking I had the world figured out. You need to work smart, you need to …
Photo by Chris Leipelt on Unsplash „Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.“ — John F. Kennedy (U.S. president, 1917–1963) In our education system, whenever we screwed up we were punished by a bad grade. The teacher told us that we should have tried harder, parents were mad at us for not studying enough, grandparents asking themselves if their grandchild will ever amount …
Picture by Jeswin Thomas And why that’s a good thing. It sounds like an insult when in fact it’s true. If you think I am wrong, I first of all I want to invite you to do something. I want you to think about how many per cent of your success you think you are truly responsible for. Take all …
Picture by Piron Guillaume About quitting a job, life-decisions and what matters most. Growing up as the son of an internist, when I was about five I visited my father’s practice and got asked by one of his employees what I wanted to be when I grow up. ‘When daddy is retired, I’m gonna be the boss here!’, I replied …