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Raphael Buck

Change your state, change your life. 
How to not miss your penalty shots in life.
  
Same moment. Different state. Different destiny.
 
You can often predict whether a player will miss or score 
a penalty before the ball is kicked just by the walk.
 
Player 1  
Shoulders tense. Jaw tight.  
Focus: “Don’t miss.”  
Meaning: “If I fail, I let everyone down.”  
The body contracts. The shot hesitates.  
Often miss.
 
Player 2  
Body loose. Breathe steady.  
Focus: “Pick the corner.”  
Meaning: “This is my moment.”  
The body expands. The movement flows.  
Often goal.
 
Same distance. Same pressure.  
Different state. Different result.
 
 
WHAT IS A STATE?

The concept popularized by Tony Robbins is simple:
State is the combination of three elements:

1. Physiology  
Posture, breathing, movement. 
The body influences the mind.

2. Focus  
What you pay attention to. 
Threat or opportunity.

3. Meaning  
The story you assign. 
Failure or training.

Physiology shapes focus.  
Focus shapes meaning.  
Meaning drives action.  
Action drives results.

  
WHY it matters
 
Decisions Improve  
Emotional state influences risk perception 
(Lerner et al., 2015). 
 
Energy Drives Execution  
Performance follows physiological activation. 
(Jamieson et al. 2010)
 
Identity Is Reinforced  
Repeated emotional states shape self-perception
(Damasio, 1994).
  
  
WHAT actions to take 
  
1. Activate Your Body
  
Before important conversations or decisions: 
move. Stand tall. Deepen your breathing. 
Elevate intensity for 60–120 seconds.
Body leads mind
  
2. Direct Your Focus
  
Ask better questions.  
Not: “Why is this difficult?”  
But: “What is the opportunity here?”  
Focus creates feeling
  
3. Reframe Meaning
  
Events are neutral. Interpretation is not.  
Replace “This is a problem” with “This is training.”  
Meaning shapes reality
  
4. Interrupt Fast
  
When you feel contraction, catch it early. 
Stand up. Walk. Reset breathing. 
Disrupt the loop
  
5. Create Rituals
  
Elite performers anchor peak states through routines: 
music, movement, visualization, breath. 
Build your own pre-performance ritual.
Ritual creates reliability
  

FINAL thought
  
Circumstances are rarely under your control.
Your physiology is.  Your focus is.  Your meaning is.


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Raphael

Change Your State - Change Your Life

First Principles - Relationships. 
Why great relationships are not about you but about the other person and what you build together.

Lady Randolph Churchill, Winston Churchill’s mother, 
once attended two dinners with 
two different British prime ministers.

After the first dinner she remarked:
"When I left the table, 
 I thought he was the most brilliant man in England."

After the second dinner she said:
"When I left the table, 
I thought I was the most brilliant woman in England."

The first man impressed her.
The second man made her feel valued.

Great relationships when 
others feel seen, valued, and understood.

 
WHY it matters

Happiness
Quality relationships are the strongest 
predictor of long-term happiness 
(Waldinger & Schulz, 2023).

Health
Strong relationships significantly increase 
longevity and physical health
(Holt-Lunstad et al., 2010).

Resilience
Supportive relationships buffer stress and 
improve psychological resilience 
(Cohen & Wills, 1985).

 
WHAT actions to take

Five First Principles on Relationships

1. Trust
Trust grows through reliability and psychological safety. 
Keep your word, be consistent, listen without judgment,
and assume positive intent. 
Principle: Create psychological safety.

2. Understanding
Seek to truly understand the other person’s perspective, 
emotions, and aspirations. Ask thoughtful questions, 
listen carefully, and show genuine curiosity. 
Principle: Seek to understand first.

3. Appreciation
Express appreciation regularly. Notice small efforts, 
acknowledge strengths, and say thank you often. 
Principle: Show sincere appreciation.

4. Shared Meaning
Build experiences, rituals, and goals together. 
Travel, traditions, family habits, and common 
projects create shared memories and direction. 
Principle: Build something together.

5. Repair
Conflict is inevitable. What matters is repairing 
quickly. Apologize early, lower tension, and focus on
understanding rather than winning. 
Principle: Repair quickly.


FINAL thought

The secret of great relationships is surprisingly simple:
Make the other person feel bigger.
As writer Maya Angelou famously said:

“People will forget what you said, people will forget 
what you did, but people will never forget 
how you made them feel.”

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First Principles - Relationships

Be a Free Spirit. 
Live by choice, not convention.

I find it fascinating what drives people 
to live their lives as they do.

