Investments, Strategy & Sustainability
The extraordinary life. This is what I study, train for and encourage others to pursue.
There is no time for stagnation, bad leadership or non-sustainable business strategies. I made it my mission to work with investments in good companies run by good people, their key strategic dilemmas and how to take the journey of sustainability.
Frederik
Investor, Strategist, Author & Board Member
Extraordinary, together
The extraordinary. The astonishing. The unusual. The rare. The catch is that nothing great comes easy and nothing easy makes true greatness.
Growing, together
If you grow you’re alive. If you stop growing you’re dying. If you are completely and absolutely still, you’re dead.
I take an unconventional no BS approach rooted in psychology, military leadership, extreme sports and deep business understanding. Investments are less about high IQ and more about character and handling decision-making under uncertainty and navigating your biases and unknowns well.
Impactful, together
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away (Picasso).
So if the meaning & purpose of living is giving let’s see how we can have the most to give, together.
Marcus Aurelius
“Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.”
Top 10 tips for the extraordinary life:
1. Work relentlessly with the 7 pillars of performance
Make sure you have a plan for where you want to improve across the 7 pillars of performance (I. Strong Body, II. Professional Meaning, III. Money & investments, IV. Continuous learning, V. Passionate relationships, VI. Spiritual mastery, VII. Ecological awareness)
2. Get your beauty sleep
Sleep keeps you healthy, helps you store memories of past days and optimize mood and intelligence for the days to come. Prioritize getting at least 8 hours consistently and optimize sleep performance with bio-tracker such as WHOOP or other. Read the book “Why We Sleep” (Walker). Stop caffein after lunch, minimize alcohol consumption and keep your bedroom cold and dark.
3. Have a strong morning ritual at least 5 out of 7 days
Do the Five Tibetan Rites (Energy, Air, Water, Earth, Fire – see book “The Eye of Revelation”), yoga, mindfulness meditation (Headspace app etc.), sunlight into your eyes early and some activity in the morning.
4. Stay active every day
Do some type of activity every day (“Seven” App or short yoga/fitness/run) to start the day right. Then walk at least 10.000 steps per day and take your calls while walking or do walk-and-talk meetings. Remember to build muscle via strength training regularly to avoid injury and feel healthy.
5. Breathe purposefully & change the temperature
Shut your mouth and breath through your nose. Experiment with Wim Hof breathing methods or other breathing techniques and read book “Breath” (J. Nestor). Combine with the daily practice of cold exposure via 1-2 min of cold showers or ice baths. Sauna (20 min at 80+ degrees) has also shown significant health benefits.
6. Water – the magic fuel source for the body
Drink plenty of water, at least 2.5 L every day and add some squeezed lemon or electrolytes if you are sweating a lot in warm climates.
7. Vitamins – you’re going to need them
Take multivitamin, fish oil, D-vitamin (in dark periods) in the morning and Magnesium supplements before going to bed. Most of us are missing these vitamins – have your levels checked by a doctor.
8. Intermittent fasting
You don’t have to eat all the time. Try to fast between 8pm and noon next day (only water and black coffee/green tea). But be careful about muscle loss if fasting often.
9. Eat a Whole-plant-based diet
Eat many vegetables, nuts, seeds, eggs, fish, some fruit, some meat, little starch, little milk and no sugar (sugar is an addictive poison and causes inflammation). The main sources of good fat are avocado, nuts (macadamia, walnuts) and extra Virgin olive oil
10. Invest in knowledge about your body
Be the CEO of your own body and stay up to date with medical advances and have a check-up at least once per year.