I Was There | nik.art

You wouldn’t say that if you’ve watched the recording of a talk—because you can’t. The speech is the same. The information is the same. The duration is the same, and yet…

Even in times when we can permanently store and re-access everything, live presence still has value. Especially then. A Youtuber might see you in his live chat. A mentor may catch a glimpse of your face during a webinar.

Online or off, show up to the events that matter to you. Others will take note, and you’ll get to say the empowering club motto reserved for true believers: I was there.

Nik

Niklas Göke writes for dreamers, doers, and unbroken optimists. A self-taught writer with more than a decade of experience, Nik has published over 2,000 articles. His work has attracted tens of millions of readers and been featured in places like Business Insider, CNBC, Lifehacker, and many others. Nik has self-published 2 books thus far, most recently 2-Minute Pep Talks. Outside of his day job and daily blog, Nik loves reading, video games, and pizza, which he eats plenty a slice of in Munich, Germany, where he resides.