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Michael van der Galien
Mindvalley

"My business revenue has doubled"

Quick summary

Michael doubled his business revenue while working fewer hours by learning to distinguish between end goals and means goals, envisioning clear objectives, and calmly believing in their achievement—a transformation that shocked this self-described "hustle" entrepreneur.

What I didn’t realize then is that Mindvalley is absolutely life-changing. This is a lesson I learned very quickly, but I wasn’t fully aware of it when I first signed up.

The first Quest I did was one by Lakhiani himself. This Quest had an amazing impact. I was taught to distinguish between end goals and means goals; the difference between them is of vital importance. The clarity I had — and continue to have — while doing the Quest still surprises me. It made me a) realize that some of my supposed end goals actually meant goals and b) that the end goals I have are reconcilable with each other.

That’s great and significant, but another large part of the value of the Mindvalley Tribe is, you guessed it, the tribe . In our own Facebook group, the entire Tribe supports each other. We exchange experiences, tips, stories. We help each other grow. And the most amazing part is that everybody comes at issues from (slightly) different angles, thereby opening me up to alternative approaches I likely never would even have considered just by myself. The encouragement we receive from each other is like the encouragement you receive from your very best friends in ‘real life.’ In fact, I’d say that we are BECOMING very best friends — digitally or not. And the group is run by Mindvalley people who truly make you feel they care… and who are as passionate about one’s development as the person him- or herself. That’s no exaggeration. These people clearly love to see others grow.

When I joined the Tribe I assumed that I was mostly going to focus on being a better entrepreneur, having more productive and positive self-talk, and meditating in a modern way. Those expectations have been met — more than, even. For instance, my business revenue has doubled. The biggest change? Clear goals, envisioning them, and calmly believing it’ll happen. It has shocked ME, because I’m one of those “it’s all about the hustle!” kind of people, but it truly has improved so much without me working more hours . In fact, I’m working less . I found a new advertisement company, and it took off.

So, those expectations have been more than met, but there are other results of me joining the Tribe that I didn’t even almost envision.


Michael van der Galien

Netherlands

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Written 11 February 2024 From our original stories site

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