Exploring life, productivity, random thoughts, and business ideas. I love to get out there and create. Make something new and try new things – hence why I am finally trying podcasting. What will this be? First, it&#39;s a challenge to step out of my comfort zone, and hopefully, that can already inspire.

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The crisis is bringing with it some self-quarantine and potentially, it’s a time to better ourselves in all kinds of ways. If only we stay motivated…
Please, contact me with any feedback, topic ideas, or potential guests at my website <a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">ChrisSpiegl.com</a>.
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<a href="https://youtu.be/yoqbPcakiPI" rel="nofollow">YouTube Video for this Episode</a>
<a href="https://itunesu.itunes.apple.com/" rel="nofollow">iTunes University</a>
<a href="https://www.khanacademy.org/" rel="nofollow">Khan Academy</a>
<a href="https://www.codecademy.com/" rel="nofollow">CodeCademy</a>
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
00:08 Corona and a Strange Fascination
03:01 What is Happening to My Business?
06:27 What to Do With the Extra Time?
08:36 Keep Creating
09:08 Learning New Things
09:51 All the Things We Are Behind on 🙈
10:07 Sports, Journaling, and Meditation
10:56 Staying Motivated Can Be Hard
12:30 Let’s Make the Best of It All
15:20 Outro
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No. 31 / Corona and Trying to Stay Motivated

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In the past I have thought about sharing about certain things many times, then I thought: “I don’t know how this will end, let’s wait and I’ll make the video later”. The “later” point never came and I regret not having shared in the moment.
Now I am changing that! And with that, I am exploring a lot of thoughts that are on my mind right now in regards to being a creator and having the desire to make YouTube and the likes to my full-time income.
In this episode I explore:
<ul>
 <li>Why am I shy?</li>
 <li>Why do I care what others think?</li>
 <li>That we need thick skin (and not just if you are a creator).</li>
 <li>Why having others to approve of me is not helpful.</li>
 <li>Being enough the way I am (even when alone).</li>
 <li>And realizing that I have a following that I should be real with.</li>
</ul>
I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comment section, vis Instagram, or on Telegram. Thank you for listening and being here ❤.
Please, contact me with any feedback, topic ideas, or potential guests at my website <a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">ChrisSpiegl.com</a>.
🔗 Relevant Links:
<a href="https://youtu.be/r918pp7ZGR8" rel="nofollow">Video Version of this Episode https://youtu.be/r918pp7ZGR8</a>
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
00:25 Where I Am Coming From
03:21 What It Started With… 1000 Subscribers on Youtube
05:47 What Do I Want to Do Moving Forward?
10:09 Feeling Drawn to Social Media and More Connection and Questioning Why I Am Holding Back?
12:24 My Fear That Bein a Youtuber or Instagrammer is Not Valued by Others
15:02 You’ll Need Thick Skin
16:59 Humans on Every Part of the Spectrum
21:48 Why Having Others to Approve of Me is Not Helpful.
33:03 We Do Not Matter, and Everything Could Be Wrong.
35:38 I Am Enough by Myself
38:44 Realizing That You Are Real People Out There Watching ❤
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No. 30 / Connecting with People, Being Real, and Happy Alone

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Please, contact me with any feedback, topic ideas, or potential guests at my website <a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">ChrisSpiegl.com</a>.
🔗 Relevant Links:
<a href="https://youtu.be/_xHknBU6vXo" rel="nofollow">YouTube Video Version</a>
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Intro &amp; Thank YOU
02:46 Todays Topic
03:27 What do I even have to share?
04:28 You are Unique
06:02 More Relatable to Different People
08:15 Smaller Creators are more Available
09:45 There are always new people
11:36 Not everybody knows what you know!
13:02 You will share differently
14:11 Go and Create!
14:37 #NoSmallCreator
15:34 Thank YOU
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No. 29 / There Are Always New People

