Day 4: Entrepeneur Mindset

Imagine two people facing the same challenge. The first person, let's call them Alex (the 9-5er), sees a mountain and thinks "That's too high to climb. What if I fall? What if I fail? Better stick to what I know is safe." They look for permission, validation, and often give up when things get tough.

The second person, let's call them Jordan (the entrepreneur), sees the same mountain and thinks "What an opportunity! If I climb this, I'll have an amazing view, learn new skills, and maybe even find something valuable at the top!" They don't wait for permission - they start climbing, fall sometimes, but keep going because they're focused on the possibilities.

The key difference isn't in their abilities - it's in their mindset. The 9-5 mindset sees limitations, while the entrepreneur mindset sees possibilities. This journey isn't about changing what you do overnight, but about gradually shifting how you think about challenges, opportunities, and your own potential.

Now, as you work through the assignments below, keep Alex and Jordan in mind. Which one do you currently relate to more? And more importantly - which one do you want to become?

Write down 3 recent situations where you acted with a 9-5 mindset. Then rewrite how an entrepreneur would have handled those exact situations.

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Scenario’s where you acted with a 9-5 mindset:

Example:

I limited myself in to thinking I could lift 100kg on the bench press, therefore I didn’t do it and went home.
I limit myself by being scared to try and get clients because “What if I fuck up?”
I limited myself by thinking making money is hard and that I won’t close any deals so I didn’t call them at all.
I limited myself by thinking that I didn’t have what it takes to talk to bigger entrepreneurs and so because of that I didn’t even reach out.

How you should act with the entrepreneur mindset:

Example answer:

I should’ve not hold myself back. Said atleast tried and see what I could’ve done to keep going. Trying means I’ll be stronger to do it next time, or I could’ve done it there already!
I should just start doing it and give it my best… if I do fail (like I have before) I can try again.
I should’ve given it my all and actually called them and at least tried. Then there would’ve been a chance that I could close them.
I should’ve at least reached out and tried to talk to them.

Challenge yourself today:

Every time you face a problem, force yourself to list 3 opportunities that could come from it.

Be sharp today and note the scenarios on your phone and come back to them later this evening to see how you could overcome them.

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Problems faces today:

I do these at the end of the day so I will be updating this along the way.

Opportunities that will come out of it

Practice the "Both/And" thinking - Take 5 situations where you thought you had to choose between A or B, and brainstorm ways you could achieve both A and B.

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Get money either from my AI Agency or make a digital product to sell: I could do both… I can cater for my average viewer AND for the business owner, maybe have an AI Chatbot builder checklist or something and then a AI Voice Agent for the businesses.
Picking my niche for Gyms or Roofing Companies: Since I’m only starting out now I can do both just to get my foot in the door. I can make an AI Agent for both types of businesses and do gain experience in both fields, see which works best and then pick one later on.
Doing my Voice Agents, my personal brand or my closing: I should do all 3… at first I thought I didn’t have the time but now that I think about it I can see that I can do all 3… Voice Agents in the mornings, Personal brand in the afternoon and Closing in the evenings.
Being successful and having freedom to do what I want: I can do both by learning how to work ON my business and not IN it… I need to make the money to be able to invest in myself and learn how to make my business work for me not the other way around.