3. I have a confession to make.
When they asked me to give the Commencement
Speech, I was a bit offended.
I’m I really already in that stage of life?
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25. 2. Go for the money
‣ in uncertain times: secure your income
‣ start saving for your pension
‣ “Erst das Fressen, dann die Moral!”
‣ demand everything you can from your employer and your
government
‣ ignore your dreams - they’re not called ‘dreams’ by
coincidence
26. If you don’t build your dream, someone
will hire you to build theirs.
Tony Gaskins
28. 3. Take it easy
‣ it takes 10.000 hours of practice to become good at
something
‣ start building (skills, savings, a book, a company...)
‣ “you won’t get rich by working hard”
33. 4. Guard your work-life balance
‣ family and friends are your tower of strenght
‣ personal development outside your area of expertise is
important
‣ work is work, home is home
‣ live by the clock, die by the clock...
34. I know no one that has a
work/life switch in his head.
38. 5. Focus
‣ you can only do 1 thing at once
‣ focus on core business, outsource the rest
‣ why would you try different things?
‣ diversity is a distraction
45. 7. Give up
‣ launch fast, fail fast
‣ there’s plenty of ideas - if one doesn’t work, on to the next
one.
‣ if you don’t like your job or your life: don’t nag! change!
48. There’s only one difference between an
amateur and a professional:
A professional is an amateur that didn’t
give up.
49. 7. Never give up
Each day, you have 2 options: persist or give up.
If you give up today, you will only have 1 option tomorrow.
You can always give up tomorrow.
51. 8. Don’t listen to others
‣ new ideas are new for a reason
‣ “are you sure” (my parents when I gave up my job at the bank)
‣ surround yourself with positive people - ignore negative
52. 8. Listen to others
‣ diversity in opinions is a strong thing
‣ learn from more experience people
‣ get a coach or a council
‣ network - pay it forward!
55. 9. Follow the rules
‣ learn the rules of the game asap - and beat them
‣ enduring value is only created by sticking to values - ethics!
‣ but remember: just as history is written by the victors, the rules are
written by those who broke them before
58. Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is
about creating yourself.
George Bernard Shaw
59. 10. Never grow up
‣ treat the rest of your life as playtime
‣ don’t listen to old farts like me :)
‣ “we don’t stop playing because we grow old - we grow old because
we stop playing“