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Create what you desire, make it, publish it, leave the perfectionist at home, make art now! Easier said than done, but we can all make it happen. Also… an update about where I am taking this, what is going on, and what I’d love to be doing. Let’s make something.
Please, contact me with any feedback, topic ideas, or potential guests at my website <a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">ChrisSpiegl.com</a>.
🔗 Relevant Links:
<a href="https://youtu.be/l6fiHeQd2gI" rel="nofollow">Video Version of this Podcast</a>
<a href="https://sivers.org/tp2" rel="nofollow">Derek Sivers — Travel without Social Praise</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/mattdavella/status/976252875390164992" rel="nofollow">Tweet by Matt D’Avella</a>
<a href="https://assoc-redirect.amazon.com/g/r/https://www.amazon.com/Good-They-Cant-Ignore-You/dp/1455509124?tag=cstrax-20" rel="nofollow">Book — So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport</a> (Affiliate Link)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldXH3gxDQf4" rel="nofollow">Cody Wanner — I’m Quitting “Full Time YouTube”</a>
<a href="https://instagram.com/masha" rel="nofollow">Masha — Blogger &amp; Influencer</a>
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
00:18 You should not care about the Algorithm
02:46 What do I want to create?
05:04 Aligning Passion and Number of Clicks
06:33 Perfection vs Published?
08:30 Opportunities through Publishing
09:57 <a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/newsletter" rel="nofollow">Update Time</a>
14:12 <a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/instagram" rel="nofollow">Connect with me 🌸</a>
15:26 <a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/support" rel="nofollow">Support me on Buy me a Coffee</a>
17:08 <a href="https://instagram.com/ChrisSpiegl" rel="nofollow">Let’s share this Journey</a>
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No. 28 / Ignore the Algorithm, Create What You Want, and Publish

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Game have been with us forever, computer games have been part of my life since I can think, and virtual reality is making it all the more interesting. But what about the real life game-controller? Why not take that and do something real?
Please, contact me with any feedback, topic ideas, or potential guests at my website <a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">ChrisSpiegl.com</a>.
🔗 Relevant Links:
<a href="https://youtu.be/oe9yJgTnClM" rel="nofollow">YouTube Video for thie Episode</a>
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
01:56 Is it real or am I running away?
03:10 Why am I entering virtual reality?
04:57 Games aren’t evil…
05:36 Making Life My Game!
06:59 Maybe it’s all a virtual reality or simulation?
08:13 Are you taking the game-controller of life into your own hands?
09:22 You have to master yourself.
09:55 Virtual worlds are becoming more enticing?
10:42 Outro and Invitation to Conversation
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No. 27 / Virtual Worlds and the Real Game Controller

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The world is changing and evolving rapidly. We need new concepts. All that is true, but we also can’t wait for politics to change for us and provide the Universal Base Income. At least I am not waiting…
Please, contact me with any feedback, topic ideas, or potential guests at my website <a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">ChrisSpiegl.com</a>.
🔗 Relevant Links:
<a href="https://meinbge.de/fuer-dich/9a88a8c70243e0b4756d" rel="nofollow">Gewinne ein Grundeinkommen (only for German Citizens)</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldXH3gxDQf4" rel="nofollow">Cody Warner — I’m Quitting “Full Time YouTube”</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpA4a9_D4LM" rel="nofollow">Cody Warner — The Dark Side of Full Time YouTube</a>
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
00:47 Disclaimer
03:44 The Basic Idea of Universal Basic Income
06:25 Some Benefits of UBI
08:52 An Opinion Divide
09:35 What UBI Could Do for Society
14:35 Why am I drawn to this concept?
17:39 Preventing Shady Business Ideas
19:34 Cody Warner — I’m Quitting “Full-Time YouTube”
21:00 Why wait for others? Are you driven enough?
25:06 Questions I am asking myself…
29:23 What are your thoughts?
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No. 26 / Universal Base Income? Let's do it ourselves.

