A book by Michael A. Rava · Coming soon

Offer Your Hand to the Right One.

A Stoic guide to self-leadership, trust, and the relationships that carry a life. Published in English and German.

The Idea

It’s all about shaking the hand that matters.

Every relationship in your life begins with one you rarely think about: the one with yourself. It decides whether your connections are clear or tangled, free or dependent, sustainable or merely tactical.

maxxLife² brings Stoic philosophy together with three decades of experience in matchmaking and consulting. It shows how inner order turns into strong relationships, in partnership, in friendship, and in business. First you offer your hand to yourself. Then to the right people.

The quality of your connections mirrors the quality of your inner order.

The Model

Four circles. One question: where does your strength belong?

ConcernWhat occupies me without my being able to change it?
InfluenceWhere can I make a difference?
TrustWhom do I open up to?
You · Values and BehaviorWho am I when no one is watching?

The closer an area lies to you, the more it rests in your hands. Once you know which circle you are standing in, you stop wasting your strength where it changes nothing.

The Author

Michael A. Rava

Michael A. Rava began his career as a computer scientist. For fifteen years he ran a matchmaking institute for people who had achieved a great deal in life and were still looking for someone to share it with. He later built a sound and video studio and a company for software and marketing, and for many years he has advised businesses through Rava Consulting.

Over three decades he has guided more than two hundred companies through times of change, from young Swiss firms to global corporations on five continents. In 2018, Forbes named him one of the fifty leading digital minds in the German-speaking world.

15 years of matchmaking · 30 years of consulting · 200+ companies

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