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Columbus Catalyst Code: Your Questions, Your Answers What if you're already good enough, exactly as you are right now? In a world full of self-help books promising to transform your life, this story dares to claim something radically different: maybe you don't need to be changed at all. Follow Thomas, Laura, Marieke and Johan - four ordinary people in Amsterdam wrestling with the same questions you might be facing. Why does life sometimes feel so heavy when things are actually going well? Why does everyone around you seem to have their life more together? And why do you keep comparing yourself to an ideal that you never seem to reach? A Story Without Step-by-Step Plans This isn't a manual. It contains no techniques. It doesn't promise your life will transform if you just apply the right methods. Instead, you follow four strangers who meet in a community center on Amsterdam's Wittenburgergracht and together make a revolutionary discovery: they are already complete. From Perfection to Authenticity Through their weekly conversations, Thomas (the perfectionist programmer), Laura (the invisible office worker), Marieke (the exhausted project manager) and Johan (the ex-footballer without direction) learn that their biggest problem isn't that they haven't found the right method yet, but that they've forgotten who they really are. A Story About Recognition This novel speaks to anyone tired of constantly trying to improve, of the endless cycle of self-optimization, of feeling like you can only be happy once you're finally 'done' with yourself. It offers no solutions, but something better: the recognition that you're not alone in your struggle, and that struggling doesn't mean you're failing. What happens in Amsterdam? In a community center on the Wittenburgergracht, four strangers meet during a weekly discussion group. Thomas comes because his perfect life feels empty. Laura because she seems invisible. Marieke because success has exhausted her. Johan because he doesn't know who he is without football. What begins as awkward silences grows into conversations that change everything - not because they finally find the right answers, but because they discover that maybe the questions themselves were wrong. A story that's barely fiction This novel is based on real conversations from Paul's coaching practice. The characters are fictional, but their struggles and breakthroughs are directly inspired by what happens when people stop trying to repair themselves. Why This Book Is Different Paul Pannevis, with 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and coach, has met countless people who were successful by all external measures but internally wrestled with the question of when they would finally be 'enough.' This story was born from those encounters - not as an answer, but as recognition. For readers raised with the idea that every problem has a solution, this book offers something subversive: the possibility that you're already the person you were trying to become. Warning: this book contains no quick fixes, no 30-day transformation, and no guarantees. It does contain humor, recognition, and maybe the liberating realization that you're exactly where you need to be. ""Sometimes all we need is confirmation that we're already good enough. This book gives you that confirmation through stories that feel like they're about yourself."" Perfect for readers of Matt Haig, Glennon Doyle, and anyone who's tired of self-help and ready for self-acceptance. For more information: www.lifestylemonitors.com

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