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Sorry for the clipping sound for the first 10 minutes, that happens when you forget to hit record on your external audio recorder and the in-camera sound is clipping 🤦‍♂️ .
But anyway, today I am sharing about my journey to experiment on myself to regain control over the distractions, notifications, and pulls in my life. From grayscale mode, to disabled notifications, to the reasons why it’s even so hard. Let’s talk about this!
Please, contact me with any feedback, topic ideas, or potential guests at my website <a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">ChrisSpiegl.com</a>.
🔗 Relevant Links:
Video Version of this Podcast Episode —
Vlog about Black &amp; White Mode — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yf8dSJ8PdY" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yf8dSJ8PdY</a>
Getting Un-Stuck from the Feeds — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRqXJiVR5xg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRqXJiVR5xg</a>
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
01:27 Defining the Challenge
03:31 The Negative Impact of Notifications &amp; the News
05:28 What I Have Been Trying
06:48 Tactics of Regaining Control
19:25 Conclusion
25:39 Outro
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No. 25 / Focus and Attention — How to Regain Control Over Notifications and More

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Being able to do more, break free of our own perceptions, the judgments we fear and think are out there. Rediscovering the new me. It’s a learning process.
From techniques (journaling, meditation, and healing sessions) over to discovering that not everybody thinks just like me and that there is more acceptance than one would think in this world.
Becoming more of who I am now instead of being stuck with who I once was.
🔗 Relevant Links:
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/jasonlsilva/videos/1941797619417847" rel="nofollow">Jason Silva Video about Control Freaks</a>
<a href="https://candicewu.com/" rel="nofollow">Candice Wu — Holistic Healer</a>
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
01:40 Overview — Finding Balance in Life
04:22 What Do I Want Moving Forward?
06:19 Learning to Detach From Childhood Perceptions
08:12 How I Am Uncovering Myself — The Ever-Ongoing Process
10:30 Learning to Break Perceptions
12:14 Getting to Know That Not Everybody Has the Same Opinion — There Are Nuances
16:35 Unapologetic &amp; Executing More
19:40 Working With My Self Perception
23:28 Wanting It All at the Same Time
25:52 An Experiment I Am Thinking About
28:01 Jason Silva on Thanking Fear
31:08 Outro
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No. 24 / Unapologetic makes you execute.

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Exploring the shiny objects in my life, how they come up, what they have done in the past, why it’s so intriguing, and how I try to deal with them.
They are so distracting, pulling my attention and everything that goes with it, letting me forget my priorities. But why? And how do I get back on track?
🔗 Relevant Links:
<a href="https://candicewu.com/" rel="nofollow">Candice Wu</a>
<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/block-site-website-blocke/eiimnmioipafcokbfikbljfdeojpcgbh" rel="nofollow">Extension to Redirect to Toto List</a>
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
00:56 What’s the Shiny Object Syndrome?
03:05 My Experience
04:57 Why It’s So Easy to Slip Into
09:51 A New Shiny Object Arrises
12:42 Breaking the Hold of the Shiny Object
16:27 A Declaration of Loyalty
17:07 Making Time for Yourself
18:54 Awareness Isn’t Enough
19:56 What Helped Me Get Out of It.
23:08 Sicking Through It With You
25:00 Outro
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No. 23 / Exploring the Shiny Object Syndrome

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You cannot hide behind other people’s projects: especially if you think you can do it better. Just do it yourself. Build something for yourself.
 
🔗 Relevant Links:
 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoQEY2sIMTg" rel="nofollow">The Hard Truth About Making Your Dreams Come True by Mel Robbins</a>
 
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
 
00:00 Intro
00:30 Opening the Topic
01:27 My Story With Other People&#39;s Projects
08:23 What I Am Doing Now… Stepping Out and Into
11:07 Nobody is Going to Do It for You! It&#39;s Your Responsibility.
12:22 In Conclusion — Don&#39;t Hide Behind Others
14:35 Connect with Me
 
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No. 22 / You Cannot Hide Behind Other People’s Projects | Expand Your Comfort Zone

