From Chaos To Clarity

Whatever you're planning to build—be it a personal brand, a creator business, or a startup—DON'T do it alone. I am speaking from personal experience, having held both positions. I built my first startup at 21, built a team of 10 in less than 6 months, and we made 300k in our first year in business, all from the ground up. But since I left my startup and went into personal branding and tried to "figure it out myself", business and financial growth actually slowed down a lot. First, it felt...

I am going to use this Wednesday's newsletter to give you a little update about ADHD content and my move to Australia. (Sending this one to everyone) First, I was struggling a bit with life satisfaction back home in Germany. This had 3 reasons: 1) I never enjoyed living in Germany. I was just dragged into this environment after my dad passed away. 2) Work was exceptionally good. It was actually so good and flowy that I just didn't want to do anything else. Due to the isolation in my work...

Your mind is a garden. Your garden can be beautiful, vibrant and intentionally designed. Or it can be full of weeds, predators and pests. A big problem is that many people try to understand these weeds, predators, and pests. They want to have compassion for them. These people try to study and understand the "nature" of weeds. (let's keep the example only with weeds) They look at patterns: Why did they grow? What made them that way? Why do they harm other plants? What happens during the growth...

Most of your ADHD struggles come from 3 things: Trauma. Your gut/health. Mental Organization. (It's not written with AI, even though it has many bullet points.) 1) Trauma: Your hypervigilance (constant high alert) is rooted in unresolved trauma. Your people-pleasing comes from perceived threat, rejection, or instability from childhood Your fear of disappointing others comes from past criticism or rejection. Your survival mode and anxiety are driven by a dysregulated nervous system. 2)...

A lot of people think that if they take, they win. But this is further from the truth. To win in life, you need to give. But to give, without being taken advantage of, you need to learn to communicate. Everything consists of how "effective" and emotionally you communicate. Communicating interests, desires and boundaries in a respectful manner. This will help: Your romantic relationships and friendships Your professional relationships and associated earnings Your overall happiness and...

We ADHD people like to ramble, "slip off the script" and connect topics like a detective, figuring out who the murderer was. This can be fun for others; it can activate dopamine, curiosity, and a little bit of this childlike wonder that many adults lose as they get older. It can sometimes even lead to breakthrough ideas. But for some people, topic switching can be extremely annoying. In this letter, I want to introduce a framework I created based on the book "The First Minute" by Chris...

You don't want to become a content creator. You want to become the creator of your own life. You want to pursue your own goals, not someone else's. You want to be unique, not imitative. You want to build a life custom-tailored to your individual needs. Pursue your own goals with your brand. Teach what you have learned with content. Help others achieve the goal faster with a product. Walk the path of the creator. → Discover purpose by solving your own problems. → Become more mindful and...

Most of your focus problems come from not protecting your mornings. The reason for that is that most people disrupt their brain waves in the first few minutes after waking up. They move immediately from Theta to Gamma. They check their phones, email inboxes, WhatsApp, news & trends or open Instagram. The first thing they think about is: "What have I missed?" The biggest problem here is that "going down" is far easier than "going up". Once your mind is occupied, stimulated and in this...

After I left my startup, I wanted to build a personal brand, but I didn't know how I can articulate and share my knowledge. In conversations, I had a million topics and ideas to share, but the moment I was alone, I had no idea what to talk about. I was dependent on other people. I couldn't generate value, ideas, or knowledge on my own. I needed a sparring partner to "work well" and get into a flow of ideas. This frustrated me for years. For example, I started my photography/content "career"...