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2005: Left Special Operations Forces to start a business.2009: Fired as CEO from my own company.2010-11: Worked relentlessly to dig myself out of the resulting debt. Since 2012, my family and I have been traveling the world, living life on our own terms. How? One decision. We made three Freedoms our non-negotiables: – Time Freedom–…

The Dutch Commando Course. The real reason most fail. Becoming a Dutch Special Operator:One of the world’s highest dropout rates.Not a bug. A feature. It´s a good thing. Becoming a Commando is not for everybody. Picture this:Fit men. Peak condition. Burning ambition.All volunteering for hell.All believing they have what it takes. Why would they sign…

For 5 years, my identity was simple: Special Operations Forces Operator.I never really thought about the possible downside of this drive. Every morning, every decision, every breath was about the mission. My workouts, my meals, my relationships – everything filtered through that singular lens. Excellence wasn’t a goal; it was the standard. Sound familiar, high…

Special Ops Sniper Course. The one I’m most proud of completing. Also, the one I almost failed. This I learned 👇 It was long and intense.It taught me the most crucial lesson in excellence, even though I was never deployed as a sniper. Picture this: You’re a 2-man team.That means that, if you are discovered…

How 2 key lessons from Commando training led me to build 7- and 8-figure businesses.Picture setting a GPS.You know your start point.You know your destination.But the journey? Pure faith in the system.Only after the last turn, you know for sure you have arrived. That was me, entering the Commando Course:Start point:A civilian going nowhereDestination:Special Operations…

1000+ workouts with my teenage daughter in 3 years.5 Lessons I learned about Life 👇 I glanced over at the two middle-aged guys in the gym. They were tossing light weights around, clearly feeling out of place. Maybe they thought we were flat-out insane. There I was, with my 15-year-old daughter, at 7:09 AM on…

The true reason I left the Special Operations Forces: – Became a Commando– Sniper qualified– Counter terrorism training– Special Ops Officer and team leader– Deployments to Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq From a military career point of view, my future was bright. Then I walked away. So, why did I leave? I was frustrated. My wake-up…

A friend convinced me to try out a video game. ´It´s a first-person Shooter, you´ll love it.´ I knew I would suck at it. Here I am: 51 years old, never played any video game in my life, except Mario Bros a couple of times back in the 90s. I sucked at it then….and still…

I hate rules…and that’s exactly why the Commandos wanted me.People laugh when I tell them I served.“You? The guy who questions everything? The guy who abhors rules?” Here’s what they don’t understand:Elite units don’t need robots.They need thinkers. Problem solvers. In Special Operations, we had one core principle:It´s called “Commander’s Intent”Translation:• Here’s the objective• Here’s…