Government Bullies
This book was recommended to me by a champion in my life, Jesse Reynolds. If you sense something is wrong with our government, you’ll learn what the issues are in this book. Powerful read but it will make you angry.
20,000 Days
I just finished this book, very thought provoking and simple in it’s message. I have been alive 16,802 days and I shudder to think how much of that time I have senselessly wasted!For anyone who doesn’t quite understand me, this is a photo of page 41, The State Of Intensity and it explained me to … Read more
Who Is This Man
I went to a private Catholic school in Lahore, Pakistan. Then in the US I went to college at St. Louis University, another private Catholic school. Religion and faith based questions run deep in mine and my family traditions. Although I am a Muslim, I am very open minded about learning how others view and … Read more
What was I thinking???
These are 2 rowing workouts I attempted. Needless to say after I stretched, did my plank, did my push ups I had no freaking idea what the hell these numbers meant! I wrote them big enough on note cards and thought “no problem” I’ll do them easy but the reality was I got confused and … Read more
Rules for Affluent Parents and Productive Children
I’m pretty sure I’m breaking all known copyright laws but this is very good stuff. It’s a list of 10 things that you need to be aware of as it relates to passing wealth on to your children in a way that empowers them to be producers. As opposed to entitled brats! (my words) You … Read more
What is Risk?
I read this section this morning. When I read the question “what is risk?” I answered it for myself before I kept reading. Interestingly enough my definition was completely unrelated to the authors answer (I was thinking about investment risk) but THIS was the biggest thing I learned in our first year of our Advocare … Read more
Economic Outpatient Care
EOC is defined in the last full sentence of the page. This resonates with me because my parents give my siblings and I nothing. No money, no gifts beyond wedding presents and other normal things. Is that good or not good? I don’t really know except that at age 45 I am grateful for the … Read more
2012 Physical Goals update
We kept a family workout log on google docs.
Aliya achieves her goal
This is my 9 year old daughter Aliya. Like her brother in January 2012 she also decided to set some goals (with our help). She already was a very good swimmer but running in the Lake Norman Turkey Trot 5K and row 100,000 meters on my Concept 2 rowing machine made her list also. Same … Read more