Success – On not comparing yourself to others on the journey to success

Jan koch is a German entrepreneur who has been working with WordPress since 2011. From 2008 to 2011 he studied Business Informatics. His initial plan was to use this degree to get a well-paid job. He ended up working as Business Consultant in a mid-size company with 100+ employees – but not getting the salary he expected.

 

Even though his initial career plans didn’t work out, he decided to stick to the traditional route. He started studying for a masters degree in IT Security, alongside his full-time job. His main motivation to get the masters degree was the salary, but that motivation shouldn’t last for long.

Even though he loved coding, working on IT projects and the overall web development world, the pressure of having a full-time job and studying for a masters degree was too much.

He broke down and went to the hospital for two days. In these two days, he decided to quit his beliefs in the traditional job world and to become self-employed. Ever since he hasn’t looked back. These days, he works with exciting companies and entrepreneurs all over the world.

In this interview you will learn…

  • On planning for a leap

  • On not comparing and despairing

  • How to not fight fear