A more common term for my ‘Trying’ is ‘Side Hustle.’ But most of the time I am not really hustling and I am definitely not making extra income from most of it, so I just call it Trying.
And what am I trying? Well, things that are outside my comfort zone. Things I do not fully understand yet but somehow cannot stop thinking about. Things that are not urgent right now but feel important for the future me.
These are things I am doing besides my 9-9 :
Property Management — I am helping a friend improve how he takes care of his tenants. Communication strategies, service experience, the small things that make renting feel less transactional. Long term, I want to understand loans, leverage, how people actually grow a property portfolio. But right now, the service side is where my heart is, and that is enough.
Consulting students — People who want to move to Germany to study or work. Been there, done that and sharing it now 😉
Speaking — At conferences, at schools, sometimes both. Mostly about intercultural experiences and what it actually takes to work across cultures. I care about this especially for young professionals who are just figuring it out.
And this blog. Obviously.