Getting to the Heart of the Deal – Advanced Negotiation Secrets of two Negotiation Heavyweights

Getting to the Heart of the Deal – Advanced Negotiation Secrets of two Negotiation Heavyweights

Fabian
Career

Negotiating is an essential part of economic activity. No matter if you are buying or selling a product or service, negotiating your salary or that of your staff members, renting an office, or convincing your boss to increase your budget for the upcoming year, your success will often depend on your ability to strike the right deal.

Even after 15 years as an entrepreneur and manager, I am not the most confident negotiator. Reason enough to get two real negotiation pros into the Life-Sparring Ring to share some of their secrets. Enter Alexander Zimmermann and JB Deal.

Quarantined in Stale Air? Measuring and Managing Indoor Air Quality with the Kaiterra Laser Egg+ – The Air That I Breathe Part 1

Quarantined in Stale Air? Measuring and Managing Indoor Air Quality with the Kaiterra Laser Egg+ – The Air That I Breathe Part 1

Fabian
Health, Life

Thanks to the still rampant COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2 pandemic out there, Easter is just one of the many things in early 2020 that has been moved into the safety of your home, just like Marathon running, children’s education and office work. With the time spent at home massively increased, new things start to matter: for example indoor air quality. So, I decided to dedicate one Life-Sparring Round to indoor air quality and the setup we run in our crib, using the Kaiterra Laser Egg+ air quality sensors.

Special Times Need a Special Soundtrack - Two Hours of Fight Music

Special Times Need a Special Soundtrack - Two Hours of Fight Music

Fabian
Life, Happiness

I suggest that instead of just pressing F5 on the Worldometer Coronavirus Live Update, you get your butt off the couch and get your blood pumping with a proper “prison-style” home workout. And afterward, do an online course, clean-up your clutter, call family and friends or practice a musical instrument. Just do something!

As I believe in the power of music, I thought I’d share my “Life-Sparring Fight Music” playlist with you. Two hours of tracks with the sole purpose to push you to your limit that has served me well over the past few years, every time I needed a bit of a kick in my behind.

I’m not Jürgen Klopp – Four Takeaways from the COVID-19 Pandemic from a Non-Expert

I’m not Jürgen Klopp – Four Takeaways from the COVID-19 Pandemic from a Non-Expert

Fabian
Life, Health, Happiness

I could follow the example of Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp and leave writing about Corona to the professionals, as I am apparently neither an epidemiologist nor data scientist; but, let's be real here, if I would only write about topics, I am an expert in, there would be no articles in this blog.

The whole idea of Life-Sparring is trying to live up to your potential as a pretty average person, with average talents at best. So here are the (preliminary) takeaways from the current COVID-19 pandemic, from an unqualified non-expert.

Three Places for a Happy Life – Thoughts Inspired by Haruki Murakami’s Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki

Three Places for a Happy Life – Thoughts Inspired by Haruki Murakami’s Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki

Fabian
Happiness, Life

Haruki Murakami’s 2013 book “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage: A novel” drew mixed reviews. Some people loved it; other’s accused Murakami of relying too much on his proven plots and recipes.

I loved the book, so much that I read it in a single day.

But this article is not supposed to be another book review (if you like those, check out my “Food for Thought Posts”), it is a reflection based on an idea that was mentioned in passing in the book, but that I found quite profound. The idea of the “Three Places” that define our lives and our happiness.

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