Lighthouses – or what gives you hope in life?
As I mentioned in the first Q&A call, I’m currently on the North Sea and whenever I’m here I always visit the lighthouse in Campen—the highest land‑built lighthouse in Germany. Why do so many people love lighthouses?I think it’s because of their great and important significance: lighthouses have played a central role in navigation for centuries and have also developed a deep cultural meaning for people. They have been and continue to be fixed points that warn of danger and serve orientation and positioning. Today I want to focus on these two qualities—fixed point and orientation/positioning. Hope arises from understanding the current life situation, ideally from the lesson learned and a clear goal in sight: Where do I see myself? Where do I want to go? That gives me hope, and the lighthouse is a symbol that beautifully embodies this process. Especially at night, when danger and thus fear are greatest, the lighthouse shows us with its light where we stand and warns us of hazards. Its light points us toward a safe path to our goal; because of its prominent position it is visible from far away. This is a nice analogy for a goal: big goals are like a lighthouse—a fixed point in life. I followed Phil’s invitation to join the Skool community because I realized that exchanging ideas with like‑minded people is very important. We are all on a journey and have learned many lessons. A wise man said 4,000 years ago that the royal way is to learn from the mistakes of others. We—myself included—often don’t do this because we don’t want to admit mistakes or we are ashamed of them. So we often buy expensive courses hoping to improve, while a conversation with a friend would often be the more direct route. I look forward to a discussion that lifts us as a group—not over others, but over ourselves, over the “yesterday‑self.” A little better every day. And here’s my call to action 😊: What gives you hope? Sharing = Healing