I’m tired of everyone telling us how to save money. What we need is people telling us how to make money. Like a lot of people today, maybe your budget is tight. Maybe you read Money Magazine looking for a few tips to get ahead. Or maybe you read Get Rich Slowly (one of my favorite blogs). [...]
9 Year Old Helps Pay for Own Heart Surgery by Publishing eStory
19 Mar
Posted by Steve as Entrepreneurship, Family, Freedom, Giving
Don’t you love stories about children who can face life threatening hardship with bravery, optimism, and cheerfulness? When their young minds comprehend not only the physical challenges facing them, but also the financial challenges, and seek out and find solutions? Let me tell you about Malkolm. I first heard about Malklom a couple of days [...]
7 Things My 7 Year Old Learned From MMA (Mixed Martial Arts)
18 Aug
Posted by Steve as Education, Family, Freedom, Health, Leadership
If your kids are like mine, and don’t care for team sports, MMA is an excellent alternative. My son does MMA training 3 nights a week at the American School of Martial Arts in Savage MN. When he chose to take Karate, we visited several different schools, and he decided on MMA. He liked the [...]
Off-topic post… As some of you know, I grew up in the Red River Valley where the flood of the century is happening. Three of my brothers are still there. My brother, Paul is a photographer and hasn’t had time to document as much of this historic event as he would like. He has been [...]
Life comes at you in waves, some up, some down. Yesterday Christine and I had a few surprises that are going to be challenging. Sometimes, when you’re skipping along the sidewalk a bully comes along and pushes you into the mud. While life deals you unexpected challenges, it is your choice how you frame them. [...]
My son is 6. Tonight he asked me A BIG question. It was bedtime. We had just finished saying prayers when he asked, “Why does life exist? Why is all this happening?” I asked him, “What else could be happening?” He said, “Nothing. There could be nothing.”
A post from Christine Olson (who is going to be posting here much more often) How can you make more money? We all could use some more cash right now, right? Sometimes friends, family and neighbors ask “How can I can make a few extra bucks for some Christmas spending money?” $500 – $1500 selling [...]
How does personal freedom manifest itself in your life? To some, freedom means driving a car 150 mph, to others it’s a million dollars in net worth. Not to me. To me, freedom is having enough slack in your schedule to be spontaneous. To move on a moments notice. To control your time. That’s freedom. [...]
In February I wrote post about how my 4-year-old son was becoming obsessed with video games, asking the question – Are Video Games Bad for Kids? After 4 months of observation, let me give the positive and negative aspects of allowing him to play video games with few limits: Positive: Improved eye hand coordination – [...]
