List of Zeros To Ones
I will never feel so excited and energised as when I did something for the first time
so I have to extend my borders over and over again to remain challenged and exited.
Now when looking back on those first experiences, it reminds me how far I've come.
- When a friend of mine, Dieter, handed me the controls of the Cessna Plane for the first time, somewhere in 2022 or 2023, it's like controlling a motorcycle in 6 dimensions. I felt extremely vulnerable in that small, fragile plane.
- The first time sitting in an ice-bath, also somewhere in 2022 or 2023. It's a completely new sensation.
- The first time canter on a hourse, it's a sensation going through me, it's like being Maximus driving the horse in Gladiator. (Somewhere in 2022, or 2023).
- The first time pitching my product to an audience, it was infused water at Proseed in 2021. I had no idea what to expect but it thought me that even if your idea isn't picked up, people are interested in hearing your story during the drinks afterwards.
- White Water Kayaking is one of those sports which puts me in a new challenge every major rapid.
- The first time giving a Toastmasters speech.
- I was nervous the first time I put an assignment on Upwork, and let someone do the work for me.
- The first tweet
- The first time launching a product on ProductHunt or launching something on Hacker News
- First time doing sales calls in 2020. These calls can create highs and lows beyond imagination. Sales can be addictive.
- First time jumping out of plane, in a duo-jump, in 2017 or 2018.
- The first time I cycled in Bangkok, I think December 2019. I felt like I was crazy. As often, reality proved me otherwise.
- The first time arriving in Thailand everything is new, surprising, ... It's contrasting with how comfortable I feel in Thailand now.
Speaking to People
Speaking to people deserves it's own subsection. I talk about this in my newsletter: There is literally zero downside and massive upside to speaking to people around you.
- In 2008, I spoke to someone before the first class of university, he became a great friend for many years afterwards.
- Somewhere in 2021 I spoke to a Norwegian guy in the co-working and he became a good friend in Thailand for many years after.
- Speaking to a random guy on a diving boat in 2023 inspired me to go diving in the Maldives.