Hey there!

I have written a short review of my past year as an introduction to getting to know me!

I studied Industrial Engineering Electromechanics at University for the past 5 years. I didn’t put too much effort into it but had the capabilities to pass rather easily. During the 5 years of studying my life consisted of partying 4+ times a week for 9 months a year and solely studying 3 months a year during the examination period. It was clear that this was not my ambition, but I didn’t have a clear idea what else would be so I just went with it. Living “go with the flow” and from day to day. Lots of friends and always things to do. Not giving myself a lot of me-time to reconsider what I would rather do.

Last year in January I went on Erasmus to Spain to write my master’s thesis. The last piece of the puzzle was to finish my degree. It was the last obstacle, but definitely also the hardest one. After 4 years my motivation was gone. Being abroad on the other hand was the best thing that could happen to me. I finally started appreciating all the “me-time” and used this time to evaluate my life and choices. During my study sessions in the library, I always wandered off to write in my diary (which I have been doing very actively since 2019) and research crypto projects. More and more I explored my interest in those two and I finally got a feeling that these two things truly inspire me. Self-development and web3. I started surfing, bouldering, and running again but not consistently. It improved my mindset but also distracted me from the last obstacle. Time started running out and I had to deliver … the deadline was 1 July and I had nothing at the beginning of May. On top of that, I broke my collarbone in a bike-car collision. With all odds against me, I hesitated to quit. But I’m no quitter and I can achieve everything if I dedicate myself to it. So for the next 2 months, I isolated myself from everyone and everything and pushed through. No friends, no parties, no sports, no web3, … Just me, my thesis, and my diary. I left Erasmus without a proper goodbye to the friends I made and had cut off my social and mental well-being completely. BUT … I delivered on time!

During summer I had to wait for my grades until August. I couldn’t move on in my head and at the same time had to let go of everything because I had been on automatic pilot for 2 months straight while also partially disabled. So … July was filled with old habits. Partying, drinking, a little drugs, and no me-time.

August became the month of relief. I received insane good grades and had the feeling I was finally released from an imaginary prison. Finally, my life could start all over again. I could shape it however I feel like. So I started shaping habits … focus and occasionally work during the week and have fun on the weekends! I created a blueprint and chose studies for the coming year, but could not execute it yet since September was filled with vacations and events again, which felt a bit like obligations.

September existed of “enjoying everything one last time”. But in the back of my head, it couldn’t be over soon enough. The vacations and time with friends were amazing but they could not fill the void. It was a month full of evaluation of my life over the past years. “How could I have enjoyed this for so long?”

October! Finally. First thing on the list: reorganize my room. Fresh start. Next up: waking up early, doing sports every day, studying every day. On top of this, I got a job in a bar on the side as well. This all led to restricting meetings with friends as much as possible. No distractions. It worked quite okay, but I still had to explore what exactly to study. I gathered information but there was an overload of possibilities which lead to no real results due to trying everything a bit. My surroundings didn’t really take my grind very seriously, and I don’t blame them. In the past, I had called so many things without actually doing them. But this time was different for me.

In November I stumbled upon Codecademy and started Computer Science. I also started a web3 solidity coding BootCamp from WhiteBoardCrypto. And lastly, I enrolled in a variety of courses at a University since September for the subjects “Blockchain Development” and “Cybersecurity”. Sporting went consistently as well. Running truly is my magic ingredient for self-confidence and my focus was better than ever. I progressed immensely!

The first half of December went great. Then I got sick and the holidays started. Back to partying and gatherings with friends and family. Very pleasant but not good for the grind. Couldn’t wait for it to be over but still enjoyed it while it lasted.

January. The perfect moment to evaluate my life, especially since it took a harsh turn. I took my time to thoroughly make a 2022 year review including every possible topic of importance in my life. I started writing and couldn’t stop writing. It became priority number 1. Every day. It had to be all-inclusive. Outcome: A 66-page long “summary” of the past year. In between this “essay”, I also studied a little bit for University and aced the tests.

