Showing posts with label Timothy Ferriss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Timothy Ferriss. Show all posts

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Sunshine after heavy rain

...Each plant needs furtile soil to grow. Goes for all kinds of living creatures.

Sometimes you only notice the effects of dried up soil after a long time.

Slightly more on the depressing note, I must admit...


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A day later:

Something clicked today. After a major quarrel with the parents over yet another life-altering idea of mine that didn't find proper approval, I now find myself in the train from Madrid to Salamanca, Spain, overlooking vast grain plains with clear blue skies, rich colors, and pitoresque mountain ranges in the far.

No more perfectionism, no more looking for the ultimate solution. Now business will be getting down & dirty, hands-on and involved as I like my travels; with pen and paper, the mind map mind set, GTD's next action theory, and Ferriss' "Don't ask for permission, beg for forgiveness", it's now settled. I'm hungry for life, and I am leaving passitivity. Right now.

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Next stop - Berlin

Amazing. I simply love my life :o)

Walking down the shaded alleyway towards Berlin's inner city transportation network, I can't help smiling with a flock of warm rays of a descending sun on my face. During the flight to Berlin-Schönefeld airport, Timothy Ferriss just introduced me to "outsourcing your life for everyday people", and a new book has made my to-read list: Thomas Friedman's "The world is flat".

I get incredibly excited about a lifestyle like Ferriss describes in his entrepreneurial bible. Jet-setting with just the right mix of preparation and free-styling improvisation. My first online checkin at a convenient seat next to the hallway, right up front. No boarding, no luggage, backpack securely stowed away in the overhead compartment above. First time travel with 6.5kg of luggage for a week :o)

I do miss my laptop already, though, so I make a mental note on my wish list for a topnotch highspeed ultralight sufficiently sized portable baby. If you happen to have any suggestions for a travel companion like that, let me know in the comments!
Until then, this little note will have to be written on good ol' paper.

Can't wait to explore Berlin from a new angle - roaming the city with a new friend, a new way of travel, a new sense of self, and a very bright outlook into the future.

Welcome aboard. The journey has begun.