20 Things I Learned After I Quit My Job (and wish I knew before)

I wasted a lot of time and money during the first couple of years after I quit my job.

I didn’t have a clue about anything. And I could easily have done and learned most of these things while I…

Going From Consumer To Creator: What You Really Need To Know

Five years ago I was screen printing and ironing t-shirts in the living room of my 5 people flat share in Shanghai.

While the entire world is producing stuff in China, there I was having my own…

The Art Of The Start (Or What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do)

Everything I’ve ever started in my life started with a total disaster.

Every website.

Every book.

The Ultimate Guide to Fighting Doubt, Fear and Being Afraid

I’m constantly in doubt about pretty much everything.

Whether I should even have started writing this book right here.

Maybe I should give up?

I’ve been eating rice and frozen dumplings for almost two years now.

And I was getting sick of it. I was getting sick of the whole thing. I couldn’t stand living there anymore. I didn’t like the city anymore. I was running out of money. And I wanted to go back…

Create or die

The world is ruled by people, institutions and companies that create things. It’s always been like that and it will always be like that. No matter whether you think it’s a good thing or a bad thing.

And for decades it wasn’t really a big problem. Because everybody was…

Getting back up again when you’ve been punched in the face

“I’ve been punched in the face dozens of times over the last couple of years.”

A few days ago I was having a chat with an old friend of mine that I haven’t seen in a long time.

Why no one believes in you

Because you don’t believe in yourself.

Well, maybe you do.

Maybe you really do.

But that’s usually not enough to make others believe in you.

You suck:

The Underdogs Guide To Winning When You’ve Failed At Almost Everything.

This is the introduction of my new book. You can pre-order it for “pay-as-much-as-you-want” today and get it conveniently delivered to your inbox in 30 days…