Jan Trautwein Coaching

20/07/2026

Using my Apple Watch to talk to my agent.

This is great for when an idea hits, I remember something while I’m out, or I don’t have my phone.

I can just speak into my watch, send it to Telegram, and let my Hermes agent take care of it.

Not more screen time.
Not becoming a productivity robot.

This is one way AI can help us be more present.

It means I have to remember less.

I’m so stoked to see how my agentic operating system is coming together.

14/07/2026

I don't want to sit hours in front of my laptop every day.

I would much rather be out in nature.

My clients and I are already take a good percentage of our coaching sessions while walking in a forest / park.
Fresh air, less screen time, more movement. TRIPLE WIN!

But I'm still sitting on my laptop too much in my opinion.

And so setting up my "always on" agent that I can send voice message to at any time has given me more freedom to work outside.

I'll make a video how that looks in the futur, I just need to get a separate phone to film.

There is so much more I've set up and experiment with.

Feels exciting to get my own operating system upgraded to take advantage of our AI reality!

I'm on a mission to use AI in ways that allows us to be MORE human and live with more freedom. :)

Let's see where this leads me.

10/07/2026

The best time to get better at making content was 10 years ago.
The second best time is now. 🌳

I know that so far I haven't done a great job with my content.

Partly because it has been a bit random.
Partly because I have never really looked at the numbers.
And partly because I was trying to make content without being clear on what I wanted people to feel when they watch my content.

Let's see if I can change that.

Follow along to support, learn from my mistakes,
and see if I manage to find some cool ways AI can be used to support personal transformation (in combination with the coaching work I'm doing)

07/07/2026

I had the pleasure to be a guest on the podcast of the Holistic Coaching Training Institute.

I shared back story and how I got into coaching and then we talked about how making money can be aligned with deeply spiritual concepts, rather than being in conflict with them.

To check it out find the link in my bio!

25/06/2026

I told my coach that I feel quite lost lately.

"What does the next chapter in my career look like?"
"How can I keep being of service and follow my highest excitement?"

He reminded me of the following:

Clarity and alignment feel good. What also feels good is moving forward when we don’t have either. Because it shows us we are capable and willing to move when we're lost.

If we were lost in a forest, it would be better to walk than to sit in one place in despair.

Yeah... that makes sense.

And I realized that when I go on hikes, I actually love feeling lost. I don't like using a hiking app / map. I don't want to walk on the official paths. That's boring.

I prefer to walk straight off the trail into the forest, get lost and then enjoy the rush of excitement and surprise when I stumble onto a beautiful spot or find an amazing view. I don't want to ruin the surprise by checking photos online first.

And I enjoy the feeling of nervousness / aliveness when I see that the sun is setting and I don't know if I can make it back in time. It sharpens my senses. Especially when I'm hiking alone.

And I enjoy the feeling of relief when I find a path again and made it back from my adventure.

So in summary: I'll try not to freak out too much and frame this as a great adventure.
I'll share updates as I'm walking forward.

(I recorded a video last night, will post that tomorrow)

PS: I took this picture at my first walk through the Black Forest in Germany after I came out of an 8-day darkness retreat earlier this year.

10/12/2025

First, we’re going to take an honest look at 2025.

This won’t just be about celebrating wins or analyzing failures, but understanding how we created both.

When we see the connection between who we’ve been and how that led to the result of 2025, we gain power to create what we want in 2026.

Instead of making another list of resolutions, we will use our vision for 2026 to inform who we need to be so that the external results are a natural consequence of that.

I will share some fundamental concepts, but most of the workshop will be spent reflecting / journaling.

What We’ll Explore:

- How who we are Being shaped our results in relationships, work, money, and health
- The beliefs and patterns that created both our successes and struggles this year
- Who we need to become to create what we truly want in 2026

This workshop is for you if:

- You want more than surface-level goal setting
- You’re willing to look honestly at how you created the successes and failures this year
- You know that changing your outer world starts with changing your inner one

What to bring:
- Your journal (If you don’t have one, this is a great time to get one.)

30/09/2024

Anyone in Lisbon this Wednesday?

Come join Diara Parker and I for our workshop!

You can register here:

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03/09/2024

A little over two years ago, in a tiny village out in the countryside of Portugal, I met someone who would change my life in the most profound ways.

I was living my best life as a digital nomad and decided to stay at Traditional Dream Factory for 3 months to get my nature battery filled up and live in community.

Then I saw her. She was hard to overlook. Brown skin, shaved head and a bright red coat with weird shapes on it.

𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏?

Well… it didn’t take too long to find out because she has such an open heart that she offered that if I or some of the other people at TDF would ever be in Lisbon she would love to have us stay at her apartment (𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝!!) for a night.

It didn’t take too long for me to take her up on that offer and we got to know each other more.

As a token of my appreciation, I gifted her a coaching session, which turned out to be very impactful. (𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘐𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘦.)

I learned that she came from the US with her former partner and their dog, during the pandemic, to move to Portugal and follow her dreams.

I found out she is working around 20h a week, earning way over 100k per year doing organizational development consulting work.

Oh and she used to play professional volleyball (which is one of my favorite sports too!)

𝑾𝑶𝑾! 𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏?

After we’d just spent a few more days together she asked me if I wanted to join a camp for a burner festival in Spain.

𝑼𝒎𝒎 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒕? 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆!

But all that effort going to Spain for not even a week-long festival?

So I asked her if she wanted to rent an Airbnb somewhere close to the festival in the middle of nowhere to live and work together for 2 weeks.

She said yes and this is when we started to fall in love.

A few months later I was in Brazil. When I asked her, she didn’t hesitate and flew over to spend time with me.

We had this epic house right at the beach. And in this house… (continue in comments)⬇️