For over 30 years, coach and business consultant Mathias Peikert has been advising individuals from diverse backgrounds and social strata. He supports them in both professional start-ups and securing their livelihoods, as well as in personal life planning and development. These extensive consultations have led him to write a book that highlights the key experiences and insights for self-determined and self-awareness-based personal development. It is a practical and easily understandable guide that helps readers understand themselves and their integration into society. It illustrates the resources each individual possesses and how they can utilize these resources according to their unique possibilities and abilities.