Today I want to talk to you about a serious topic and that is being your own cheerleader. Sometimes the only good things you’re going to hear about yourself are things you say to you. We can’t expect other people to be our cheerleaders, to believe in us or empower us. Maybe they will but we can’t expect that…
Sometimes we forget to hear the messages that the universe is giving us. When something irritates you about somebody, that’s the perfect time to reflect and ask what it is in yourself that’s irritating. Relationships and people around us are just mirrors. If something irritates you about somebody else, it’s usually something you need to reflect on in yourself.…
Most people are shocked when I explain that a personality is a defense mechanism. We develop our personalities to protect ourselves against a pain we felt when we were younger. For example, imagine a 12-year-old boy whispering to his best friend, “I really like Caitlin, but don’t tell anyone… promise?” To which the friend promises. 30 minutes later, the…
In most cases mistakes are something that hinder us when actually they should be propelling us forward. We have the mindset that we can’t make mistakes, as though if we make mistakes we’re bad, evil or broken. That is not at all the case. All that a mistake brings is feedback from the universe saying change your approach. If…
I can happily say we arrived safely in Thailand. It was an incredibly difficult trip – we flew in with my sister and her 5 month old twin babies and it ended being a 24 hour trip. When you’re working with 5month old babies they sleep, eat and need to be entertained for the full 24 hours. I knew…
When I wrote this, my sister and I were about to fly roughly 20 hours to Thailand with her two babies. She keeps worrying about what other people are going to think once these babies start crying. I can understand why she feels that way but that’s probably the thing holding most people back from taking a chance on…
What I want to talk to you about today is emotional intelligence because our emotional zone will directly affect our financial zone. I’ve heard of people who have won the lottery and lost it within 4 years because they do not have emotional intelligence. They got so excited and happy when they got the money that they spent it on…
Often time’s people think it’s the big decisions that lead to big results. It’s the inconsequential decisions done right on a daily basis that change your life. You don’t become unhealthy from eating a burger once a week. It’s those daily rituals that, small as they may be, lead you to the results in your life. The compound effect…
A lot of people ask me about this path to financial freedom and how to follow your passions. They see how happy I am and say I’m lucky to live this lifestyle. It is absolutely amazing to be an entrepreneur and own your own time. However so many people want things but they’re not willing to work towards those…
Yesterday while finishing another seminar about financial freedom through property investing, a gentleman stood up and asked, “Laurens what is the number one factor that has been influential in your success?” It kind of caught me off-guard because there are a lot of things that come to mind. Reading regularly, meditation, getting mentorship, constant self-development and doing due diligence.…