Conflict is something I believe we struggle with because we’ve got a negative belief about what conflict means and therefore we avoid it. I bring this up because I’ve been spending some real quality time with my family in Belgium. If you’ve moved out of the house you’ll understand it’s very hard to move back in because once you…
So many people come up to me and always tell me what they want to be. I want to be financially free. I want to be a property investor. I want to be a business owner. However how they act and what they want are not aligned. Wanting to be something is not good enough. You’ve got to have…
Communicating love. That sounds simple doesn’t it? If you love somebody you just tell them that you love them and that’s it! No. There’s this thing in psychology called intention and perception. I’ve got a certain intention when I say something or gesture to you; and you have a perception about what that means. For example, I was giving…
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.…
A lot of people have been messaging me and asking how they can get more people to accept them. The truth, however, is you’ve got to accept yourself first before you expect anybody else to accept you. The problem with getting validation from what other people think is that it often depends on what situation and social circle you’re…
Today’s conversation is quite spiritual but I really love the principle of karma. Karma is an Eastern methodology that means what you give, is what you receive. I believe if you’re not getting what you want out of life it’s because you haven’t given life enough to receive what you want. A guy left the corporate world to start…
I’ve been spending time with some amazing people in the UK and one successful businessman I met taught me something very powerful. He said if you want to grow and make this world a better place you’ve got to do it with people. You’ve got to surround yourself with people who challenge you, make you think differently and who…
Four years ago when I was still in corporate I had a dream that people told me was impossible. That dream was, never ask somebody for a vacation. It didn’t seem possible but what’s amazing is that four years later I can write to you while traveling. It hasn’t been easy and that’s why I want to remind you…
The other day while having drinks with my cousin I saw this really pretty girl. I thought we had a vibe so when I saw her going to the bar I decided to approach her. I greeted her and told her she’d caught my eye but then her response was, “Who are you talking to?” “You,” I said jokingly,…
What do the successful have over those who aren’t? It is knowing their drive, their motivation and their why. Les Brown says if you have a strong enough why you can overcome any ‘how’. Having a strong enough drive and motivation in life will push you to achieve what you never thought was possible. My dad drives my why.…