The Systems Guy • Follow me for systems on health, wealth, and free time ⚡ Cornell MBA • 2M+ audience

Hi, I'm Ben Meer.

Tired of non-actionable life advice, I started writing online in February 2022.

Here are the results:

→ Built social audience from 0 to 2M+ (across IG, LinkedIn, and X) 
→ Grew 0 to 690K+ followers on LinkedIn in 21 months
→ Scaled newsletter—System Sunday—from 0 to 270K+ subscribers

There are 2 primary ways I can help you:

1) System Sunday Newsletter

Most people don't know how to build life systems to accelerate personal growth. So I created a weekly newsletter that teaches these systems (it's free). Subscribe to unlock new levels of wealth, health, and freedom.

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2) Archimedes [Coaching]

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Ben Meer

Rule for life:

Never settle for places that overlook your potential.

In the wrong environment: 

• Your expertise is suffocated by micromanagement
• Your vision is greater than the company’s ambition
• Your suggestions die in meeting rooms
• Your energy’s drained because of office politics

But in the right environment: 

• Your skills command premium prices
• Your ideas spark immediate action
• Your contributions create visible impact
• Your growth has no ceiling  

If you're constantly fighting an uphill battle to prove your value,
You're in the wrong room.

What’s the environment that’ll 10X your potential?

And more importantly,
What's stopping you from going there?

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The best compliment someone can receive?

“You have my respect.”

Yet 99% of people try to earn respect the wrong way:

• They think it's about being heard. 
• They think it's about big moments. 
• They think it's about being the smartest person in the room. 

But in reality, true respect is:

• Remembering the names of everyone's kids.
• Returning shopping carts in empty parking lots.
• Cleaning up after dinner parties without being asked.
• Keeping your phone away during every conversation.
• And the other 16 behaviors in this one-pager. 

Warren Buffett said it best, 

"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it."

The key? 

Small, consistent behaviors will compound into unshakeable long-term respect.

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Rule for life: don’t take things personally. 

5 powerful ways to develop thick skin:

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5 Mental Models to Develop Resilience:

7 money-saving strategies (that one day might save you):

1. The 50/30/20 Framework
2. The 1% Purchase Rule
3. The Rule of 72
4. The 401(k) Match
5. The 3-Month Emergency Fund Rule
6. The Autopilot Principle
7. The Item In, Item Out Rule

What is your favorite piece of money advice (mindset, books, tactics)?

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The best careers aren’t built on hard skills alone.

They’re built on how you make people feel.

9 rare soft skills to master:

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Accelerate your career with these 9 skills:

Outsmart these 7 Hidden Laws that secretly run your life:

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Outsmart These 7 Hidden Laws That Secretly Run Your Life:

Jim Bouman

I am a growth coach who works with youth (35 and younger), startups and SMEs to make this world a better place.

My purpose is to help others realize their passion and purpose, and empower them to achieve higher performance, higher income and live a more fulfilling life - for themselves and for the people they touch.

I succeed when you no longer need me. The earlier, the better.

---- For individuals ----

I help you
- identify your passion/purpose (what you really want in life)
- discuss your options (including ones you're unaware of)
- simplify and create a roadmap for you
- help you set up your own continuous self-improvement system

Goal: create a fulfilling, ever-improving life (and income) around your passion/purpose.

---- For young/small businesses ----

You tell me your situation and your idea, opportunity or struggle and I tell you your options.
Whichever works best for you, I help create an easy-to-implement roadmap for you.

Goal: making your passion (business) sustainable, profitable and ever-growing.

---- Free coaching ----

- Guides: https://jimbouman.com/guides
- Daily newsletter with best practices & lessons learnt: https://letters.jimbouman.com/

Growth Coach

Awaji Youth Federation

Be part of the AYF global community: https://awaji-youth-federation.com/global-community/

After my Fellowship, I joined the Program Secretariat to further develop the program (i.e. corporate incubator) and provide an even better experience for new batches of Fellows.

I mainly worked on the recruitment of new Fellows, mentoring and creating a stimulating work environment for current fellows and taking care of fellows' needs.

Having gone through the Fellowship myself, I acted as a bridge between existing fellows and other stakeholders, both internal and external.

Program Assistant

The Awaji Youth Federation provides a 1-year fellowship program that brings young people from all over the world together on Awaji Island, in rural Japan.

The goal of the program is to bring more people to rural Japan and revitalize the local economy and community with both short- and long-term projects.

Simply put: it's a corporate incubator.

I focused on rebuilding a run-down shopping district in the northern part of the island and helped with various events run by my colleagues.

Wanting to improve the program's effectiveness and help the other fellows have a great time doing social work, I acted as a fellow representative and liaison with upper management.

Fellow

TFJoy Limited

Tasked with the goal of converting our team's effort to joy for our customers. 

Led an international team, oversaw day-to-day operations and worked on improving TFJoy's portfolio and staff in an effort to realise TFJoy's vision: using (mobile) games to bring joy to the daily lives of as many people as possible.

General Manager

Brought joy to the Dutch market by localising and launching TFJoy's first 3 games for the Dutch market. Engaged and retained users via in-game events and social media support.

Country Manager

Henkel

Marketing Intern

Life mission: to be able to help anyone in 5 minutes, now and 300+ years after I’m gone.

Now building: a text-based personal brand agency for founders and executives.

Why? 
I fundamentally believe the world would be a better place if people have more autonomy (personal brand). I want the best stories of (wo)men in the "arena" told and told well. Passionate and skilled writers ensure these people (and their work) get the attention they deserve. 

This startup is part of my self-designed Empowering MBA, in which I build 18 startups in 18 months.

I believe the world would be a better place if everyone would (and could) pursue their calling. 
I work to make that a reality.

---- Me in 30 seconds ----

After business school I planned to become a professional football/soccer coach. I joined a startup instead, helped grow it to 25 people before having to fire half of them.

I moved to rural Japan to join a corporate incubator, couldn’t handle the bureaucracy and quit after 2.5 years to start my own thing.

Then I drop-shipped, day-traded, consulted startups, did digital marketing for local businesses, and coached young people and small businesses.

Along the way, I found my calling. 
I call it Empower: to be able to help anyone in 5 minutes, now and 300+ years after I’m gone.

I spend my time reading, learning, writing and building empowering startups. (With some coaching on the side.)

Dutch native turned global citizen, I now live in central Japan.

---- What I’m working on ----

Empowering MBA – I’m launching 18 startups in 18 months.

Currently building – A text-based personal brand agency for founders and executives.

(Growing my mom’s real estate agency on the side. Out of love.)

---- Contact me? ----

Coaching, collaboration, speaking or interview request?
- Schedule a call here: https://cal.com/jimbouman/

Anything else? 

- Email or DM me. I do my best to reply but get too many to answer everything.

P.S. I share business opportunities and what I'm up to in my newsletter. Some feel empowered by it. Determine for yourself: https://letters.jimbouman.com/

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