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Rereading a book that has shaped a big portion of my life — The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss — is having a bigger impact on me than I expected. Especially now, with the beginning of the new year and decade. Let’s explore what we can learn…
From the Acronym DEAL (Definition, Elimination, Automation, and Liberation) to important questions to ask yourself. How can you design your life again? Are you on track to reach your desired destination? Or is it time to change course?
Please, contact me with any feedback, topic ideas, or potential guests at my website <a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">ChrisSpiegl.com</a>.
🔗 Relevant Links:
Article by Derek Sivers — Time is personal. Your year changes when your life changes. — <a href="https://sivers.org/mny" rel="nofollow">https://sivers.org/mny</a>
Book by Tim Ferriss — The Four Hour Work Week — <a href="https://www.amazon.de/4-Hour-Work-Week-Escape-Anywhere/dp/0091929113/?tag=cc06e-21" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.de/4-Hour-Work-Week-Escape-Anywhere/dp/0091929113/?tag=cc06e-21</a> (Affiliate Link)
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
00:23 Welcome 2020
00:35 The First Week — Not What I Expected
04:10 Back in the Studio
04:33 My Plan Went Off Its Tracks
06:36 Main Topic: Rereading the 4 Hour Work Week
10:48 How We Paint Ourselves Into a Corner
14:27 Lifestyle Design, Goals, and Values
15:19 The New Rich &amp; Fire
19:12 My (Arguably) Mini Retirement
20:46 My Studio in Germany a Point for Having a Base
22:01 The 4 Hour Work Week Concept: Deal
24:39 My Revelation While Rereading the 4HWW
28:05 Closing Recommendation
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No. 21 / Rereading the Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss

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Let’s start 2020 with a vision that feels a little out there. How can we get there? Do you need to Reframe, Restructure, or change how you do things? It’s time right now, but it can also be whenever!
In this episode, I am talking about one of my goals that I am turning over in my head. Should I set up a huge goal? Should I not? How can I achieve it? Do I need to adjust the goal or maybe my life? It’s definitely all possible — let’s do it.
Please, contact me with any feedback, topic ideas, or potential guests at my website <a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">ChrisSpiegl.com</a>.
🔗 Relevant Links:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z8_YhWoq2o" rel="nofollow">I quit social media for 30 days</a>
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Intro &amp; New Years Plans
01:48 Time for Reflection… or not 🙈
03:22 Lofty, Outlandish, Crazy, Goals?
03:52 Mini-Review About 2019
08:43 A Lofty Goal — A Nervous System Response
10:57 Ways to Reframe
13:31 Watching vs. Creating
15:40 Consider the Goal… What can YOU do?
17:47 Create Your Vision… Solidify Your Path.
18:35 What I Am Probably Going to Be Doing.
21:45 Sending You into 2020
👨‍💻 Podcast Website:
<a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">https://ChrisSpiegl.com</a>

No. 20 / Lofty Goals in 2020 — When It Feels Like You Can't Get There.

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Let’s talk about how to review the past year and design your 2020 so that you can achieve what you set out to do. Over the past decade I set many goals, I failed at most of them, now it’s time to do this differently and with more knowledge about my path and self.
In this episode, I talk about my past experience with goal setting over many years, mostly failing, and then stopping completely. From there I went on a path of self-exploration and a sort of spiritual awakening with the help of my healer (Candice Wu) and since then I have my excitement back to set new goals. So I am now sharing my full process with you, the process I will go through between Christmas and New Years, to review 2019 and design my 2020!
Let’s do this together and achieve what we envision!
Please, contact me with any feedback, topic ideas, or potential guests at my website <a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">ChrisSpiegl.com</a>.
🔗 Relevant Links:
<a href="https://candicewu.com/" rel="nofollow">Candice Wu</a> — My Healer, Coach, and former Partner
<a href="https://candicewu.com/death" rel="nofollow">Ally with Death Audio Experiential</a> — Visualize Your Death so You can Life Again
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
00:36 Happy Holidays
01:08 Overview
03:50 Recap About My Goal Setting Journey
07:53 Spiritual Self-Exploration
11:30 Recognizing That I Am Not Where I Want to Be
12:45 What’s My Plan? Sit Back and Take Life Into Your Control!
15:16 My Plan for Between the Years
15:29 1: Reduce Work Obligations
16:49 2: Reducing Family Obligations
19:02 3: Prepare My Environment
20:27 4: Review the Past Year &amp; Decade
23:01 5: Gratitude Journaling
24:29 6. Closure for Regrets and Using Them as Fuel
27:41 5. Gratitude Letters to People
28:27 7. Designing 2020
29:39 8. Designing 2020: Brain Dump
31:31 9. Designing 2020: Calendar Planning
33:26 10. Designing 2020: Prioritizing the Brain Dump
37:57 11. Designing 2020: Creating My Plan
40:33 12. Designing 2020: Setting the Plan in Motion
43:12 13. Designing 2020: Have a Monthly-, Weekly, and Daily-Check-In
44:16 Overview, Gratitude, and Sendoff
👨‍💻 Podcast Website:
<a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">https://ChrisSpiegl.com</a>

