{"id":766,"date":"2026-06-04T14:03:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickstavast.com\/how-it-works\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T12:56:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:56:31","slug":"how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rickstavast.com\/en\/how-it-works\/","title":{"rendered":"How it works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;How it works&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;62px&#8221; content_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/rickstavast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hoe_het_werkt_hero_foto_1920x800_tekstvlak_links.jpg&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;70px|100px|150px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Something needs to be set in motion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> And you do not want to face the same challenge again later. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Many changes start strong, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>but never reach the point where they become self-sustaining. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That is when old patterns slowly creep back in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span> I continue until that tipping poin<\/span><span>t. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span>Because nothing is as exhausting as climbing the same mountain twice. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f7f7f7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||18px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Every collaboration, large or small, goes through three phases.<br \/>This creates clarity, movement, and lasting results<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjYyMCJ9fQ==@&#8221; button_text=&#8221;View investment&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;button_url&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; button_border_radius=&#8221;32px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h2><strong>1. 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