About Me
Hi there, I’m Görkem! For those who are curious, here are my purpose, my story, and some interesting facts about me.
My Purpose
Time is the most precious thing in this life. I want to help you save time;
- By eliminating time on trial and error,
- By preventing time spent on the content chaos,
- Creating systems which works for you.
Having fun is also very important to me.
That's why I make sure to do everything in a fun way, using gamification and storytelling techniques.
My Story
I was born in a small and quiet town.
My younger years and 20s were tough, filled with stress, sadness, and many other challenges.
I had a fearful inner world. It made me introverted and afraid to express myself.
I struggled to understand myself, and the world around me.
I looked at life with pessimistic eyes.
For a long time, I couldn't escape this cycle. Until one day, something triggered a change.
I read a book. I felt understood. I felt I was not alone. This small event sparked something.
Over the next 10 years, I read 1000 books.
My perspective on myself and the world changed.
I started to believe that things could improve and problems could be resolved.
I immersed myself in research and learning.
I started to understand myself.
I started to communicate.
Many things got better; good friendships, good relationships, a healthy body, and mind.
Then, I found a way to make all those progress fun.
They all became games rather than boring, time-consuming tasks.
At some point, I wanted to share what I learned.
I wanted to create good sparks.
That's why I'm here.
Interesting Facts About Me
I think everybody is quite unique in this world. Let me share my side with you.
- I’m 35 years old. Interesting age, but I liked my 30s; you better know what you want. My 20s were complete chaos. And I’m wondering about my 40s and what they will bring.
- I live in the Netherlands. Before that, I lived in Istanbul, Turkey for seventeen years. It's a crazy city to live in. I think my soul is older than 35 thanks to Istanbul.
- I’m married to a unique woman who understands my weird sides, and I understand hers as well. We don’t have children yet, but we have two cats, even though we never planned to. Thanks to Corona and their mother, we have them. It’s a fun and long story.
- I have been going to the gym three times a week for almost 10 years. I also built a home gym and did a lot of calisthenics in the parks. I enjoy working out with my own body weight. For me, it's about feeling good, not about getting bigger and bigger.
- I don’t talk too much. I like to listen and ask a lot of questions about almost everything. Recently, I got training on coaching to be able to ask deeper questions. That’s why most of my friends talk way too much. But that’s good since talking is too tiring for me.
- I started reading during a hot summer when I was 10 years old. I have read consistently since then. And I’m counting how much I read even though I think quality is more important than quantity. It’s around 1100+ right now.
- I prefer the forest over the sea. Still, sunsets on the sea are irreplaceable to me. If I didn't have them in Istanbul, I would go crazy.
- I started writing during boring college classes and kept doing it in university. I wrote when I was bored or in pain. It became a habit in my 20s. Then, I continued to write to understand myself better in my 30s. Now, I can't stop.
- I'm thinking about getting tattoos all over my body, but I haven't done it yet because I'm a bit of a perfectionist and want to draw them myself. Soon, I'll break the cycle and do it.
- I like drawing abstract things. My notebooks, especially my college books, are full of those drawings. You'll see a lot of them in my content.
- I know it's bad, but I like sugar a lot. Chocolates and all kinds of desserts are a huge problem for me. Luckily, as I got older, I started to lose interest in them. Recently, I found ways to make delicious and healthy food without sacrificing my joy of eating.
- I believe in having fun when creating something, building habits, doing things, or just spending time on anything. Life can and should be fun. In the past, I tried to be a robot, but of course it didn't work. Life hit me hard on this. I'm still learning my lessons.
- I’m a bit obsessed with time. There are various reasons for that, but it’s hard to explain in a few sentences. Maybe I can write an article about it later. On the other hand, time doesn’t exist if you’re living in the moment. I know it’s cliché, but it’s true for me.
- I work in the corporate world to support myself and my family. However, my dream is to become a full-time writer. I'm doing a lot of things to achieve that. So, fingers crossed.
- I enjoy spending time alone and thinking deeply about various topics. To be honest, if I can't have some alone time, I can become like a bomb ready to explode. My wife knows this very well :)
- I love rewatching these movies and TV series: Good Will Hunting, Forrest Gump, Last Samurai, Into the Wild, 3 Idiots, Friends, and 7 Numara (an old Turkish TV series).
- I also enjoy rereading these books: Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, Business of Living (Il mestiere di vivere) by Cesare Pavese, Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, and several books by Dostoyevski.
- I love dancing. I've watched every season of "So You Think You Can Dance," "World of Dance," "America’s Best Dance Crew," and other dance TV shows. I've also taken hip hop and Latin dance (Salsa, Bachata) classes. My wife is a former Latin dance teacher. I want to spend more time dancing and keep it in my life until I die.
- I’m a fan of World of Warcraft and Hearthstone. I play them especially in winter when the weather is cold. I prefer solo play because when I play with a team, I tend to play a lot and forget other aspects of my life. Also, I believe in gamifying life; it makes everything much more fun. My products also follow that approach.
Guides and Hubs
Currently, I have four step by step actionable guide on;
I'm also building hubs to help you apply these guides to your lives in an entertaining way. These hubs offer a practical way to implement the philosophy, perspective, and all the detailed steps explained in the guides above. And I use gamification and storytelling techniques to make everything fun. Here are the hubs I have for you.
Personal Projects and Interests
Moving Abroad
I enjoy taking on new challenges. That's why I moved from a small town in Turkey to Istanbul for university. This was a huge step for a seventeen-year-old.
After seventeen years in Istanbul, I moved to the Netherlands to experience a different culture. It was a challenging time from start to finish. That's why I made a guide on the process. You can find it below.
Travelling
Honestly, I don't enjoy fast-paced travel. I prefer to take things slow. When I travel, I try to fully explore and experience each place.
Lately, I've been sharing my discoveries on Google Maps. If you're interested, you can check out my profile below;
Contact
You can reach out to me via my social media channels (Top right corner of website) or my email address: info@gorkemgumustekin.com.
