BlogHide Resteemssams-world (52)in life • 5 years agoStop Seeking Success (Let It Find You, Instead) w/ Bryan ReevesDear friends, I have had a thoughtful conversation with Bryan Reeves on his Podcast "Men this Way." In this interview we discuss topics such as achieving dreams, relationships, intimacy…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years agoRelease Day of Pico BlancoAfter more than a year of writing and rewriting, falling and getting up, my heart-project and first novel PICO BLANCO is finally here. It will be translated into 3 different languages and…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years agoCover Release Pico BlancoDear friends,It's less than a month until the release of my debut novel "PICO BLANCO." Yesterday, I received the final cover of the book, and I'm happy to share it with you today. Also: The…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years agoOne step at the time (2min)Dear friends, On the white wall, in the living room of my parent’s house, there’s a sentence written in dark-grey color. “Alles hat seine Zeit,” it says. “Everything has its time.” I am still…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years agoEddy the Snail (Remastered) – A Story on Seizing the Opportunity (5min read)Eddy is a snail. And, from a snail’s perspective, he was quite a beautiful one. He had a nice light-brown house on his back, and his grey, slimy skin was still young and youthful. Eddy was handsome…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years agoThe Warrior & The Blacksmith - Our paths of life (4min read)There once was a blacksmith at the far end of a tiny village. Every day you could hear the clinking noise in the village each time he threw his hammer upon a hot iron. Clink, clink, clink. He…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years agoThe Girl Who Left Paradise (6min)The grass was greener than anywhere else she had ever seen it. There was a large garden, an old wooden shack, goats and cows, and a well-furnished house at the end of the pasture. The property was…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years agoChristmas - A time to look withinDear friends all around the world, it has been months since I last gave a sign of life from me. Still I am in Mexico. The sun still shines and the weather is still hot. So hot that it feels weird…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years agoLittle acts of kindness will make the differenceIn January 2017 I launched the "unconditional January". A facebook-event, location independent, free to attend by anyone in the world. Every day, for the whole month, we would set a little…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years agoWhat I learned about the brain - and the many little annoying sounds around us (1min)The sounds of aircons, projectors, fans, cars, clocks ticking can be annoying to a point where they are almost unbearable. Our good fortune: Often we don't even notice them. One part of our brain…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years agoUnwanted discoveries and unexpected lessons 😆This morning I killed around 20 cockroaches. Or perhaps a little more. Little did I know about the life that took place just next to our door when I lifted up the heavy stone. For weeks, I thought…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years agoThe train is rolling again.It's Sunday, Orsi is out of house - unexpected work. And I'm sitting on the front porch, starting a new project. Since I've sent out the manuscript of my new novel, I have to admit, I felt a bit…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years agodeleteddeletedsams-world (52)in life • 6 years agoWinning and "trying" hard to be successful.It happens sometimes... And it lights me up!! When I receive an email or a message that says: "Thanks Sam, this post really inspired/helped me," I'm glad because, in many ways it feels great to know…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years agoThe small story about Tiger Woods (lesson on dealing with setbacks)There is this story about Tiger Woods - and gosh I'm not even sure if it is true or not. "Screw it," I thought, I share it anyways. Because it inspired me, and sometimes stories are just nice to…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years agoBeing happy with having a little bit less15.08.2018 - Yesterday we ran out of water here. I realised that, since we live in our new place I didn't organise any water supply. Well, water was something we took for granted anyways. Who would…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years agoStarting, learning and sometimes surprising myselfTuesday. 14.08.2018: I realised this morning that, just this year, I wrote about 300 articles and small posts. And a novel. And it feels good. Not necessarily the number, but to see that I put in…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years ago"It was meant to be" - and other lies... Or perhaps truths?"It was meant to be," she said to me shortly after we met. I just finished school and was on summer-vacation. Was she lying? I don't know. But I guess it made her feel good. Well, it made me…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years agoFinding the ONE thing... (do we all have something we could be brilliant in?)Jimi had his guitar. Roger has his tennis-racket. Steve had his mac. And I believe we all have this one thing in which we seem to flourish. This thing which makes us forget time and allows us to…sams-world (52)in life • 6 years agoThe "it has always been like this"-thingsYesterday I visited a restaurant with Orsi. There were two toilets. One for men, the other reserved for women. And I asked myself why even the smallest places tend to gender-divide their…