Departure to New Zealand 🇳🇿, BNI successes & the start of a new travel chapter

A very early start – and a big step

It’s 3:30 AM.

I got up, took a shower, had a small coffee.

By 3:52 AM I was ready to leave the room at 4:00 AM:

Return the car, go to the airport, check in – and then:

👉 Off to New Zealand.

Of course, I’m excited.

Not scared in the traditional sense, but that feeling of doing something you don’t do every day.

And that's what makes the journey special.

BNI Global Convention – a commendable interim report

Before we start, I want to give you an update because something really big has happened:

I had about 60 conversations.

And out of those 60 contacts, 2 are so concrete that I seriously hope

we will get an order this year –

from Asia or India

from doctors, scientists, and business owners,

who want to bring our entire cosmetics line to Asia & Oceania.

That would be a milestone for us.

And maybe the ticket to attend such events worldwide in the future.

What impresses me the most:

I have never in my life felt so at ease, right, and seen as I did there.

The people are quick with language, quick in business, emotionally quick, positively crazy,

just like me.

I don’t have to hold back, shrink, or slow down.

I don’t stand out at all –

because everyone there operates at this speed.

And while I travel, my partner Dr. Joachim Bender works in the background:

• Video calls
• Sending product samples
• Initial analyses
• Feedback from scientists
• Preparation of the next steps

Currently, they are testing our products –

the question is:

“Are they crazy – or are they really that fantastic?”

I answer that with a smile.

The end of the solo journey – and the beginning of the group journey

The car return went smoothly –

despite driving on the left, despite fatigue.

I’m proud that I managed that.

At check-in, then the usual:

Due to my past (you know the story)

once again waved through,

45 minutes waiting,

controls, phone calls, clarifications.

And then it dawned on me:

👉 The first 14 days alone are over.

Now begins a 21-day group trip

with 16–18 people,

including room partners for the next three weeks.

A completely new phase.

Temperatures, clothing, equipment –

I don’t even know what I’ll need from everything.

But that’s exactly what makes it exciting.

A little side moment – music & tranquility

Last night I listened to music for the first time,

through the hotel system, with really good sound.

A moment to breathe.

A farewell to Australia before the next chapter begins.

Conclusion of this early morning

• A very early start
• A mix of excitement and anticipation
• BNI contacts that signify opportunities for real major orders
• A smooth car return
• Another check at check-in
• The transition from solo travel to group travel
• And the feeling: Now something new begins.

I will report to you again,

when I arrive in Auckland

and the first entry from New Zealand is written.

See you soon –

a new chapter awaits.