In 2020, tijdens de coronaperiode, kocht ik het boek Rich Dad Poor Dad. Ik had tijd en werd me steeds bewuster van mijn leven als 9-tot-5-werker, en vooral van hoe vast ik daarin zat. Ik weet niet meer precies waarom ik dit boek kocht; waarschijnlijk had ik er al eens iets over gehoord of gelezen. Tijdens het lezen begon er iets te veranderen in mijn hoofd. Hoe kon dit? Was dit de ‘simpele’ sleutel tot financiële vrijheid? Het boek gaf me een totaal ander perspectief op het leven. Financieel vrij worden is niet makkelijk, maar ik werd me in ieder geval bewust van de mogelijkheden om het wél te worden. Dit was het begin van mijn manier van denken als ondernemer. Een paar jaar later sprak ik een succesvolle ondernemer: de man van een van de beste vriendinnen van mijn vrouw. Hij begon in 2012 met zijn onderneming en in 2025 is het uitgegroeid tot een enorm bedrijf en zelfs nummer één in zijn branche. Ik vroeg hem: Hoe en wanneer ben jij gaan denken als ondernemer? Zijn antwoord was kort en duidelijk:“Toen ik 17 was. Ik kreeg het boek Rich Dad Poor Dad en vanaf dat moment was ik er klaar voor.” Tot zijn zeventiende stond hij bekend als een lastige, vervelende jongen — maar dat ene boek veranderde alles. For the English speaking community: In 2020, during the COVID period, I bought the book Rich Dad Poor Dad. I had time, and I became more aware of my life as a 9-to-5 employee—especially how trapped I felt in it. I don’t remember exactly why I bought this book; I probably had heard or read something about it before. While reading, something started to change in my mindset. How was this possible? Was this the “simple” solution to financial freedom? The book gave me a completely different perspective on life. Becoming financially free isn’t easy, but it made me aware that it is possible. This was the starting point of thinking like an entrepreneur. A few years later, I spoke to a successful entrepreneur—the husband of one of my wife’s best friends. He started his business in 2012, and by 2025 it had grown into a huge company and the number one player in its industry.

- Rebien helped me realize that I don’t need new systems, I need to apply systems I already know. The structure, discipline, and repetition I’ve built through years of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are directly transferable to my course and business work. - Stefan’s coaching call yesterday was a wake-up call: I need to fully take advantage of the value that’s being handed to me through this 21-day challenge. The knowledge, structure, and guidance are already there. The only missing piece is my execution. - Discipline and consistency are not my problem. I’ve proven this through training. The gap is in scheduling the work and showing up daily without overthinking. - Progress works the same way as in jiu-jitsu: show up, do the reps, reflect, adjust, repeat. No shortcuts, no waiting for motivation. - My focus needs to shift from “how do I feel today?” to “what does the process require from me today?” - This challenge isn’t something to think about or prepare for, it’s something to commit to and execute fully. Core insight I’m not lacking ability, information, or support. I’m being given a high-value environment with clear structure. My responsibility is to respect that by showing up daily, executing the work, and treating this challenge like training.

Vandaag heb ik mijn eerste coaching call bijgewoond en het onderwerp was Entrepreneurs Mindset.We hadden het over dat je ondernemerschap niet alleen doet, maar dat je het bent het begint bij je mindset.Dat raakte me. Ik ben al jaren ondernemer.Ik heb mijn bedrijf opgebouwd in de fysieke wereld mijn wasserij/wasserette. Lange dagen, vroege ochtenden, hands-on werken en elke dag fysiek aanwezig zijn. In die wereld wist ik precies wat ik moest doen: op komen dagen, hard werken, problemen oplossen en doorgaan. Maar online ondernemerschap?Dat is een totaal ander spel. Ondanks dat ondernemerschap een mindset is, merk ik dat online ondernemen voor mij veel uitdagender voelt. En vandaag werd me duidelijk waarom.Een echte ondernemersmindset betekent: geen kansen laten liggen, maar ze zelf creëren. Snel beslissingen nemen, actie durven nemen voordat alles perfect voelt, en volledige verantwoordelijkheid nemen voor je keuzes. In de fysieke wereld zie je direct resultaat: deuren gaan open, klanten lopen binnen, het werk ligt voor je.Online vraagt het iets anders. Het vraagt vertrouwen vóór bewijs, consistent zijn zonder directe feedback en geloven in acties waarvan je de uitkomst nog niet meteen ziet. Geen fysieke deuren die open gaan alleen jij, je visie en je acties achter een scherm. En juist daar zit de groei. Ik leer om sneller te schakelen, groter te denken en niet te wachten op het juiste moment. Want echte ondernemers wachten niet op kansen ze creëren momentum.

(Here's the recap of Rebiens video of day 5) Now read it! The Two Core Principles of Success There will be many obstacles on your path toward achieving everything you’ve ever wanted. That’s inevitable. I’ve been saying this for a long time: success comes down to understanding and applying two core principles. Number one: asking the right questions. Number two: failing fast. Most people are afraid of failure. Most people don’t know what questions to ask. And because of that, the most common outcome is simple: they quit. ⸻ Questions Are the Real Answers The single most important skill you can develop is learning how to ask the right questions. Everyone is looking for answers. Very few people are looking for the right questions. Yet questions are the answers. The quality of your life is directly connected to the quality of the questions you ask — both to others and to yourself. The better the question, the deeper your self-understanding. The deeper your self-understanding, the clearer your next move becomes. If you make a mistake and ask the right question, you immediately extract the lesson. If you ask the wrong question, you stay confused — even if the information is right in front of you. This applies to life. This applies to business. And this is especially true in sales. The power of sales doesn’t come from talking. It comes from asking the right questions. ⸻ Failing Fast Requires Action The only way to practice failing fast is by doing. You cannot fail without acting. You cannot learn without making mistakes. And you cannot ask good questions without asking many questions. Mistakes are not the problem. Avoiding mistakes is. Failure becomes dangerous only when you’re afraid of it. ⸻ Anticipating Obstacles (The Chessboard Mindset) We also want to pre-understand the obstacles that may come our way. Think of it like chess: good players think five or six moves ahead. By anticipating what might happen, you already know how to counter it before it even begins.

As within, so without. Life works like a boomerang: whatever you project, returns. You are the projector, The beamer of light. And what you see is shaped by the filters on your lens. The world reflects whatever we project. Those filters are not who you are. They are limiting beliefs, inherited dogmas, conditioning, and the societal narrative that tries to tell you this is you. No. It isn’t. We are rebels. We choose for ourselves. We refuse hypnosis. Energy flows where attention goes. What you focus on, you feed. Pendulums are energy systems fuelled by interaction. The sinwaves, we are born in sin, that is actually the wave, momentum, the wave. They exist only as long as you engage with them. That’s why objectivity matters. Neutrality is power. Not cold. Not passive. But conscious. The moment you get emotionally pulled in, you lose direction. One distraction turns into a wrong turn, and suddenly you’re living a life you never chose. Negative forces don’t need to destroy you — they only need to distract you. A distracted mind forgets its mission. Keep the coin of duality spinning. Don’t choose sides. Stand in the center. Do not turn your back on your shadow. Stand fully in it. Not to be ruled by it — but to see the hidden power it holds. Because the shadow you refuse to face will control your unconscious behavior. And this law never fails: Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life — and you will call it fate. ~ Jaguar Ino