Merry X-Mas

Dear All

Once again X-mas eve. And soon the New Year stands again on front of the door. I want to use this chance, to thank you all for your support and motivating mails you gave me. I got an average traffic here of maybe 30 peoples a day.

In the last weeks, the fluctuation screw down a little more and more. From now on, I can’t write you on a daily base, but at least twice a week still will be possible.

Further thanks to all of you guys which asked me for devices in some messy situations. You guys are in truth the tough guys. You’ve got nuts, to ask for new options in life even if life works against you. And here I want to tell you, try hard and keep it up! Don’t ever let circumstances be your decider! You maybe fell into shit, but it’s also you, who struggles out of it with a simple decision. Finally, it’s it worth! As soon, that you’re clear with the fact, that you just can win and never loose, you’ll be on the winner-side.

If we won’t here us anymore, I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Today’s motto: If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney

Running of no earthly use!

Hellomotto

Look at the good things – think positive, that’s my credo especially if it’s depending on my business areas. But once again in the end-year-rally, I’ve learned another important lesson for my life. Let me give you the story and hopefully, you’ll give me your feedback!

Some days ago, I told you about this really stupid prick of customer, which gives out delicate business related information’s and this even while he actually has signed the NDA (Non-disclosure Agreement). Well, he outgunned himself this time.

In the time, where I went to Munich, my boss met this customer for a business lunch. Quite forward while I’m sitting hundreds of kilometers away! No?! At last, I couldn’t interrupt or avoid it, or at least I should have joined them – he’s my customer! Than this foolish a***** spoke about the other deal, which has been very top secret. A commercial partnership of two companies of an amount of more than 500’000’000€ - and now guess what? Exactly! Now my boss wants not only to be involved to the whole case, he even wants to handle it under his own businesses! That’s just fuck’ silly!

But I have to see this case really positive! What is positive on it?

I’ve been sounding things out in a way, where even the upper management start to involve themselves. If the business fulfills, my reputation will be granted for the next year. My position, because I already brought the deal in our house, is actually strong enough, that they can’t get me out of the loop. Time’s running for me. The longer it takes, the more it will show who really takes action and who just sticks in to also profit.

And now to the good news: J

Today I’ve been invited to a private club, where you just get entry, if one of the members’s inviting you. I felt myself almost near to Jesus, when he was in the desert, ensnared by the devil himself. Or for the not so hardly believers; Like John Constantine, right before he started to deal with Satan. “Hellooo Joooo-oohn, …” @ the movie “Constantine” –One of my favorite movies.

But the bottom line is I was impressed. “Though guys”, I thought by myself. They invite their customer or such a small fish, got caught in a trap for sharks, like me. ;-) I’d likely want to show you more pictures, but the one I’ve got, is already speaking for it self. And if we really could make a growing partnership and hopefully this time nothing will be fishy with this one, than I guess we’re ready for big businesses. Really, really big business.

Today’s motto: In order to compose, all you need is to remember a tune that nobody else has thought of. Hubert Schumann

Busy days are peanuts! ;)

Hi Folks,

Munich was terrific. Once the new stadium and once the lobby of my hotel, where I have been, you may find on the pix right.

Let me give you a short ‘picture’ of my last two days:

Thursday morning I had the first customer-meeting at 9.00 a.m. After this appointment I visited another customer at 10.45 a.m. And from that one, I had to go home to eat and take with my luggage to the journey to Munich. Meet my coworker at the main station in Zurich at 1.16 p.m. for the train to Munich. (-First Class) J

On the run the train had a defect and we delayed 30 minutes. In the meantime, I wrote back my unanswered mails to make the best use of time. I made different calls to customer and my brokers, while the other employee started to curse me at the same time. (I love special kind of challenges) ;-)

We arrived finally Munich after 5,30h tour. Than we have been brought to the hotel with a “Taxi”, had just 30 Minutes to change our clothes and flied to the business-dinner. On the one side, I enjoyed the party, it was like a grand family and on the other side, I just found it suboptimal. Every second clerk came to me and started a conversation like:

Clerk: “Where are you from?”

Me: “Switzerland”

Clerk: “What are you doing? What is your position?”

Me: “I’m something like the extended arm in the market of our sales team. I’m Research and PR Manager.”

Clerk: “Oh do you know Mr. ***** ******?”

Me: “Yes, I do!”

Clerk: “Such an arrogant asshole! No?!”

Me: “Well, he’s my boss, what do you expect me to tell you?”