No. 19 / How Review the Past Year and Am Planning 2020

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Recapping the past few weeks and exploring what is going to come with the shift of the decade. What I am exploring, how I am changing, and where I am going from here. There are some significant shifts happening ❤.
Please, contact me with any feedback, topic ideas, or potential guests at my website <a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">ChrisSpiegl.com</a>.
📖 Quotes:
“Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.” By Peter T. Mcintyre
“Easy choices, hard life. Hard choices, easy life.” by Jerzy Gregorek
🔗 Relevant Links:
Blog Post — <a href="https://medium.com/chrisspiegl/there-are-always-new-people-dfcadb83cb41" rel="nofollow">There are Always New People</a> — https://medium.com/chrisspiegl/there-are-always-new-people-dfcadb83cb41
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ajabdang" rel="nofollow">Aja Dang</a> — https://www.youtube.com/user/ajabdang
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/SorelleIAm" rel="nofollow">Sorelle</a> — https://www.youtube.com/user/SorelleIAm
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/blackboxfilmcompany" rel="nofollow">Matt D’Avella</a> — https://www.youtube.com/user/blackboxfilmcompany
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKkg7omDlPvUPxLY-dho8Pg" rel="nofollow">Project Life Mastery</a> — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKkg7omDlPvUPxLY-dho8Pg
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV6KDgJskWaEckne5aPA0aQ" rel="nofollow">Graham Stephan</a> — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV6KDgJskWaEckne5aPA0aQ
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKQvGU-qtjEthINeViNbn6A" rel="nofollow">Alex Becker</a> — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKQvGU-qtjEthINeViNbn6A
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
00:22 Who I Am
00:39 All the Changes
01:31 Why the Apartment?
05:03 Finding Structure and Distance
08:30 Habit Stacking — Getting Up at 5:30
14:06 The New Decade of 2020
17:37 A Proclamation of Boldness
19:55 Why I Haven’t Been Sharing
21:28 Learning to Reframe My Thoughts
26:23 My Plan From Here
29:06 Closing Quotes
31:14 Grateful Closing
👨‍💻 Podcast Website:
<a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">https://ChrisSpiegl.com</a>

No. 18 / End of Year Life Update — Ending 2019 and Searching for a New, More Confident, Self

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Giving an update on my life, the travels (or lack thereof), redefining myself and breaking free from my own labels, and exploring what will happen next. All this brings me to a place where I feel I am back in January 2019. A time where I wanted to do all the things that I will be doing now.
Please, contact me with any feedback, topic ideas, or potential guests at my website <a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">ChrisSpiegl.com</a>.
🔗 Relevant Links:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3Ki3c3DTr0" rel="nofollow">Video Version of This Podcast</a>
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3Ki3c3DTr0" rel="nofollow">Intro</a>
00:25 Life Update and Other Things
01:39 Interviews on My Podcast
03:00 Invited by Fiverr to Be on Sonntagsgedanken by Masha Sedgwick
05:21 Feeling Valued and Soaking in the Positive Feedback
10:48 Big Shifts in Life — Is It January Again?
12:09 Letting Go of Labels That I Attached to Myself
18:45 Chiang Mai May Not Be Cheaper Than a Small Town in Europe
20:45 What’s Coming the Next Few Months
21:11 The Shameless Year Idea
22:34 Outro
👨‍💻 Podcast Website:
<a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">https://ChrisSpiegl.com</a>

