Joy in life – Day 11
"If life has meaning at all, then suffering must also have meaning. It doesn't matter what you suffer, but how you take it on." - Viktor Frankl
Connection vs. cruel Optimism – Day 9
The connection to my feelings makes me unique and gives me self-confidence - and it is essential to stay connected with others - not as the object of the power from others over my feelings, but as a self-responsible subject with intention (not belief, not the simple hope), to solve problems courageously (which does not exclude fear) together.
Compassion vs. Selfishness – Day 8
With every decision we make as an entrepreneur, as a manager, we make ourselves "guilty" - we are pursuing a goal and the goal is without exception growth. This self-interest is not right or wrong per se, and certainly not morally reprehensible at all: We strive for added value that allows us to lead a good life. The question is, how do we define "added value" - and how we "lead a good life": If only short-term profit maximization on the balance sheet and the accumulation of sales and profits have priority for my individual standard of living as the currency for added value, then this does not correspond to my pleasure principle for entrepreneurship
Trust vs. Control – Day 7
There is potential in trust so that something can arise and grow. Control, on the other hand, is reminiscent of ready-made templates or stereotypes - anything that does not match the criteria for control is assessed as waste. Control is binary, trust is multidimensional.
Gratefulness vs. expectations – Day 6
For me a nice occasion to talk about gratitude as the foundation for my inner compass in my transformation journey this Advent. I am very grateful today because an important milestone has been reached: my new website, on which this blog appears, goes on air today.