I used to think I would live forever.But then I did something kind of confrontational yesterday. 😆 A survey to check my life expectancy. And there it was: my expected “expiration date”. Staring back at me from the screen. 89 Minus 51 is 38 years. 38 Summers. ☀️ No guarantees, by the way. My somewhat-older…

In 2005, we left our home in The Netherlands. Burned all our ships. And we left for Spain, leaving behind: • My Special Forces career• My wife’s successful gift shops• Our cozy home– Our entire safety net None of it came with us. And we arrived in Spain, with just: • €1000 monthly income• Zero…

I am 51, midlife, business owner, family man.2 Vital Things I optimise for:In your 20s: Health ✅ , Time ✅ , Money ❌In your 40s: Health ⬇️ , Time ❌ , Money ✅In your 60s: Health ❌ , Time ✅ , Money ✅ You see what´s broken here? So, what is the solution? 40s and…

As a former Royal Dutch Special Forces Officer, I learned:Every military objective comes with a casualty forecast.We call it “acceptable losses.” Ideally there are none. But that is not the reality. Now I see successful high achievers making the same calculations. Often without realizing it. In business, you’re running operations too. But are you doing…

I never thought that by 51 I’d already have: – A paid-off house– 1M Euro in passive income– A beach house in Bali– A Porsche GT3– A strong business network And I was absolutely right.I don’t have a single one of them. 🥱 –I openly ripped off this post idea from Emma Smith .Made me…

I love NetflixI love InstagramI love Youtube, but… They don´t love me back. They make me waste my time. The scarcest resource we all have. We know one thing for sure:Today we are 1 day closer to death, than we were yesterday. Have you ever loved somebody, but you weren´t loved back? The solution?It can…