No. 17 / September Life Update — Finding Confidence and Letting go of Doubts

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A conversation about Software Engineering, the German-German border, Event Storming, and Langauge in Project Management and Programming. Robert Reppel, CTO of TwoTonic Labs.
The wide range of topics and stories about the life in a small town vs Vancouver, Canada as well as the development of the field of Software Engineering or Programming is really fascinating and I encourage you to listen in.
Please, contact me with any feedback, topic ideas, or potential guests at my website <a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">ChrisSpiegl.com</a>.
Relevant Links:
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rreppel" rel="nofollow">Robert Reppel on LinkedIn</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/robertreppel" rel="nofollow">@robertreppel on Twitter</a>
<a href="https://twotonic.net/" rel="nofollow">TwoTonic Labs</a>
<a href="https://getstorystream.com/" rel="nofollow">StoryStream</a>
<a href="https://www.einstein1.net/" rel="nofollow">Einstein1 — Founders Center in Hof, Germany</a>
<a href="https://www.eventstorming.com/" rel="nofollow">Alberto Brandolini — Event Storming</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/conway's_law" rel="nofollow">Mention Conway’s Law</a>
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
02:06 Conversation With Robert
03:13 Overview: Where Did We Meet and How Hof Looked When Robert Grew Up
03:13 <a href="https://www.einstein1.net/" rel="nofollow">Einstein1 &amp; University — A New Era for Hof and Small Towns</a>
08:28 The Possibilities Small Towns Have Nowadays for IT Workers Especially
11:20 Founders Center Einstein1 — Knowledge and Skills
11:42 History of Hof: The Iron Curtain of East Germany &amp; The Soviet Union
15:09 Starting in IT and How Nothing Really Changed in Over 20 Years
18:22 <a href="https://getstorystream.com/" rel="nofollow">StoryStream — Describing Software Flow</a>
22:04 <a href="https://twotonic.net/" rel="nofollow">TwoTonic.net — Consulting for Event Storming</a>
25:46 <a href="https://www.eventstorming.com/" rel="nofollow">Alberto Brandolini — Event Storming</a>
26:09 Traditional vs. Technology Aided — Pen &amp; Paper vs. Digital
28:53 It is About Language and Communication
29:33 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/conway's_law" rel="nofollow">Mention Conway’s Law</a>
35:42 Computer Science is an Underappreciated Artform
37:18 The Invisibility of Software and Hidden Reward
38:10 When You Try to Change or Improve… It Often Breaks (We Need Better Software Engineering)
41:12 What Learnings Can You Translate From Software Engineering to the Real World?
47:28 What is Canada Like? How is it Different From Germany?
53:02 If You’d Write a Book, What Would It Be About?
53:58 A Life Long Passion as Work — Two Different Experiences
55:13 What Other Profession Would You Be Good at — If You Could Not Choose Software?
57:14 The Socio-Technological Systems of Creating Software
01:02:54 Wrapping Up
01:04:06 <a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/podcast" rel="nofollow">Outro</a>
Podcast Website:
<a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">https://ChrisSpiegl.com</a>

No. 16 / Robert Reppel on Software Engineering and the Importance of Natural Language

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This episode is the first interview and it is German. Sorry for all those who don’t understand it, I will be back with English episodes soon.

Heute im Gespräch mit Niko Emran erfahren wir alles mögliche über Startups und Gründungen. Niko ist Netzwerkmanager bei dem <a href="https://www.einstein1.net" rel="nofollow">Gründerzentrum Einstein1 in Hof</a> welches bald auch schon den Co-Working Space und mehr eröffnet.

Wir reden über die Gründung von Nikos eigenem Startup <a href="https://www.megaschecks.de" rel="nofollow">MEGAschecks.de</a>, über die Herausforderungen welche Deutschland bei Gründungen hat und wie es speziell auf dem Lande (Hof hat nur 50.000 Einwohner) voran geht, und es geht dann auch noch um Digitalisierung im allgemeinen und wie man da auch langsam anfangen kann.

