The Importance of a Definitive Goal

Let me tell you about a guy named Christopher DeVocht. He started with $65,000 in 2019, trading Tesla options.

At first, he nailed it. Over the next two years, his bets on Tesla took that $65K and turned it into $306 million. It’s the kind of rags-to-riches story we all dream about.

But here’s the twist—he didn’t stop there.

You’d think $306 million is enough, right? That’s generational wealth. He could’ve secured his fortune. Put some in bonds, the S&P 500, or real estate. He could’ve kept trading with a small portion of his wealth and lived a great life.

But he didn’t.

Instead, DeVocht doubled down, went all-in again, chasing that next big win. He wasn’t just being greedy—he went kamikaze.

It’s like what Walter Abrams (Al Pacino) says in Two for the Money:

“Us lemons… we f**k up all the time on purpose because we constantly need to remind ourselves we’re alive.”

That’s exactly what happened. He wasn’t satisfied with $306 million. He was after the thrill. That next high. He thought the next trade would take him to $1 billion.

And that’s when it all blew up.

Tesla stock took a hit, margin calls came rolling in, and just like that, his entire fortune disappeared. Not because of bad luck, but because he’d crossed the line from calculated risk to reckless gambling. He wasn’t trading anymore—he was taking wild, kamikaze bets with everything on the line.

The crazy part? He’s now suing his bank, claiming they gave him bad advice. But the truth is, this wasn’t about advice. This was about recklessness.

Trading is about risk, yes. But risk is opportunity—when it’s controlled. The skill in trading isn’t just making money—it’s keeping it. DeVocht lost it all because he stopped managing his risk and let the thrill take over.

As a trader, there’s a point where your portfolio grows so big that you have to scale back. You move some into safe investments—bonds, real estate, index funds—and you keep trading with a portion of your gains.

That’s how you grow wealth while protecting it.

DeVocht didn’t do that. He went kamikaze, betting it all. And now he has nothing.

The thing here is that we tend to overlook the fact that DeVought, would have probably never achieved the $306 Million had he not played by this all in mantra, so the way you get it is typically the same way you loose it. This is why having a definitive purpose supported by a clear goal in the beginning. When you know what you want out of a thing and you know exactly what it looks like when you get it, you’re not surprised by it when it comes, and you know exactly what to do when you achieve the goal. Having a definitive purpose and clear goal puts you in a league of your own, because while everyone else may be still chasing the rally, or hot new this or that, you have used what you had to get what you want, and it sufficies for you.

Here’s the lesson: It’s not just about making money. It’s about knowing when to lock in your win. Don’t chase the next high after you’ve already won. Take risk, but don’t let it turn into recklessness.

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Starting A Business Oppose To Running One


Setting up your own business is a risk; it can mean an initial investment, unstable income
to begin with and uncertainty about the future.
Putting plans in place before launching is an easy way to feel in control and to foreshadow
any issues before they happen.
Starting with a professional setup will save you time and money further down the line.
Include as much information as you can think of on a business plan and set yourself
achievable goals throughout the first year.
A good way to get prepared is to talk to other business owners. No matter how much
online research you do, hearing first-hand accounts of how they were set up can give you
the vital information you may have missed.
Learn from their mistakes and take inspiration from their business beginnings to know how
to set up a successful business.
Industry regulations are often a huge hurdle to jump over, so do the necessary due
diligence beforehand.
Permits, contracts and insurance are three key areas for many businesses (amongst
others), so ensuring that the requirements are in place before you begin trading will set
you off on the right foot.
Starting a Business vs Running OneThis is industry-specific as well as area-specific, so research and talk to any experts first.
Building a customer base from scratch is difficult for any new business, whether they are
providing a service or selling physical products.
Your brand awareness is the way you will increase your customer base.
Get your business a website and branding, ensure you are on the relevant social media
platforms, contact local media to get introductory pieces written about your business,
network with other local businesses and always keep evolving and trying new things.
Marketing your business is trial and error; some social media platforms come and go,
some are not relevant to your audience; therefore, ensure your website is optimized and
full of information is your space online.
Hire experts to make it the best it can be.

Financial Independence…What does it look like?

Many people have gone to great lengths to shape and describe what wealth and being wealthy means, what it means to be rich, but the idea we focus on for our particular mission is Financial independence. Many of my clients and students come to us with a slightly misconstrued or obscure to say the least ideal of financial independence. They ask me dont you have to be rich to be financially independent, wouldnt your parents have had to leave you some form of inheritance to have an real possiblity at being financially independent today? Or dont you have to make a million dollars a year to be financially independent? And my answer to all of these questions and the many like it, is unequivocally No! You see Financial Independence is not some ambiguous ideal, it is real quantifiable, and in my humble opinion, obtainable for everyone seeking it.

So if Financial Independence isnt having a large inheritance, or a million dollars a year, what is it? First let me start with how we here at Organization For Higher Learning believe you achieve the means to not the end but the goal, we believe that you must be financially literate to even begin considering financial independence. Without the Literacy you will surely not achieve the goal. This is so important because financial independence is not just a stroke of luck or even something anyone else can provide you with, its truly a way of living, and a complete mindset.

However upon acquiring the financial literacy whether that be through our eLearning Platform and courses, or through another service educator and provider of your choice, you should walk away with your very own personal blueprint to the actionable steps you need to take to be on path to the goal. You see we all have different roads which we will travel to get to the goal due to a multitude of variables; cultural differences, economic differences, educational backgrounds, and so much more, but the thing which will be the common donominator will be our Financial Literacy. Knowing exactly how to take control of our financial present and future, is one of the mainstays and baseline fundamentals of financial literacy.

Knowing the fundamentals, and the complexities as well as being introduced to more and more resources to achieve the goal Financial independence will become a more believeable and achievable goal for you. The financial independence you seek may have levels, but as you transcend through each of them you will come to realize that just possibly your life is much more free and independent, not by adding more material goods and so forth to it, but by what you can extract away and still maintain the level of happiness and freedom you desire.

In summary our one liner definition of Financial Independence, is simple, “Its simply the freedom to choose, and not be financially hindered whether you Do or you Dont!”