There are countless explicit and implicit conventions 
about what a successful career looks like, 
what defines a great relationship, how to raise a family, 
and how to live healthily.

Many follow conventions without ever challenging them. 
They climb a ladder they never placed. 
They follow a script they did not write.

A free spirit is different.
“A free spirit is someone who is internally free enough 
to choose their life deliberately and 
brave enough to accept the consequences.”


WHY it matters

Agency
A free spirit strengthens agency 
Higher perceived control increases motivation, 
persistence, and performance under uncertainty 
(Bandura, 1997).

Coherence with What Matters
Living by chosen values increases coherence. 
When behavior aligns with intrinsic goals, well-being and 
sustained motivation rise significantly 
(Deci & Ryan, 2000).

Flexibility & Resilience
Detachment from rigid identity increases adaptability. 
Psychological flexibility improves resilience
(Kashdan & Rottenberg, 2010).


WHAT to do

1. Awareness & Detachment
List the conventions shaping your career, relationships, 
money, and health. Question each: 
Did I choose this or inherit it?
Principle: See the script

2. Curiosity
Expose yourself to alternative models of success 
and living. Read outside your field. Seek opposing views. 
Curiosity expands possibilities. 
Principle: Expand the frame

3. North Star
Define your core values, long-term ambition, 
and non-negotiables. 
Write a one-page personal constitution. 
Freedom requires direction, not drift. 
Principle: Choose your direction

4. Courage
Act in alignment even when approval declines. 
Make one visible decision that optimizes for meaning 
over optics this year. 
Freedom requires tolerating friction. 
Principle: Accept the cost

5. Discipline
Build systems that protect your autonomy: 
health routines, financial runway, deep work blocks. 
Discipline sustains freedom over time. 
Principle: Protect your freedom
 

FINAL thought
Being a free spirit is not about rebellion. 
It is about authorship.
Not escaping structure but choosing it. 
Not rejecting responsibility but owning it.

“The privilege of a lifetime is to become 
who you truly are.” Carl Jung

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Be A Free Spirit

Either / Or:  How to make major life decisions?
A simple question provides the right path. 

Major life decisions. Everyone faces them.  
Do I pursue this career or that career?  
Do I stay in my current job or change?  
Do I engage with this partner or another?  
Do I commit to the relationship?  
Should we get married?  
Should we have children?
  
All of these are major life decisions.
  
Some decisions feel clear; 
Others are far less obvious.  
Because they offer different paths.  
They involve trade-offs. 
Those choices can lead to regret
The regret of an alternative life.
  
I recently came across a beautifully 
simple question for navigating such choices.  
It comes from Søren Kierkegaard in Either/Or:
  
“𝗢𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 
𝘄𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵.”
  
 
WHY it matters
  
Clarity
Focusing on intolerable regret simplifies 
complex choices by revealing what truly matters, 
reducing cognitive overload and indecision 
(Iyengar & Lepper, 2000).
  
Commitment
Decisions aligned with deeply held values 
create stronger motivation and persistence  
(Self-Determination Theory; Deci & Ryan, 2000).
  
Life Satisfaction
People who make decisions consistent with 
intrinsic priorities report higher long-term 
life satisfaction and lower regret 
(Schwartz et al., 2002).
  

WHAT to do 
  
1. Imagine Both Futures
Visualize both life paths in vivid detail
career, relationships, daily life, identity. 
Notice which imagined future creates 
deeper excitement or discomfort.
 
2. Identify the Regret
 Ask: ten years from now, which missed path 
would create the heavier regret? 
Regret reveals priorities
  
3. Remove Perfection
Accept that no choice eliminates trade-offs. 
Every meaningful path sacrifices another possibility. 
Life is trade-offs
  
4. Follow Aliveness
Notice which option feels more alive, meaningful, 
or expansive, even if it is harder or riskier. 
Growth usually lives there. 
Energy signals direction
  
5. Commit Fully
Once chosen, stop revisiting the alternative path. 
Invest your energy fully in building the life you selected.
Commitment creates meaning
  

FINAL thought
  
“Life can only be understood backwards; 
but it must be lived forwards.” Søren Kierkegaard
  
  
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Either / Or - Life Decisions

Co-Founder @ Musemind (Global UX Agency) & Mentor Lane | $4.5B+ Revenue Impacted | 300+ Happy Clients Worldwide | UX, CX, Product & Service Design | People Leader & Mentor.

3× Co-Founder | CEO at Musemind GmbH | CDO at Musemind Global | CPTO @ Mentor Lane | Ex – Telenor Group, AirAsia Group, Central Group, and Delivery Hero.
I didn’t start in design to make things look good.
I started to make things work for people, and for businesses.

