Diaspora Blues By Ijeoma Umebinyuo So, here you are too foreign for home too foreign for here. never enough for both. It cannot be denied that we who have walked those formative years in foreign lands may find that we are … Continue reading
Letting Go
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Lately, I have a morning routine: Yoga and Jack Kornfield meditation lectures. Sometimes I cry, sometimes I smile, always I feel calm afterwards. The concepts of letting go and not being attached play a central role in Kornfield’s teaching. Basically, … Continue reading
My First Olympic Triathlon Distance
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1700m of swimming, 40km of biking and a 10km run. I have done these distances, individually, multiple times. It so happened that Germany is currently experiencing an unreal heatwave and we started our race at 39degrees Celsius, or 92Fahrenheit, at … Continue reading
Living the questions – some thoughts on relocation
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This time last year the decision was clear that I would be leaving my job at a tech startup in Boston. Although I had always been loosely in touch with the company I work for now I had not decided … Continue reading
Five Lessons learned from our storytelling approach (German only, for now)
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I had the honor of speaking at two content marketing conferences about ZEISS Stories, the storytelling project that I am strategizing and implementing at ZEISS.
My talk was perceived very well and I have been asked to share it with my fellow content marketers – all trying to figure out how to work the area of “owned content”.
Enjoy!
Ironman Training Log – The Power of Tests
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When I first talked to my coach Michael Krell, he told me that I would have to do tests in all three disciplines: A 400m swimtest, 7x 1km running starting from a low heart rate to a high heartrate and, eventually, … Continue reading
Oh, January
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January is a hard to deal with month for me. I might also face a couple of intimidating thoughts right at this time and blaming the one month that usually motivates people to eat healthier, smoke less and work out … Continue reading
India
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I have been writing so much for work that my private headlines are not really the most creative. But this one sums it up pretty well. Pouya, me, India. Naturally, the minute I told my body I am going on … Continue reading
The German World – through His Eyes
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Be careful what you wish for: When Pouya and I decided to relocate to Germany we were telling our friends that it would be an adventure. It’s surely been adventurous, but maybe not the adventure that we had associated. Schorle! … Continue reading
07-17: A month to remember
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Kassel – Aalen – Boston – Lake Placid – New York: Triathlons, Cardboard Boxes, Saying “See You later” and a very powerful question that I answered with a yes (well, honestly, it was “Oh my god!” Pause “Yes!”) Continue reading
