Wouter Kleinsman - No-nonsense Coaching to an Extraordinary Life

Don’t hire a business coach if you need a life coach. The question is, what's the difference between the two? A business coach is great at helping companies to become (even) more successful and does not tend to address personal influences. As a coach, I guide not only the most successful entrepreneurs, directors and leaders, but also people 'without status' who have a winner mindset. These people often do not need a business coach in their lives. They need a life coach who takes their business and personal life to the next level.Do you know any, 'successful people' who make a lot of money but are never there for their family, neglect their body and health or are so incredibly 'busy' that they don't see how unproductive and ineffective they are? Or is this describing yourself?Over the years many people have come to me for business coaching. After our consultation call, they choose life coaching instead. They recognized one or more of the signals in this podcast. For more information about the possibilities of coaching: www.wouterkleinsman.com

Get this episode's summary, and podcast version: https://www.wouterkleinsman.com/game-changer/does-everyone-need-a-coach/ =====SHOW TOPIC===== When it comes to coaching, do you mainly think of a sports coach or perhaps a singing coach? Has the idea ever occurred to you that YOU need a coach? The answer to the question then, “Does everyone need a coach?” is simple: everyone… and no one.Okay, maybe it isn't as simple as it sounds...We can all play football without a football coach, sing without a singing coach, and swim without a swimming coach, so no one needs a coach."Keep doing what you do to get what you already have."Let's be honest: do you know someone who is at the top and got there without a coach? Or someone who has been successful for their entire life yet has never had a coach? Not me! So my starting point is that everyone could use a coach. However, reality shows that many people feel that they don't need a coach. That's okay if you are satisfied with an average life.Behind every successful person is a coachDo you really want to be successful? Then you need a coach. Just look at the best footballers, singers, and swimmers. From their coaches, they learn to better master techniques and tactics, to use various pitches and the technique to swim faster and more effectively.You too can become (more) personally and commercially successful with the help of a coach. A coach shows you why you do and don't do things. A coach enables you to see what things you are not doing yet, what you can do more of, and what you can better stop doing. What you have to take into account is that all coaches have their own way of coaching. Continue reading at: https://www.wouterkleinsman.com/game-changer/does-everyone-need-a-coach/ =====FOLLOW ME===== Subscribe to this channel: Subscribe to my weekly e-newsletter:https://wouterkleinsman.com Follow me:https://Instagram.com/wouterkleinsmanhttps://Facebook.com/wouterkleinsman The Wouter Kleinsman Podcast:https://wouterkleinsman.com/podcast

Complement with my new podcast episode: www.wouterkleinsman.com/podcast Get this episode's summary, related quotes, and podcast version: https://www.wouterkleinsman.com/game-changer/are-you-one-of-the-five-percent-who-actually-think-consciously =====SHOW TOPIC===== Only five percent of society consciously thinks about the how, what and why of their own actions. That also means that 95 percent do not. They follow the crowd like sheep and do not understand why the actions they take do not work. Why not? Because they don't think.Achieving results such as those of the most successful entrepreneurs, directors and leaders starts with activating your brain and making conscious choices.Part of this article comes from my book 'How to Become a Game Changer - No-Nonsense Coaching to an Extraordinary Life', which will be published in November.The system keeps you from thinkingDo you think that in today's society everyone makes their own choices?Unfortunately, I have to disappoint you. Within our society there is a system that ensures that we all stay within the box. Almost all of us are brought up within our social system of rules. It starts before you are born and it is continued in primary school. There you learn that you always have to raise your hand first if you want to say something. A little dreaming during class is not allowed, even though the most successful people in the world are the greatest dreamers. Fortunately, more and more schools are paying attention to personal development and the functioning of the mindset.Of course such a system has many advantages, otherwise it wouldn't last. The big disadvantage, however, is that the system also ensures that we no longer think for ourselves. For example, we rarely wonder why tobacco and alcohol are still allowed, when we know that they are just as addictive as drugs. Many pharmacies have candy in the window, completely contradicting themselves! Speaking of health, do you ever wonder why so much money is spent in the pharmaceutical industry for drugs that only suppress symptoms but not solve the real problem? And do you ever think about the information you receive through various channels, is it true what you hear, see or read?Does the above make you think and have you come to the conclusion that you want to be more conscious in life? Then order my book via: www.wouterkleinsman.nl/boek. It will help you on your way to an extraordinary life separate from the system. (Being published in English ASAP)The Danger of Not ThinkingI see them popping up every day in my social media timeline, entrepreneurs who don't think. They blindly follow the advice of mentors and so-called gurus. Nothing wrong with that, but they often forget to take a critical look at what, why and how they do something. For example, they all use the same 'trick' in the field of online marketing. They create something to give away for free which is often of poor quality. Then they share even more worthless information with their 'potential lead' and end up spamming people with e-mails to sell their shit.And now it is because many entrepreneurs don't think, they follow like sheep this technique called lead generation. It just never produces satisfied customers.The people who make good money from this? These are the so-called marketing eras who show how many millions of euros they earn with fake reviews. I'm not even talking about dropshitting 'dropshipping'. This is the phenomenon in which wannabe entrepreneurs purchase their 'offer' from AliExpress and sell these products ten times more expensive through a webshop that they have set up via Shopify.I admit, I used funnels myself, but I didn't sell crappy shit. In fact, my free product was so incredibly valuable that I created an ‘army' of people who wanted more valuable free stuff.I have stopped that standard offer and I’ve gone left whereas many entrepreneurs / coaches go right. I left the group of docile entrepreneurs behind me at the beginning of this year. I focus on the very successful people who do not blindly fall into all kinds of marketing nonsense but also think for themselves. For the complete article see: https://www.wouterkleinsman.com/game-changer/are-you-one-of-the-five-percent-who-actually-think-consciously =====FOLLOW ME===== Subscribe to this channel: Subscribe to my weekly e-newsletter:https://wouterkleinsman.com Follow me:https://Instagram.com/wouterkleinsmanhttps://Facebook.com/wouterkleinsman The Wouter Kleinsman Podcast:https://wouterkleinsman.com/podcast

