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Felix Rektor

High Ticket Online Business Owner
I help adventurers & nature lovers who feel stuck in the 9-5 to free up time for their passions.

I help adventure & nature enthusiasts who feel stuck in the 9-5/office job to move to the online space and free up time for their passions. After studying naval architecture & ocean engineering and working in the 9-5 like most people, I realized that continuing like this won´t let me achieve my goals and dreams. I took action and now juggle working on my own online business, doing a part-time job

& a masters degree to support my business. If you are done working your ass off for someone else and are ready to create a life on your own terms by working for yourself, send me a DM on Instagram or Facebook, or click the link in my Bio and fill out the short questionnaire!

30/11/2025

3 days in a different world 🕺🇮🇳

Still processing the impressions!

29/07/2025

How do we slow down when we’re always busy? - You might think I will tell you something about spending time in nature and while this is a way to slow down, it’s not what I want to share today:

First - what does slowing down actually mean?

Slowing down in a busy life means pausing the constant rush to be more present, make intentional choices, and reconnect with what truly matters. It’s not about doing less for the sake of it, but about protecting your well-being, avoiding burnout, and finding clarity in a world that constantly pushes you to go faster.

The older we get, the faster life seems to move. Partly because the time we have left feels shorter compared to the time we’ve already lived.

As children hours could feel like days and days like weeks and now it might feel like the opposite.

But what’s the reason for that?

New experiences.

As children we are constantly exposed to new experiences. As adults most people get lost in routines with little to no new stimulation. And when nothing stands out, time blurs together.

But here’s the key: we don’t need to chase constant excitement to make time feel longer, we just need to slow down enough to notice what’s already here.

Slowing down gives us the space to break out of autopilot, welcome new experiences, and be present in the moment. That presence is what brings depth to our days and makes life feel richer, longer, and more alive.

In short, we can’t add more hours to the day, but by “slowing down” we can fill them with more life making our days feel longer 🙌

05/07/2025

Some impressions from Boston (saving the nature stuff for later; I might even create a post dedicated to only the food😄)

The more I have been travelling, the better I understand the saying that travelling makes you richer than any material possessions ever could.

Especially in terms of changing your perspective of the world or your paradigm.

This trip especially made me aware of that.

The last time I was in the USA was 15 years ago and since then not only have a lot of things happened in the world, but I also changed a lot, and with that the lens I see everything through.

In all honesty, before this visit I was sceptical if I was going to like it in the US, to say the least. The outside perspective of the US, especially as narrated through media, has been quite negative and because of that I was full of prejudice regarding people, the justice system, food, infrastructure, etc.

The other two times I had been to the US as a child gave me great memories of nature and landscape, but I also remember finding it strange that you were restricted to swimming areas at public lakes and that people would potentially walk around carrying guns.

Then, a few years later I read a book by a German lawyer who was wrongly convicted in the US while on holiday, for conspiracy to commit extortion. He spent two years in prison uncovering the billion-dollar business behind US prisons. After that I told myself to not set foot in the US again.

This changed when I met my friend Brian, who is from the US and who unconsciously helped me break down prejudices. Him being reason enough to travel to the US once more helped me to reflect on my views, but more importantly, he even made it feel like home.

This time, there were still a lot of strange rules (like not being allowed to use certain car parks after dark or being allowed to openly carry a gun while hiking in New Hampshire) and other things that seemed weird to me, such as someone riding his motorcycle barefoot or someone else having a flagpole on his trailer coupling, trailing a giant US flag behind his truck 😆

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24/06/2025

Last week I had the pleasure to get to know & through a service that connects entrepreneurs from all sorts of different backgrounds and skills.

This was the second time I was paired with unknown entrepreneurs after an also amazing first meet-up in my hometown last month.

I’m still thinking about how energizing that first meet-up in my hometown was and now this second one reminded me again of how valuable these connections are.

You might have heard the saying that you are the average of the five people closest to you and while we aren’t close at all – I mean we had just met for the first time – the energy from spending just a couple of hours together was incredibly motivating and uplifting.

Even this short meet-up confirms to me once more how important it is to surround yourself with people who have similar goals, ambitions, visions etc.

Seeing what issues and challenges everyone faces no matter how far into the journey or what industry you’re in, was an eye-opening experience – in the end, we are all human.

Or, as we say in German “we all just cook with water”.
No one’s got it all figured out. Everyone starts somewhere.

In all honesty, I was a bit intimidated by their backgrounds and achievements and yet I know I was in the right place because you only become the person you want to become when you put yourself in rooms that stretch you, challenge you, and inspire you to grow.

One step at a time, figuring out the path as you go.

So don’t hold back from going after your dreams. The gap between you and the people you admire might be a lot smaller than you think.

Great to meet you guys! Until next time.

30/05/2025

In pursuit of the last snow when everywhere else is almost summer❄️

It’s barely a week ago that .lockhart and I met up in Ritsem, in Swedish Lapland, so I could accompany him for at least a small part of his journey from the most southern point of Norway to the North Cape.

Originally, an idea was to do the whole trip together but unfortunately I wasn’t able to find the time, so when the opportunity arose a couple of weeks ago, I decided to at least join for a few days.

As Kaelan progressed north, Abisko in Northern Sweden seemed like a great meeting point until it didn’t…

Already struggling with terrible snow conditions in lower altitudes as well as broken skis that slowed him down massively, Kaelan wasn’t going to be able to reach Abisko within our time window.

