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Experience the thrill of winter in Switzerland with four ice adventures: ice canyoning in Pontresina, ice climbing on majestic frozen walls, tranquil cross-country skiing through Arosa’s serene forests, and daring ice bathing at Untersee, Europe’s first public ice bath.
On 22 March 2023, I had the honour of giving a keynote speech at Bookboon. The event, organised by Bookboon, one of the world’s leading e-learning platforms, offered an extraordinary stage on the important topic of courage. Because courage is good for you. This was also the title of my presentation.
Breathtaking desert landscapes, impressive mountain ranges, exuberant hospitality and delicious food. Oman offers it all. I ventured deep into the ‘interior’ – the 7th Hole cave on the Selmah Plateau is quite something.
Maybe you have experienced this too. Whenever you have to overcome yourself to do something unpleasant… and then actually do it… and then realise that yes, you are still alive – ok, maybe with a few scrapes or with a few laughs because you failed – then you have learned something and moved on a bit.
You have it. You hate it. You try to avoid it at all costs. It’s fear. Wait a moment, please. Don’t just click away. You might think: ‘Oh no, not now, not with me.’ That’s totally ok – that’s just your well-programmed reaction. But you do not learn anything. You just nurture your fear – instead of dissolving it – and becoming a better person. Allow me a few minutes to explain along 3 points: How can you use fear as an almost inexhaustible source of power.
Scientists called Venezuela’s Salto Angel waterfall the eighth wonder of the world. The dreamlike, yet mystical Table Mountains inspired James Cameron for his film Avatar. And I finally fulfilled my long-cherished No. 1 travel dream on my fourth attempt: a trip to what I consider the most spectacular landscape in the world.
Scientists called Venezuela’s Salto Angel waterfall the eighth wonder of the world. The dreamlike, yet mystical table mountains inspired James Cameron for his film Avatar. And I finally fulfilled my long-cherished No. 1 travel dream on my fourth attempt: a trip to what I consider the most spectacular landscape in the world.
“Can you make a living from it?”
I get this question more often when it comes to my travels and publications (like this one).
“I don’t want to live without it.”
… I then answer.
Here’s nothing less than my best investment advice for life. No scam, click bait, I mean it. It’s not shares, funds, real estate, valuables, crypto, NFTs etc.
It’s experiences.
Adventure is like salt in the soup of life. It adds flavour.
To be there when history is being made. Today I had this opportunity as a panelist at the first hybrid roundtable of the lighting industry in the Metaverse and simultaneously in the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg.
During my trip to La Réunion, I spoke with Philippe Kowalski, the deputy director of the volcano observatory at Piton de la Fournaise.