For many years, my self-worth was tightly bound to what I achieved. Career, responsibility, a family with three children — from the outside, it looked like a good life. For a long time, I searched for happiness outside myself: in the next success, the next goal. Inside, I felt what that meant in the long run — a deep emptiness, constant exhaustion, and eventually a real crisis in my relationship. Physically, too, I was at a point many people know: overweight, exhausted, out of touch with myself.
That time was uncomfortable.
Since then, I've done a lot of work on myself — moving away from emptiness, stress, and pressure, toward more fulfillment and balance. No longer just doing, but being again. Back to my true self. I still love setting goals and working in a performance-oriented way — but no longer to define my worth or seek outside validation, rather out of fulfillment and joy.
Today, I'm glad to pass this path — from pressure and emptiness to fulfillment and happiness — on to others, among other things through working together on the Big 3: health, relationships, and mission. Because when you feel not only physically but also emotionally healthy, when you have relationships in which you feel accepted and loved, and you put your energy into something that gives you a deeper sense of meaning, you've laid the foundation for a fulfilled life.
