simplicity of happiness
by flohjoe
Welcome to the Simplicity of Happiness podcast, the show that brings people from all over the world together to explore the simple truth: Love people and use things, because the opposite never works. When you reflect on your life, what will truly matter – the things you owned or the stories you can tell?When ‘more’ becomes ‘too much,’ it’s time to embrace life’s essentials. Let us guide you in decluttering distractions and unveiling what matters most. With insightful interviews from those who have already found their path, we’ll help you become a happier, better version of yourself. The Simplicity of Happiness, where simplicity is the road and happiness is the destination.
Episodes
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“That’s Not What I Meant” (SE06#233)
I asked a guest on my sailboat to steer towards Portoferraio. She followed my instructions—and a little later, I looked up from my screen and realised we were heading towards a reef. That moment off the coast of Elba made me reconsider how much I assume when I explain something. In this episode…
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The Conversation I Didn’t Need to Fill (SE06#232)
Have you ever caught yourself preparing your reply while someone else was still speaking? I know that impulse: add a thought, offer advice, keep the conversation moving. In this episode, I reflect on the urge to fill a pause—and what we might hear when we give it a little more room. With a…
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What If Success Looks Different Now? (SE06#231)
You worked hard for the life you have. So why does “Would I choose this again?” feel like such an uncomfortable question? In this episode, I return to a walk through the Moroccan Sahara—a journey that never reached its intended destination but helped shape what followed. I reflect on changing...
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A New Season: Seven Minutes to See Things Differently (SE06#230)
You can be happy with the life you’ve built and still wonder whether you’d choose it again. I’m returning to Simplicity of Happiness with a simpler format: seven minutes, twice a month, sharing personal stories and fresh perspectives on communication, leadership, and the choices that shape our...
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SE05 happy#229 - ups and downs
It's the end of the year, a time for personal episode again. 2023 hasn't been an easy journey for me, and I believe it's crucial to discuss struggles, fears, and losses. Life isn't defined by the absence of problems but by how we deal with them. Everything in life has a flip side of the coin. You...
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SE05 happy#228 - rob white
Over a year ago I recorded this philosophical conversation with Rob White. Rob being an author and inspirational speaker and philosopher. We talked about the meaning of life, how to overcome the ordinary obstacles of being human and grow up to the person you deserve to be. Best, Floh QUOTES "You...
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SE05 happy#227 - future plans
Life is a rollercoaster, and the constant ebb and flow are what make it truly interesting. After taking some time off and prioritizing different aspects, I want you to know that I never forgot about you, and now I’m back. In the upcoming weeks, I’ll be sharing some prerecorded episodes before...
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SE05 happy#226 - what sacrifices would you make for freedom
If you had to make a sacrifice to find your freedom, would you do it? Sacrifices pay off, but sometimes not. Making sacrifices is a risk that few have the strength to take and go forward with, and those who do are worthy of admiration since they put all their effort and work into something...
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SE05 happy#225 - the success factor
We all want to reach it, but what is success? Today's guest The Success Factor author, Ruth Gotian. A woman who has dedicated herself to meeting the most successful minds to study them and learn about their mindset and practices. Her investigation yielded a surprising result—she discovered that…
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SE05 happy#224 - because you can
So often, people need to have a reason to take action. It can become difficult to chose between investment and return, especially when helping others? Does there really need to be a return or is it about how we feel ourself doing it in the first place? A while ago, I had the chance to help a…
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SE05 - happy#223 - introvert
Introvert or Extrovert. Most of us heart these terms before, but who can recall any business training, strategy or job motivation that did not seem to be for the extroverts. I belief that this is more on the behavioral site than a real character trade and this behavior being caused by different...
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SE05 - happy#222 - retire early
While working on this podcast episode, I stumbled upon this text: F–– You Money Back in the 1920s, the actor Humphrey Bogart used to keep a $100 bill in his nightstand at all times. That’s the equivalent of over $1,200 today. He referred to it as his ‘f–– you money’, because it meant he’d never…
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SE05 - happy#221 - life design
I met Carlos and Susanne when they interviewed me for their podcast life design and there I had the feeling there is more to discuss in further details. At first glance they seem to be a happy couple that found their role by successfully raising 4 children and having a career. But, there is more…
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SE05 - happy#220 - life transitions
Is a minimalist life possession free? No, it is well curated! Things that minimalists own, fulfill a purpose and often you will find a lot of high quality items in their daily life. That is because they don‘t like trash in their life and things that are used regularly are therefor higher quality....
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SE05 - happy#219 - enneagram with mike mandel
I am a great fan of Mike Mandel and the work he does. Together with his co-host and business partner Chris Thompson he runs a wildly crazy podcast called Brain Software where they offer tons of value and deep insides into coaching and NLP. In his podcast Mike often gives people numbers and refers...
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SE05 - happy#218 - inclusion vs. exclusion
Often I am addressing those of you, to whom happiness is a choice. I include myself into this category. No matter how much we think that life is fooling us, it is on us to choose what we make of it. Basically we close to unlimited options and often that is a reason for our misery. As soon as we...
