After earning his Master’s Degree in engineering degree from NTH in 1974 he was very insecure in his own abilities and had little faith that he could perform anything worthwhile. His only career ambition was to keep an empty inbox and do as told. After a while he realised that his “engineer mind” had value, especially in combination with other values – such as innovation, listening to others, a business mind, networking, sales, communication, wholesome thinking, and creativeness.