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“A few years ago, I had a life-changing experience: I was visiting an old friend for the weekend, and on Saturday he took me along to do some shopping. There I stood in the supermarket, completely overwhelmed. I saw displays full of fruit and vegetables, refrigerated shelves packed with dairy products, aisles overflowing with canned goods and sweets, and a drugstore section filled with cleaning supplies, cosmetics, make-up, and diapers. And then it hit me: I hadn’t set foot in a supermarket for at least half a year. Ordinary people spend their Saturdays doing ordinary things. Grocery shopping. Washing the car. Barbecuing in the garden. Going on an outing to the lake. And me? What was I actually doing?”

Nicholas Pesch had early on taken on responsibility for 1,000 employees. Despite his rapid career in the New Economy, he remained grounded - thanks to his continuous inner work and meditation practice. After more than 20 years of dedicated consciousness work, he now says: “The goal is to pursue a task in life that doesn’t feel like work, and to live a life filled with meaning.”

In 49 refreshing impulses, the speaker and coach offers insights and inspiration. They are guideposts that show us how to live and work in this world in ways that are happy and fulfilling, yet also successful and productive.

His texts are awakening, thought-provoking, surprising - and always inspiring. They touch on both the big and the small questions of our lives, addressing ultimate truths such as death and human existence, as well as everyday topics like career, sex, and money. The author calls things by their name - boldly, motivatingly, and with uncompromising honesty. Nicholas Pesch strikes at the heart of what truly matters. In doing so, he gives readers aha-moments that resonate long afterward and spark real change.