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SE05 - happy#217 - avoid 9’s and go for 10’s
I am finally sharing an episode with you that I recorded a while ago. As you may now, am I a a fan of John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneurs on Fire (https://www.eofire.com ) and admire him for what he did with his podcast and most of all for the Podcast community all together...
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SE05 - happy#216 - you me and happiness
You me and happiness is the project of this weeks guest Helen Müller with whom I have a wonderful conversation about life, change and finding happiness. What it means to leave home and travel the world in order to find oneself. Helen's total focus is helping Top Entrepreneurs and Leaders fulfil...
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SE05 - happy#215 - how your brain works
Speaker, teacher, writer and researcher Liam Naden helps you understand the process for creating true success in your life by understanding how to use your brain the right way - overcoming your problems, achieving your goals and ending frustrations. He is the host of the podcast: "Using Your…
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SE05 - happy#214 - the minimalists
Around a decade ago. Around 2012 I had accumulated a lot of emotional and physical luggage that started to wear me out. I questioned who I was, who I was becoming and most of all who I actually wanted to become. Amongst others I found inspiration by people like Leo Babauta of Zen Habits, Colin...
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SE05 - happy#213 - corporate action hero
Another meaningful conversation with a person I would have never met without this Podcast. I am grateful to welcome John Davis aka „the corporate action hero“ to the show. John is an internationally known Speaker, Comedian, Fight Director and Action Hero. As an international entertainer, John has...
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SE05 - happy#212 - bas lebesque
For this year I am aiming to have as many meaningful conversations with people I don‘t know yet, as I possible can. After all, deep connections with real people is what makes us human, right? Way too many of us were lacking real conversations during this pandemic year. The first guest I never met...
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SE05 - happy#211 - stormrider mike mandel
I am thrilled to have my teacher, mentor, friend and above all timeless wizard Mike Mandel as my guest on the show. If you want to find out more about Mike and the outstanding work he does together with his business partner and former Podcast guest Chris Thompson of Episode 158...
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SE05 - happy#210 - berlin hypnosis CONVO
Again I welcome a returning guest from my German podcast. Bernhard Tewes well known hypnotist from Berlin and his practice Kiez Hypnose https://www.kiez-hypnose.de. He is also the founder and owner of the trending app HypnoBox https://www.hypnobox.com. I can tell you, that you will find all sorts...
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SE05 - happy#209 - changing the system CONVO
happy#209 - changing the system CONVO One of these conversations that occur unexpected. Every once in a while I look into my twitter feed and find something I like. Some time late in 2020 I found this piece: https://twitter.com/oetting/status/1314571435504021504?s=21. A small cartoon by Martin...
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SE05 - happy#208 - freedom of the mountain
For todays episode I decided to go with a solo episode and with a citation again. A person I value a lot for almost 10 year now is Leo Babauta. He is a minimalist and founder of the super successful blog Zen Habits. I read most of his blog posts and get inspired by a lot of his thoughts. What I...
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SE05 - happy#207 - zen habits CONVO
What feels like ages ago, I was preparing for my first big adventure. A solo Sahara tour by foot. During that time many people around my simply declared me for nuts and only a very very few were encouraging. One of the people always uplifting was my friend Tony. Apart from being a mentor and…
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SE04 - happy#206 - insides into coaching
These years lockdowns turn out to have something quite positive for me. I don‘t think that I have stayed for so long at the same place in the last 10 years. That meant for me not going on any adventures, not traveling and not starting anything new. Well, at least not except for my tiny farm…
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SE04 - happy#205 - someone to save me
I am a huge fan of a coach of mine. Rich Litvin is a phenomenal coach and often giving me inspiration through his writing. I could especially relate with one of his latest newsletters: looking for batman. I am going to share large parts of his newsletter with you hoping that you can relate with…
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SE04 - happy#204 - living now
Worry fear and being scared is often routed in the past or the future. Most often the worst a moment right now can be, is unpleasant. Worry and grief often comes from the past, from something that already happened. Fear and anxiety on the other hand comes from thoughts about the future. As the...
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SE04 - happy#203 - what scares you most
What scares you most may be, what you secretly desire. I am convinced that every one knows the feeling of fear. * fear of being hurt * fear of failure * fear of not being liked * fear of being left alone * fear of being unimportant * fear of being forgotten There are a ton of different reasons to...
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SE04 - happy#202 - reduce your mental clutter
It has been a while that I moved from Berlin and it has even been a few years more that I started my journey to minimalism. There was a time when I could not let go of excess stuff. While my income was increasing I purchased new stuff every once in a while but I did not let go of the old. I used…
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SE04 - happy#201 - symptom or cause?
Don’t we often mistake the symptoms for the cause? Somehow this seems to be a a very humanly behavior because we don’t only do it for ourselves. I have recently been on a road trip through Germany and I was shocked to see how many forests all over the country where dying. A result of the heat I...
