I was in survival mode for years.
Successful. Popular. Dead tired.
Do you know that?
You work. You perform. Everyone says: “Wow, he’s really got it.”
But inside you’re empty.
Always 110% for the job.
Always available. Always “strong”.
Always one more project.
And in the evening? No longer in the mood for conversation. To family. To YOU.
That’s not life.
That’s a system error.
And we men sell that as a strength.
“Others have it harder.”
“That’s just the way it is.”
“Retirement is coming soon…”
Bullshit.
If you don’t live today, you won’t start tomorrow either.
Then you’ll wait your whole life for the perfect moment – which never comes.
You are not here to work through Excel lists and regenerate at the weekend.
You are here to create something, to feel, to move – to lead YOUR life.
And that’s exactly what I want to encourage you to do.
Get out of the autopilot.
Get out of the permanent guilt and the “I just have to”.
Get into your damn driver’s seat.
Ask yourself an honest question:
When you wake up tomorrow – do you want to carry on in the same way as today?
If your answer is no, then change something. Today.
And if you want to go deeper:
Listen to the latest episode of “Can you feel yourself – the men’s podcast”.
Topic: Life or survival?
and at Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/021-leben-oder-nur-%C3%BCberleben/id1761337825?i=1000706641873