Now I dare something!

• 2012

Report: new beginning

Let go. Remember.

2. With five lovers, I want to fight for the infidelity of my husband!
3. Five lovers for a woman
4. Every man has different talents
5. More self-confidence
6. "Instead of a professor, I became a summit commander."
7. High up in the mountains
8. My life belongs to Africa!
9. A life between Ghana and Germany
10. "We crashed into the social abyss"
11. One woman, four children, zero euros
12. "When I gave up everything, I felt free!"
13. It takes little luck
14. Finally happy
16. I finished with the men then he came!
17. Emigrate to Australia
19. I was fed up with Germany!
20. Dream job in hipper advertising agency

"With five Lovern I revenge myself for the infidelity of my husband!"

Annette Meisl, 42, cafe owner

"It was as if someone had pushed a knife into my heart, I stood before the rubble of my life." In 2008, Annette learned that her dream man, with whom she was happily married for 15 years, went alien. "I always loved him and was faithful all the time. And he? Betrayed me for four years with a good friend.

I got shortness of breath, was paralyzed, but pulled out the same day. When the first shock came, the rage was still there - and I made a radical decision: 'Now I'm turning the tables! I fiddle with loyalty and take five men at a time - for two years. '

Five lovers for a woman

I wanted to hold the strings in my own hands, never to be so vulnerable again. For three of them, I was in danger of being elected again. Honesty was a must, every man knew about the Five Lover Project, but they did not know each other.

Targeted Annette went on male catch: She made sexy clothes and a new hairstyle, went out a lot with girlfriends and switched profiles on erotic portals. A former ex-boyfriend found the idea funny and liked reactivating as a lover.

Every man has different talents

At the same time, Annette began affairs with a neighbor, with the buddy of a friend and dared to do blind dates in the hotel with men from the net. "Sometimes I had three lovers in parallel, sometimes five. It was real mini-relationships with lots of sex, but little free time, otherwise it would have seemed too monogamous. "

Fortunately, every man had other talents, one was awesome in bed, the other a good listener. "With each one I could live out another facet of mine." The organization was not difficult for the former artist manager: "We made appointments like the dentist. I used to coordinate up to 50 artists. I managed to get five men loose, "she laughs. Several times she even fell in love, "but the other distracted me from it".

More self-confidence

Her erotic knowledge grew as fast as her self-confidence. Annette even dared to realize her dream of being a cigar manufactory with a café - and to write a book: "Five men for me". "I have three of my lovers until today. I like the model so much, that I keep on l (i) ebe! "

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"Instead of a professor I became a summiteer"

Isabel, 33, mountain guide and tour guide

Six thousand feet high, minus 25 degrees, three o'clock in the morning: the Isabel from Munich crawls out of her sleeping bag in the dark to melt ice cream for breakfast. At four o'clock in the morning, the first rays of the sun are shining pink light on Mount Sajama in the Andes and she awakens the participants of her expedition.

Isabel is actually a literary scholar, but today she works worldwide as a high mountain tour guide. After the master, shortly before her doctor, she decided to change completely. "My studies were perfect, I had my bachelor's degree in the USA, the master's degree in Argentina and got an admission to the doctorate. There were strikes in Buenos Aires at the university and I had unexpected holidays. "

High up in the mountains

Just the time to make a trip, she thought. Isabel has always loved the mountains, so she drove to Patagonia to visit the Los Glaciares National Park: "Alone, with pretty bad equipment. The fact that I made it over 2, 000 meters in the snow made me as proud as any of my university degrees. In the morning, as the sun rose over the majestic Fitz Roy, I felt so incredible that I could have screamed with happiness! And I knew: That's exactly what I want. My life should be adventure, not a stressful office job, like all my friends. "

Isabel's parents were shocked to hear that she blew up a secure college job for this plan. "To this day, they can not really make friends with it." But Isabel knows that she has taken the right path: "Although I earn less and work in a dangerous job, but life is short and I now take every second of it. "

Many other exciting courses are offered by the "IUBH - Business School", eg Bachelor in Tourism Management.

"My life belongs to Africa!"

Bettina Landgrafe, 35, managing director of a relief organization

Ten years ago, Bettina's life completely changed when the pediatric nurse visited a village in Ghana for a "work and travel" stay: "There I met wonderful people, but there was no medicine or toilets, contaminated water and many blind children. I felt that I just had to help! "Back home, Bettina renounced any kind of free time and unnecessary consumption.

Instead, she organized collection campaigns and founded her club Madamfo-ghana.de. Bettina spent her entire year's holidays in Ghana, promoting the construction of clinics, schools, fountains and saving child slaves. "In 2010, I was on the edge of my powers. So I decided to give up my job altogether.

