2019 - a personal smile note by the founder of the Initial Smile Token

Have you changed your life for the better this year? Did you make a positive impact on the lives of others? Was what you have done been worth it? Did you smile enough? Have you loved enough? Have you felt loved and appreciated? Did you do anything out of the ordinary at all? My 2019 has been `all of that`, there is no other way to put it.

I seldom worked so many hours in 12 months time as I did this year. The word that comes to my mind is `insane`. Yes, I asked for it and God provided, the only thing I had to do was to do the work. Cannot complain when you asked the heavens for a waterfall and a few universal moments later, you find yourself almost drowning. That is scary I tell you, but once you realize what is happening you come to understand that you are not drowning, you only have to apply everything you learned before. Pretty much like taking your final exams.

My greatest blessings were in the many people that I met and the many who have shown me incredible kindness. I also feel blessed by the beautiful people who decided to work with and for me. Although I may not have had ample time to spend with each individually, you were in my thoughts.

This year I was particularly blessed with kindness by my wonderful friends from Rome / the Vatican, proud to be their vocal point for the Benelux. The true message of God is Love.

Blessed with kindness by my amazing brother from Sharjah / Dubai, Mohamed Al Banna, who trusted me together with His Heighness late Sheikh Sultan Bin Abdullah Bin Sultan Al Qasimi - May God care for his soul forever - to be their representative in the Netherlands.

The Masterplan is not for you to surive, but to thrive

Blessed with courage and insight and to have as a partner Daniel Luthra, together with all of the others at ICT 2.0 BV. We turned this company around and are doing something incredible. Let's grow together!

Blessed with persistence and bravery and to have as a partner Justi?nne de Lange at WAFA Industries BV, with whom I stride to make a difference to millions of human lives by introducing new 100% organic Food Safety solutions. It is a battle to conquer traditional mindsets, while not giving up. We will succeed!

Blessed with friendship and vigour by my friend Manuel Freire - Garabal, who invited me to join his team of high profiled advisors at the Al Khalifa Business School (AKBS), the online distant learning institute which promotes inclusion through education. Manuel also helped to publish my first article in the series on The Economy of Peace, reaching 3,5M views. Stunning!

I feel blessed with the young talents I have the chance of working with, in particular Arnie van Staveren. To me he is mr. Dairy King. He invented a new type of easy to use milk robot agnostic instrument, which he developed in concert with a local dairy farmer. USP: need for fewer cows, while increasing production and decreasing carbonoxide. Wow!

So many others have made a positive impact on my life in 2019 and probably not even know how they have contributed to good choices I have made or done things that really mattered.

Don't breathe life into negative feelings

Was it only uplifting news in 2019? For sure not, I have suffered some serious personal business impact, have witnessed the death of some people I held dear, and had to say goodbye to some folks who were only out for their own personal gain. However, I once decided to no longer breathe life into negative feelings, thoughts nor words.

I have received so much love in 2019. It is mindblowing, the fortune I have received and was able to create. One of the articles on wealth made my SMILE so much, as I read that I am a HNWI and somewhere in 2020 I will even be classified as an UHNWI. For those who know me, I don't care much for classifications or rankings. But when you were a Fortune 30 under 30 at 29 years old like me, homeless at 31, paralized from the waist down at 32, back up on your feet at 34 but with a negative fortune, then reading that you are (again) a HNWI at 45 put a big fat smile on my face, not one of arrogance, but one of gratitude and humility.

Share love and smiles, money holds no value, it is only fiat

Last words I want to put to this LinkedIn article, never even consider that by dimming someone else's light your own will shine brighter. It will only dimm yours faster and longer. The only way your lighter will shine brighter is by sharing it!

Have an excellent life and "holla at me when you see me".

Brian