Clerk: “Nothing! I know he is an arrogant asshole!”

…End…

And now I just ask another question to you!

If every second person comes to you, asks you, if you know your own boss and what an asshole he is, how would you find this?

Friday morning very early I decided to go back to the hotel. Lucky me, my favorite colleague accompanied the way back at 2.00 a.m. Unfortunately he’ll leave our house end of January 2008!

At 8.30 our CEO wanted to call me actually, but however, he didn’t. And again however, I stood up earlier, because at 9.00 I had a prospect at the hotel waiting for me. You should have seen or pictured the eyes of the coworkers. It was very funny to see them gawking at me. Like if they wanted to tell me: “Freak (out)! On the day after the X-mas dinner you invite the customer to the lobby! You’re fuck’ nutz!”

Well how couldn’t I? –The amount is 5 Mio. Euro! But the storyline is that this guy even drove me home! He anyway had to go to Zurich, so he gave me a lift. We could use the time, to discuss his case. He was very happy, as I still invited him to my flat for a coffee. “That’s the least you could have done.” I thought by myself, because we drove without queuing or other incidences. Finally we arrives Zurich half an hour earlier, than expected and had another time gap. Than his meeting was near and he left, just good enough that I could make me some instant noodles to eat, before my next appointment started.

In the meeting the guy gave me quite a compliment after around one hour. He looked at me and asked me: “What have you learned Mr. Holzer? What is your background? You are very keen on this matter!” I explained him that I just studied economics, but in fact I had in the last few months many similar projects on the table. And this meeting took so much time, that I finally postponed the next meeting to Monday!

Now, back at home I wait for Roger, my bro’! But he’s caught up in a traffic jam. Later Fabienne will still come here and than I got again full house.

I find me in the last days again more pushy and focused. I see things critical and positive. It’s like if I would have got more clearance in life right now, than I had it some days ago.

So guys, I wish you a nice weekend.

Today’s motto: The two things that people want more than sex or money are recognition and praise. Mary Kay Ash

Thank you guys!

First of all, I want to thank you, dear readers, for giving me feedback. The last days passed through and I almost didn’t write anything in. But for my apology, you need to know the following story:

Mid last week, I had to go to the doctor. I had to make a checkup at the clinic for epilepsy. But before to be worried sick, I may say, that I’m healthy! They didn’t find anything. The doctor even wondering, how a man, who let’s inspect himself voluntary, could have such calm curves in the EEG. After the one check, where they maroon you to trembling flashlight and hyperventilate. I took between two and three breathing rate after the flashlight started and my brain wave curves returned to the calm state, as I was relaxing. The only thing I had in mind was breathing – no other thoughts! …

What also challenged me more than usual was the area of business, where I tried hard and finally started to shut down, like a computer. I realized that I finally sabotaged no one else than myself. As I saw, that I start to threat even my customer harshly, I distanced myself again more away from working. As if I wanted to find an excuse for all this behaving. As if “I tried to misuse – not working, would be better for my soul, because I don’t want to treat anybody harshly – as if that would be a reason!” ;-)

Well, once again the knowledge of finding the right question helped me out of this view. I looked what is working and what not. I sorted the do’s and the don’ts. And by the time now, I’m again in a state, where I can gain high resources.

You can’t make any changes, if the leverage isn’t strong enough. I tried to turn into a new mood. I took a new perspective and changed the focus on positive stuff. BUT, and this is a big ‘but’, it just held a short term. Why? Because the leverage on this kind of change, has just been will-power! –Not yet a belief or a conviction to turn my life around. And now, finally half a year later, step by step I started to sabotage myself. –I’ve seen small things fazed me immediate. I started to treat people harshly. All in all, in many ways I realized that my aggressive state took overhand. And now, at least, I’ve been smart enough, to realize it! Now I need to restart again with modeling persons, which found a way to succeed. Are you also having such people? Haven’t you got any person around you, where you can say, that you also want to follow? If no, make an imagination of such a person. How could the person be, that inspires you? Start to come up with something you not only know, will turn you into pleasure, but rather awakes the power in you, where the new idea, the new state of being, will turn into a conviction, a belief which no one else could doubt – not even yourself!