Complement with my new podcast episode: www.wouterkleinsman.com/podcastGet this episode's summary, related quotes, and podcast version: https://www.wouterkleinsman.com/game-changer/ego-trip-giving-in-to-the-temptation-of-distraction/ =====SHOW TOPIC=====You've been incredibly busy, but at the end of the day, you feel unfulfilled. Do you recognize that? Be honest, are you tempted to be distracted? You pay more attention to social media than to the tasks that contribute towards your goals. When your phone rings, you drop everything you're doing. You follow the news closely. You may enjoy doing these things, but it is very distracting. In this article, I'll show you how to resist the temptation of distraction, making you more productive and effective in your life. Digital dementiaIn my book 'How to become a game changer' I write as a no-nonsense coach about digital dementia. Digital dementia is about the human brain that has only a limited capacity. Think of it like a battery for your mobile phone. The more you use your mobile, the quicker it becomes empty, the same goes for your brain. Spending time in the morning on social media, checking the news, and other activities that don't make you more successful may seem efficient at the time of doing them but in fact, you immediately attack your brain’s capacity. Do this often enough during the day and before you know it your brain’s capacity is so low that you will not get the most important activities of the day done. This digital dementia awakens a monster in you, the monster called distraction. Your brain craves 'simple shit'One of my previous articles I recommend you read is titled simplicity instead of complexity. Don't make the mistake of thinking that simplicity and simple, carefree things are the same. Simplicity stands for smart, useful solutions. Simple, carefree things ...'simple shit' are things that are so simple, they are also useless. When your brain functions at a low capacity, there is immediately the temptation to find distraction. Cleaning your mailbox and mindless scrolling on social media then seem very useful… But you know, that's an ego trip, that 'busy' feels good for your ego. Every notification, every message and phone call provide small dopamine hits, moments of happiness. The strategy of social media channels is based entirely on this. By continuously giving you hits, you keep scrolling, because you can no longer do without these dopamine hits and the attempted distraction is successful. Get rid of ego trippingIf you want to take good care of your brain and take your productivity and effectiveness to the next level, put an end to that ego tripping immediately. Really, it’s easier than you think. # 1 Create your own focus bubbleJust like everyone else, you have the 'seed of human genius'. Due to the lack of distraction you feed the elite brain or the 'seed of human genius'. Seed of human genius? When we are not distracted, our prefrontal cortex is turned off for a short time. The prefrontal cortex is involved in cognitive and emotional functions such as decision making, planning, social behaviour and impulse control. When the prefrontal cortex isn't working, we unlock our own brain pharmacy that takes care of transient hypofrontality, dopamine, serotonin, and our brain waves go from Beta, to Alpha, to Theta. You also experience this as the 'flow' where time seems to fly by. Interesting, but what does all that mean? Transient Hypofrontality: The neurobiological state of genius that we ALL have, but so few know how to access it.Dopamine: A substance that is part of the brain's reward system. It makes us feel satisfied and rewarded.Serotonin: Sufficient serotonin production in the brain helps us to feel positive, happy, calm and safe.Beta: 'Fast' activity.Alpha: Resting state of the brain.Theta: Gateway to learning, memory and intuition. You see, without distraction you have everything you need to get into the flow and to be able to work on your life's work to the maximum. Read the complete article at: https://www.wouterkleinsman.com/game-changer/ego-trip-giving-in-to-the-temptation-of-distraction/ =====FOLLOW ME===== Subscribe to this channel: Subscribe to my weekly e-newsletter:https://wouterkleinsman.com Follow me:https://Instagram.com/wouterkleinsmanhttps://Facebook.com/wouterkleinsman The Wouter Kleinsman Podcast:https://wouterkleinsman.com/podcast

