Post by grayarea on Mar 1, 2017 0:05:18 GMT -8
Good morning.
Hailing in from Zurich, Switzerland.
I stumbled on the podcast after reading "Extreme Ownership" and have been addicted ever since.
My background is a bit different from - I guess - most people here.
Outline
There was mandatory service in Germany during my time, but I spent it in a hospital surgery as an assistant nurse.
Work
I am a senior project manager in IT.
Got here after studying psychology and computer science. Worked as a developer for a few years and always been the "go to" team lead without a title.
Went for project management when we relocated to Switzerland. (Now ten years ago)
Been crushing it so far, but my new job has new challenges, so I am looking to take it to the next level.
Trying to continue punching above my paygrade.
Fitness
Fitness wise -- ahem.
Did a lot of Martial Arts in my late teens and twenties - Capoeira, Judo, Aikidi, Karate.
A chronic knee thing hit me badly shortly before my black belt (yay!) in Karate.
Have not been able to do any high-impact sports since.
Did a lot of bodybuilding, but lapsed when family and career took up a lot of time (and provided an excuse, I guess).
So - getting back into that currently.
But - yeah, I am fat and out of shape.
Other
My other interests lie in reading lots, coding (Python being my nerd crush at the moment), productivity and time management techniques as well as business development.
Good to be here.
Hailing in from Zurich, Switzerland.
I stumbled on the podcast after reading "Extreme Ownership" and have been addicted ever since.
My background is a bit different from - I guess - most people here.
Outline
- 42 year old male
- German, now living in Switzerland.
- Father to two kids (boy and girl), married for ten years, together with my wife for twenty years.
- NO military background.
There was mandatory service in Germany during my time, but I spent it in a hospital surgery as an assistant nurse.
Work
I am a senior project manager in IT.
Got here after studying psychology and computer science. Worked as a developer for a few years and always been the "go to" team lead without a title.
Went for project management when we relocated to Switzerland. (Now ten years ago)
Been crushing it so far, but my new job has new challenges, so I am looking to take it to the next level.
Trying to continue punching above my paygrade.
Fitness
Fitness wise -- ahem.
Did a lot of Martial Arts in my late teens and twenties - Capoeira, Judo, Aikidi, Karate.
A chronic knee thing hit me badly shortly before my black belt (yay!) in Karate.
Have not been able to do any high-impact sports since.
Did a lot of bodybuilding, but lapsed when family and career took up a lot of time (and provided an excuse, I guess).
So - getting back into that currently.
But - yeah, I am fat and out of shape.
Other
My other interests lie in reading lots, coding (Python being my nerd crush at the moment), productivity and time management techniques as well as business development.
Good to be here.