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SE04 - happy#200 - tiny steps add up
In preparation for this episode I wanted to look for something special at first. Then I realized, that it doesn‘t matter if it was episode 200, 300, 1000 or any random number in between. It is always the most important episode that I am recording at the moment. Life is a progress and always now....
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SE04 - happy#199 - the chained elephant
During a coaching I was reminded of a metaphor I once heard and am going to tell you in this episode. What does this metaphor mean for your life? What can you do about it? Follow me at: https://patreon.com/flohjoe https://instagram.com/flohjoe https://youtube.com/flohjoe https://facebook.com/flohjoe
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SE04 - happy#198 - things take time
I kept myself busy while being locked down and build myself a little farm in the mountains. As so often I get inspired when doing something else. I had a lot of hatching eggs lately and they have been teaching me patience. Some of them hatched way earlier than expected and other took for ever and...
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SE04 - happy#197 - bang for the buck
With a lot of quiet time there is space to think. About life and what it means to us, to me. What will happen when we don‘t put the money on the table and expect the most for it. Most people on earth being locked away gives plenty of room for other things. Such as nature, or reflexion. So I ask...
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SE04 - happy#196 - crisis strategy
I struggle at the moment. I trained myself over the last year to always look out for the positive. Every crisis has a chance to grow and still it feels awful to be in the middle of one. It is easy to loose sight of the light at the end of the tunnel. One thing I learned to cope better with the...
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SE04 - happy#195 - corona/covid 19
The current situation is affecting me as many others, but since we decide ourself how we deal with it, I am raising the question, what I/we could do with it. What is it that I could do, to help you in this situation? Shall I do a daily show? Shall I cover specific topics? Let me know!...
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SE04 - happy#194 - always room to improve
As we talked about growth... there is always room for it. You will not reach the end of growth, because you can also move on from the position you are at in the moment. I had a 15min speed coaching session with John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneurs on Fire. He became as financially successful as you…
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SE04 - happy#193 - what brought you here won’t get you there
The beginning of this year has been in the name of change and growth. Mainly how to embrace struggle, failure and backsets into a learning possibility and the opportunity to grow. A belief and mindset that helps you on that journey is the realization that what brought you here won‘t get you…
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SE04 - happy#192 - islands
As you know, I love the ocean. I love sailing and it makes a perfect metaphor for life. It also is a decent tool for coaching, mainly because of the lack of distraction. You have a clear routine and in between a lot of time where you can’t do lot. You can’t go anywhere and even on the boat the...
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SE04 - happy#191 - achievements
In the last episodes I talked about the up & down cycles of success (and happiness), the opportunities, and the possibility of growth. All of these need you to see and value your achievements. Often we are so busy being busy that we don‘t see our progress and achievements. As an example I give an...
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SE04 - happy#190 - growth
Growth happens at the edge of your comfort zone. When everything is running smooth in your life, it looks to the outside world as if you are improving at the moment. What is actually happening, is that you are putting the growth into practice that you achieved in your last downside. The last year...
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SE04 - happy#189 - see the opportunities
I made plans in the past and meant to realize them. Then life happened. Things came different and and I realized an even bigger dream. You see, plans can be helpful and it depends a lot on your psychology, weather you need more flexibility or a set of rules for yourself. In any case, it might be...
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SE04 - happy#188 - 2020 up and down
Imagine you were a professional basketball player. You’d need your time off every now and then. Concentrate, heal, recover and refocus are natural cycles of life. I became aware of that again after some weeks of podcasting vacation. I needed to refocus and put my hands on other projects and it...
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SE04 - happy#187 - sahara learnings 2019
Each time that I am visiting the desert I learn something new. Although I already know about the magic of the desert I am surprised every time. In Sahara I am very close to the one I want to be. When I am without distraction, sitting in the sand and watching the beautiful desert, I find time for...
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SE04 - happy#186 - dr. death dies
How often do you think about your own legacy? By legacy I mean everything that will remain after you are gone. What do you want other people to keep in mind about you? After I asked myself that question for the very first time, my mindset shifted. Once you bring in a longterm perspective into…
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SE04 - happy#185 - an external view
Sometimes I think that I have it figured all out. After all, I did so much coaching with others and am well aware of my own desires and wishes that I am the only one who does not need to have an own coach. Guess what, that ain‘t true. No matter how experienced you are, it always helps to get an...
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SE04 - happy#184 - slow down to speed up
A week ago, I talked about the tiny steps that will help you achieve your biggest goals. Another way to look at the very same process is slowing down to speed up. So many of our largest mistakes happen when we rush into something. Being slow, like traveling on a sailboat will make you much more...
About this show
Welcome to the Simplicity of Happiness podcast, the show that brings people from all over the world together to explore the simple truth: Love people and use things, because the opposite never works. When you reflect on your life, what will truly matter – the things you owned or the stories you can tell?When ‘more’ becomes ‘too much,’ it’s time to embrace life’s essentials. Let us guide you in decluttering distractions and unveiling what matters most. With insightful interviews from those who have already found their path, we’ll help you become a happier, better version of yourself. The Simplicity of Happiness, where simplicity is the road and happiness is the destination.
Hosted by
flohjoe