{"id":4908,"date":"2014-12-24T16:03:58","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T15:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartofberlin.de\/?p=4908"},"modified":"2016-06-15T17:33:23","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T15:33:23","slug":"2014-what-a-year-looking-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heartofberlin.de\/berlin\/2014-what-a-year-looking-back\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 &#8211; What a year &#8211; looking back&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/heartofberlin.onpressidium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/2014-07-12-17.22.38.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4858\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofberlin.onpressidium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/2014-07-12-17.22.38-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"2014-07-12 17.22.38\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartofberlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/2014-07-12-17.22.38-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/heartofberlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/2014-07-12-17.22.38-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/heartofberlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/2014-07-12-17.22.38-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/heartofberlin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/2014-07-12-17.22.38.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Enjoying some quiet moments while my elderly parents whom I visit for Christmas watch TV or rest &#8211; I take some time to look back on this year &#8211; rich in challenges and blessings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some \u201estatistics\u201c<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3265\" src=\"https:\/\/kerstinpur.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014-08-23-14.21.48-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"2014-08-23 14.21.48\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><br \/>\n2014 meant<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4000 hrs of work from volunteers and professionals to remove rust, paint, put up insulation, drill holes&#8230;and lots of other stuff. Thankful for each one and all of them&#8230; the picture shows Isaac &#8211; painting the inside of a water tank!<\/li>\n<li>6 new titles written by me \u2013 sorry all in German, but we are working on translations: Coco Chanel, Johannes Gutenberg, Non-violent Communication, Sensitivity, Questions of sucess, removing Blockages (co-authored with my Collegue Christoph Schalk). All of them in German so far&#8230;but we are working on English translations&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>14 new publications in total for Down to Earth<\/li>\n<li>20 Events as Speaker or holding a seminar.<\/li>\n<li>1 big Fundraising \u2013 Project <a title=\"Fighting rust - the epic battle Kerstin Hack Coach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ATZmo83cLeg\" target=\"_blank\">\u201eFighting Rust \u2013 the epic battle\u201c<\/a><\/li>\n<li>100 hours of business or personal Coaching<\/li>\n<li>2 new part-time staff in Publishing \u2013 for orders and organization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Lowlights \u2013 the difficult times\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discovering that we had painted a huge part of the ship with a color that would not dry \u2013 we had forgotten to add the hardener. Yikes. Improvisation is king.<\/li>\n<li>Being falsely accused and sued to have violated the rights of a fotographer \u2013 I won the court case, but lost Hundreds of Euro for Research and more that 40 hours of work \u2013 for nothing &#8230; that was \/ is frustrating. I learned a lot, but it cost me a lot, too.<\/li>\n<li>Slipping on the ship and falling on a sharp metal edge \u2013 damaging muscles on my leg \u2013 I had to watch the world cup finals in bed with my leg on ice.. and the muscles have not recovered completely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spending time with a lot of different people on board of my ship \u2013 working together, sharing, laughing, crying&#8230; and seeing the ship being transformed from an empty metal shell to a homely place: We removed rust and added insulation, paint, Floors, walls, a toilet, Watertanks&#8230; and we now even have a dishwasher&#8230; and it works&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Miracle after Miracle in terms of helpers and finance<\/li>\n<li>Seeing Germany beat Brasil 7:1 \u2013 the most unbelievable Soccer game of my life. Ok and becoming World Champion was not too bad either &#8211; although I had to watch the game in bed &#8211; with my injured leg wrapped in ice.<\/li>\n<li>Celebrating the birthday of a dear friend in Sweden.<\/li>\n<li>Launching my online-course LEA: Life, Energy, Action in English for the first time \u2013 I hope it will provide inspiration for many people.<\/li>\n<li>Coaching many different people \u2013 in business issues or personal questions \u2013 and seeing them find solutions. Being part of this is simply wonderful.<\/li>\n<li>Being part oft he \u201ewall of lights\u201c fort he 25th anniversary oft he fall oft he Berlin wall. A day to remember.<\/li>\n<li>I especially enjoyed learning more about <a title=\"Wingwave - Coaching\" href=\"http:\/\/wingwave.com\" target=\"_blank\">Wingwave<\/a>. That is a short-term coaching approach that helps remove blockages very quickly and effectivly. One woman who had suffered from fear of dark hallways after having been a victim of a bank robbery lost her fear after only one hour of coaching. Seeing things like that happen right in front of my eyes just makes me cry for joy.<\/li>\n<li>Down to Earth, my publishing house over the years has grown from a one \u2013 woman business to a team of 10 part-time staff. It is important to lay new structures. And I have found a great coach who is helping me to master this time of transition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3266\" src=\"https:\/\/kerstinpur.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/10488118_10152194811730163_4104701525860301131_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"10488118_10152194811730163_4104701525860301131_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>2014 was quite a challenging year for me \u2013 it challenged me to grow in trust, leadership, coping&#8230; just sticking with the challenges, week after week.\u00a0I am thankful that all in all it was a good year. And I am thankful for all the wonderful people who encouraged me, prayed for me, supported me and the ship project \u2013 a huge thank you to everyone who stood with me in this past year&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enjoying some quiet moments while my elderly parents whom I visit for Christmas watch TV or rest &#8211; I take some time to look back on this year &#8211; rich in challenges and blessings. 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