Design isn’t just what you see.
It’s what you feel.
And what moves you to act.

For 18+ years, I’ve helped companies turn ideas into experiences that connect, inspire, and convert. From VISA, Tamara to visionary startups, across telecom, e-commerce, aviation, AI - I make products matter.

Here’s what I do:
⤷ Build human-centered products & services that users love
⤷ Turn insights into strategies that drive growth
⤷ Innovate at the intersection of UX × AI
⤷ Improve conversion, retention, and lifetime value
⤷ Boost NPS, CSAT, and customer loyalty (CX)

Proven impact:
- $4.5B+ revenue influenced
- NPS up 170%+
- Task completion from 50 → 95%
- CSAT/CES 3 → 4.5+
- Customer complaints cut by 50%
- CLTV, AOV, retention & conversion improved at scale

Why it works:
Design with empathy.
Decisions backed by data.
Impact measured in results, not buzzwords.

My Journey:
12 years at Telenor Group mastering product, service design, and growth.
Then Delivery Hero, AirAsia Group, Central Group (the parent company behind iconic & luxury premium retailers like KaDeWe, Selfridges, Rinascente, De Bijenkorf  and Globus) — leading UX, Customer Experience (CX), insights, and strategy at scale.

Today, I bring this experience to:
🌐 Musemind — global UX/UI Design Company
🌐 Mentor Lane — mentorship platform for future leaders

What excites me:
- Unlocking product potential that actually moves the needle
- Growth-hacked, user-centered experiences that scale fast
- Human-first, omni-channel products people love
- Innovating where UX × AI meets real business impact
- Boosting metrics that matter: CLTV, AOV, retention & conversion
- Mentoring future leaders to grow with clarity and purpose

📩 DM me to collaborate, discuss UX × AI strategy, or mentor future leaders.

Rasel Ahmed

Most designers “audit UX”…

But very few know what UX is actually protecting.

That’s why I created this simple, practical UX Audit Guide you’re seeing in the infographic.

Because here’s the truth:

Over 90% of UX designers can’t answer this one question clients ALWAYS expect you to know:

What does UX really protect?

It’s not pixels, layouts, or fancy animations.
Great UX is your product’s first line of defense.

It protects your product from

Low retention
User drop-offs
Negative reviews
High support tickets
Poor conversion rates

And when you get UX right, it protects

User satisfaction
Accessibility
Consistency
Usability
Trust

They all work together:

↳ Usability keeps people moving
↳ Accessibility includes everyone
↳ Satisfaction turns users into advocates
↳ Consistency builds confidence
↳ Trust brings them back again and again

If your UX audit isn’t checking these things,
You’re not solving the real problem.

UX isn’t a “nice to have.”
It’s mission-critical.

P.S. Want to know if your product is protected or exposed?
Ask me anything about your UX.

CEO & Co-Founder, Musemind GmbH | Top #2 Design Leadership Influencer 🇩🇪 | CPTO & Co-Founder, Mentor Lane | Driving $4.5B+ Impact by Scaling AI × UX, Product & CX for 350+ Global Brands | Growth Catalyst

Literally no one talks about this in UX 👇

(yes, after 18 years, I’m saying it out loud)

Most UX audits are a complete waste of time.

They look smart.
They sound strategic.
They change… nothing.

I’ve mentored hundreds of designers.
From juniors trying to break in
To senior leads inside global companies.

And I keep seeing the same mistake:

They audit for opinions.
Not for outcomes.

They redesign buttons.
Polish spacing.
Change colors.

But they never ask:

“What business metric are we fixing?”

That’s why I built this 15-Minute UX Evaluation system.

Because in the real world:

You don’t get 3 weeks.
You don’t get a research lab.
You don’t get unlimited budget.

You get:

A product that’s leaking revenue.
A founder who wants answers.
A team that needs direction.

And you get 15 minutes to prove you think differently.

This is not theory.

This is the exact structure I teach designers when I mentor them to level up:

Start with one North Star metric.

Force structured heuristic scoring.
Use AI properly, not lazily.
Audit only 3–5 critical screens.
Prioritize by ROI, not aesthetics.
Separate Critical vs Major vs Minor.
Fix revenue blockers first.

No random feedback.
No “I feel like…”

No Dribbble redesign fantasy.

Just:

Visibility gaps.
Flow friction.
Trust leaks.
Conversion blockers.

Over the years, I’ve seen the industry shift:

From pixel perfection
To product thinking

From UI decoration
To measurable UX impact

From “make it pretty”
To “make it perform”

If you want to stay relevant in this industry, you must evolve with it.

