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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…

24 Years ago in the Special Forces skydiving course, I was anxious. But I needed to succeed to be operationally deployed, my dream.Jump or get benched. But my body betrayed me every time:• Stomach in knots• Cold sweat on my forehead• Kerosene smell turning me nauseous There I was.Trying to keep a straight face for…

As an entrepreneur, back in 2009, I had achieved everything I thought I WANTED. But forgot to ask: What do I actually NEED? Another big business goal reached.Another toy bought.“Why does it feels so hollow? “ As a “successful” business owner, I know the feeling. That moment when the “high fives” end.When you’re alone with…

Entrepreneurs and founders can easily make double the money in half the time. Here’s how I did it (5 Steps): In 2009, I thought I was busy.Turned out it was complete BS. My daily routine:• Working• Talking about work• Thinking about work Busy, busy, busy.Completely unsustainable.Because life isn’t just work. It’s also:• Your kids• Your…

I learned this truth 20 years ago in Special Operations. It saved my businesses 100s of times. The most lethal mistake business owners and other leaders make: – Assumptions. The Mother of all F-ups. – The moment you think you know, you stop seeing.– The second you assume, you become vulnerable. That’s why, in Special…

I´m 51. Dutch. Live in Andorra. Multiple business owner. Investor.My favorite type of wealth?– Not my businesses– Not my stocks and crypto– Not my gold bars 😆 The most valuable assets aren’t in your bank account either. They’re in your:• Memories• Relationships• Stories I see too many business owners:• Postponing life for “someday”• Missing their…

One night in 2007, I outsourced 100% of our customer support to a callcenter in India. A complete disaster. Business owners beware: I read ‘The 4-Hour Workweek’ earlier that year.We were working 18/7 to get our company in Spain into orbit.So working 4 hours per week sounded pretty sweet. One of the ideas in the…