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happy#169 – simplifying the simplicity of happiness

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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

happy#168 – boot, stuff you don‘t need

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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

happy#167 – one word resolution

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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

happy#166 – who is the fool

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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

happy#165 – the concept of reality

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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

happy#164 – helping

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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

happy#163 – accepting help

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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

happy#162 – nothing is lost, ever!

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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!

happy#161 – fear

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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

happy#160 – live forever

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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

happy#159 – planning vs. intuition

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simplicity of happiness · happy#159 – planning vs. intuition While planning is mostly done in our frontal cortex, the conscious mind, intuition or gutt feeling is more of an unconscious process.While for a large part of my life I was sure that the more knowledge I have, the better decisions I can take and therefor become a better person, this belief changed over the last years.I had to learn that although our conscious decisions seem… Read More »happy#159 – planning vs. intuition

happy#158 – chris thompson

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simplicity of happiness · happy#158 – chris thompson I am so lucky and honored that I meet the people I do. While still living in the „Jungfrau Skiing Area“ in Lauterbrunnen in the winter of 2015/16 I decided one day to register for the online class of Mike Mandel & Chris Thompson and it blue my mind. The content was superb and the way that the two where presenting it resonated with me so well… Read More »happy#158 – chris thompson

happy#157 – no room for religion?

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simplicity of happiness · happy#157 – no room for religion? Even, if everything on earth can be explained through science.Imagine that one day mankind is able to create life themself. Once we find out how every details of the genes. What if we find out what makes matter start living, giving that initial impuls. Then there will be no room for religion and spirituality left. At least that is what one might guess, right?I think… Read More »happy#157 – no room for religion?

happy#156 – gratitude

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simplicity of happiness · happy#156 – gratitude Do you know the main reason for a growing or a shrinking mindset? Mainly it is a decision that you make. Are you thankful for what you have and do you appreciate everything that you’ll gain in life or are you fearful to loose what you have and are afraid for anything new?That is the interesting perspective. It often is the same cause that let’s you feel one… Read More »happy#156 – gratitude

happy#155 – good or bad?

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simplicity of happiness · happy#155 – good or bad? Everything on Earth. No, everything in the Universe only exist in relation to its opposite. Nothing can exist without being what it is not.Does it feel strage to read that? What about this? The text you are reading appears probably in black and can only be seen because it is written or dispalyed on something that is not black. When you hear the podcast you can only… Read More »happy#155 – good or bad?

happy#154 – don‘t own your children

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simplicity of happiness · happy#154 – don‘t own your children September 5th is a special day to me. It brought people to my life that made me who I am today and I want to dedicate this episode to them. Almost or temporarily losing these people it draw some conclusions that helped me ever since.Most important to me was the realization that the closer I was to certain people, the more I expected from them.… Read More »happy#154 – don‘t own your children

happy#153 – age is just a number

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simplicity of happiness · happy#153 – age is just a number I don’t know how old you are, but I guess you are also getting older. Last winter I went on a couple of mountains with my split board and I was so unfit. I thought that I am just not a fit as I used to because I am getting older.But the truth is that there were people way older than me. They were… Read More »happy#153 – age is just a number

happy#152 – straight to the top, or not?

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simplicity of happiness · happy#152 – straight to the top, or not? Chasing dreams and achieving goals is about knowing the straight way right? Without distraction and with a clear focus directly towards your personal summit?Well, knowing where you want to go is definitely a plus, but you might face obstacles or barriers that are impossible to overcome.There is no way to fight the wind when you’re on a sailing boat. It might be much… Read More »happy#152 – straight to the top, or not?

happy#151 – no feedback, no development

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simplicity of happiness · happy#151 – no feedback, no development We can’t learn, when we receive no feedback. We will at least never find out if our progress is going in the desired direction.We will loose contact to the base. Therefor is it so important to act, to actually do something and get our work and actions out there. Then we will receive feedback upon which we can react. Everything is connected and action causes… Read More »happy#151 – no feedback, no development

happy#150 – colin wright

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simplicity of happiness · happy#150 – colin wright My journey to declutter started in 2012. I reached a point where I didn’t thrive for more. At least not for more possessions. I wanted to have more joy, more laughter and more contentment. I was looking for more meaning in my life. Through different blogs and writers I ended up with a person who had just taken a phenomenal decision and was traveling the world while… Read More »happy#150 – colin wright