In last month’s article, we saw 4 down to earth steps to get started on a new project: Learn, Invest, Network, and Plan. This month’s article will continue from there, assuming that you already have a project set up. If sometimes technical aspects and means are difficult to overcome (for […]
Do you know those beautiful, pleasant and enchanting articles that are written each year specifically for Mother’s Day? This is not one of them. This is an honest conversation we need to have about motherhood. /From the perspective of young, modern women in a post-feminist, urban, western reality/ There was […]
In last month’s article, we saw how to turn an idea into a reality through introspection and action. This month’s article will continue from there, assuming that you already have a concept and a plan, broken down into small steps to be achievable. I want to introduce the four next […]
Having ideas is a great thing, but a concept left alone is worth nothing. In this column, I want to help you to get your ideas down on paper and out in real life. [Author’s Note: this article was written and published during confinement due to Covid-19] If you’re confined […]
Once upon a time… … I was 6 years old and I asked my mother to sell my handmade jewelry at the village marketplace. “No, it’s too complicated”, was her answer, while looking at my poorly beaded necklaces. A decade after that first attempt to become an independent little girl, […]
The TED2018 conference “The Age of Amazement” in Vancouver left me amazed indeed. I was sitting with my jaw dropped in Gartenbaukino on the broadcast event organized by TEDxVienna. But there was one particular talk that kept my brain busy for months after the live stream in April. It was […]
Have you ever felt like: Thank God, I have friends who punch me in the face when I say something stupid? And the best part is, that they don’t do it publicly. They pull us away and then hit us hard with honesty. But by doing so, they might just […]
Having coffee in the morning, calling your parents every weekend, enjoying chocolate after lunch – your life is the sum of your habits. Most likely you are already well aware of many of them. Some might accompany you ever since you were a child, like the fact that you brush […]
I have been looking for a new job recently. I was about to freak out when “job-search fatigue” kicked in after just a few days (which made me realize that I apparently lack the required job-hunting stamina). But then I remembered that there’s a good side to everything, and I realized […]
I was at the peak of my career when I made the decision to downshift. I had been feeling restless for a while and wasn’t sure what the next step in my life was. I had the dream job, the house and great friends. I could have stayed in my […]