Why Asians and Jews are NOT Considered Minorities.  – “The Thomas Sowell Reader”

I celebrate ACHIEVEMENT EVERY DAY!   When I discover role models, I do not see skin color, age, religion, sex, attractiveness (ok, I like beautiful ladies), or other nonessentials. I love learning from inspirational people who inspire me to drop MY EXCUSES and DO IT! Role models who stretch my ambitions and make me reach for the impossible. There is dignity in achievement and success—in becoming a great factor in ...

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CAN YOU SPARE A TRILLION? WE OWE $30 TRILLION IN DEBT!

I did not realize how much our debt grew under Obama, Trump, and Biden. Even with low-interest rates; we pay >$300 billion on interest payments or about nine percent of all federal revenue collected. This number will continue to increase as Biden attempts to push through Build Back Better- BBB. {I have a different word for the last B.}  

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GREAT TEACHERS OPEN DOORS TO POSSIBILITIES! 

Our black teachers excelled at many things, but one trait stands out: They cared about our future!  Mrs. Lucy Robinson was one of my hero teachers, who demonstrated she cared.  She not only taught us, but she also pushed up to be better students and people.  To be respectful to adults.  Reach for our dreams and, most importantly, BELIEVE IN SELF! My Mom was also a teacher.  She taught me and is one of the five ...

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LEARNING FROM INTELLIGENT MINDS – IS MANDATORY!

Thomas Sowell is one of the great social theorists of our age. He wrote a remarkable 36 books in a career spanning more than a half-century, covering economic history and social inequality to political theory, race, and culture. Jason Riley's latest book, Maverick, showcases Sowell's most significant writings and traces the life events that shaped his ideas and resulted in a Black orphan from the Jim Crow South becoming one ...

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AMERICA’S MILLIONAIRES – A RAINBOW OF COLORS!

There are numerous strategies to achieve financial freedom.  I worked my way up the corporate ladder, where some days can be compared to sitting in a cave with deadly snakes!  Some of you have started successful businesses (Congratulations), and others will do so. A few of you may get lucky investing in something like Dogecoin at the right time and selling at the peak!   Regardless of your path, it is IMPERATIVE you have ...

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IT IS ALL ABOUT LEARNING; IT IS NOT ABOUT SCHOOL {GUEST AUTHOR – Deborah L. Grubbe, PE, CEng}

    Last week I discussed the critical importance of financial literacy.  Continuing the importance of learning, I asked a good friend, Deb Grubbe, for her thoughts.   By: Deborah L. Grubbe, PE, CEng   “I sat in a class of 50 kids for my total 8 years of Catholic education.   The size of the classroom and the rank of the system means absolutely nothing if the student is disciplined, the teachers are devoted, and ...

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