Is Education Essential for Success?

In an analysis of the members of the Forbes 400, the 400 richest men and women in America, conducted a couple of years ago, researchers found that a person who dropped out of high school and who made it into the Forbes 400 was worth, on average, $333 million more than those who had completed college or university.

The reason I mention this is because many people feel that if they didn’t get good grades in school they are permanently limited in what they can accomplish later in life. Nothing could be further from the truth. Some of the wealthiest, most successful men and women in America, and throughout the world, did poorly in school.

Remember the question, “How do you eat an elephant?” and the answer, “One bite at a time.” This is the same way that you become absolutely excellent at what you do. You move to the top one step, one skill, one small improvement at a time.

-Goals! By Brian Tracy

Portrait of Mr. Dave

Art by Sara Brownie

Flea bass!

I like the Sunny Bass, the Water Bass, The Wild One Bass, and the Punk Bass all by www.fleabass.com

Michael “Flea” Balzary, bassist and trumpeter extraordinaire has launched his own line of affordable musical instruments that look like the Modulus Flea Bass but are in the $499 price range, not 25,000,000,000.99 price range.

Thank God.

I believe he has his own musical institute now too, which is just awesome.

http://www.silverlakeconservatory.com/

Thank you Flea!

A striking bass from Flea himself.

The Model 32 bass from Flea Bass, designed to Flea’s own specifications, is professionally set up and tested by technicians to deliver excellent sustain and rich tone. Its solid alder body’s dual cutaways make for easy access to the higher frets, and its chrome bridge/tailpiece is fully adjustable. The Model 32’s solid maple neck with rosewood fingerboard has a smooth satin finish for superb playability. To seal the deal, the matching headstock features Flea’s autograph and signature doodles.

Flea Bass Model 32 Bass Features:

• 34" scale, 20-fret electric bass
• Professionally set up by technicians to meet Flea’s specs
• Alder body
• Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
• Adjustable chrome bridge/tailpiece
• Matching headstock with Flea’s autograph and signature doodles

Flea Bass Model 32 Bass Includes:

• gig bag and cable

Turn some heads with this bold bass—order the Flea Bass Model 32 today.

Dilbert :)

Faith or experience?

Faith or Experience
“…the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me”
(Galatians 2:20)

We should battle through our moods, feelings, and emotions into absolute devotion to the Lord Jesus.  We must break out of our own little world of experience into abandoned devotion to Him.  Think who the New Testament says Jesus Christ is, and then think of the despicable meagerness of the miserable faith we exhibit by saying, “I haven’t had this experience or that experience”!  Think what faith in Jesus Christ claims and provides – He can present us faultless before the throne of God, inexpressibly pure, absolutely righteous, and profoundly justified.  Stand in absolute adoring faith “in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God – and righteousness and sanctification and redemption…” (1 Corinthians 1:30).  How dare we talk of making a sacrifice for the Son of God!  We are saved from hell and total destruction, and then we talk about making sacrifices!
We must continually focus and firmly place our faith in Jesus Christ – not a “prayer meeting” Jesus Christ, or a “book” Jesus Christ, but the New Testament Jesus Christ, who is God Incarnate, and who ought to strike us dead at His feet.  Our faith must be in the One from whom our salvation springs.  Jesus Christ wants our absolute, unrestrained devotion to Himself.  We can never experience Jesus Christ, or selfishly bind Him in the confines of our own hearts.  Our faith must be built on strong determined confidence in Him.
It is because of our trusting in experience that we see the steadfast impatience of the Holy Spirit against unbelief.  All of our fears are sinful, and we create our own fears by refusing to nourish ourselves in our faith.  How can anyone who is identified with Jesus Christ suffer from doubt or fear!  Our lives should be an absolute hymn of praise resulting from perfect, irrepressible, triumphant belief.

- My Utmost for His Highest
- By Oswald Chambers
- Edited by James Reimann

Nice nice dream!

I just had a really nice dream that I got to drive a 2010 Ford Focus as a Company car, and for a personal car I got a 2010 Chevy Cobalt!

It was a very lovely dream indeed

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Hello!

Coffee break! Enjoying the brisk autumn morning with a cuppa jo and newspaper.
Olive Yew!
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It was a VERY Happy Halloween ;)

I think work may be getting to me…

What’s that I hear… another tricky treater?

Yes, I *ENJOY* the 3rd shift! It is STIMULATING!

Next year, I’d like to be CEO!

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Welcome to my pumpkin patch!!

Dave’s Farm has some really smashing pumpkins!
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Productivity Report!

Working days & evenings!

Prosperity is all around!  Work is good, making life even better!

LOVE IT!