by Michael Devers | Jan 20, 2020 | Goals, Strategy
If every reward was financially based, no one would ever have children. At least not on purpose. This was the point I made to a coaching client after we completed the analysis for a new venture one of his friends planned to launch this year, with the hope that it...
by Michael Devers | Sep 28, 2018 | Goals
Most people would never make it across the Bridge of Death, and not because they don’t know anything about unladen swallows, either African or European. Perhaps I should explain. In the cult-classic 1975 movie Monty Python & the Holy Grail, as King Arthur and his...
by Michael Devers | Jul 1, 2018 | Goals
Today is an incredibly important day of the year. July 1st. An opportunity to take stock of the first six months. How has it been so far? Are you accomplishing what you wanted? Are you halfway (or better) towards your goals for the year? Are they still relevant? Do...
by Michael Devers | May 15, 2017 | Goals
“Become a millionaire not for the million dollars, but for what it will make of you to achieve it. After you become a millionaire, you can give all of your money away because what’s important is not the million dollars; what’s important is the person...
by Michael Devers | Apr 14, 2017 | Action, Goals, No Exceptions
Inspired in part by Derek Sivers, and in part by Michael Pollan (“Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much.”), here is everything I will be writing about over the next five years distilled down into a few simple statements. Establish goals and work backwards. Take...