A couple of weeks ago my third book was published. It's the second one I wrote for the German publisher Iwanowski and it's called "101 Kanada Westen - Geheimtipps und Top Ziele". It is a travel guide, but not a traditional one describing routes and "hard facts" - it highlights extraordinary experiences and the stories behind them.

Anyway - it was a lot of work to write it, but I loved every minute of it. Needless to say I'm pretty stoked about it and I carry one of my author's copies around with me at all times...

And sometimes, when I show people, they say: "Wow, that is a *real* book". You know, like they were expecting something home-made. Like when I tell them that I wrote a book, they think I sat down and started drawing something...

I went offline for three weeks and got a lot of shit done! Well, I kinda went offline - since a lot of the work I do includes managing Social Media for clients I was there, but not really. Doesn't make sense? That's fine - let's move on.

I read a fabulous book this month - Brene Brown's "Daring Greatly".

The book begins with Roosevelt's quote - which explains the title, sets the tone for the book and summarizes it in a few words.

Show up and let yourself be seen. Dare to be uncomfortable and deal with it. Act with honesty and integrity and choose respect and accountability over "fast & easy". Engage rather than disengage and act like the adult you want your children grow up to be. Distinguish shame from guilt and be all in.