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simplicity of happiness · happy#179 – death on kilimanjaro Have you ever been on Kilimanjaro? Let me invite you on a journey. As we were climbing the mountain in June it showed us all its magic. Highest single standing mountain on Earth, highest mountain in Africa, one of the largest volcanos on Earth, all climate zone, equator, East Africa… to name a few of the aspects. For us who climbed it, it brought us pain, laughter,… Read More »happy#179 – death on kilimanjaro

simplicity of happiness · happy#178 – safari I have been on an amazing trip to Africa, Mount Meru, national parks, wildlife, Kilimanjaro with tons of emotions and a journey into our past.Once again it amazed me to see beautiful nature in national parks even larger than some countries. To see the complexity and harmony of nature which is left alone by the humans is a gift and reminds me on how important it is for… Read More »happy#178 – safari

simplicity of happiness · happy#177 – how coaching changes everything Coaching has the potential to change everything – for you. Unlike consulting, coaching does not offer a new action plan or one new set of goals. At least does it have the potential to change much more.Good coaching touches you on the inside and is able to unveil your biggest dreams and greatest desires. It can shift your mindset, change your image of the world and… Read More »happy#177 – how coaching changes everything

simplicity of happiness · happy#176 – family Family first!You have to be there for your family!You can’t do that, think about your family! Do these sound familiar to you? Fortunately I haven’t heard them in my family, but I had been married into a family where this seemed the most important. At least as long as you didn‘d dig deeper, becaus then the destinction wasn‘t that clear anymore. There were on the one hand some… Read More »happy#176 – family

simplicity of happiness · happy#175 – traveling Moving your physical body from one place to the other is not traveling. Move your mind as well and be present. More than that, don’t only change places but visit places you haven‘t seen before. Do something new for body and mind and you truly travel.True travel will kick you out of your comfort zone and will help to widen your horizon.But leaving the comfort zone is scary,… Read More »happy#175 – traveling

simplicity of happiness · happy#174 – mentor Do you think that you can grow and thrive all on your own? Or does it help to look up to someone and may even have the chance to call that person and receive help? I believe that having a mentor is one of the major aspects to thrive and develop your personality. I experienced in my life over and over that being in contact with a person… Read More »happy#174 – mentor

simplicity of happiness · happy#173 – mean it How would it be, if you could take communication literally…? Wouldn‘t that make a lot of things easier?I had to things about communication and the reason and use of using words that represent exactly what you mean in order to prepare a company workshop and realized this would make a good topic for a podcast episode.Short version:Cut all the BS and say what you mean and mean… Read More »happy#173 – mean it

simplicity of happiness · happy#172 – time is changing Is my hair getting grey because time is passing or is time passing because my hair is turning grey. What is time anyway? How would you measure time if nothing was moving. Sun not going up and down, your heart not beating, water not flowing, the clock not ticking or changing digits.There wouldn’t be any chance that you can measure how time passed since you thought… Read More »happy#172 – time is changing

simplicity of happiness · happy#171 – embrace luxury I love luxury.That’s why I chose to live without it most of the time. Sounds strange, but makes sense when you think about it. What is luxury after all. Per definition it is something that you don’t have day in and day out.Something unsusual, something that feels special when you have it.The thing about us humans is, that we can get used to almost everything. As our… Read More »happy#171 – embrace luxury

simplicity of happiness · happy#170 – health Several reasons let to this podcast episode about the most basic and precious thing in our life: health. -a friend who thought he had a stroke– an accident of a 4 year old– a coachee of my age with a complicated cancer treatment– an avalanche and an organ transplant. Multiple reasons to think about life and how easy it might be lost. All other aspects and goals in… Read More »happy#170 – health

simplicity of happiness · happy#169 – simplifying the simplicity of happiness As I had new ideas in the past, I kept adding them to my portfolio.While I had a rule with my material possessions: For each item that I added to my life, I needed to let go of two, I already owned.At the same time I kept adding ideas to my professional life.When I started to reconciliate websites and podcasts by the end of… Read More »happy#169 – simplifying the simplicity of happiness

simplicity of happiness · happy#168 – boot, stuff you don‘t need I have been on the road again and among others I visited the Düsseldorf boatshow called boot.I had no specific idea about the boatshow before I went there, which left me completely open minded.Nevertheless I was surprised on how much plastic crap is available there. Not much about repair or DIY. Not really much about sailing either. Only very few smaller sailing boats at… Read More »happy#168 – boot, stuff you don‘t need

simplicity of happiness · happy#167 – one word resolution Did you have a new years resolution. Come on, not a tiny one?So how is that one going?Maybe not so good?Here I have an idea. In fact, its not my idea, I borrowed it from Mike Mandel. As so often simplifying will help your unconscious to have a clear direction what to aim for. So the resolution consists of one word only.Most likely that word is… Read More »happy#167 – one word resolution

simplicity of happiness · happy#166 – who is the fool Who is the fool, the fool or the fool who follows the fool. I read plenty about people who complain about ignorant people at the top and there are for sure enough of them. To mention a few of them* Trump* Erdogan* Putin* Orban* Maduro* BolzaneroEspecially with Bolzanero being sworn into office at the beginning of this month I read a couple of articles about… Read More »happy#166 – who is the fool

simplicity of happiness · happy#165 – the concept of reality Happy new year to you. Thank you for being a listener over the last year. As you might know, has it been a bit bumpy for me and I am sure that you are able to tell your own story about ups and downs.Always remember that your ups can be somebody elses downs and vice versa.Everything depends on the perspective. If you could change perspective… Read More »happy#165 – the concept of reality

simplicity of happiness · happy#164 – helping Last week I talked about accepting help and just after I recorded that, help was offered again and gave me the opportunity to finally move to the new harbor. This left me thinking about help and human interaction in general. We as human beings and as the human race can not really develop on our own. Some of us might need more contact and others less, but overall… Read More »happy#164 – helping

simplicity of happiness · happy#163 – accepting help I know everything so much better than everybody else… Sometimes it feels like that from my perspective and I know it is not true. It might result from the fact that I am the only one living inside my head. I am the only only who can see life from my perspective and I feel as others are missing something (well… maybe they are missing my perspective).In… Read More »happy#163 – accepting help

simplicity of happiness · happy#162 – nothing is lost, ever! I lost something, or at least somebody lost something that was mine which could lead to my first question. What does it mean to be mine or what would I need to do to call something mine.But that shall be the topic of another episode.All my German Podcast episodes have been deleted by accident and the Podcast provider does not have any backups. This made… Read More »happy#162 – nothing is lost, ever!

simplicity of happiness · happy#161 – fear Real man are not fearful, right? I am not so sure about this. As fear is one the most natural feeling that was guaranteeing the survival of mankind for millenia, it is important to as well have fear, feel fear and even express fear.It is a sign to us to be careful and cautious about somthing.Way more important than the feeling itself is what you will do with it.… Read More »happy#161 – fear

simplicity of happiness · happy#160 – live forever Image you were forever alive. Imagine you’d have to live with all the consequences of your actions. For ever?Now let us bring that one step further. Imagine you were all the same. Whatever you would do to someone or something else you would do to yourself.Would that influence your actions? Momentarily I am reading the book: “An End to Upside Down Thinking: Dispelling the Myth That the… Read More »happy#160 – live forever