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Driving on a normal road in Mikumi, I saw Zebra, Buffalo and Elephants next to road and started to wonder. What can we do to preserve the last beauties of the earth. Is it even up to us what happens on the other end of the world?You decide with your consumption and maybe its about time to fund some rescue the world projects. Follow me on:https://patreon.com/flohjoehttps://instagram.com/flohjoe https://youtube.com/flohjoehttps://facebook.com/flohjoe

The other week when we visited Ruaha Nationapark everything went wrong one day. Our car was about to fall apart. Wouldn’t start, battery down, break broken… then we fixed it and lost a wheel in the middle of the park.Also had to fix it and drove home knowing that we could lose again at any time…In the end we had a remarkable trip to be remembered for the rest of our lifes. It always depends… Read More »happy#054 – when you lose a wheel

On our way back from an adventurous game drive in Ruaha national park, we first met a whole family of African elephants. Later, outside the park shortly before the village that we are camping in, a lion crossed our street. About 100m meter in front he appeared from the woods on the right, stepped on the road, stopped, looked at us and disappeared in the woods on the left.This picture made think a lot about… Read More »happy#053 – the lion in us

Nowadays I often hear say that we don’t really live in a democracy because there is no real choice. I very clearly want to disagree. Just the other day we had to American guests at the lodge and they were pointing out thing that are not going right in America. With a lot of their concern if not most they were right.But I absolutely did not agree with the consequence they drew from their frustration.They believe… Read More »happy#052 – democracy

Technology can make your life easier but often it doesn’t make it happier. Happy comes from doing the right thing. So learn to do something right.Get a hobby or a job or a mission were you produce something with your own hand and it will be one step towards your happy life. Follow me on:https://patreon.com/flohjoehttps://instagram.com/flohjoe https://youtube.com/flohjoehttps://facebook.com/flohjoe

Do you think it is a blessing or a curse that our life is dominated by electronics.How do you use it, or does it use you?Think about the episode of yesterday. Today you can chose so much. You can also choose to which degree you will use technology.I think what helps most is when you arrange your life without technological gadget and make yourself clear that you don’t need them, maybe once a week or… Read More »happy#050 – technology

Have you ever looked for the save solution?Often safe means to be and to stay in control ut there is only one thing certain about control. Control is never safe. It’s never certain.Control is just an illusion. Giving up control can give you freedom! Follow me on:https://patreon.com/flohjoehttps://instagram.com/flohjoe https://youtube.com/flohjoehttps://facebook.com/flohjoe

150 years ago it was on you to decide to decide on which side of history you were standing. You were born a slave or a master and there was almost no way to change that. Fortunately that changed and most people in modern society are able to chose were and how they work.Today often I hear people that they are treated or feel like slaves… They think, they don’t have a choice in jobs,… Read More »happy#049 – master or slave

Often we learn to be realistic. We analyze status quo and try to figure out what we can do with what we already have. Sometimes and I think most of the times companies and entrepreneurs act the same. The invent a product or have an idea, produce and then find somebody to sell it, instead of thinking about the consumers needs first. I learned in marketing to start with the needs of the customer instead… Read More »happy#047 – start at the end

Clear language can make a huge difference. In your communication with others as well as in the communication with yourself. The way you talk, you direct your mind and the way you think. Your behavior will follow your thinking and you will talk accordingly.If you talk clearly other people will know what they can expect. You might risk a direct no but you can react immediately and prevent misunderstanding which would lead to frustration at… Read More »happy#046 – expectation management

Driving through the most incredible landscape I realized once again that we need to be careful to preserve the world that was given to us. It is not ours, we just borrowed it from our kids and grandkids. We should take care about it. Follow me on:https://patreon.com/flohjoehttps://instagram.com/flohjoe https://youtube.com/flohjoehttps://facebook.com/flohjoe

Thinking is a way of directing your unconscious mind. Be careful what and how you think. There are words that direct you mind in one or in another direction. The word try is one of them. Be careful when and if at at all you use it. Better you do it, than to try it. Follow me on:https://patreon.com/flohjoehttps://instagram.com/flohjoe https://youtube.com/flohjoehttps://facebook.com/flohjoe

So many rules are hard to follow. Sometimes it’s almost impossible. For example the rule to not cross a red light. Even at 3am and completely alone. Wouldn’t it be so nice to change those rules into principles. More like a: You have no priority when cars are coming… We could also apply more principles instead of rules to our own life. Principles offer a variety of possibilities instead a simple yes or no. Follow… Read More »happy#042 – principles, not rules

I so much wanted to be a millionaire when I was young. Now that I am, I had to to find out, that I forget to specify the currency. Since then i keep asking myself what the currency means anyway. It is just an agreement build on trust that a million here is more worse than over there. And still, a number can always be taken away from you.What does it make sense to invest… Read More »happy#043 – million is just a number

When life feels like a rough road and you neither know why you are on it nor if it will ever end you might discover a surprise once it does. The roughest road lead to the most remote and beautiful places. Follow me on:https://patreon.com/flohjoehttps://instagram.com/flohjoe https://youtube.com/flohjoehttps://facebook.com/flohjoe

If someone really surprises you with something that you really like that can make you happy, right?To be surprised it needs to be something that you don’t usually have and something that you don’t expect. Because I reduced so much over the last years and am happy with so little that I just had the situation of total surprise in the middle of nowhere in Southern Tanzania. Follow me on:https://patreon.com/flohjoehttps://instagram.com/flohjoe https://youtube.com/flohjoehttps://facebook.com/flohjoe

The bigger the risk is the bigger the change can be. Big change can lead to an immense improve of your situation. What are the risks that you fear to take? Follow me on:https://patreon.com/flohjoehttps://instagram.com/flohjoe https://youtube.com/flohjoehttps://facebook.com/flohjoe

Dealing with people always comes down to trust. You trust somebody or you don’t. Even more important: do others trust you? Investing in your consistency and therefor reliability will lead to more people trusting you, which would be a very good investment in you future. Follow me on:https://patreon.com/flohjoehttps://instagram.com/flohjoe https://youtube.com/flohjoehttps://facebook.com/flohjoe

Wouldn’t it be nice and easy to know the shortcuts in life? You can find tons of books out there that try to teach you how you can systematically learn and train the shortcuts to more success and/or happiness. Unfortunately that is just not working on a sustainable level. Especially with happiness you will have to get into the doing. Without action there is no body reaction. Without body reaction there is no emotion, no… Read More »happy#036 – no shortcut to success

What would happen if you’d wake up tomorrow and live the life of somebody else? Would you regret decisions made in the past? Or would you examine the situation and try to take the right decision from on? Imagine you had the freedom to take just the situations that you think re right now and make life better?Guess what? That’s what you will do tomorrow! Follow me on:https://patreon.com/flohjoehttps://instagram.com/flohjoe https://youtube.com/flohjoehttps://facebook.com/flohjoe