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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…

Whenever my Commando unit would walk into an off-base mess hall, the room would go 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁. You could feel the weight of the stares and hear the whispers—”It’s the Commandos. What are 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 doing here?” Even after all that time, the level of respect we got still blew me away. We represented something different,…

8 Life lessons from 90+ year olds: Notice what is missing. This weekend I was reading Sahil Bloom ´s book ´The 5 Types of Wealth´.In a chapter, he shares interviews with 90-plus-year-olds and comes to a startling conclusion. If you read life advice from older people in interviews, you´ll encounter this: • “I wasted my…

Sometimes I get very upset. ‘People’ are usually the reason. I quickly reset with these 2 questions. Maybe it happens to you, too. Somebody does or doesn’t do something, and I get upset.Not even disappointed, no: Angry.Does not happen often.But it´s not pretty. I know it is my own fault. I should be in control…

How to: Prison Jacked at 51 (without doing time 😂)During my time with the Korps Commandotroepen (Dutch Special Forces), we trained at Olympic levels.Yet surprisingly, nutrition was never a focus. Elite warriors, performing at peak levels, eating standard army cafeteria food. It´s like racing a Ferrari on Diesel: it doesn´t make a whole lot of…

That old saying about being the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with? I´ve got news for you: 👇 Because here’s the thing:For most of us, 2-3 of those “people” aren’t people at all. They’re:• Social media feeds• Netflix algorithms• YouTube recommendations Think about the math:4 hours daily on social media…

Nobody told me, ´You should become a Commando´. It was my Must. ⚔️You are at a crossroads: Shoulds vs Must. 👇 Ever wonder why high achievers often feel empty despite their success? It’s because they’re winning at ‘should’ while losing at ‘must’. Let me explain…‘Should’ is the operating system others installed in you:• Parents (“you…

Hitler saw the power of 80/20: Commandos ⚔️It scared him into taking extreme measures.On October 18, 1942, Hitler issued the infamous ‘Commando Order’. What was the order about? Any Allied Special Operations Commandos:Captured? Wounded? Unarmed? Uniformed or civilian clothing?Surrendering? Executed on sight. Hitler´s direct orders. Geneva Convention be damned. Why such extreme measures against such small teams?…