Designers who survive long term are not the most creative.

They are the most adaptable.

They understand systems.
They understand business.
They understand leverage.

GPT-5.2 is leverage.

But only if you know how to structure it.

This carousel shows you:

How to run a structured 15-minute audit
How to chain prompts intelligently
How to prioritize for conversion
How to reduce UX debt weekly
How to think like a senior

If you’re serious about upgrading your UX thinking in 2026,

Don’t just scroll.
Study it.
Apply it.

Run it on one real product today.

Because the future doesn’t belong to designers who design.

It belongs to designers who diagnose.

This is your ultimate cheat sheet for a UX audit.

UX is fragile. It:

Breaks where you least expect.
Hides flaws behind beauty.
Masks friction under flow.

Most teams never see it.
They are:

•⁠ ⁠Too close.
•⁠ ⁠Too invested.
•⁠ ⁠Too blind.

But users notice instantly.
They:

•⁠ ⁠Click.
•⁠ ⁠Scroll.
•⁠ ⁠Stop.
•⁠ ⁠Leave.

That is where evaluation matters.
Not fancy.
Not complex.
Just simple checks.
Simple truths.

You look at:

•⁠ ⁠Behavior.
•⁠ ⁠Patterns.
•⁠ ⁠Pain.

And suddenly:

The cracks appear.
The flow reveals itself.
The friction speaks.

That is what a true audit does:

Cuts through the noise.
Exposes reality.
Shows you what users actually feel.

Because design is not for you.
It is for them.

The ones tapping.
The ones swiping.
The ones deciding in seconds.

Ignore the signals?
↳ You lose them.

Embrace the signals?
↳ You keep them.

That is the difference between good UX and great UX.

This cheat sheet is here to remind you:

Check.
Listen.
Watch.
Adapt.

Do this often.
Do this seriously.
Do this for your users.

Because in the end.
UX is not a project.
It is a responsibility.

So save this.
Share it with your team.
Talk about it in your next meeting.
Your users will thank you later.

#ux #usability #uxaudit #research #design #productdesign #impact

Top 10 FREE UX Masterclasses in 2026.

I keep meeting designers who say
“I can’t afford a UX course.”

Meanwhile…

Google teaches UX online.
University of Michigan teaches UX online.
California Institute of the Arts teaches UI design online.
Georgia Institute of Technology teaches HCI online.

And most designers?

Still stuck watching random reels.

If you feel behind…
If you feel like an imposter…

Stop guessing.
Start learning properly.

Save this before the algorithm buries it.

Here are 10 free UX masterclasses you can start this week:

1. Google
UX Design Certificate… Foundations
https://lnkd.in/dSgyWvNw

2. Georgia Institute of Technology
Introduction to User Experience Design
https://lnkd.in/d_kin58B

3. California Institute of the Arts
Visual Elements of User Interface Design
https://lnkd.in/dEvbQJSm

4. University of Michigan
UX Principles & Processes
https://lnkd.in/dthqWw-G

5. Aquent Gymnasium
UX Fundamentals
https://lnkd.in/djQkPZdM

6. Springboard
Free UX Design Curriculum
https://lnkd.in/dBJnfUZ7

7. Mizko
Figma Masterclass (YouTube)
https://lnkd.in/dnhF8Wiu

8. freeCodeCamp
Full UI/UX Design Course in Figma
https://lnkd.in/dVTH6hc5

9. Accenture
Digital Skills: UX
https://lnkd.in/dAPdXsp7

10. Interaction Design Foundation
Free UX Master Classes (Live)
https://lnkd.in/dJpFTQ8x

Most people will scroll.
A few will save.
Very few will actually complete even one.

Those few?

They build real portfolios.
They get real jobs.
They win.

♻️ Repost this.
Let’s break the gatekeeping.

I have been using these AI tricks for the last 12 months.

And literally… this feels like an unfair advantage.

I have 18 years in this industry.
I have led global CX teams.
I have scaled multimillion-dollar products.

I do not use AI for pretty screens.
I use it for leverage.

Most designers use AI for visuals.

That is surface work.

I use it to:

Extract pain points from raw interviews in minutes.
Audit design systems weekly.
Stress test UX before users see it.
Force clarity in layout decisions.

It made my thinking faster.
It made my systems cleaner.
It made decisions sharper.

This carousel breaks down the 5 exact moves.
Just practical workflows.

If you care about quality and scale, not just speed, this is worth a few minutes.

Which one would give you the biggest edge right now?

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