{"id":10847,"date":"2023-08-14T08:27:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T06:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/on-the-path-of-the-sleeping-elephant\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T11:26:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:26:39","slug":"on-the-path-of-the-sleeping-elephant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/en\/on-the-path-of-the-sleeping-elephant\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Path of the Sleeping Elephant"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><b>A sleeping elephant in the forest?<br \/>\nYes, such a thing exists. You just have to open your eyes to discover it. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>When you set out to discover the beauty of nature, it is quite possible that you will do just that. You simply have to keep your eyes open and not just walk straight ahead, but look to the left and right. <\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t see it the first time. Perhaps because the moss growth wasn&#8217;t as thick yet. But yesterday was different.<br \/>\nI discovered it. The <em><strong>&#8220;Path with the Sleeping Elephant.&#8221; <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_142214_resized-462x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_142214_resized-462x1024.jpg 462w, https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_142214_resized-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_142214_resized-scaled.jpg 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">This is where the path begins for me. Right at the start. Pure nature.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><b>The gateway to another world &#8211; Bye Bye Rat Race<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It is remarkable what is presented to us as a wonder of nature. But are they truly wonders or perhaps signs? That depends entirely on the eye of the beholder.  <\/p>\n<p>When I decided that we would give up the apartment in downtown Munich and I acquired a consulting van, it was clear to me: <strong>Everything will be different here. <\/strong>My house, my car, my boat on Lake Constance, my swimming pool? Not here. <\/p>\n<p>Here, it is more like my motorhome, my small car, my air mattress on the swimming pond. Simply quite different, but much more satisfying at the same time. <\/p>\n<p>After all, what do we actually work for? For these very material things. Trapped in the rat race of consumption. But does that make us happy, or is it just <em><strong>&#8220;fake happiness&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>? For me, the answer is clearer than ever.    <\/p>\n<p>That is why I haven&#8217;t regretted for a single minute breaking out of the rat race in which most people are trapped. <strong>It is worth it!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And when I discovered this <em><strong>&#8220;gate&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> yesterday, which wasn&#8217;t there the last time I took this path, I knew that I was now passing through into another world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_144452_resized-462x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_144452_resized-462x1024.jpg 462w, https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_144452_resized-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_144452_resized-scaled.jpg 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Am I about to step through the gateway to <em><strong>&#8220;another world&#8221;?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium width_full\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_2da9e0f8\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Always be the first to receive the latest news, interviews, and expert articles? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"tnp tnp-subscription \">\n<form method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=tnp&amp;na=s\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"nlang\" value=\"en\">\n<div class=\"tnp-field tnp-field-email\"><label for=\"tnp-1\">E-Mail<\/label>\n<input class=\"tnp-email\" type=\"email\" name=\"ne\" id=\"tnp-1\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"\" required><\/div>\n<div class=\"tnp-field tnp-privacy-field\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"ny\" required class=\"tnp-privacy\"> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/datenschutzerklaerung\/\">Indem Du fortf\u00e4hrst, akzeptierst Du unsere Datenschutzerkl\u00e4rung.<\/a><\/label><\/div><div class=\"tnp-field tnp-field-button\" style=\"text-align: left\"><input class=\"tnp-submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Abonnieren\" style=\"\">\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>Which goals are truly worth it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When do you actually ask yourself this question? You set goals for yourself\u2014for example, a vacation in Dubai, in a 5-star all-inclusive hotel. You can do that once in a while. But always? Every year?     <\/p>\n<p>What if your own children have never seen a cow in person, played in the dirt, or think that mushrooms only exist in the supermarket&#8217;s produce section or on a pizza? Is that a goal worth striving for? To know nothing? To think and act only in a consumer-oriented way?   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Yesterday, I set a goal for myself:<\/strong> to hike alone for 3 hours. To experience nature. To be exhausted at the end. To fall into bed happy and content.    <strong>Goal achieved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The well-known saying <em><strong>&#8220;The journey is the reward&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em>was thus truer than ever for me yesterday.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image style_shadow-1 align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_151759_resized-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_151759_resized-scaled.jpg 760w, https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_151759_resized-300x135.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">At the summit. Just ONE of the many rewards for my effort. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>Discovering beauty is also possible without digital media<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s be honest. When was the last time you held a paper map in your hand? When did you hike using only tree markings? Or was it the smartphone with GPS tracking and a digital map after all?   <\/p>\n<p>Everything has its time. But those who make the mistake of only looking at their smartphone while hiking will never make real discoveries. <\/p>\n<p>So, just go back to nature and back to analog or manual systems. This is the only way to find yourself again and focus on what is essential.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image style_shadow-1 align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_144801_resized-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_144801_resized-1.jpg 521w, https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_144801_resized-1-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image style_shadow-1 align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230814_081152_resized.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230814_081152_resized.jpg 521w, https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230814_081152_resized-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Completely without Google Maps. With a paper map and markings on the trees. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Work and life do not have to be in conflict with each other. Focusing on the essentials at the right time is relevant here.<br \/>\nThose who go through life with open eyes and hearts may also discover their <em><strong>&#8220;Path of the Sleeping Elephant.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n<p><strong>If you enjoy my blog posts and would like to use my expertise in your digitalization project, simply arrange a free initial consultation with me. Let us work as human beings and not just as client and consultant. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/terminvereinbarung\/\">Click here for the link to the appointment request.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tip: The world and its beauty are not found in front of a monitor, but only in nature.<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><b>Further impressions from the other world that is just around the corner.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image style_shadow-1 align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_150415_resized-462x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_150415_resized-462x1024.jpg 462w, https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_150415_resized-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_150415_resized-scaled.jpg 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">You do not have to know every mushroom, but that one was a great one. That is why I left it where it belongs.<br \/>\n(No idea what kind it was anyway, but that can be a worthwhile goal.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image style_shadow-1 align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_145328_resized-462x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_145328_resized-462x1024.jpg 462w, https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_145328_resized-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_145328_resized-scaled.jpg 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">When life emerges again from what was thought to be dead.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image style_shadow-1 align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_145947_resized-462x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_145947_resized-462x1024.jpg 462w, https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_145947_resized-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_145947_resized-scaled.jpg 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Just let nature do its thing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image style_shadow-1 align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_153240_resized-462x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_153240_resized-462x1024.jpg 462w, https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_153240_resized-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/blog.der-digitalisierungsberater.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230813_153240_resized-scaled.jpg 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Looking &#8220;up,&#8221; you can see where nature ends and humans do strange things!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Image sources: internal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A sleeping elephant in the forest? 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