How to be a millionaire without having much money — Sometimes I wake up, sweating, and I feel a dark fear around my heart. What if that money doesn’t come in to pay the next month rent? The anxiety is followed by shame. A distant voice from the past slaps me in the face with the fact that I don’t…

From Gambler’s Despair to Self-Discovery — A Casino Redemption Story — Casinos steal more than your money. They slowly rip your soul — like any addiction. Here comes an example of rock bottoming that needed to happen before change stuck its head around the corner. With addiction, you can only numb out that much of your pain. The deep wound always…

The High-Low Curve of Addiction Explained — Addiction is a self-chosen rollercoaster with no apparent exit When you’re an (ex) addict, you know you need highs to stay alive. To feel human. To feel a connection. This is why the lives of many addicted folks look like the famous sinus curve. Or a trip on a raft…

Embark on a mission to change the system from within — I never thought I would be writing this. I moved back into the system. I moved back from Ibiza to the Netherlands. Twelve years ago, I escaped the system by moving to Ibiza, the island of freedom. I never thought I would return to the taxes, health insurance and consensus…

When you’re about to burn your bridges, read this — Your work should enrich you. Apart from the $$$ When it doesn’t, stop yesterday. You can’t buy back your time with money. Conversely, all humans need a certain degree of certainty to function. The idea of a career is slowly becoming prehistoric. Society is changing rapidly. The emergence of Internet-related…

No, addiction is not a choice — I’m a survivor of addiction and speak from a place of deep emotion and personal experience. Let’s say I’ve authority from experience. For 25 years, I struggled with a gambling addiction that was my most significant friend and enemy. It was a constant source of financial ruin, emotional pain, and…

The secret why success always awaits at the end of failure — There are no circumstances, only state of mind. Once, I worked in a startup in de C1 building in Dubai. One day, somebody jumped from the 21st floor. They cleaned everything up as fast as possible and pretended nothing had happened. The jump was a crack in the belief that…

Five reasons ChatGPT will never kill real books — Forget the voices telling you writing a book is outdated Dismiss Content Gurus that tell you A.I can write a book in 1 minute — so why bother? Or fake Influencers arguing that nobody has attention anymore to read a complete book. I reveal five solid reasons why now is…

Cracking the Myth of the spiritual influencer on social media — Buckle up. I’m going to take the piss out of Spiritual Influencers Since they’re a remarkable brand. Especially when they bypass. This means they neglect their human part that can f*ck up, fail or don’t succeed. Instead, they focus on their light, love, positive thinking, and worldly success. The big…