What will be your last words in the death bed? Sounds dramatic?! It’s your life full of dreams waiting to come true. So, nothing is too dramatic, too ridiculous, too embarrassing.

In fact, everything is alright.

As long as it’s aligned with the pursuit of your dreams — and you don’t harm people, animals, nature and the environment in general. Yes, it means that some people’s big companies don’t give a shit about not harming since they are so distant from real reality. Instead they enjoy themselves in their bubble reality.

Let the bubble blow.

The take-away from today: Don’t die, and if you do, take all the ignorant people with you. But don’t kill them. Get creative. It’s your turn now.

This was episode 13 of the #weekdaykickoff. Every Monday-Friday morning. Colombian time. Until episode 5 I also audio-recorded on Anchor, you can find me there as “Alexander Kluge”.

Do the things you’re vain* about, that if they weren’t very good, you’d feel ashamed. You’d even feel ashamed for other people’s work in your field of expertise — if it’s really not good.

Don’t do things of which you think that the idea of you being that person would be nice. It’s not about being it, but doing and enjoying it.

For my person I would say that the thing I’m vain about is writing**. I couldn’t stand if people told me it’s a piece of garbage – and they have good arguments to prove that. Don’t get me wrong. I’m able to receive negative feedback but my vanity with this creative pursuit makes me want to become exceptionally well. I’m envisioning myself dominating my field of writing. That’s how much I’m convinced.

And yes I do design as well and I enjoy it. I do it because I’m hungry for variety in my creative output and I’m applying my writing principles to design. In short: I design how I write. I write how I talk. Short. Focused. Straightforward***. And from the hips.

The take-away from today: Observe yourself continuously, constantly and find out what vanity is driving you. If you just like seeing yourself being someone/something, that’s not your vanity. Don’t pursue it. If you can’t stand bad output of something, there’s a good chance that you found your vanity.

This was episode 12 of the #weekdaykickoff. Every Monday-Friday morning. Colombian time. Until episode 5 I also audio-recorded on Anchor, you can find me there as “Alexander Kluge”.

Footnotes

*I prefer to use the German “eitel”

**After high school I desperately wanted to become a media designer. I applied for many companies. I never made it. Instead I chose to do an apprenticeship as a salesman for two years followed by 7 years of studying Int’l Media & Computer because it was the most adequate replacement for a direct media design apprenticeship – and actually pretty close and I got a degree which can help me in some cases although I’m not super enthusiastic about it.

With that big amount of time studying (yes 7 years is a lot, I know) I almost had a career only by studying. What’s your career? I’m a student – long term *hahaha* And in that time it became clear that I didn’t enjoy designing anymore.

So, after my studies and the short film I made for my Master’s thesis I found that something’s wrong with me and designing. I didn’t feel fulfilled anymore with it. It took another year and a half until I saw what I am and want be: a writer and creator of authored experiences with pieces that start with writing and sometimes end with it 🙂

***I prefer to use the German “Schnörkellos”

You can drink water to hydrate, go for a walk to change scenery, do sports to sweat, take a shower, dive into your nearest lake or ocean, do this ice bucket challenge that used to be a thing (in the past).

Pay a visit to Alaska, Greenland or Russia in winter, dress up, get new clothes, do peeling for your skin, use these icy wake-up gels or creams that make you feel you were in Alaska, go on a retreat or on self-discovery.

Do it to refresh yourself, to feel reborn, rejuvenated. Simply make an effort to change things from time to time.

You need sports for your mind. You need mental challenges for your body. And vice versa.

The take-away from today: Drink enough, walk enough, keep your mind and body refresh so that your soul can shine and attract soul mates.

This was episode 11 of the #weekdaykickoff. Every Monday-Friday morning. Colombian time. Until episode 5 I also audio-recorded on Anchor, you can find me there as “Alexander Kluge”.