The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. (Confucius)
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. (Confucius)
The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. (Confucius)
Don't hang with negative people. They will pull you down with them. Instead, invite them into your light and together you will both shine strong. (L.F. Young)
Times can be difficult You might be a person that works on being kind to each other. You like to help others, support them and be stronger together. Great times are yours, for sure. All your days seem to be full of sunshine. Or you found your way differently, like
Some companies, especially startups tend more and more to motivate people to work hard and long hours. The Society tends to accept this, but this has bad consequences. I am talking about consequences for the Health and Social Life of the employees and the health / the success of the
Time and Health are the two most important, even priceless goods. Nevertheless, many people are just tending to waste both of it. This article is about wasting time and how to stop wasting it. You can do better with your time. Start today! Remember: Time is Priceless Until some weeks
Do you remember the last time you felt passionate for anything? What was it about? Was it maybe about your first love? Maybe it was about a new Phone you bought. Or was it about being hired in your current position? Is it possibly about a new hobby, like learning
Some time ago I was taking acting lessons. The people surrounding me reacted in totally different ways. Some told me that this is something they always wanted to do (so do it, take your steps, follow the way that makes you happy). Others made fun of it, you know how
This article should train your Imagination and boost your Inspiration. Try to imagine what happens within the next paragraphs and to adopt this maybe to your life. This can practice your imagination and you learn to understand certain situations in life under a new view. Imagination can always inspire living
Your mind is your most precious possession, anything you plant on it will grow and evolve with the time. For this reason, being selective of your thoughts should be a priority and a constant exercise. Just as you organize your apartment or computer files, you should also take the time
I want to introduce you herewith practices that you can apply in your daily life. These practices help you to clean your mind as well as to boost the happiness and harmony in your relationships with others and your inner self. 1.Illuminate your path Whenever you are facing a difficult
What goes around comes back around (karma) What goes around, comes back around, but does it need to be like that? The environment you experience is based on the way you act and behave, on your work and hobbies. Things you usually do, you do with the same people, mostly.
Let us today think about friendship. Have you already thought about friendship? Have you thought about the true meaning of friendship? Who is a true friend? Why is he/she a true friend? What is friendship? Can you see or even touch friendship? Is friendship not just something emotional? What is
Simplicity as key to success In one of my former positions, I was working in Controlling of Global Strategic Programs of a large German company in ICT (information and communication technology) branch. Some day I got the idea of a Knowledge Management System that could actually affect the Team-Spirit. The
For Starters: Keep the Focus Imagine you are driving a car around a curve. Where do you look? Don’t you look to where you want to drive? What happens, if you do not look there, but to the other exact other side? In my experience I risk to leave the
Changes can make you feel excited Do you know the feeling, when you just got a new photo camera? How excited you are to try the new awesome features? When was the last time you booked vacation? How did it feel the closer your time-off came? Do you remember the
Give me your hand. Let me take you to a journey that shows you seven virtues that I think should be lived in a Team (like a Startup) beside motivation, working hard and following the vision. Let me show you on the example, of a short story how these could
Find Your Balance in Life Imagine you are driving with a small motorboat across the South East Asian Sea, an area with many small islands. Beautiful, colorful corals and stony grounds close to the surface are the nature that you are passing. You enjoy your ride, far away from other
Many companies are waiting with their Investments of time (e.g. into new Processes) or of money (e.g. into new Technologies) a long time. They are doubting, because the processes are running at the moment. Let me show you, why you should maybe rather doubt about not to invest. The Challenge
Imagination is the Power to Accept different Realities Kids have a great talent. They have the possibility to live in a dream world from time to time, without being lost in only one world. Kids can easily switch between different realities, the life reality and the fantasy reality. Imagination has
Already some years ago, in a different position my boss asked me to train a new junior colleague intensively. I had a weekend to think about the how to and started on Monday. I did not know a lot about her before. Back then she was the second person I
The Challenge or a step back One day in the past, after discussing with a Finance Manager from one of our projects. He was asking me about possibilities of a new banking software I implemented into the companies’ needs and that he wished the old banking software back. Well, I
A Team is a group of different Talents. Each Talent is an individual and needs to be treated differently, but how do great Leaders get the best of every Talent? What is the secret of successfully promoting Talents? Every Team Needs a Coach When I was a kid, I was
Borders happen to appear in your Head first Earlier last year, when something happened that influenced me emotionally a lot, there was an amazing energy set free inside of me. Without training for a long time, I was immediately just running for about 2 hours. I do not know how
Finding Walls or Building Walls? Who does not know the following situation? A friend comes to you, complaining about his situation like “I feel so lonely, I wish I had someone on my own”, “I am not happy in my job, somehow I have no progress.” or “I tried everything
Your Mind has an Auto-Pilot Your Mind is a very powerful Tool. It can change the way you think, the way you feel, the way you act, even the way you see things. This Tool is a basic impact on your Life and your Career. I highly recommend you to
Maslow as Driver of Talents Some time ago I read an Article about the economic progress of United Arab Emirates in the last years. It says that the UAE are getting more and more popular for talents. The economy is booming and as it seems, this is happening independently from
Nowadays many people seem overworked, tired of work and/or frustrated from work. I know some people. I always give them the advise: If you like your job in general, coordinate to reach a great work-life Balance, if not, look for change, but do not just complain. Here is what I
The border to healthy Some time ago, I met two people who just finished their studies and started working for a startup in Berlin. They are working each day of a week. After work, they are very exhausted and have challenges to relax at night. Changing their mind to relaxing
I guess, most of you had lessons about different methods of leading a team in school and university. I think, some method might be misleading, especially in the industry I work in: Startups, focusing on the Internet Industry. 1) Leading with talent From my point of view, human capital is
IT Startups act on a Global Market Some time ago I came from a conference about startups in the world and the place of Berlin within the Startup-World. As I am working in that field and with IT Startups for many years now, I already heard a lot about it.
Do you know the feeling when something is coming up to your mind? An idea, a seed, growing with thinking about it. What would you do with it? This post will show you a way of how to light the Fire of Innovation in your life. Imagine, someone is coming
As I do not want you to see me as someone with only business in his head, I decided, for the beginning of Coachiendo, to share a true private thought stream, following dreams, my dreams that changed my life. You will see that I went through some lessons that changed