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”.

You’re a human person. You intrinsically look for exchange, for soul mates, for different perspectives. Your curiosity is dominating you – at least it should because as adults we often tend to lose this child-like (not childish) curiosity the older we get. Actors are a good example of how you don’t lose the sense for play and fun activities. Should I now become an actor?

Yes and no. Imagine your life as a story, a plot. Now picture your world as a stage or film set. What would you be acting like? What would your role be? Would be the protagonist? The ally? The side-kick? Or even the enemy?

Guess what? You can be all that and way more.

Read that again. The limits on what you do and become only happens in your head, and, well some physical boundaries also exist if you thought of becoming an outer space astronaut or beyond. Think further, stretch your thought. What do you see? Now, go one step more, two steps, three. Are you still able to walk that thought? Then put into words, write it down and walk your talk.

Oh, that’s scary now. Right? Walking the talk actually means that you commit. Super scary. You will do the things you say. You are really doing it.

It became reality. You just gave birth to the strongest idea, concept or thought that rushed through your head like blood. You caught it and now it’s yours. Nourish it, treat it well, treat it with care, let it grow, and when it’s big enough to stand on its own feet, let it go. It’s sad, but you have to let it go. Train your bye-bye muscle. The more often you do it, the better you become.

Practice.

The take-away from today: By allowing a curated openness, an openness that you decide, you initiate exchange and let people enter your world. You allow them to enter. It’s a privilege. In this privileged world you are who you want. It’s scary to pursue your dreams but it’s fuck*** exciting as well. Make it reality.

Enjoy your Monday.

This was episode 6 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”.