Passive Income

If you truly want to be free, I recommend manifesting passive income.

A few years ago, I sat in Berlin with a friend, and we tried to manifest passive income for ourselves.

At that time, we both had to rely on unemployment benefits (Harz4) and felt dependent. To maintain our eligibility, we weren't even allowed to leave Berlin, and we had to comply with every invitation from the job center and appear there.

The other unfortunate people out there had to accept even the most unpleasant jobs, as refusing would result in sanctions of up to 100%. Admittedly, that was against human rights because forced labor is still prohibited. But that doesn't concern the job center employees. If they don't harass the Harz4 recipients, they risk losing their jobs as well.

So, we both wanted our independence.

No, I definitely didn't want to work at that time. Just four years earlier, I had a near-death experience due to my job, which had left me completely burned out. I definitely wanted to avoid something like that.

For our manifestation, we used a video that I had found on YouTube: How To Manifest Anything! - Very Powerful Tool! (Law Of Attraction) (see Links at the end of this book)

Of course, passive income didn't arrive immediately. We didn't even have an idea of where the income would come from. Yes, I am a software developer, and I could write software and sell thousands of licenses. My friend had the idea of writing children's books. I had already written a book by then and had sold it at least five times ;-) It's called The Art of Living and Loving (see under Books at the end of this book). The software part didn't work out so well because I write open-source software, which is, of course, free. So, where would the passive income come from?

If you believe you can just sit cross-legged, close your eyes, mumble a few mantras, and voila, open your eyes to find a diamond in front of you, keep dreaming.

It doesn't work that quickly.

But it does work.

It wasn't my first book that brought in money, nor was it my second book. It was my third book: Python GUI - Create Cross-Platform GUI Applications using Python, Qt, and PyQt5 (see under books at the end of this book) This book is about programming, user interface programming, to be precise, a topic I had studied in Switzerland before my burnout. Shortly after its release, this book reached #1 in the Cross-Platform Development category simply because I used a small but effective marketing trick. I write about this topic in my book Step Out - A guideline on how you can step out of this system and live a fulfilling life in abundance without the need to work at all (see under Books at the end of this book). You just have to be persistent and follow through if you have a good idea.

After translating Camp Eden - How We Have Re-created Our Paradise (see under Books at the end of this book) into English last year, I was drawn to Portugal to live it out. I had been sanctioned by the job center and had only around 300 euros in my pocket. But I knew I could make it somehow. Normally, 300 euros wouldn't last me a month, and there's no way I could travel 3,000 kilometers in my motorhome with only 300 euros. I would need about 350 euros for diesel to get to Portugal. But, I didn't care; I set off.

In Munich, I stopped at a friend's place whom I had met during a demonstration with Extinction Rebellion in Berlin. She invited me to her place for dinner a few times. Thank you very much again for that <3

Then I was invited to Vienna by a dear Hungarian friend who had read my book The Art of Living and Loving (see under books at the end of this book) and wanted to meet me. She paid for the FlixBus from Munich to Vienna, even though I had only sold 5 copies. The money from that book came in through different channels. She had asked me for my bank details beforehand and transferred 100 euros to me, either out of gratitude or to help me. Thanks a lot once again. So, I was in Vienna and stayed with this wonderful woman for a few days. I didn't have to pay for food either, which helped me get by.

My journey took me to Zurich to meet my wife there. Unfortunately, she didn't have any time for me, so I moved on to Bern. I wanted to say goodbye to a very dear friend because I didn't know if I would ever return to Germany or Switzerland, so it was a kind of farewell tour. I had met this lovely girl at a tantric massage seminar, and she was the one with whom I could truly open my heart. I still had a lot of love for her. When I met her again by the Aare River, it was clear to me that I could let go of her now because she was five months pregnant. It's not that I didn't like her anymore, but someone else was in her life, and I didn't want to interfere. But since I was already in Bern, I wanted to make good use of my time and went to the university library to have internet access. I believe that's where I started writing my book Python GUI. Additionally, another dear friend with a massage practice invited me to her place in Bern. This lovely soul invited me for meals at her home and a beer at a pub on my birthday. I met another wonderful person there who immediately invited me to his farm. He said I should feel at home. He showed me a bed I could sleep in, his kitchen where I could help myself, and even offered me his wine supplies.

He was one of the five readers of my first book and really wanted to meet me. I was overwhelmed with gratitude. At the time, he was going through a tough crisis, and I saw it as my duty to help him in some way. I offered him massages and showed him a technique for deleting beliefs. This technique is called Psych-K and can be used to manifest things, among other purposes. But I'll get to that later. We had a great time together. I spent two weeks there, and as the month came to an end, I could continue traveling. Money started coming in from the job center again, and this friend rewarded me divinely. Among other things, he gave me his fuel card and its secret PIN, inviting me to fill up my motorhome. Thanks again, my brother. Please get well; I love you <3

Now, I could drive almost to Lisbon. However, in Madrid, I was robbed by a scammer who stole my phone, so I had to do without navigation in my phone and ended up going about 240 kilometers in the wrong direction. So, I didn't make it all the way to Lisbon, but I ended up in Caldas da Rainha. What a divine twist of fate. In this city, I met a young street musician with whom I played music and played the guitar on the street for the very first time. This allowed me to earn between 15 and 20 euros for 1-2 hours of street music.

That was enough to survive.

Once I realized this, it only took a few weeks before the job center also stopped its payments to me because I didn't comply with their requests to appear in person.

Regardless, I'm still getting by, mainly through music.

Hm, and now? Now, because of a pandemic, they're locking people up in their homes, and no one is throwing coins or fruit into my guitar case anymore. The farmers also stopped coming to the market, where I could save vegetables and fruit right before closing.

No more money from the job center, no more money from street music. How can this possibly go on now?

And the answer came promptly—the first check or the first Amazon payment for my books came in. Hallelujah.

Initially, it was just 50 euros. Today, I received about 55 euros from Tolino (a German publisher), and on Tuesday, about 100 euros will come from Amazon.

Yes, these might be peanuts from the perspective of a German worker. And believe me, just ten years ago, before my burnout, I was earning a five-digit salary every month in Switzerland.

But here in Portugal, living in a motor-home, it's sufficient.

And as you can see, I'm already writing a new book. And this book can also become a bestseller because it can help you and others manifest passive income or whatever you desire.

As you can see, I've managed to manifest passive income. It wasn't Simsalabim, but I did it. And the flow of ideas for new books hasn't stopped. I now have enough time to manifest big things because I'm no longer distracted by existential fears and the need to work for someone else to make them rich.

At the end of this book, you'll find the meditation I have used.