INC-RED-IBLE

Red is a symbol for danger but also for love.

Two opposite feelings.
Dina and I were talking photos at different places.
But the one with the red light, was the the spot which fit to her best.
She can look dangerous, intense from the outside.
But.
She is has an attractive personality and big heart on the inside.

You know the saying:
"Not everything is black & white"
TRUE!
Everything is RED.
In your life right now, is there a situation or person - you could see differently than you do?

JUST DO IT!

Montserrat and I have never met before. We know each other from Facebook, having a mutual friend.

Recently I saw a photo of her with a turquoise T-Shirt, my favorite color!
I wrote her, that I want to take pictures of her. JUST DO IT.
She replied: "yes!". JUST DO IT.
It was a fantastic evening!
She is a Veterinarian and I learned a lot about animals and her job.
So much fun!

If you follow your impulses and are open for other people's impulses:
You invite life! New experiences, new thoughts and new friends.

Next time there is an impulse in your life: JUST DO IT!

PUSH YOURSELF

Manuel and I met 10 years ago.

Back then I had a project taking photos of strangers in the street.
Very close and with a hand held flash.
I was not comfortable doing it, but I pushed myself.
Many people where surprised, some even angry.
Manuel, was one of the people I "shot". He reacted positive and started talking to me.
It turned out that he is also a photographer.
Since then we had many photo and video sessions together.

Even if you don't feel comfortable, you can push yourself!
Pushing yourself out of your comfort zone is rewarding!
Until today I did not have a bad experience while leaving the comfort zone.
Quite the opposite! I got more confident and happy.
The suffering is inside your small comfort zone. Not outside.

Next time your voice in your head is holding you back: push yourself, do it.

"Life begins outside of your comfort zone."

Back to sur-reality!

Sergio, thank you for the awesome welcome!


"Life is like a moving car. It's okay to look behind you sometimes but keep looking straight because life goes on."

PERSPECTIVE

"You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus."

We see with our eyes, yes.
Looking at the same thing, everybody sees and feels something different.
People take vitamins and get glasses, to see better.
Taking care of your eyes makes you see things sharper, in focus.
Does it help you to "see more" and to see things differetnly? No!
The eyes are a tool, but you see with your brain and imagination!
We can train the imagaination! How? Look at the kids, they show you how.
That's not so difficult.
The hard part is to look at things, people and yourself with a different perspective.
We have to have courage and awareness to leave behind our old picture of things, people and ourself.
And create a new picture!

"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."

"The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible."

 

"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others."

 

"Sometimes you make the right decision, sometimes you make the decision right."

 

"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools."

WALKING AWAY

First leaves are falling from the trees.
Down they go, the hot degrees.
Summer is slowly walking away.
But the memories stay.
It was a fantastic time.
I'm done with the rhyme.

Thank you very much sun!
See you soon for more fun!

"Time is more value than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time."

NEW PROFILE PICTURE

​ Taken by Manuel Castelotte

"The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way."

TOO LATE!

"I am too old. It's too late"
Many people say that!

If you believe that, ok. Keep everything as it is. Everything is ok in your life? Then keep on believing it.
BUT
If you need some motivation! Be open to the story of "Ray Croc".
He was a sales man most of his life. Average, not very successful.
Until the age of 62, where he met two brothers of a family owned restaurant.
He saw a lot of potential in that business. Roc helped to improve the restaurant with his ideas.
The restaurant got more successful day by day!
Roc wanted to expand and be bigger. But the brothers weren't so enthusiastic about progress.
So Roc Croc went his own way and became the founder of the multibillion company Mc Donald's!

He started to build one of the biggest empires with 62! With almost no money.

Inspirational.
It's never too late.

There is also a movie about his story.
If you really interested to improve your life, you will find the name of the movie.
And in the end of the movie, he tells his secret. It's one word.​

"No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye."

REJECTION

We all experience it in our personal and business life. Feels bad, right?

It doesn't need to feel bad! IF you change your perception.

When I was living in Los Angeles to study acting, I walked everyday to my school.
On the way there were always homeless people asking me for money.
In the US you can pay everywhere with your card, so I didn't take any cash with me.
When they asked me - I offered them one of my fruits: a banana. Many times.
They said: "NO!" all the time. Some even looked at me angry.
What's wrong with my banana?
Nothing!
A banana is notorious (vitamins & minerals) and makes happy (Tryptophan).
Look at the monkeys how happpy they are!
Should I feel bad if a hungry and unhappy man doesn't want a soloution?
No way!
It's the same with other things in life where we experience rejection.
Should we feel bad?
No!
We all have something to offer.
If many don't want your banana, someone will!
Sometimes a homeless accepted the banana with gratiude.
And even if NOBODY wants your banana: Then just enjoy it all by yourself.
If your business idea requieres to distribute bananas, then go where bananas are needed and appreciated.
And if you can't go there, then you have to adapt and give away beer.
Either case, don't feel bad about rejection.
It's not personal.
The rejection says more about the one who rejects, than the one who is rejected.

Bon Appetit!

DREAM OR REALITY?

DREAM OR REALITY?

Did you ever in your life ask yourself this question?
I did today!
In the morning I got many fantastic news about my project!
It will help my career!
WOW.
You know, when you plant seeds - you won't see plants right away.
You have to nurture them and be patient.

One day you will see the results of your work and patience.

WON!

A photo (the one at the bottom) from the series "Happy Fountains" won "special prize Energy Water Bern" - BÄRN! BLOG

DO YOU LIKE THE RAIN?

When I used to live in Europe, I did not like it so much.

Because there is more rain and grey than sun and blue skies.
Living away in countries with a lot of sun and little rain:
NOW I love the rain.

The rain never changed, but I did.

"We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are."