Life Lessons from My Dad
This is a guest blog post by Dr. Julian Hosp – an author, entrepreneur, and leapfrog high performer. Julian was born in 1986 in Austria. In his teens he played professional basketball in Austria and then went on to become a professional kitesurfer for almost ten years. There he wrote his first book, “Kitesurfing Tricktionary”. He graduated from Innsbruck Medical University in 2011, but later he decided to employ his hard-earned skills and discipline in the business world, rather than in medicine. Looking back, he describes that decision as one of the hardest ones in his life, as both his family and friends expected him to develop a career as a medical doctor. In 2012 Julian moved to Hong Kong, together with his partner Bettina, to expand his business ventures in Asia. Today he is not only a successful author and entrepreneur, but has become a much sought-after public speaker, coach, and motivational trainer for individuals and companies all over the world. His life motto is “work-life-balance is all about doing that one thing 100%” and his favourite food is the fastest food available to save time. Currently Julian is still based in Hong Kong and when not pursuing his next venture is out playing basketball or rocking the waves, kitesurfing. The best ways to connect with Julian are: www.25stories.org www.facebook.com/25stories www.twitter.com/25_stories www.instagram.com/25stories A precious life lesson from my dad When I launched my book “25 stories I would tell my Younger Self” mid November of 2015, people soon inquired why my early tales had been both about my mother and sports, but not so much about my father, which would normally be one of the most critical male role models for a youngster. My parents’ roles were that my dad worked as a self-employed architect, so my mom, who was a teacher before I was born, could spend greater time with my sister and myself. So clearly, both my sister and I did sports activities, homework and many other activities with her, rather than my dad, who was bringing the “food on the table”. This changed once I graduated from High School a few years later, when I spent especially a lot of time with him as I worked on becoming a professional kitesurfer. However I recall a very special event happened with him while I was in Primary School, where he had a large and lasting crucial influence […]
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