A life between Ghana and Germany

In the meantime, I live in Ghana and Germany for six months each. That was already difficult at the beginning. I always had to say goodbye to my friend, family, electricity and running water. Everything that once counted became irrelevant. But the joy of every child we save makes up for it many times over. "

"We plunged into the social abyss"

Petra van Laak, 45, entrepreneur

The fourfold mother led a carefree life as a manager-wife with a villa on the lake - until ten years ago, the rapid descent towards social welfare began: The company of Petras husband went bankrupt, the house got the bank, the bailiff became a permanent guest. "And with four children between three and nine years. My husband seemed to be getting into more and more exaggerated business - so I had to pull the emergency brake alone. "

One woman, four children, zero euros

Petra left him and moved into a 65-square-meter apartment with the kids. Despite studying she got no job as a lecturer. The family had to do without a telephone, and their donations for food and clothing were covered by donations. "My biggest motivation was that the kids should not be afraid!" Petra tore herself between the children and various jobs in call centers, on reality TV and as underpaid secretary. When nothing worked, she applied for social assistance.

"The worst part was the feeling of devaluation. Suddenly we were considered asocial. That reminded me of my grandmother, who had brought eight children through the war alone. That gave me courage! "In 2008, she founded a company for corporate communications, which brought her a lot of energy to success. And she wrote a book about her experiences, "1 woman, 4 children, 0 Euro". "The fact that I had to start from scratch again, now I know that I can do anything!"

"It was not until I gave it up that I felt free!"

Miriam Thiele, 31, mental coach

"All descend from the mountain bike, we start with the meditation!" Miriam Thiele directs her group of five on a meadow and begins with the preliminary abdominal breathing. By profession, the Cologne is a mental coach, a mix of sports coach, yoga and meditation teacher and psychotherapist. Her dream job - but she found only about detours.

Until seven years ago, Miriam's life was completely different: she worked as a publicity agent in chic agencies. "I never liked the job. The industry is lying, my colleagues were the same, and when I came home in the evening after many hours of overtime, it did not get any better: I lived on a noisy main street in Cologne, looked at ugly houses every night and phoned my selfish On -off friend. I felt like in a sad endless loop. "

It takes little luck

Until a decision was made in Miriam: "I just wanted to get out. There was no special occasion, but deep inside I knew life had more to offer. "In the summer of 2005, Miriam quit the job, her apartment, sold her things and booked a ticket for a two-year trip around the world. Her plan: seeking answers to the question of what she really wants in life.

"Everyone thought I was crazy. But when I saw my empty apartment, I felt more free than ever! I did not even say farewell to my friend. "Wherever she liked it, she stayed there. She worked for a year in Spain and lived in Thailand for several months. "There I realized how little I needed to be happy." In Asia, she came into contact with yoga and was fascinated. "I felt that the simultaneous response of body and soul is just right for me!"

Finally happy

Back at home, Miriam did training in yoga, meditation, as a naturopath and sports coach and summed up everything in her mental training. With the right man, it finally worked out: "For one and a half years I live happily in a patchwork family with four children and my friend Lars."

"I was done with the men - then he came!"

Claudia, 33, Online Journalist

After seven years, Claudia's relationship was about to end. "My friend and I had dwelt apart. I went on as usual and was firmly convinced that there must be other great men out there. But I was wrong for the time being. "

For three years she dated the wrong people, was so often disappointed that she finally broke the collar: ", Me no man comes into the house. Then more a woman, 'I thought then. From then on, I was, paradoxically, extremely well! I felt completely independent for the first time. "

Emigrate to Australia

So much so that she put into action a long-term dream: to emigrate to Australia. "Shortly before the flight I met Thorsten Snowboarden in 2007. 'That must not be true, ' I thought. But even though I was in love with myself, I flew anyway. "And Thorsten followed her.

"We drove together for weeks through Australia, it was beautiful." After seven months Claudia could not stand it anymore, came back and moved in at Thorsten. "In 2010 we got married. In our wedding rings we had our love motto engraved: 'together freely'. "

"I was fed up with Germany!"

Vivienne, 26, Online Content Administrator

"Go on, faster, why do you need so long!" The first day of Vivienne's holiday job in the Heide Park began catastrophic. Her boss was nosing around, she was close to tears. Shortly before she had completed two internships in London as part of her tourism management studies.

"At this moment on the Burgergrill, I made the decision: I'm going to London! In the blue, without a fixed position. There, people are much more positive and helpful, they praise you, even if you have initial difficulties! "Even the uncomplicated authorities in the cosmopolitan city made Vivienne the farewell easy:" I had my social security number in no time and with the health authority NHS you are also jerk, Registered! "

Dream job in hipper advertising agency

At first Vivienne was working for a little money in the hotel, but then she got a dream job - and even as a career changer: at the hip marketing agency Markco Media, she is responsible for the web content. Vivienne loves the openness of the British most: "Everywhere, even with Markco, one speaks English, German, Spanish, Russian, Hindi or French. Everyone dresses crazy and nobody looks at you wrong. So much tolerance is fantastic! "

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