I said goodbye to my family today. My dad, my mom, her partner. My brother, his GF of 3 years whom I’ve just met. My sister, her partner and their adorable little toddler - my nephew. The very few short days I was here in Slovenia are ending, and it will be another 6 months or so before I see them again. And not just them. Goodbye to the house where I grew up. The street where … [Read more...]
The Search
For the last few months, I’ve been searching for something. And I still don’t know what it is.I don’t know whether it’s the next big business idea, a more committed intimate relationship, or calling a place home for more than just 6 months… I don’t know what it is.But I do know that I actually like the process, the Search. And I’m not rushing it. A year ago I would … [Read more...]
Your Self-Image, Photo Angles and Attraction
I look pretty jacked on the 1st pic, right? What about the other 3 pictures? Pic #1 and #2 had only minutes in between. And #3 and the #4 were taken less than 24h later.Posting pictures on social media is a huge mindfuck. Huge. It’s very complicated and has many layers. To a degree, it affects us all. I’ve been trying to understand this for a while now, but I think I am … [Read more...]
We all had our own reasons to start…
For me it was bullying. Nothing too severe, but enough that I signed up for “Karate” when I was about 10. I was looking for protection (and unknowingly - confidence). I got those. And I also got perseverance, leadership and a family.Marko aka Bruce Lee, and I, Chuck Norris, were one of the first students now almost 20 years ago. Over the course of a few years everyone on … [Read more...]
The hard thing about the hard things: the lesson
Running a rapidly growing startup is a bit like a never ending circuit training in the gym. In the gym, you know you’ll go for say 6 rounds. Rounds 1 and 2 are easy, and then it starts to get hard. Round 5 is hell, but round 6 is easy too because you know it’s going to end soon.The trick with a startup is… you stay on number 5 and it never ends. You get to 6, 7, 8… 47… and … [Read more...]