Complement with my new podcast episode: www.wouterkleinsman.com/podcast Get this episode's summary, related quotes, and podcast version: https://www.wouterkleinsman.com/game-changer/relax-keep-it-simple/ =====SHOW TOPIC=====Have you ever noticed that many people prefer complex lives? They often opt for difficult solutions, even for very simple problems?I am a no-nonsense coach and declare that all that complicated stuff really isn't necessary. I'll go as far as to say that making things complicated is typical of ego junkies who get bored easily. Are you one of these ego junkies? Calm the f *ck down and read on, you might learn something. Do you already believe in simplicity? Then you’ll gain new insights...I have spoken to enough entrepreneurs and directors who have been in a vicious circle all their lives. I see that circle like a hamster wheel in which they have to keep running to keep it moving. They have good ideas, but they always think they need more information before they can implement them. A disadvantage of collecting more and more information is that they lose the overview, making things unnecessarily complex. They get stuck and don't apply anything they learn, read or hear and keep running because the wheel has to keep turning. Do you recognize this analogy in yourself? When you want to stop running on that wheel, you simply have to stop thinking that you need more information before you start. Just go and do it!If you start to apply this way of working, you will immediately see the positive effects.Complicated Thinking Is For Ego JunkiesThere’s nothing fun about simple things. There’s no challenge in simple matters. Things that are simple are not easily changed.Do you think the above? Then you are a complicated ego junkie. Overcomplicating things is actually fear dressed up. Here are some other examples of 'how complicated do you want it to be?':You’d rather have ten complicated marketing funnels with a negative ROI that nobody understands than one successful marketing funnel that leads to new customers.Only the ultimate gift for the partner is acceptable. Especially when you can show how much time and money it took to arrange it all because this flatters the ego. Giving a small gift and being fully present at the moment to transfer the energy of love to your partner is not exciting enough.Your financial situation must consist of several excel spreadsheets. There is no way it can fit on one spreadsheet.Life is only interesting when you have different affairs. Total commitment to one person is boring.Complicated things feel good. They take more time and that makes it interesting for the ego. If something takes more time and money, it must be better.Too bad, that's all bullsh*t!Think of the most amazing ideas such as:Home deliveryUberAppleTeslaand the list can go on for a while.The simplest things or simplest designs are often the most powerful and that is because simplicity BRINGS FOCUS WITH IT.Brain PowerYour brain has a limited capacity. That limited capacity is often wasted in the morning on social media, WhatsApp, listening to the news and worrying about incoming emails. We also call this digital dementia (you can read more about this in my book 'That's how you become a game-changer').By doing complicated work you get through your brain capacity faster. This makes you give up quickly because your brain can no longer take any more. The result is that you start looking for distractions because that’s the easy way out. Scrolling on social media, completing useless simple mindless activities and oh well, let's clean up the mailbox too. Great for your ego but at the end of the day you feel empty but you haven't done anything that really makes an impact.Complexity = distraction = fearful people. Opting for simple solutions ensures focus. Suppose you spend ten minutes today thinking about a great idea or solution to a specific problem. Concentrate on a simple solution.Found a simple solution?Then work with it for an hour every morning. Keep focusing on that one thing and do it until you complete it.Done?Check whether your simple idea or solution actually delivers results.Not? Optimize the solution until it works.Not worked? Then it is time to simply develop a new idea or a new solution.READ the full article here: https://www.wouterkleinsman.com/game-changer/relax-keep-it-simple =====FOLLOW ME=====Subscribe to this channel: Subscribe to my weekly e-newsletter: https://wouterkleinsman.comFollow me:https://Instagram.com/wouterkleinsman https://Facebook.com/wouterkleinsman The Wouter Kleinsman Podcast: https://wouterkleinsman.com/podcast