About me
and Youth
Insight: Don't unlearn the joy of simple things and maintain your curiosity. If you don't fit into a stereotype and people laugh at you, try your best not to give a fuck. It's likely that you're wired a bit differently and your current environment isn't the healthiest to further evolve your personality.
No perspectives
These ranged from being stuck at a conveyor belt in a fish canning factory, providing phone support as a call centre agent, and even demolishing walls and ceilings in the construction industry
(Surprisingly: I actually found this to be a fun and rewarding workout!).
However, I couldn't shake the feeling that I was limited in these roles, and found myself more and more frustrated with the lack of progress and the superficiality in how people treated each other.
Honestly speaking: Life was far from a breeze - Both, from a job and personal perspective.
Insight: Life is cruel by nature, there is always something lurking around the corner that wants to slap you in the face. Accept these bad situations as best as possible. The second time you encounter a similar one, it might not even bother you at all. Become resilient.
Experimenting
This forced us to work together under pressure to enable each one of us to perform in their roles. At some point (and for some reason), I began to work at tech events and imagined myself as an attende rather than standing behind the stage, waiting for de-assembling everything once it's over. I think this is what triggered me to double down on other ends and close my "purpose gap".
Insight: People, people, people! You will face jobs and situations that are truly bone crushers but the right team will cast the right energy to make this temporary hell something fun.
Commiting
Despite the cramped living conditions, I felt 110% committed to finally turn my lifelong daydreams into something real and tangible.
Driven by the desire to bring my ideas to life and the urge to create, I found myself spending countless hours learning design, digital communication and code, attending or organising meet-ups while networking with strangers from the internet and starting projects that turned from being a small venture into ultra-complex setups over the years.
Insight: If you face the situation in not having financial stability, try to make a game out of it. Get rid of material things, lower your standard as much as possible. Decreasing spendings is, in theory, easier then earning more with a regular job. You will find yourself in a situation where you can lower your working hours and fill the gap with learning and experimenting around on new things.
Experiencing Results
Insight: Enjoy the trip rather than forcing specific things to happen. Otherwise you might run out of energy before you gained enough momentum.
Agency Business
Insight: More people doesn't necessarily produce gradually more outcome. Communication and translation friction is a real thing and should be taken into account for each project. Do you really want to build that next huge organization or do you prefer to stay distributed?
Having my agency run seperately from personal ambitions supports the team in taking ownership by shaping it collectively - while allowing me to gradually step back from daily operation and doing other things without the need to match with the companies brand, workflows and service offerings.
Insight: Stay authentic and don't take yourself too serious - even in a corporate enviroment. Character might be one of the few things that can't be replaced some day. So, be happy when your first impression is pissing off people as this is the best protection for your sanity.
That's on my mind
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Heya, I'm Tobias 👋
I believe that a good tech stack is the vital core of any modern business. I’m here to help you build not just do the the right clicks but also come up with a comprehensive digital strategy. By taking a holistic approach, I connect all the dots to that supports your business objectives. Let's find out if we match!
