Appreciating Your Assets

I only saw the last 35-minutes of the 2008 (professional American football) “Super Bowl”. As it turns out, that’s where most memorable action and drama took place. I haven’t really followed or cared about football since I played, started, and “lettered” as a Defensive End/Outside Linebacker in high school. Football was only one of several sports I played. My favorite sports at the time were probably a toss-up between basketball, track, and waterpolo. I haven’t kept up or even heard of some of the current professional teams now playing (football), let alone any of the players. But one football player made a very positive and lasting impression – and he wasn’t even in the game! (more…)

Everyone has a “mission” – whether they know it or not.

Everyone has a “life affirming mission” – to “spread light” in their own way. (more…)

We live in a “throw away” culture – that wastes much of its precious resources – including people and their potential to contribute. As a society, we are HUGE “consumers”. We not only USE far more energy and manufactured/material goods, let alone food, than we “need” (especially in proportion to our population) but we also produce more unnecessary “waste” than EVER before! (more…)

Most Americans would probably be better off trading in their 401(k)s and other employer-sponsored retirement plans for a Self-Directed Retirement Plan (SDRP) – that allowed them to (roll-over existing contributions in order to) buy and hold real estate (in the name of the plan). (more…)