Thursday, December 30, 2010

"Hope is the dream of the waking man." -French Proverb

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

"He that is down needs fear no fall."-John Bunyan quote

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

"Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed."-S.Smith

Monday, December 27, 2010

"Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice."-Will Durant quote, thanks blizzard 2010
"In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia."
Anonymous quote

Friday, December 24, 2010

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

"If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else."
Yogi Berra quote

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

"Half of the failures in life come from pulling one's horse when he is leaping."-Thomas Hood quote

Monday, December 20, 2010

"Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dream closer."-Marcia Wieder quotes

Friday, December 17, 2010

"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time,for that is the stuff life is made of."
-Benjamin Franklin

Thursday, December 16, 2010

"Believing in people before they have proved themselves is the key to motivating people to reach their potential."-John Maxwell

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Condition that glute nmedius!
http://ping.fm/Qb8qN

Monday, December 13, 2010

"Diabetes cuts life by about about 8.5 years" http://ping.fm/MNBEw
“Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.” -Sarah Caldwell

Friday, December 10, 2010

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Intro to Undulating Periodization anyone?
http://ping.fm/oRdIC

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

More on Sedentary Death Syndrome, not a new term but we need to spread the word http://ping.fm/Ym2AF
Quote from a friend in med school "Pathologic consequences of obesity = Sedentary Death Syndrome." scary and true...

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

ACL Injury Prevention http://ping.fm/gwscY a couple of years old but good quick read
"The average American works 1,777 hours per year. Make sure you’re spending your time at a job you love."

Monday, December 6, 2010

According to the research, Humana estimates that in 2009 there were an extra $19.39 in added health care costs for every overweight pound

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Anyone else find the tag line at the end of the Tiny Football League (TFL) update on Sunday night football "Don't forget to stretch" funny?

Thursday, December 2, 2010

"Life is not having been told that the man has just washed the floor." -Ogden Nash
Headed to DC to teach for @NASM!

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Getting ready to record a webinar for massage therapists about integrating the NASM Corrective Exericse Process into their practice!

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." -Albert Einstein

Monday, November 29, 2010

My friend says to me "this (insert negative circumstance here) is for the birds." My response? "Better grow wings."

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Have a Super Set Thanksgiving http://ping.fm/jS1u5
"It's never too late to be the person you were supposed to be." -Oprah Winfrey

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

The biggest issue with running remains the high rate of injury, @ 50% of runners experience injury yearly 25% are injured at any given time

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Just presented at the ATI Summit on low back pain. Todd Durkin on stage. Juan Carlos and Dianne Vives to come

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Thursday night blog action! http://ping.fm/LNRpz
Did you see this video on resistance training systems for CalU? http://ping.fm/VhmXR

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

"Go back a little to leap further."-John Clarke

Monday, November 15, 2010

Go easy on your heart this morning. Some smart guys from Harvard say why http://ping.fm/GMQ51

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Late night blog post, cool videos! http://ping.fm/F78Es

Friday, November 12, 2010

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

If you are in the Dallas area then check this out on 11/20 http://ping.fm/bqV04 Todd Durkin, JCC, Diane Vives and me!

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Did you see this video on acute variables/tempo and squat technique? http://ping.fm/3ZSl0
A short video on acute variables from CalU and NASM http://ping.fm/4PZ2l

Monday, November 8, 2010

Are there alternative exercises that I can do instead of the power clean? http://soc.li/gQ6Nt5X via Sharecare

Monday, November 1, 2010

looking for a FULL college scholarship? NASM has you covered http://ping.fm/ZwEH9

Sunday, October 24, 2010

I can see why Jerry Maquire wrote his manifesto http://ericbeard.com check out my blog post
The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. - Seth Godin

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Hong Kong Airport is like the biggest mall I have been in ever

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Off to China to work with the Chinese Tennis Association
LONG day has been underway for 2 hours already

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Presenting "Dos and Donts for Your Favorite Joints" at the NEHRSA Fall conference

Thursday, October 14, 2010

On the road again...Baltimore here I come!

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Ferris Beuller- “Life moves by pretty fast, if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you may miss it."

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”-Buddha

Monday, October 11, 2010

"When I quote others I do so in order to express my own ideas more clearly." - Michel de Montaigne

Friday, October 8, 2010

Thursday, October 7, 2010

"Man is a prisoner of his language."-Whorf

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Enjoying a Corrective Exercise Webinar from @HFPN with Dr. Michael Clark CEO of @NASM
Golf ball and baseball sized hail, lightening strikes, fires, downed power lines, closed airports and flooding...welcome to Arizona!

Monday, October 4, 2010

"Whatever you fear most has no power...it is your fear that has the power."-Oprah Winfrey

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Just found out I will be presenting at Success Driven 2010: The Ultimate Personal Training Seminar on November 20, 2010 in Texas!

Monday, September 27, 2010

"Try not to become a man (person) of success but a man (person) of value." -Albert Einstein

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

“Most things that were once believed impossible are now commonplace." What will you dream and achieve?

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Blog Post on Wes Welker and Fonzie? http://ping.fm/nb2VD

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Most practitioners assume the motion of L5/S1 is far less than it really is. Why? Because almost all clients/practitioners have restrictions

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

"In today's delirious world, a person can be too distracted to have a purpose." Dave Draper. I ask "Do you know your purpose?"

Monday, September 13, 2010

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it. -George Bernard Shaw
"The simplest way to define mindfulness is to say it is non-judegemental attention to everyday things in your life."

