MY STORY

FROM PRISONER

TO POINEER

My Story.

How I Broke Out of an Invisible Prison and Rebuilt My Life From the Inside Out

My name is Freek Smit, and for a long time, my life looked successful from the outside.
Titles. Careers. Achievements.
People saw stability — engineering, leadership, business, reputation.

But inside, something very different was happening.

The Season Before Everything Changed

There was a time when I lived in what I now call an invisible prison.
Not a physical place — a mental and emotional one.

It was shaped by the quiet, constant thoughts that followed me everywhere:

“You’re not enough.”
“You’re going to fail.”
“You don’t deserve more.”
“You’re too much… and still not enough.”

I didn’t recognise these thoughts as a prison — they were familiar, almost logical.
But they controlled everything I did.

On the outside, I was thriving.

I built a strong career in trades and engineering:

  • Instrumentation Mechanician

  • Electrical Engineering

  • Mechanical Engineering

  • Project Management

I earned well.
I had status.
I was respected in mining and manufacturing.

But on the inside, I was falling apart.

Under the surface, my life was filled with:

  • toxic relationships

  • overworking

  • shrinking myself

  • undercharging because I didn’t believe I was worth more

  • avoiding risks because fear had the final say

I had decorated my internal prison so neatly…
I actually convinced myself it was home.

The Turning Point — My Saul-to-Paul Moment

My shift didn’t come through a breakdown or a dramatic incident.
It came in a quiet moment of surrender — a moment life had pushed me toward without me realising it.

I had spent years keeping God at a distance.
I resisted faith because of my upbringing, culture, and the way religion was presented to me.

But when life finally broke me open, something changed.
Suddenly — like Saul on the road to Damascus — I saw what I had been blind to.

I wasn’t alone.
I wasn’t broken beyond repair.
And I wasn’t meant to live small.

My failures weren’t failures at all — they were preparation.

Preparation for a life I hadn’t even imagined yet.

That moment shifted the entire direction of my life.

Rebuilding My Life From the Foundation Up

After that shift, I realised something huge:

I had built a successful house…
but on the wrong foundation.

So I began dismantling it — piece by piece —
not with destruction, but with intention.

1. I walked away from the safe route.

Engineering was comfortable. Predictable. Secure.
But it no longer matched who I was becoming.

2. I went searching for truth and healing.

I dove deep into understanding the human mind, identity, and purpose.
I studied:

  • Theology

  • Psychology

  • Neuroscience

  • Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)

This wasn’t academic for me.
It was personal.
It was about rewriting the stories that had controlled my entire life:

“I’m not enough” → “I am growing.”
“What if I fail?” → “What if this works?”

3. Freedom came through small, brave steps.

  • saying no without guilt

  • leaving toxic people behind

  • choosing peace over pleasing

  • taking risks without waiting to be perfect

Slowly, the prison doors opened.
And for the first time, I stepped into life intentionally.

Becoming Who I Was Meant to Be

Once I started healing, everything shifted.
I realised something profound:

  • I used to build machines.

  • Now I build people.

  • Systems.

  • Purpose.

  • Businesses that matter.

I stopped living reactively and started living with clarity and direction.

My entire identity as a leader, creator, and human being was rebuilt on a foundation of purpose.

What I Do Today

Everything I lived through, everything I studied, and everything I broke through — I now use to help others.

I work with entrepreneurs and leaders who feel stuck, overwhelmed, lost in the noise, or trapped in their own invisible prison.

The same tools that rebuilt my life are the tools I use to rebuild businesses and people:

  • Neuroscience → understanding how the mind actually shapes success

  • AI & automation → building smart systems that free time and scale businesses

  • Business systems → helping entrepreneurs structure their growth

  • Purpose-driven marketing → building brands that reflect identity and impact

My mission is simple:

**Help people step out of the prison they don’t even know they’re in…

and step into who they were always meant to be.**

Why This Matters to Me

I’m an Afrikaans guy from South Africa who had to break down his entire life, identity, and belief system to rebuild something meaningful.

Nothing I teach is theory.
It’s lived experience.
It’s what I learned the hard way.
It’s what God used to reshape me.

I know what it feels like to be stuck.
To be successful but empty.
To fight battles no one knows about.
To feel like you were made for more but don’t know how to step into it.

If that’s you — I see you.
And I know the way forward.

Let’s Build Your New Foundation Together

If you’re ready to step into clarity, purpose, confidence, and a business that actually reflects who you are…

I’d love to walk with you.

Because here’s the truth:

The prison door was never locked.
You’ve had the key in your hand the whole time.

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