While you can’t constantly be in “inspiration mode”, when you feel you need input because you just finished a task or you’re about to start one and want to get yourself into the right mindset. This mindset where you fully immerse yourself into the project and only live for this project.

Before your real hard work starts, you have your head up and senses open. You’re open for any input that serves your wish to be inspired. Full absorption, full observation, fully present in the world.

During the work, you have your head down, your senses are focussed, the center of attention is to achieve the goal of the project and you only see what is relevant for this project and its goals. You’re in the intentional tunnel mode. You could also call yourself drunk because what you’ll experience is a trip that lasts days, weeks or months.

The take-away from today: While there are gray areas when you need inspiration during a project phase, you want to achieve a mindset of full focus and immersion. Only this can guarantee that you reach the goals and build according to them. Don’t exhaust yourself doing it and get your regular breaks. Immersing yourself doesn’t mean to not eat, drink, do sports and disconnect from the world, family and good friends. It simply means to be present in the here and now in this hard work phase.

This was episode 9 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”.

You find it hard to accomplish everything you want because there’s so much you want to do. On top, you’re also interested in many topics and want to become a master in everything and world-famous.

Truth is, you can become that if you live 1,000 years and more. In this 100 years of living (optimist speaking) you have to focus on a thing that strikes you the most, that fascinates you the most.

You’re the expert

While it’s good to have one or more side passions in your private life, share publicly the only one thing you want to be known by people. Step by step, for next at least two years, you’ll be providing value to people. Answer questions, initiate conversations, watch the existing conversations. Present yourself as the expert and if you don’t feel confident doing that pretend to be someone who is the expert in your field.

Continue

Have the courage to continue this learning journey and always keep your goal in the back of your head. This is where you want to go. This is what you’re striving for. This is why you’re doing it.

Make a list, create tasks, schedule them, do them

If it’s overwhelming create a structure in which you organize what you do. Make a list of things you want to do, split them into do-able tasks and then schedule your tasks. Otherwise they will never get done.

The take-away from today: The organization of your tasks doesn’t have to be rigid or dogmatic. It should ease the pain of finally starting what you hand in mind. Let reality catch up with what does in your mind anyway all the time.

Enjoy the mid-week – wow time flies.

This was episode 8 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”.

One of my favorite quotes from author Colin Wright goes like:

You’re not a fraction looking for another fraction. You’re complete: look for the same.

So in your constant journey to find someone you should never forget how powerful it is to be you, you as being self-sufficient for you, you as wanting to be self-sufficient. In the case of being on your own, you need to be able to cope with it – independently.

I’m not saying you shall abandon people and society, but give yourself proof that you can do it just on your own. Are you able to do it? Or are you dependent on something / someone? Are you afraid to be independent? Does it scare you?

Good. It should but it shouldn’t impress you too much since fear is also something to overcome like hunger — just grab a snack. Or with regard to fear: prove your fear, its strength, go into the fear, do what scares you. And then verify how far you came, or how it was when you fully felt the fear. The more often you do it, the less fearful you become.

Me, I’m scared of heights and water. Still I walked up big mountains or volcanoes in Guatemala, stood on high bridges like the Golden Gate in San Francisco and swam across a part of a bay in Indonesia where I didn’t know what to expect. I was scared, especially in the water. But I did it anyway. My fear of heights has become less, I’ve become pretty confident about it. Still, my fear of water, especially underwater persists. I’m horribly frightened of diving under-water. This is one of my challenges which I will overcome – time will tell, and reality will catch up with my mindset.

The take-away from today: You’re powerful just on your own. You’re 100%. So while you socialize, team up, find a partner, and marry or any of those things, keep in mind that you are a complete person looking for another complete person — to make it 200%.

Enjoy the day.

This was episode 7 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”.