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STOP WAITING

About Kurt

I have stayed curious.

Author. Entrepreneur. Traveller. Always beginning again.

I'm Kurt Gassner.

For decades, I have built companies, written books, taught, travelled, questioned familiar assumptions and started again.

I am interested in psychology, meditation, relationships, creativity and the decisions that shape our lives. My work as a creative director and brand adviser has taught me to look closely at stories and change.

One question keeps returning: why do we postpone so much?

We wait for the right moment, greater certainty, less fear or someone else’s approval. I know this from my own life.

STOP • WAITING grew out of that experience – and the decision to pay more attention to my own life.

At 75, I travelled alone through South America. At 76, I rode through Japan on a motorcycle. My curiosity was still there. Especially in the second half of life, I want to encourage people to take their own wishes seriously and find their own next step.

What is STOP WAITING?

An invitation to make room for your own life.

Stories, books, films and personal reflections come together here: on travel and new beginnings, body and mind, relationships and letting go.

Your experience belongs here too. Everyone has a story of their own.

Life is happening now.

WHAT DRIVES ME

Encouraging people to stay curious and make room for what matters in their own lives.

A new chapter can begin with one small step.

WHAT HAS SHAPED MY LIFE

Entrepreneur and brand adviser

Author

Traveller

Speaker

Filmmaker

Founder of STOP WAITING

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The perfect moment rarely arrives. Life is happening now.

WHAT IS YOUR NEXT STEP?

Explore the stories and reflections – and bring your own experience to the conversation.