We divide by one and ourselves …
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Another piece of “How I met your mother” life philosophy (see –> Right place, right time) and another view on that life might get understood backwards, but needs to be lived forward (see –> Life is today). So both seems to be close to me …
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Some life philosophy from “How I met your mother”. I like the idea that small causes may have large effects, so no step is too small to lead to a great result.
You could not remove a single grain of sand from its place without thereby … changing something throughout all parts of the immeasurable whole.
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
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Of course not so easy when you are stuck in darkness or just been hit by fate. So for me that does not mean that one need to be positive all the time. Sadness or fear serve a purpose. However, we are not meant to remain stuck in such a state forever. This is when it becomes helpful to find out what your options are. And most of the times there is more than one option.
When someone tells me that I only have two alternatives to choose from (or that something is “without alternatives”), I get suspicious. This is rarely the case. Once I realize my options, the Dalai Lame (or Bruce Lee) come into play.
“Choose the positive. You have choice, you are master of your attitude, choose the positive, the constructive. Optimism is a faith that leads to success.”
Bruce Lee
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Applies to tennis, business and life ..
1. Never lose hope until its over.
2. Never celebrate too early.
3. Never leave your place before job is done.
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“Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming” – imagine 1999 … the rise of the internet has just started. To get access to the world wide web you needed modems, that made strange noise and would take minutes until you can get started. Websites took ages to built up, let alone videos. To download one song of 3 minutes could easily take an hour. A lot of people expected the internet to “go away one day”. This is the background to watch David Bowie’s predictions of where this would go …
See the full interview below – from minute 7:00 you can witness a true visionary. Predicting the future of the internet, music and society.
“The potential of what the internet is going to do to society, both good and bad is unimaginable.”
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The picture has been taken at Mt. Batur in Bali / Indonesia. Mt. Batur (known in Indonesia as Gunung Batur) is an active volcano, considered on of the most sacred mountains in Hinduism, and its peak is at 1717 metres. On the picture you can see majestic caldera lake reflecting the early sun-rays.
One of the most precious and emotional memories of my life – not only for the view, but in addition because of the journey it took to get to this picture. Getting up at around 1.30am for the 2-hour drive to the starting point of Toyabungkah village. Hiking up the mountain in darkness for another two hours to finally arrive at the summit. All this rewarded by the most beautiful and spiritual scenery possible.
Like this sunrise, many experiences in life only become really special and valuable by the efforts they required. Hopefully a consoling thought – when times are dark and the way is steep, there is a good chance that you get rewarded once you have gone through all this.
In loving memory of WV, who accompanied us on that memorable tour.
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„Footprints in the sand“ (see below) resonates very much with me. David Bowie references the poem in his 2002 song „I would be your slave“
„I don’t sit and wait
I don’t give a damn
I don’t see the point at all
No footprints in the sand
I would give you all my love
Nothing else is free
Open up your heart to me
And I would be your slave“
One of my favourite and most intense David Bowie concert moments, when he threw this song into the red light of the sunset as if he was disputing God.
Thought the poem is addressed to God, for me this could as well be addressed to one’s parents, lover, friends, you name it. As well Bowie actually has always been ambiguous who „I would be your slave“ actually adresses to.
In which way ever one would like to interpret the poem, it’s gives much comfort to have someone who cares next to you when the times get rough. In these moments, however, the view is often so narrowed that we no longer even notice a supporter. One thing to consider from time to time. And on the flip side – if you are the one on the sunny side, then you might as well be the one who is carrying the other. So worth looking out for footprints …
„One night I had a dream… I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord, and
Across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; One belonged to me, and the other to the Lord. When the last scene of my life flashed before us, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that many times along the path of my life, There was only one set of footprints.
I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in my life
This really bothered me, and I questioned the Lord about it.
“Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,
You would walk with me all the way;
But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life,
There is only one set of footprints.
I don’t understand why in times when I needed you the most, you should leave me.
The Lord replied, “My precious, precious child. I love you, and I would never, never leave you during your times of trial and suffering.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you.“
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“Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.
Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” (Bruce Lee)
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„You never know when or where that next great break or opportunity might come. That’s why consistently keeping a winner’s attitude, a positive energy and an optimistic mindset is the best thing you can do in life.“ (Allistair McCaw Page, „Winning Attitude & Mindset“)
I very much subscribe to the approach to learn from sports for life and business (and vice versa). Allistair McCaw (@bechampionminded) of course is a huge inspiration. His podcasts and books are highly recommended. So is his latest book „Winning Attitude & Mindset“. One chapter „You never know who is watching“ strongly resonates with me and without any doubt applies to my lifeline. From my experience, a carreer is never linear (even if sometimes it appears to be). So focussing your energy only in occasions you think it suppports your goal will make you miss so many opportunities. You never know if you are just meeting your next employer, your next customer, a mentor, a supporter, your future lover or future best friend. Or someone who knows such and is just waiting to introduce you to your next employer, next customer, mentor, supporter, future lover or future best friend. And this might not need to be the obvious gatekeepers, it might as well be the cleaner, the assistant, the garbage man or the homeless you are passing by. So one more reason the be the best self anytime, because you never know who is watching.
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