Relevant Links:

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/niko.emran" rel="nofollow">Niko Emran auf Facebook</a>

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/nikoemran/" rel="nofollow">@NikoEmran auf Instagram</a>

<a href="https://twitter.com/nikoemran/" rel="nofollow">@NikoEmran auf Twitter</a>

<a href="https://www.megaschecks.de" rel="nofollow">Nikos Startup — MEGAschecks.de</a>

<a href="https://www.einstein1.net" rel="nofollow">Digitales Gründerzentrum Einstein1 in Hof</a>

<a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/instaspaces" rel="nofollow">Instaspaces — Absätze für deine Instagram Beschreibung</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbRDDw50h-o" rel="nofollow">Über das Scheitern — Sacha Lobo</a>

🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:

00:00 Intro - This Episode is German

00:27 Über diese Episode

02:57 Opening

03:09 Niko Emran — Netzwerkmanager beim Gründerzentrum Einstein1

06:33 Walk What You Talk, Nikos Eigenes Startup: MegaSchecks.de

13:31 Welchen Einfluss Sprache und Landesgröße auf dein Startup haben kann

17:00 Gründertagebuch und KPIs — Dokumentieren

22:23 Wie funktioniert das Geschäftsmodell von MegaSchecks.de?

28:02 Deutschland &amp; Startups — Was geht hier im Vergleich mit der Welt?

38:16 Die niedrigste Gründungsquote in Deutschland seit 17 Jahren!

39:40 Wir sollten Gründern mehr Anerkennung geben und die Bildung ändern

44:32 Gründerunterstützung im Studium?

49:48 Finanzierung in Deutschland? Herausforderungen und was geht?

52:27 Bootstrapped Startups: Für die meisten Ideen braucht man kein Geld sondern Zeit!

55:03 Förderprogramme und ihre Herausforderungen

57:55 Israel: Sie machen es vor — Förderung und andere Ansätze

59:16 EU &amp; Deutschland: Da muss mehr passieren.

01:01:13 Über das Scheitern - Sacha Lobo

01:01:40 Die Zeit zu gründen ist JETZT!

01:03:16 Made in Germany im Maschinenbau, aber Tesla überholt uns trotzdem! Umdenken für die Zukunft

01:07:22 Wie kann sich Deutschland noch behaupten? Schritt für Schritt, klein Anfangen.

01:09:12 Digitalisierung kann bei der Email Liste Anfangen

01:13:08 Instaspaces — Absätze für deine Instagram Beschreibung

01:15:20 Man kann unglaublich viel machen — Wenn man technisch gut dabei ist.

01:16:24 Klein Anfangen. Man muss nicht gleich zu Schritt 35 springen.

01:20:53 Eine Außenstelle für Einstein1 in den USA oder Berlin? Kapital gibt es auch in ländlichen Gegenden!

01:28:17 Lebenshaltungskosten: Ein gutes Argument auf dem Land zu gründen.

01:31:20 Vor- und Nachteile auf dem Lande

01:35:05 Angebote und Möglichkeiten im Einstein1 Gebäude

01:51:21 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nikoemran/" rel="nofollow">Finde Niko Online @NikoEmran</a>

01:52:10 <a href="https://www.megaschecks.de" rel="nofollow">Nikos Online Shop MegaSchecks.de — MEGA10 für 10% auf die Bestellung</a>

01:52:25 <a href="https://www.einstein1.net" rel="nofollow">Und das Digitale Gründerzentrum — Einstein1.net</a>

Podcast Website:

<a href="https://ChrisSpiegl.com" rel="nofollow">https://ChrisSpiegl.com</a>

No. 15 / Niko Emran über die Deutsche Startup Welt und Einstein1 in Hof

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A solo episode and life update. A lot of explorations about all things social media, deep work, the media rat race, and what’s coming up for me.
Relevant Links
<a href="https://kraigadams.com/" rel="nofollow">Kraig Adams</a> (YouTuber, Minimalist)
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8115560/" rel="nofollow">Tidying Up with Marie Kondo</a>
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3810760/" rel="nofollow">Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things</a> (Documentation)
<a href="https://mattdavella.com/" rel="nofollow">Matt d’Avella</a> (YouTuber, Minimalist, Documentary Film Maker)
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1455586692?linkCode=gs2&tag=chspks-20" rel="nofollow">Deep Work by Cal Newport</a> (Book)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/marquesbrownlee" rel="nofollow">Marques Brownlee</a> (Tech YouTuber)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/LinusTechTips" rel="nofollow">Linus Tech Tips</a> (Tech YouTuber)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/petermckinnon24" rel="nofollow">Peter McKinnon</a> (Photography YouTuber)
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
01:29 New Podcasting Gear
02:27 Podcasting Videos Coming Up
02:51 Kraig Adams
03:16 Amazingness Overload
04:57 Freelance Struggles &amp; Enjoyments
07:36 Minimalism
12:32 Deep Work Minimalism
12:57 Walking More
13:40 Reducing Consumption &amp; Digital Time
14:30 Just Sit and Work
15:59 Rethinking Priorities
18:51 Fast Attention Grabbers
19:06 Cutting Social Media Consumption
20:18 Long From &amp; Long Living
22:18 The Media Rat Race
22:42 Creative Freedom to Create
27:48 Back to the Basics
28:29 Gratitude
Podcast Website:
<a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">https://ChrisSpiegl.com</a>

No. 14 / Leaving the Consumption Rat Race, Deep Work, and New Podcasting Gear

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Much has happened since the last episode and this is a summary update episode. I share some background information about the last episode, what expectations I put on myself, what consumption minimalism means for me, and much more.
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
00:44 About Episode No. 12
02:51 Expectation I Put on Myself
05:48 Documentation of the Process
06:32 Cutting Down YouTube Consumption
09:33 Consumption Minimalism
12:29 Bringing Back Twitter &amp; Instagram?
15:25 Personal KPI Sheet
18:18 Concepts From Deep Work
22:38 Masculinity &amp; Journeying to More Self Knowing
31:05 Why Talk About This?
32:09 What Has Made Me
33:06 Outro
Podcast Website:
<a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">https://ChrisSpiegl.com</a>

No. 13 / Documenting the Process, Consumption Minimalism, and Journeying to More Self Knowing

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Talking seriously. Sometimes not all is amazing and upbeat, but that inner world view can be leveraged to grow out of it. I share deeply about what is going on in my life, how it can be self-deprecating, borderline depressing, but I am still trying to pull myself up!
There will be more to come on this journey and since recording this episode my life situation has changed a lot. I thought about not publishing this episode but then I would only give gas to the fire of deception that everything is always perfect for everybody else but yourself.
I am not perfect, I am far from it, and I struggle. This is one of those moments that that was the case and I’d like to share it with you. It’s important to see that side too!
🎧 Chapters / Show Notes:
00:00 Opening — I Want to Be on My Happy Train
02:11 Not being able to execute is crippling!
04:50 Feeling Exhausted and wishing for discipline!
06:44 What would it be like to be employed?
11:37 The Value of Planning and having Rules
12:49 Helping the body shift with good habits and supplements.
13:39 What do I expect from the distractions?
14:47 A set of long term goals supposed to trump them all.
16:42 Knowing is not enough. The power is in doing something different.
18:41 It’s about Self Discipline
19:48 Orienting myself towards my Vision
23:08 It not going to be easy!
Podcast Website:
<a href="https://chrisspiegl.com/" rel="nofollow">https://ChrisSpiegl.com</a>

No. 12 / Comfort, Work, Procrastination, Growth, Responsibility, and Virtue

Exploring life, productivity, random thoughts, and business ideas. I love to get out there and create. Make something new and try new things – hence why I am finally trying podcasting. What will this be? First, it's a challenge to step out of my comfort zone, and hopefully, that can already inspire.