Self Development
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Day 1: Driving a car for the first time in years
The first fear I’m facing in this challenge: driving a car. For most people it’s a daily task they probably don’t spend much thought on. For me, however, driving has become one of the most dreadful things someone could ask me to do. A little background I got my drivers license at 17 right before graduating from high school. But then I went abroad for a year of traveling and after I came back I moved away from my hometown to start Uni. That was 6 years ago. Ever since I got my license I would occasionally practice with my parents car when I’d visit them. Which happens about once…
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Challenging Fear: Taking on Michelle Poler’s 100 Day Challenge
Inspired by Michelle Poler’s Ted Talk “100 days without fear”, I decided I wanted to face my personal fears too. I wanted to start the challenge right then and there. I immediately made a list of possible challenges and was eager to take on my first fear the next day. That was about three years ago. I’ve been putting it off for a really long time now. I told myself it was “too inconvenient” or “I wouldn’t have enough time to commit to the challenge”. But it was always there in the back of my mind and I was convinced that I would come back to it one day. And…
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8 Projects to start in Quarantine
Most of us have to stay at home at the moment and have a little more time on our hands than usual. Although that left me extremely bored in the beginning, I have since found a way to use my extra time in a way that makes me feel better about the whole situation: Projects. So if you’re looking for an exciting project to fill your time with, you’ve come to the right place. Disclaimer: You don't have to do anything productive during this time. Staying at home and doing your part is enough! I can't stress this enough. However, I like to keep myself occupied to not think too…
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Reading Classics Challenge
Introducing the ‘Classics Bookclub’ Most of us have probably come into contact with at least a handful of classical literature in school. Some were absolutely dreadful but I’ll have to admit that I actually enjoyed most of them. Which came as a huge surprise to my 13 year old self. After graduation I came across some of my favorite pieces of literature that I carefully selected randomly pulled out of the open bookshelves around town. All of them were classics. This left me wanting to read more but it also made me regret not having read more classics to this day. This got me thinking: What would be the best…
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A Reminder to Follow your Dreams
Most of us have dreams and plans for our future – some of them are even likely to come true. But along the way some of these dreams get dropped, traded for others or are just simply forgotten. Even if it was something that could’ve been accomplished. Today I want to tell you a story of how I traded a dream for something else but got a reminder just at the right time so it could still come true. Let this be your reminder today. An example from my life The dream When I started studying I had it all planned out: In my fifth semester I would go to…
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5 Year Plan in an Ideal Life
I’ve always liked making plans. It’s a great way to get my thoughts in order and simultaneously it’s a first step towards turning that very plan into reality. If everything were to go perfectly in life, we would always get what we want and we’d always stick to our plans. But life – more often than not – has other plans. And there are many variables that are beyond our control. So this is just what I would do in the next 5 years if everything goes as planned. Master’s Degree I’m about to finish my undergrad studies this summer. So I’m at a point in life where most people…
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Building a completely new life
Everything starts with a dream I started drafting this post as this blog was nothing but a mere dream. A hope that in the (hopefully near) future I could take control of my life and turn it into something I am excited about. At that point I didn’t know anything about blogs. The technicalities of it and the work that would go into it was not a concern then. I only knew I was determined to not let that dream die. I spent hours online researching, planning, outlining and hoping that one day this will take shape. Today finally is that day. Finding that spark We might all have a different…
