Who am I? An introduction to my story
Hey, my name's Raphael and I'm a 17 year old teenager living in Germany. This newsletter is an introduction to my life.
Around 2 years ago, I graduated as the best student in my city. It felt amazing at first, but then it struck me. I had no idea what to do with this accomplishment. I didn't know what I wanted to become, I didn't know what it would help me with.
A few months later during the first year of the "Oberstufe" (German High School), I realized that I didn't want to work under someone. I found out that the thing I wanted, was to build something incredible, something for myself and others to enjoy, something that could change the world for the better.
And so I started looking into entrepreneurship. It dawned on me, this is exactly what matched my interests.
This led to months of self improvement. I read some self-help books, learned a lot and realized that the school system is outdated and not built to offer my definition of education. It is built around creating obedient machines, workers that hate their jobs. We don't get taught how to live a good life, instead we get taught how to shut up and memorize things we will never need in our lives. A lawyer doesn't need to know what a mitochondria is.
My journey began. I began looking into self-improvement. I tried out lots of things which led to me becoming happier than ever. These things include reading, creating content, learning about finance and investments, exercising, changing my sleeping habits and chasing my dreams. I stopped feeling limited and felt free for the first time in my life.
My goal is to inspire and motivate others to change their life for the better. I want to impact the world. I know this might sound ambitious but I also know that I don't care and I will achieve my goals.
This page is a documentation of my life, my projects, tests, interests, thoughts, etc.
UPCOMING PROJECTS
-Waking up at 5am each day
-Creating a YouTube channel
-My first real side hustle
-How I decreased my social media consumption