In February me and some friends were crewmembers of a skiing vacation from a traveling agency. It was my brother and me’s job to entertain people and hype up the crowd during parties. We did an amazing job and I made a ton of connections with very inspiring people whom I learned so much from. This was an opportunity of a lifetime and I’m so glad I took it. On top of that, I also fell in love with a girl whom I had been with for a couple of months already. A relationship didn’t fit in my life and it was the last thing I wanted at this point in my life. But it is also an opportunity outside of my comfort zone, which often leads to the most surprising outcomes. I thrive to do things that are outside of my comfort zone, and I fell in love so spontaneously… that a couple of weeks later I decided to give it a shot.

Next up is March. This month was great! Sporting consistently. Studying consistently. Extremely happy I chose the relationship. The only thing bothering me this month was my student job. I got bored because I got paid to do nothing and read the newspaper, and I didn’t earn enough money with it. So … I started looking around again and got three new jobs in April. Nice perspective.

In April is started to focus more on running and less on other sports. I quit my previous job and said no to one of my three options. That’s two jobs left: working at festivals and joining medical studies. I immediately joined the first festival of the season. It was even more boring than my previous job … getting paid to do nothing the whole day and on top of that I was not allowed to leave the ground during my “free” hours. I wanted to go for a run and was not allowed to. So down to one earning model: the medical study. At the end of the month, I was hospitalized for a week to test an influenza vaccine. And to my surprise, most participants of the study worked remotely from the hospital as well! This motivated me, even more, to work hard every day, so this was a great success.

During May I decided to start with job applications since I was so bored of student jobs. I worked hard enough the past months and have a busy summer schedule already, so I present myself as “open to work starting in October”. I did a lot of online interviews. It was very informative but didn’t yet find what I am looking for. I decided to run a marathon the next month and started training excessively. Studying started to go more difficult since I need variation in my workflow. Behind the same desk for months started to take its toll. My cousin had been working remotely for the past two months, so I decided to join him for three weeks. I left the last week of May for the border of Spain & Portugal.

And here I am … At the beginning of June. Living my very best life. Studying 10h+ a day in a house with 4 friends. My study breaks consist of extensive running sessions through nature as far as the eye can see. Progressing faster than ever. Happier than ever. Working towards my future. I have no clue what is coming next, but I’m looking forward to it!

Reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/GingerKingB

Hey there!

I have written a short review of my past year as an introduction to getting to know me!

I studied Industrial Engineering Electromechanics at University for the past 5 years. I didn’t put too much effort into it but had the capabilities to pass rather easily. During the 5 years of studying my life consisted of partying 4+ times a week for 9 months a year and solely studying 3 months a year during the examination period. It was clear that this was not my ambition, but I didn’t have a clear idea what else would be so I just went with it. Living “go with the flow” and from day to day. Lots of friends and always things to do. Not giving myself a lot of me-time to reconsider what I would rather do.

Last year in January I went on Erasmus to Spain to write my master’s thesis. The last piece of the puzzle was to finish my degree. It was the last obstacle, but definitely also the hardest one. After 4 years my motivation was gone. Being abroad on the other hand was the best thing that could happen to me. I finally started appreciating all the “me-time” and used this time to evaluate my life and choices. During my study sessions in the library, I always wandered off to write in my diary (which I have been doing very actively since 2019) and research crypto projects. More and more I explored my interest in those two and I finally got a feeling that these two things truly inspire me. Self-development and web3. I started surfing, bouldering, and running again but not consistently. It improved my mindset but also distracted me from the last obstacle. Time started running out and I had to deliver … the deadline was 1 July and I had nothing at the beginning of May. On top of that, I broke my collarbone in a bike-car collision. With all odds against me, I hesitated to quit. But I’m no quitter and I can achieve everything if I dedicate myself to it. So for the next 2 months, I isolated myself from everyone and everything and pushed through. No friends, no parties, no sports, no web3, … Just me, my thesis, and my diary. I left Erasmus without a proper goodbye to the friends I made and had cut off my social and mental well-being completely. BUT … I delivered on time!

During summer I had to wait for my grades until August. I couldn’t move on in my head and at the same time had to let go of everything because I had been on automatic pilot for 2 months straight while also partially disabled. So … July was filled with old habits. Partying, drinking, a little drugs, and no me-time.

