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„All you need is …!“

Joerg Kuehn · Jul 28, 2022 · Leave a Comment

On November 16, 2019, I sent an email to family and friends inviting them to celebrate the “half-time of my life” at the end of May, 2020. I could have also called it the “31^st anniversary of my 19^th birthday,” or simply let them know I would be crossing half the half-century mark. Many had signed up, and in February 2020, the organisation of the event was done.

But sadly, we all know what happened after that. The world went into a stand-still for 2 years. It was impossible to even think about having a party and celebrating with friends. By the end of 2021, I started another attempt at organising the event, and with the world opening, it became more and more likely it could happen in June 2022.

As the big day drew closer, I was quite anxious about how it would go.

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Bitte, lass das gute Leben nicht einfach an dir vorüberziehen!

Joerg Kuehn · Jun 29, 2022 · Leave a Comment

Es war an einem dieser Tage, an denen alles schief zu laufen schien. Ich war gerade dabei, einem meiner Klienten zu helfen, sich auf ein wichtiges Meeting mit einem seiner Hauptkunden vorzubereiten, als wir feststellten, dass die in der Präsentation enthaltene Kalkulation einen erheblichen Fehler hatte. Dieser erwies sich nach genauerer Prüfung als so schwerwiegend, dass das gesamte Meeting auf den nächsten Tag verschoben werden musste.

Der Dramatik dieser Situation bewusst, ließ ich sofort alle anderen Aufgaben fallen und versuchte – mehr oder weniger verzweifelt – , das Problem in unseren Berechnungen zu verstehen. Die kalkulatorische Konstruktion war sehr komplex, aber wir mussten bis zum Abend in jedem Fall eine Lösung haben.

Stress! Druck! Angst! … drei der vier „apokalyptischen Reiter“ waren schon da.

Bist du bereit für deinen persönlichen Forrest-Gump-Test?

Joerg Kuehn · Jun 29, 2022 · Leave a Comment

Am 9. Juni 2013 hatte es mich erwischt: hohes Fieber zwang mich gleich mehrere Tage im Bett zu bleiben. Ich war völlig entkräftet und wundere mich ehrlich gesagt noch heute – angesichts meines Arbeitspensums und dem Druck, den ich mir selbst konstant auferlegte – dass dieser „Zusammenbruch“ nicht schon deutlich früher passiert war.

Ich hatte in dieser Periode meines Lebens einen anspruchsvollen „Tagesjob“; leitete die Supply-Chain der komplexen Geschäftslinie „Hautpflege“ von „Procter & Gamble“. Darüber hinaus absolvierte ich im Rahmen einer „Coaching-Ausbildung“ Online-Kurse, die nicht nur zu extremen Tageszeiten wie 5 Uhr morgens oder 11 Uhr abends stattfanden, sondern mir auch etwa 100 Praxis-Stunden abverlangten.

Das Ganze erinnerte an einen Jongleur im chinesischen Staatszirkus. Ein Dutzend Teller mussten immer wieder angeschoben werden, um nicht herabzustürzen. An Freizeit, Erholung und viel Schlaf war dabei nicht mehr zu denken. Irgendwann drückte mein Körper den Alarm-Knopf. Stopp!!!

Please don’t let the good life pass you by

Joerg Kuehn · Jun 29, 2022 · Leave a Comment

It was one of these days when everything seemed to go wrong.

I had helped a client prepare for an important meeting with one of their major customers. Just before the meeting, we realised there was a substantial flaw in the presentation. It was so bad the meeting had to be cancelled and moved to the next day. An embarrassing and tricky situation. I dropped everything, frantically trying to understand the issue in our calculations. It was highly complex, but, by all means, we had to have an answer by the evening. Stress! Pressure! Anxiety!

While I was scrambling for solutions, an email popped in. And it pushed me over the edge. I had planned a large personal event in June. Suddenly, the hotel provider “had to sadly cancel all 22 room-bookings due to a technical error.” All other hotels were full due to a major sporting event. This meant we had to cancel an event for which guests from all over the world had made travel plans. A complete disaster.

Are You Ready for your Forrest-Gump-Challenge?

Joerg Kuehn · Jun 13, 2022 · Leave a Comment

It was the 9^th of June 2013 when I came down with a really high fever that forced me to stay in bed for several days. Looking back at how I was pushing myself, it is surprising that this had not happened earlier.

In my highly demanding “day-job,” I was managing the Asia Supply-Chain of Procter & Gamble’s complex skin care business whilst attending online classes for my coaching certification at odd times such as 5am or 11pm. The coaching qualification also meant substantial homework combined with the requirement to clock more than 100 coaching hours.

Trying to juggle it all, my body said: “Stop”.

As I was sharing the “breakdown” experience with my mentor coach, she listened attentively and then asked whether she could give me a challenge.

I took a deep sigh, expecting another item to be added to my lengthy To-Do-List and said, “yes”.

“Do you know the movie Forrest Gump?”

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