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The first step in reevaluating your goals (and setting new ones).First, ask yourself this: 👇
The first step in reevaluating your goals (and setting new ones).First, ask yourself this: 👇 “Who set my limits?” Look at your current benchmarks:• Income you’re satisfied with• Fitness level you accept• Time you spend with family• Adventures you allow yourself• Impact you believe possible Now here’s the get-out-of-jail-for-free question:Who authorized these settings? It´s YOU.…
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At 24, my resume read like a masterclass in Failure:
At 24, my resume read like a masterclass in Failure:• School super low achiever• University dropout (6 days – might be a record)….stocking shelves in a supermarket• Failed Marines Officer Course after 17 weeks• Bankrupt entrepreneur from y first travel company (never made it to ´Year 2´) Major life changes usually happen for one or…
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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.
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–…
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The Dutch Commando Course. The real reason most fail.
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…
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For 5 years, my identity was simple: Special Operations Forces Operator.I never really thought about the possible downside of this drive.
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…
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Special Ops Sniper Course. The one I’m most proud of completing. Also, the one I almost failed. This I learned 👇
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…
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How 2 key lessons from Commando training led me to build 7- and 8-figure businesses.
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…
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1000+ workouts with my teenage daughter in 3 years.5 Lessons I learned about Life 👇
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…
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The true reason I left the Special Operations Forces:
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…