02 Mar What are the things in life that give me energy?

It took me quite some time before I realized that happiness is the most important thing in life. For a number of years, life was living me rather than me living my own life. One of the major turning points was on a trip with my family through Ethiopia (pictured above) where we’ve spend endless hours sitting in a car and watching to the constantly changing landscapes and scenery. There was plenty of time to think and I did think: ”What in life makes me actually happy?”

What does actually make me happy?

I’ve got a number of hobbies, passions as well as things I enjoy in life in particular. In order to give you an idea of what I like to do, I can say the following:

Some of my hobbies and passions

• cooking
• dancing salsa
• the Spanish or Latin American culture
• football
• growing my business
• trying to help out others of finding more happiness in their lives

In terms of social contacts:

• my brother
• spending time with the parents
• my good friends
• a nice dinner with the boys I live with

In terms of living my life: I never aim for the beaten tracks – in my personal life, in work, in traveling or anything else.

One day I realised that most people are followers. People tend to live their lives very safely without making too much of an effort. When following the paths which have been created by others, you know that some sort of success should be found.

I would have a very different approach to that, just because I believe there’s so much more in life to live for. To me it’s not about having other people following me. However I very much aim at not following others and create my own adventures, my own tracks and my own luck.