Grit & Wonder

So - if you are an artist, designer, entrepreneur in the creative sector… chances are REALLY hight, that you think you suck at networking. Like with a capital S. On top of that the mere thought of „SELLING, CONVINCING, ATTENTION-GRABBING“ gives you these gut-wrenching Uaghh-feels.  However you are convinced that on the other side of networking lies success, so you MUST be doing it too!  Leaving yo...

I will cut right to the chase. There is a way to set boundaries that actually create a stage for MORE CONNECTION rather than a loss of love. And the fear of loosing love is the number one reason why people are not setting them in the first place. Why they say YES when they wanna say NO. The believe that people will love you more when you let them have their way is what gets in the way for so many...

Did you already jump on the lets-set-goals and hopefully get-our-shit-together-finally bandwagon? I love goals - I truly do!  They are such an amazing opportunity for growth. However - if you set goals in the hope that purpose, meaning and that sense of fulfillment, which you so deeply crave will enter the scenery… I am afraid you started at the wrong end of planning your trip!  If you are anythin...

I mean - you can have a fake mustache An actually nonexistent, hence fake boyfriend A fake life on Social that is vastly different from your actual experience.  However - when it comes to you throwing yourself into something NEW, that you have not ever done before I would never call however you end up acting or performing FAKE but rather TAKING A BRAVE LEAP.   A brave leap of believing in your abi...

This week on the podcast we divorce from NICE.  We ditch OK.  We are not going along with the WHY NOT option anymore.  Why?  If you say yes to NICE… The kind of sweet boyfriend The not-bad flat The could-be-worse project  … the whole system will be clogged with no space left for squeaky-colorful, juicy-bubbly, chewy-yummy, I-could-die-now AMAZING.  Is AMAZING morally superiors or „better“ than NIC...

I mean there are legit reasons for being full on addicted to Happiness. And to make its pursuit your all day purpose. Who would not want MORE of those yummy hormones coursing through your veins!!  In fact we are evolutionary wired to SEEK pleasure as much as possible.  We just can't help it. And in a world where a hit of serotonin is literally a finger-click away the idea that one could STAY in th...

Oh dear! I am so fired up about this topic. Coz let’s be honest - what have you learned about HOW TO FEEL? What has been modeled to you when you were little?  I assume something like - „we love you most when you are a little bit happy and friendly without the edges so you don’t confront us with our own emotional depths and wounds that we have absolutely no damn idea how to deal with.  If you DO ho...

How crazy ist ist that we all run around with a brain that is chirping and chatting and often unfortunately yelling at us all day long, determining the quality of our lives and NO ONE HAS ACTUALLY TAUGHT US HOW TO USE IT?  Most of us are on autopilot! Believing every damn thing that our brain burps into our ears.  It’s like driving without a license! It goes well if you are lucky… but mostly its v...

When I started out as a freelance artist I just wanted my living costs to be covered so I could make art full-time. That meant I needed to make money WITH my art, right? But - f**k, I never wanted to sell myself!  All things business and money felt a little yucky and meant for others - NOT for me.  Convinced that in the altruistic spheres of expanded horizons money was a problematic burden I also...

Our brain loves clarity and straightforwardness.  Unfortunately this also means that sometimes it would rather tell you that „EVERYTHING sucks“ instead of allowing complexity, nuance or holding a variety of perspectives simultaneously. Literally for the sake of conserving energy.  The caveat to this is that what we believe to be true is what we will find evidence for in our surrounding.  So our th...

Do you ever feel like everybody else but you got this work-life balance thing down? While I see people running behind it like it was the holy grail for a non-burnt out life I am here to tell you that I think its not even a thing. How we have started to use this idea against ourselves and what I suggest to do instead to create a life that feels fulfilling and „in balance“ is what awaits you in this...

Creativity is this fabulous problem-solving superpower all humans possess. And yet many of us don’t dare to tap into this capacity. We’d rather self-censor or stay in the socially acceptable, meek realms with our ideas just to not risk being judged.  To the determent our your business and the rest of us!  In this episode we will go on a deep dive into the part of our brain that is evolutionary wir...

In this episode we will debunk the myth of iron discipline, self-imposed pressure, overworking and constant worry being essential motivators for building a business.  Listen on to find out how daring to be playful and giving air time to positive emotions is not only benefiting your own well-being as a leader, but is a key quality that will allow you and your company to react to unexpected challeng...

Many entrepreneurs are the CEOs of their own company on paper but don’t actually embody the role and lead. In this episode we will use the metaphor of the chariot to shine light on what it means to become your own authority when making decisions and moving your projects forward and into the world.  In this episode you will learn: - how looking for the „right“ answer is keeping you stuck - Why lead...

Welcome to the very first episode of How to Playfully CEO. Everything created by humans was once an idea, a dream, a vision and solely existed in the minds. In this episode we will discuss why so many of us don’t allow ourselves to dream and explore what we truly desire and how this keeps us stuck in reproducing what we already know – aka in the past. Listen on to find out how to open up to believ...