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#38 | The art of living in perpetual change

28. September 2023

Georgiy Michailov meets Ralph Goldschmidt

About having a lot, losing everything and gaining yourself.

1 h 14 Min

Imagine you've made it: you're a top manager. Earn more money than they can spend. House, wife, children - and Robinson Club five times a year.
And now imagine that all of that is suddenly gone. Because of something out of their control. How do you deal with that?

“Life is like bread: at some point things get hard.”

Our guest in the current SMP LeaderTalk had it all. And the next moment nothing left - except himself. His first rule? To take responsibility for your own life. Focusing on what you can influence instead of complaining.

“The universe is friendly: everything that happens happens for me, not against me.”

Ralf Goldschmidt is an excellent coach and one of the most sought-after keynote speakers for those who want to make it to the top. But above all he is a full-blooded life artist. The-what-is-good-for-him doer. And now also a traveling preacher. He tells Georgiy Michailov what it's all about.

“There are no mountains without valleys.”

The two also talk about vulnerability and authenticity in leaders. About the painful truth about changes and transformation processes. About the change in values over the course of life and the fact that health cannot be taken for granted. About how to recognize your self-efficacy in a world that can no longer be saved. And about Goldschmidt's audio book "Shake your Life", which is a culmination of the art of living.

*Video only in German

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