Cashflow 101 is board game created by Robert Kiyosaki, author of the popular book Rich Dad Poor Dad. The objective of the game is to “Get out of the Rat Race” and onto the “Fast Track”. Back when I first started investing in real estate I had heard about this game, but the $200 price …
One thing that you will notice with GTD (Getting Things Done) is that it is a strategy to follow, but it can be implemented in numerous different ways. One struggle I see many people have is finding an implementation that works for them, whether it be physical, electronic or a hybrid. Here is one way …
In the first post of this series (Building a Home Gym Version 1.0), I started the creation of my home gym in a storage room in our basement. In the second post (Building a Home Gym Version 2.0), I cleared out the room and added some new equipment. Version 3.0 The gym was coming together, …
This is my favorite post-workout shake! Ingredients: (6) Egg Whites (I buy whole eggs and separate by hand) (2) Scoops Whey Protein (I use Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey) (2) Cups Spinach (1) Serving Fiber (I use Now Foods Organic Fiber-3) (1) Serving Creatine Monohydrate (I use Optimum Nutrition Creatine Powder) (1) Serving BCAA (I use Instantized BCAA …
I read a lot of books. Most of my reading is not “fun” reading (as my wife would describe). I generally read books on the topic of self improvement, motivation, finance, business, software development, etc. I really enjoy learning and improving myself. Below are my Top 10 favorite books that span many of those topics. …
I got interested in real estate investing the same way many people do… hearing an ad on the radio for a FREE session to learn how to invest in real estate. That was July 2007. Here is my story. I was listening to the radio on a drive home after a tough day of work …
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My sister graduated from college this past weekend. On the night before her graduation, we had a discussion around her time at college and the future. During the conversation, she said “but I don’t want to fail.” I have heard many people say these things in the past, and I was one of them. Once …
In a previous blog, But I’m Not a Wine Connoisseur, I wrote about 6 different categories of wine drinkers. In this blog, I will address some of the things that we have done in our store to cater to each category. Back before I worked in my father’s store, I was very intimidated by wine. I …
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I’m excited to announce that a co-worker and myself will be presenting at IBM Innovate 2013 in Orlando. The conference runs from June 2nd – 6th and contains a ton of different sessions. Our session is titled “Paychex Case Study: Successfully Deploying a Jazz ALM Solution to In-flight Projects with Minimal Disruption and Immediate Benefits.” …
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Description: The below game is a simple but powerful one that is used to show the benefit of tighter feedback loops that come from frameworks such as using agile. Thanks to Nanda Lankalapalli for introducing this game to me. The original description can be found on his blog. I first played this game when I took a …
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