Wealthy

It is OK to Want More

By Coach Kip
money-wish-tree

I have heard from a lot of sources that wanting more, that wanting riches, is wrong.  Why could wanting the best for yourself be a bad thing?  Don’t we deserve it?
I think that most of this stems from the Bible and other great books.  I am no scholar of the Bible but I can’t imagine… »

Recession Lessons

By Coach Kip
The Dow Jones Industiral Average for the last 7 years

Now that we are having a little good news come out of Wall Street I wanted to let you know what I have learned from this recession.
V Shaped Trends
There is a lot of negative news, a lot of pessimism, and a lot of doomsayers.  Right now I am listening to Bloomberg Radio and it is… »

Stop Looking for Yourself Instead Define Yourself.

By Coach Kip
Coach Kip riding his bike in Taipei

There is no reason to look for yourself, if you can’t find yourself just look in the mirror.  Everything you are and everything you want to be is staring right back at you.  If you don’t like what you see or if you are not satisfied with who you are then define a new you. … »

Change is Good

By Coach Kip

The good thing about being able to design your life is that change is easy and it is good.  The reaction of most of the other teachers that I worked with upon hearing that my Work Visa had been revoked was rage and anger (not just from Americans either, actually there was not any Americans… »

Times are Changing and So is the Economy

By Coach Kip

Things are not as bad as they seem.  Yes the economy is not going through the best of times, but the world is not going to end, and the economy, especially the US economy, is not going away anytime soon.
There are two things that you can do to make yourself feel better about your situation… »

Living and Dying

By Coach Kip
Grandma Kipke

My Grandmother who was 98 just passed away. It is very sad, but it is also a very happy time. She was ready, and had been ready. I am sure that it was very frustrating for her for the last few years. Her mind is as sharp as ever, and we… »

Don’t Watch the News

By Coach Kip

I don’t watch the news for a few reasons. First it has become too opinionated. I don’t care if you are a Republican or a Democrat. I don’t care if you watch CBS or FOX. When was it the right or the responsibility of the news casters to give us their… »

Challenge Update

By Coach Kip

What an interesting experiment. I had a great time doing so and it has been a complete eye opener to me. Here is what has happened.
After reading all the get rich quick, and make money now posts on the Internet I decided to see if it was real or not. I decided to… »

Lorenzo Neal

By Coach Kip

Lorenzo Neal is a 15 year NFL veteran. Not many people have heard of him. He plays Fullback, an old position that is quickly being done away with. Our football team for the last two years didn’t have one, and had no need for one.
Lorenzo is currently on the San Diego Chargers…. »

Live Life Now

By Coach Kip

For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin–real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that… »