About Alex Timmer
Curious? Can’t blame you!
Not just a story, but 30 years of experience.
Summed up in just about a minute.
Never short on ideas. But always too many at once. Always going. Rarely knowing where.
Until it went quiet. And I suddenly saw what was missing: Space.
Not another system. Not another list.
But attention: To what feels off. To what feels right. To what wants to emerge.
At 17, I quit school. Not because I couldn’t keep up, but because the structure didn’t work for me.
So I jumped. From job to job.
Cut roses. Delivered flyers. Moved furniture. Rented out movies. Sold stuff (a LOT of stuff). Trained people. Managed projects.
Name it. I probably did it. (Almost.)
Each job gave me something.
But none of them truly felt like my path.
There’s no magic formula.
But one deep truth stuck with me:
What you give attention, grows. (And what you ignore, grows too. Just… differently.)
Now I help others create space.
So you can feel it: This feels… Right. This is how I want to work and live.
- Authenticity 100%
- Attention* 98%
- Connection 83%
- Humor & playfulness** 13%
- Brings calmness 90%
* That 2% is my goal for the next 30 years.
** Just kidding, I was born on the 13th.
My experience speaks for itself.
Each chapter left something behind, something you can use.
45 years of a full mind. And relentless curiosity.
Since childhood, my head’s been in motion.
Ideas, questions, a strong inner drive.
Not the easiest route... But a rich one.
I taught myself how to learn.
How to observe, to feel, to think in patterns.
Not because I had to,
but because I simply couldn’t not.
Autodidact. With a nose for what feels right.
30 years of attention. From unaware to aware. And sharper every year.
Since my teens, I’ve felt it:
I see things others seem to miss.
Patterns.
Blocks.
What lies beneath the words.
I call it attention.
Not as a soft skill, but as a strategic instrument.
In these 30 years, I’ve learned:
attention only works when you learn to direct it.
Not everything needs attention.
But what does ask for it, has to truly receive it.
15 years in direct sales. From hard targets to soft power.
I’ve sold just about everything: VHS tapes, acoustic solutions, software, ideas.
No tricks. No scripts.
But always knowing what you’re selling, and more importantly: to whom.
Sales taught me how to listen.
How to play with pace, language, and timing.
And how to always search
for the real story beneath the surface.
5 years training in online support & judgment-free communication.
At Humanitas, I trained hundreds of people in online contact.
Conversations where you see nothing.
No faces. No gestures.
You have to tune in more sharply than ever.
Put judgment aside.
Listen between the lines.
Hear the essence.
This period deepened my understanding of attention.
What started there became the foundation of everything that followed.
10+ years as an entrepreneur. Learning by doing and becoming.
After my last job, I fully committed to being an entrepreneur.
No plan. No backup. No money. But vision? Yes.
Along the way, I learned how important it is
to find your own way.
Not working harder,
but choosing with more clarity.
Not doing everything yourself,
but making everything your own.
And once again, attention is the key.
To space. To calm. To direction.
Words about Alex
Not my words, but they are collected from LinkedIn recommendations.
"Working with Alex is always a pleasant experience, partly because he truly listens to where you're getting stuck. By pinpointing exactly the right spot, he subtly makes a real difference."
"He has a talent for distilling the essence from a stream of words, thoughts, or a mountain of information. I highly recommend Alex to anyone looking for someone who is down-to-earth yet highly professional."
"Simply a wonderfully uncomplicated person with a genuine interest in you and your story. He shaped my story far better than I ever could have myself—yet it still feels completely mine."