You must engage your voice to reach a peak state. Yelling loudly engages your whole body and pushes you into a more intense state. Peak state is useful for decision making, acting in spite of fear and simply feeling fantastic. Scream:

• NOW I AM THE VOICE (3x)
• I WILL LEAD, NOT FOLLOW
• I WILL BELIEVE, NOT DOUBT
• I WILL CREATE, NOT DESTROY
• I AM A FORCE FOR GOOD.
• I AM A LEADER
• DEFY THE ODDS!
• SET A NEW STANDARD!
• STEP UP! STEP UP! STEP UP!

© Anthony Robbins! J

This tool above, I have been learning at the Tony Robbins seminar “Unleash the power within!” in London! Sadly I almost forgot this “dream speak”. But now, I have got a new point of state, where it’s no longer focused on positive manners. (For sure I’m still thinking positive) I, well it sounds harder than it might be, found out that all the things, which will help me in future are already in me! I just have to remember them. And that’s the new challenge for me. Remembering what I already know to do in delicate situations. Really start now to unleash the power within myself! And yes, I won’t accept a deeper lifestyle or any step back. Now, that I came so far, I can’t go back. I go forward because it’s the only direction that left!

So folks, let’s start a new epoch. Let’s belong to the generation, where the following will say: “These guys made a new level of concentrated commitments! They raised their standards and moved into a fulfilling life! –We want to follow them!” And let’s be an inspiring spring for the people around us. Let this be the commitment you want to make. This doesn’t mean that you have to get rich or successful in job. What it means, is that you can live by the standards you create. It means that you are the designer of your own life! –Not the advertisement. Not the social environment. Not the news or politicians. Not the debts you’re in. YOU are responsible! Than it’s always in your opinion, on what you decide to focus on. Use the power! Like for instance my cousin (Ambressa - Amber). She’s in the same age like I’m. She has got a wish, a dream, a passion to be entrepreneur of her own gym! She took the chance! Jumped in the cold water and now step by step learns to swim. (www.ambernimedez.blogspot.com)

And do you know the funny thing about? If you try and try and it doesn’t work out, change your approach! Learn something from the failure and don’t stop till your dream became reality. This is the secret of the human, which I want to belong! Your decision, if you want to join. If you decide ‘yes’ – be aware, that you aren’t alone! Amber, me and many more do share you’re state and your dreams!

Today’s motto: If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise. Robert Fritz

Why some people are reasonless stupid!

Salut

I know the following story will be a little business related. I got to tell you about. I’ve got a customer, which wants to have a project financed through our house. Now this guy has been passed through by a broker. And as he wanted, we had to handle his project with absolute discretion. And here the real blame comes. As this prick wanted, we sent him a NDA (Non-disclosure agreement). He signed it and started to talk to the broker about the deal with us. He discussed high sensitive material after he signed the NDA – which actually would have a legal return on his doing! Than I called him and asked, if he still knew that he signed the NDA. The poor guy told me ‘yes’. And than I asked, if he ever has read it! ‘No’ the answer came back. Than I explained him, that from the date on he signed this paper, his mouth should be sealed. If not, it would have legally consequences with real high fine claims! –Anyhow… I guess he got the point and will put a sock in it!

I think positive as much as I can and as possible. In the last days, I didn’t keep up this belief. I noticed that already simply small cases faze me. I urgently need to come back again on my past habits mid this year. At the summertime, I received much more mails from readers. Many people searched my advices and wanted to adopt my life-philosophy.

And here the match comes right back! I know that all comes down to a single decision. This time I decide to return right back to the shape I had in summer. I need to trigger me again the same way, as I did at this time. Most important question is, on what I want to focus. Do you still know my posts regarding the concept of CANI (Constance and Never-ending improvement)? How many times did I already say to myself: “I’m much more, than I’m demonstrating right now”? But still haven’t got enough leverage. Still haven’t got enough internal pressure to get throughout any mess? What went false or shouldn’t I start to think what solution in life do I look after? I need to find a new successful concept.

One of my friends shortly came to me and asked me: “What’s up chap!? You got everything you wanted! You got a real pimp penthouse, a job where you earn more than 90% of the human (over US$ 100’000 a year), a hot car, friends, family, good health,… -Harry, what to fuck do you want?” I looked at him and yelled that I still got debts. And he answered with: “You jerk at least can afford those debts!” I was shocked to realize, that I’m no longer earthed. I was lost somewhere in space, but I wasn’t standing on earth with both legs.

I got to return back on the Christian rulez. I need to see again the things as they really are. I think positive and will turn right back to stay in shape and mood. Shoot! Sometimes life struggles down even if you’re on the winner’s side. ;-)

Today’s motto: Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. Henry Ford