Chapter 1 – “Believe you can Succeed and you will” “Not many people believe they can move mountains. So, as a result, not many people do.” What can you do with your life? More important what do you want in your life? Are you working towards it? Do you aspire to live in debt and […]

Personal Disclaimer: Investing in these ideas should be done with a small part of your portfolio (maybe not at all), or as I call it “fun” money. All “real” long term retirement investing should be done so in low cost mutual funds. In my opinion Vanguard.   One of the key ideas I have for […]

Why is it people are so opposed to reading? I ask that because reading is absolutely the best way to gain knowledge. When I was a child I was always fascinated by all the choices on the library shelves. In elementary school I had a favorite book, it was huge in my young eyes. It […]

Should you go to college? Are you able to go to college? Both of those maybe the wrong questions to ask. Instead, What is college?

I propose college is entry into a club. “The Club of Success”.

What is the value of Do It Yourself (DIY)?   It appears that in years past DIY was viewed as a positive trait. Today the joke seems to be jack-of-all trades, master of none. Is this a true assessment? Or a slogan created by those without skill? I’m going for the later. First, I see […]

Around my office I see lots of parents and all I ever hear this how their child needs to be getting A’s. A’s are important, you know! They will get you a scholarship to college. I heard the other day one, unfortunate, child is grounded all weekend for getting a B on a math test. Really? For a B? Unfortunately, the people providing this advice rarely have college degrees themselves.

Why this blog? I set out to create this blog as a place to think bigger. In my daily life I’ve found most people are very self-limiting. It is as though if they have been unable to do something it by default makes you unable. In this blog I hope to find like minded people […]