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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…

You’re reading a bedtime story to your kid, but your mind is still at the business. 2 Simple tips that will help entrepreneurs. Sound familiar? All day you’re racing:• Chasing acquisitions• Managing payroll• Handling taxes• Fighting fires 🔥 For a business owner and leader, it never stops. Literally. Your body comes home. But your mind? Still…

One military principle saved my marriage 100+ times. But it also works wonders for business owners and other leaders: “Choose your battles.” In combat, it’s obvious:You don’t engage every enemy. React to every threat. Chase every target. Why?Because resources are finite:• Energy• Ammo• Time The same applies to relationships. Yet I see people making habit…

“Dad, were you always this fit?” My 18-yo daughter just found a 2009 photo. Me, 15 kilos overweight. The “successful” business owner. Making money? Sure.Fully living? Not really. Just a few years before, I had Special Forces six-pack abs.Now I had a six-pack of beer waiting in the fridge. 😄 What happened? Simple:– I chose…

While other kids were in school, I brainwashed my teenager. My daughter Leyla never went to school. But she does like to read. So I made her a deal. – Read over 35 ´success books´ (like the ones from Dale Carnegie, Rich Dad books and many others)– Give a presentation about the book to my…

What damage did we do? In Special Forces, we called it Battle Damage Assessment. In simple terms: – Did we destroy the target?– Do we need to hit it again?– What was the collateral damage? In business: – Did we hit our target?– Do we need to push more?…And that´s where most stop… Never assessing…