We spontaneously had to plan anew and find an alternative meeting point as well as a solution to move forward as his best option seemed to be walking to the nearest town (150km away) to buy a bike.

Fortunately, with the support of , I could take some new skis to him so we were able to do the ~100km between Ritsem and Abisko on ski.

While I had prepared for this trip doing some small hikes with a 27kg backpack, it didn’t quite prepare me for carrying a similar weight on narrow skis with limited cross country skiing experience - to the pleasure of Kaelan, who thoroughly enjoyed my first few attempts of getting comfortable with the skis😄

The next 5 days were a mixture of slushy/rotten snow that made every step a pain, razor sharp icy crusts that didn’t forgive any falls (as I had to find out quickly) and muddy marshland, but also endless, beautiful plains of untouched snow glistening in the sunlight, very fun downhill runs and a vastness that is indescribable..

When there wasn’t a bird or the wind making some noise, it was absolutely quiet.

We crossed frozen lakes and rivers, passed a moose carcass half immersed in the ice, skied until midnight, “force-fed” ourselves to reach the immense amount of calories needed (although I really struggled doing so and probably lost some weight) and even separated temporarily close to the end because I had forgotten something and walked back⬇️

09/02/2025

How could I afford a ski-holiday even though I was basically broke in December?

(And considering I haven’t taken employment since finishing my master degree in June last year)

The answer is simple - instead of juggling 4-6 different business projects at the same time (what I usually do), I focused more on one project to move the needle forward.

Immersing myself in marketing & sales over the past 2.5 years opened so many doors and showed me so many opportunities that my biggest struggle has been (and still is) focusing on one thing only or at least prioritising in a better way.

While I have been working on my high ticket affiliate marketing business in the background, last month I focused on LOW ticket affiliate marketing, utilising the large following that I built around my health theme page and it paid off. I even made a few hundred dollars WHILE skiing.

While this has proven to be lucrative, high ticket (affiliate marketing) is definitely the more sustainable choice as the return of (time) investment is much higher.

I put ‘affiliate marketing’ in brackets in the previous paragraph as the same principle applies to selling your own products.

Selling a high-priced product is obviously going to generate higher profit/product than a low-priced product. And yet both have their advantages. That’s why many businesses offer products ranging from a few dollars to several thousands.

Therefore, I am also working on combining these different income streams but doing so in a more and more automated way so I can direct my attention to one thing at a time.

If you found that boring - here are some skiing-related comments ✌️ (corresponding to the slides above):

1. Compressing snow for a ramp from our patio to the ski-conveyor 😁
2. Testing the result of 3 guys shovelling snow for 2 hours
3. Sunrise behind the mountain
4. Perfect conditions👌
5. When you can see how cold it is
6. Not sure if this can be considered “landed”
7. Taking a break on the piste
8. Off-piste exploring
9. Just before being accused of having booze in my water bottle
10. The reason why I will always prefer off-piste
11. Steep slope
12. Top of the mountain

11/01/2025

Who said you can’t go on a canoe/camping trip in winter?

Throwback to January 2019 when .mchardy and I spontaneously decided to visit Spreewald, a popular summer destination in Germany, in the middle of winter.

- no tourists (no people at all in fact)
- no sunburns
- no mosquitoes

Just

- nature/wild life
- ice breaking
- hot rum & apple juice
- camp fires
- silence

And even a huge herd of red deer that jumped one by one across the canal in pic 3. Imagine how they crossed it in one gigantic leap!

Often the spontaneous ideas are the best. Have you had similar spontaneous ideas, where the outcome exceeded your expectations?

05/01/2025

What I learned as an intern on a 150m Container Ship

12 years ago, I boarded a container ship in Venice, Italy, to sail across the Adriatic and Ionian Seas as an intern. At the time, I was convinced I’d build a career connected to the ocean and perhaps become a captain one day.

While I enjoyed the romance of life at sea - watching sunrises and sunsets over the water, waking up in different countries - I soon realized that being away for months on end wouldn’t give me the freedom to eventually start a family and be fully present.

Not to mention the risks. At the time, piracy was a serious threat, and the ship’s first mate had even been kidnapped, only to be released months later when ransom money was finally paid.

Despite these realizations, I wasn’t entirely wrong about my initial thoughts on an ocean-related career. Four years later, I started studying naval architecture, believing it would give me the best of both worlds.

But now, 12 years later, even naval architecture is history for me.

Why? Because while it offered more freedom than being a captain - at least in terms of a potential family life - it still kept me within a structured career that didn’t align with my deeper aspirations: traveling the world on my own terms, following my entrepreneurial instincts, and designing a lifestyle of true independence.

Reflecting on that internship, I realize how much it influenced my journey. Here are a few key lessons I took away from it:

• Experience matters more than theory. Learning from books is useful, but real-world experience is where true knowledge is gained.

• Seeing the world isn’t the same as experiencing it. Traveling sounds glamorous, but if you’re only visiting work-related sites - like container terminals - you’re missing out.

• People matter most. No matter what we do, we’re all (ideally) trying to create value for each other and improve lives.

• Try different things. Experimenting leads to inspiration and clarity about what you truly want. Start a business for independence, travel to unfamiliar places, talk to people outside your usual circles, and embrace other cultures. Each experience expands your perspective and refines your path.

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