August became the month of relief. I received insane good grades and had the feeling I was finally released from an imaginary prison. Finally, my life could start all over again. I could shape it however I feel like. So I started shaping habits … focus and occasionally work during the week and have fun on the weekends! I created a blueprint and chose studies for the coming year, but could not execute it yet since September was filled with vacations and events again, which felt a bit like obligations.

September existed of “enjoying everything one last time”. But in the back of my head, it couldn’t be over soon enough. The vacations and time with friends were amazing but they could not fill the void. It was a month full of evaluation of my life over the past years. “How could I have enjoyed this for so long?”

October! Finally. First thing on the list: reorganize my room. Fresh start. Next up: waking up early, doing sports every day, studying every day. On top of this, I got a job in a bar on the side as well. This all led to restricting meetings with friends as much as possible. No distractions. It worked quite okay, but I still had to explore what exactly to study. I gathered information but there was an overload of possibilities which lead to no real results due to trying everything a bit. My surroundings didn’t really take my grind very seriously, and I don’t blame them. In the past, I had called so many things without actually doing them. But this time was different for me.

In November I stumbled upon Codecademy and started Computer Science. I also started a web3 solidity coding BootCamp from WhiteBoardCrypto. And lastly, I enrolled in a variety of courses at a University since September for the subjects “Blockchain Development” and “Cybersecurity”. Sporting went consistently as well. Running truly is my magic ingredient for self-confidence and my focus was better than ever. I progressed immensely!

The first half of December went great. Then I got sick and the holidays started. Back to partying and gatherings with friends and family. Very pleasant but not good for the grind. Couldn’t wait for it to be over but still enjoyed it while it lasted.

January. The perfect moment to evaluate my life, especially since it took a harsh turn. I took my time to thoroughly make a 2022 year review including every possible topic of importance in my life. I started writing and couldn’t stop writing. It became priority number 1. Every day. It had to be all-inclusive. Outcome: A 66-page long “summary” of the past year. In between this “essay”, I also studied a little bit for University and aced the tests.

In February me and some friends were crewmembers of a skiing vacation from a traveling agency. It was my brother and me’s job to entertain people and hype up the crowd during parties. We did an amazing job and I made a ton of connections with very inspiring people whom I learned so much from. This was an opportunity of a lifetime and I’m so glad I took it. On top of that, I also fell in love with a girl whom I had been with for a couple of months already. A relationship didn’t fit in my life and it was the last thing I wanted at this point in my life. But it is also an opportunity outside of my comfort zone, which often leads to the most surprising outcomes. I thrive to do things that are outside of my comfort zone, and I fell in love so spontaneously… that a couple of weeks later I decided to give it a shot.

Next up is March. This month was great! Sporting consistently. Studying consistently. Extremely happy I chose the relationship. The only thing bothering me this month was my student job. I got bored because I got paid to do nothing and read the newspaper, and I didn’t earn enough money with it. So … I started looking around again and got three new jobs in April. Nice perspective.

In April is started to focus more on running and less on other sports. I quit my previous job and said no to one of my three options. That’s two jobs left: working at festivals and joining medical studies. I immediately joined the first festival of the season. It was even more boring than my previous job … getting paid to do nothing the whole day and on top of that I was not allowed to leave the ground during my “free” hours. I wanted to go for a run and was not allowed to. So down to one earning model: the medical study. At the end of the month, I was hospitalized for a week to test an influenza vaccine. And to my surprise, most participants of the study worked remotely from the hospital as well! This motivated me, even more, to work hard every day, so this was a great success.

During May I decided to start with job applications since I was so bored of student jobs. I worked hard enough the past months and have a busy summer schedule already, so I present myself as “open to work starting in October”. I did a lot of online interviews. It was very informative but didn’t yet find what I am looking for. I decided to run a marathon the next month and started training excessively. Studying started to go more difficult since I need variation in my workflow. Behind the same desk for months started to take its toll. My cousin had been working remotely for the past two months, so I decided to join him for three weeks. I left the last week of May for the border of Spain & Portugal.

And here I am … At the beginning of June. Living my very best life. Studying 10h+ a day in a house with 4 friends. My study breaks consist of extensive running sessions through nature as far as the eye can see. Progressing faster than ever. Happier than ever. Working towards my future. I have no clue what is coming next, but I’m looking forward to it!

Reach out to me: https://linktr.ee/GingerKingB