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Tea is the most powerful weapon I’ve found so far, to face and resolve stormy seasons in life. Something about the slow, simple process of preparing and drinking the hot liquid opens up a clear perspective on what actually happened, and what that eventually means on a broader level.

The important thing about experiencing disruptions is to train how to make them happen by yourself. Just because your computer decided to call it a day doesn’t mean that your day is finished. But it definitely reminds you that there are other things in life than just work and functionality.

Tomorrows Ghostwriter episode: “Inspiration Is A Shy Cat”

Note to German Speakers: Ghostwriter ist zur Leipziger Buchmesse in kleiner Auflage im Selbstverlag erschienen. Wer das Buch bestellen möchte, kann das hier tun, solange der Vorrat reicht.

What truly puts your self-chosen career path at stake is your own motivation. I never get it why people would search for “inspiration” online, I’m rather wondering how you manage NOT to be inspired in this urban, complex world we live in. The problem lies on the opposite side of the equation: we are flooded with inspiration on a second-to-second basis – how are we supposed to keep up and craft what we perceive into our own, genuine personal expression?

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How do you keep an unshakeable motivation to persist and stay at it, when the only recurring feature of everyday life seems to be that there’s “too much of it all”, too many things happening in parallel?

You could synchronize yourself with likeminded people. It’s a first step towards feeling more empowered, and something that sure motivates me to go ahead in my journey: Knowing that I’m not alone.

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After you’ve managed to meet an old friend thanks to a most unlikely coincidence, it makes you think about who or what facilitates these kinds of lucky happenings. It also makes you think about what gets in the way. And why certain things take so much time to actually happen.

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Thank you, Berlin. Thank you for making the most improbable things happen, time and time again.

Tomorrows Ghostwriter episode: “The Most Vulnerable Spot”

Note to German Speakers: Ghostwriter ist zur Leipziger Buchmesse in kleiner Auflage im Selbstverlag erschienen. Wer das Buch bestellen möchte, kann das hier tun, solange der Vorrat reicht.

Telling an old friend about yourself can be quite refreshing, like a look at your life through the lens of someone else.

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Knowing each other for so long makes it all the more funny to watch how things have turned out by now – at least, if both of you are halfway happy.

Then again, when another client call disrupts your journey on a Friday afternoon, the freelancer’s reality friendly puts you back on track. Read the rest of this entry »

When someone calls you by your name in a completely unfamiliar setting, your brain might take some time to process what’s actually going on.

This is a kind of situation I couldn’t make up, because it’s so improbable that it just wouldn’t cross my mind: A sudden rain on an otherwise sunny day forces you to take shelter in a random entrance niche, when an old school friend you haven’t seen in ages opens the front door to call it a day sooner than usual.

If that’s not a reason to pause and hug each other, I don’t know what is.

I guess unexpected encounters simply accentuate what really connects us. No time to think it over or to arrange something, and the conversation just flows, naturally. Which actually doesn’t help structuring a growing chaos in life, just adds a melodic note to it.

Tomorrows Ghostwriter episode: “Freelancer Blues”

Note: I’m at the Leipzig Book Fair until Sunday, to present my freshly released “Ghostwriter” book print. If you happen to be there come to my stand MK251 and say hello <3.

So after some real hard work you’ve got a client assignment practically finished, which makes you all ready to go and kick off your own long time wanted project.

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Moving on feels energizing until a sudden flush of rain and bad news brings your journey to a sudden stop amidst the city: pretty quickly, ‘practically finished’ snaps back into ‘work in progress’.

While you’re still trying to figure out how to make time for a revision you’re not even sure to agree with, something else grabs your attention.

Tomorrows Ghostwriter episode: “Embrace the Unexpected”

Note: I’m at the Leipzig Book Fair starting tomorrow, to present my freshly released “Ghostwriter” book print. If you are there, come to my stand MK251 and say hello <3.