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Sunday Column (32)
Posted by Volker in cb consulting, personal, Sunday Column on October 4, 2009
Good evening.
From next week, there might be less blog entries, so this blog might stay a tat emptier than usual. I am trying to give this blog and my websites a new face, look and feel. However, this might take a while. Re-branding always takes time. I have a few days off soon and hope to be able to change some design, content and was also thinking of doing some PPC management. Why not? You need to keep learning.
On Monday I didn’t feel well and went home early, was off sick with some kind of virus all Tuesday. Everyone I speak to suggests that if you have a baby they give you all kinds of illnesses. Ach well, better get used to it. However, Wednesday I felt better but gave a party a miss, still suffering from the virus. Thursday was our work party and I enjoyed thoroughly to catch up with a few colleagues over wine. That was the first time in almost 3 months that I had a chance to properly discuss things with colleagues “off site” and in a more relaxed atmosphere. Mainly that is due to my family commitments and other events during the week.
Then, this week I had my first coaching session. That means I am working on myself rather than on / with other people. We made quite a bit of progress to identify values, patterns and things I am interested in. I guess it must be easier for a coach to coach a coach for progress, but in terms of thinking it might be a bit harder. We all have our own ways. But it helped me a lot already. What I am hoping to gain from these sessions is more direction of where I want to go and what to do.
This goes in line with a couple of thoughts about the future in London. Whilst I am sure that we are here for at least another 3-5 years, having a child and a family and a house….it all changes perspectives.
Then on Wednesday night I finally shaved off my tache. I didn’t raise any money but I didn’t really try. This is a bad excuse I know. It is a shame to have not tried harder but I guess I was thinking that I would support the corporate group more than anything else. However, for any next charity events, I plan my own bit. Glad the tache is gone though.
Other than that there wasn’t much happening this week. A lot of work, a lot of new stuff. And, on Saturday, we went to London Borough Market to get some nice wine, prawns, coffee etc. We even had a Bratwurst. I was carrying Colin around London, now that he passed the 9 kg mark, this is hard work. It replaces my gym workout 
Saturday night and all Sunday we relaxed and chilled. I had to catch up with some work, both for my coaching and for my job. I am still struggling to get someone else, e.g. Colin, to take over my routine and determine what I have to do.
I wouldn’t say it is inconsiderate, but I have my plan in my head and know what I have to do. But with someone around that needs constant attention and fitting his demands in with mine – taking shared duties with the wife – is not as easy as it sounds.
Maybe that is why I need to re-think the blog. I just don’t have the time to write a lot during the week, and now I don’t even have time during the weekend. Life is changing, constantly, but hopefully for the better.
Have a good week!
Sunday Column (29)
Posted by Volker in personal, Sunday Column on September 13, 2009
Alrighty,
I have to admit a few things.
a) I do wear a moustache But it is for charity, Everyman - I will post a link soon so you can sponsor me. 
b) I got so fed up of my old alarm clock, or new alarm clock, that I replaced it this weekend. Not that the new one is much better in regards to functionality or wake-up sound, but still better than the other. So job done … hopefully anyway.
On Monday/Tuesday I was still down with the man flu. No sympathy but it was much better on Wednesday. However, I needed to travel with work up North on Tuesday and it was interesting to see some other parts of the country.
Wednesday I met some old work colleagues. They do some great design work, so if you need a designer, please let me know. I am more than happy to put you in touch. Also, Friday I met another blast from the past – an ex colleague I worked with in Dubai about 3 years ago. It is interesting to see how things have moved on and changed. However, people stay the same and it is good to stay in touch!
I have a few thoughts about my blog here too. Once I finalised them, I let you know. I think I will reduce my activity here. I did already on Twitter, just because I have less time at the moment. Being a proud dad and working on a career is just enough at the moment.
On Saturday I had a nice massage and found out about my leg, e.g. why my knee hurts and my foot and my hip and….yes, it is just my age 
So I am planning to see an osteopath soon to get my muscles and ligaments sorted. Nothing to worry about however.
Saturday night was nice to have some friends around for drinks. My wife called it an “adult evening without the kids”. It was very enjoyable!
I spent a lot of time with the boy this weekend and tried to work as little as possible. It is really nice to have some time with him and see how much he is developing.
So a very well round up week.
Have a great week, enjoy the autumn weather…looks like we need to put the heating on soon.
Sunday Column (27)
Posted by Volker in Sunday Column on August 30, 2009
Oh dear, this is bank holiday weekend. I was off on Friday and I have to say, getting the chance to catch up on some sleep, and on some things I wanted to do for a while, was great. Luckily I finished the polishing of the furniture during the week…. so Friday was all mine. I managed a total of 2 hours in the afternoon to sleep after I spend most of the morning shopping and writing for my blog.
Update:
We finished, or my wife did, painting the living room. The carpet is removed, the furniture polished and you might spot our 32 inch TV in the back – it saves so much space.
From work we support the campaign (which we also created by the way) for Tacheback and research into prostate and testicular cancer! Hence, I will grow a moustache during September….
So please donate on the site and I keep you posted on my Twitter and Facebook feed anyway.
Having said all that, there wasn’t much else going on this week. Colin is growing and is already above the 95 percentile, over 7 kilos. He smiles a lot but cries a lot too. He slept 8 hours the other day, so fingers crossed, sleeping pattern will go back to normal.
On Monday I said good-bye to a good friend I have known for 6 years and she is now going back to Berlin. However, I am certain she will be back in London sometime soon. Good luck, sure you be fine, we are going to miss you.
The dentist who I visited Friday is happy with my teeth but I decided to get a bite-guard, so that I don’t grind my teeth at night (and don’t bite the wife either ). I kept doing that for a while (the grinding) and stopped but now I am doing it again. Might just be the lack of sleep and all the things I am thinking about. So thought it was a good investment, and by getting it done privately (as supposed to through the NHS), it cost me much less than the NHS would ask for, e.g. £198 
Sometimes I miss the great German healthcare system. Never mind, I cope ….
On Saturday we were babysitting our neighbours child and this was the first test if we are ready for a 2nd child. I personally think that we should hold of for a while as I think with my work and career ambitions that 1 child is enough to take care of….I guess I keep you posted on this one But practise never harms
I also got a lot of clearing out done. Not only did I clear the kitchen cupboard and we gave a lot of things to charity but I also shredded lots of old German documents I didn’t need any more. Of course I had 5 photocopies of each document so our bin is full already. It is always good to de-clutter your life I find. And, it is so interesting to see what you used to keep and like. For instance my Jack Daniels Whiskey glasses were once very important to me. Now I have nice real ones from Scotland, the Glencairn glass, which are much nicer
By the way Whisky, last weekend I finished my Scappa and this weekend my Talisker bottle. I still got enough choice to get me going, but even the Balblair is getting emptier Time to go up North again and have a shopping spree.
Another nice thing that happened this weekend was that I got a text from my local pizza delivery shop offering me a discount. After my blog post about local business this is great. I don’t want to claim it was because of my post but it is good to see that local business adopt good marketing strategies!
I also went for a 30 minute run this weekend too. My knee didn’t like it but since my FT wasn’t delivered I had to get my own copy and so I thought it would be a good excuse. It just shows how unfit I am. Depending on how my knee behaves I have a strong intention to go more often….
That is really it. Although we tried going away for a day, it seems that we couldn’t trust the weather, so we decided to have a lazy weekend at home. Very enjoyable.
Speak next week,
Volker
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