Thursday, September 9, 2010

On the way to DC for some NASM business.
SMR video for the biceps http://ping.fm/bSc6d

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

"You have freedom when you're easy in your harness."-Robert Frost

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

"It's easy to be a critic, but being a doer requires effort, risk, and change."
-Wayne Dyer:

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Fall down seven times, get up eight. Japanese proverb 

Friday, September 3, 2010

Did you see the SMR video for pecs and levator scapulae? http://ping.fm/jURYj from ericbeard.com

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

"I am a firm believer in the power of personal contact to bridge differences."-The Dalai Lama

Monday, August 30, 2010

"Habits at first are silken threads, then they become cables." Spanish Proverb

Friday, August 27, 2010

Day 1 of @NASM CPT workshop Beta test today. Lots of fun and hard work for all!!!

Thursday, August 26, 2010

On the way to Chicago to teach for @NASM!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Have faith. Take action and trust the right outcome will result then repeat.

Monday, August 23, 2010

"The mind's first step to self-awareness must be through the body."-George Sheehan

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Friday, August 20, 2010

The events from your past are now inscribed upon the tablet of your flesh and today your body shows your life story so clearly.Joseph Heller

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Shot this using a Power Plate @NASM after teaching a Corrective Exerscise Specialsit workshop http://ping.fm/L7iUt

Monday, August 16, 2010

Pitbulls win 4-3!
Puck drops soon. Another late skate in Walpole. Lets get it going Pitbulls!
Standing vs. Sitting at work may burn up to 500 more calories a day.

Monday, August 9, 2010

There are 45.3 Million health club members and 29,750 health clubs in the United States that generate $19,500,000,000 in revenue.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

A weak body commands a strong body obeys-Andre Agassi quoting his trainer
Andre Agassi IDEA lifetime achievement award 2010
Since 1980 obesity rates have doubles in adults and tripled in children. -surgeon general IDEA World 2010
On my way to LA to teach a Corrective Exercise Specialist workshop for @NASM

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

For older Americans, for every single higher unit of BMI(5-7 pounds)='s an 11-14% increase in the risk of brain atrophy.-Neurology11/04

Monday, August 2, 2010

10 year study (men 81-100)-sedentary men experienced 3.5xgreater mental decline vs men who maintained a high activity levels-Neurology 12/04

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Excellent workshop in DC. Jet Blue let's do some Jetting!

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Regular exercise is not only a hedge against cognitive decline, but it is also associated with improvement in cognitive function. -NAS

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

A 17-year study found regular exercise helps lower LDL, blood sugar, blood pressure, keeps weight down and improves mental outlook. BJSM

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found 6 months of regular exercise could reduce the incidence of metabolic syndrome by 41% AJPM

Monday, July 26, 2010

Sedentary women are 54% more likely to develop uterine cancer than women who exercise 3-6 hours per week. American Assn. For Cancer Research

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Amazing day of manual therapy training with Dr. Mike Clark Herr in AZ. Off to teach in Denver for @NASM

Monday, July 19, 2010

Men and women who exercise regularly lower their risk for rectal cancer by 40% to 50%.
-American Journal of Epidemiology, September, 2003

Friday, July 16, 2010

On the way to the Red Sox game!
A 20 year study involving 2,500 men and women aged 30 to 74 found that long-term regular exercisers reduced risk of colon cancer 69%. '04

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Women who exercise 3 to 5 hours per week can reduce their risk of dying by 54%.-American Association for Cancer Research
Women who exercise one to three hours per week can reduce their risk of dying from breast cancer by 23%. -American Asn for Cancer Research

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Yahoo! New blog post http://ping.fm/sHqrs
@ 250,000 deaths per year in the U.S. are premature due to physical INactivity. http://ping.fm/UEu3i
A study involving more than 2,100 women found 30 minutes/day of exercise can reduce risk of breast cancer recurrence by 1/4 to 1/2.

Monday, July 12, 2010

Pitbulls win again 5-2!
Looks like 6 skaters for my 10:30 game...plenty of work ahead:)
74,000 women(over 25 years) found that active women, even those with a family history of breast cancer lowered risk of the disease by 18%.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Being overweight increases the risk for at least 10 types of cancer,including.- American Cancer Society August, 2004

Thursday, July 8, 2010

The most significant trend in
Alzheimer’s research is evidence
that the risk factors for heart disease track with those for Alzheimer’s

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

For every one-unit increase of BMI (5 to 7 pounds), a woman’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s increases by 36%. -Tufts February, 2004

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

"Seeing within changes one's outer vision."- Joseph Chilton Pearce

Monday, July 5, 2010

Pitbulls chisel out a 6-3 victory. Nice skate boys !
Newsteam Assemble!!! Pitbulls in action 7pm Walpole. Looking to build on the win streak. 

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Hey, foam rollers on sale this holiday weekend http://ping.fm/HgqHW !

Friday, July 2, 2010

What would The Founding Fathers think about our 4th of July celebrations?

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Online Doctoral Porgram, hmmmm....http://ping.fm/kZexm

Monday, June 28, 2010

"When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am
always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'"
-Sydney J. Harris and NC

Friday, June 25, 2010

Thursday, June 24, 2010

In Norwalk, CT to teach for @NASM and watching NASM's new Corrective Exercise for Basketball.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

"You don't stop laughing because you turn old, you turn old because you stop laughing." Michael Pritchard

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Have you checked out People String yet? It's pretty cool. http://ping.fm/hgW4d
"Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. It's the end you're after."- Anthony Robbins
awesome article abuot exercise and fat http://ping.fm/2WIvS

Saturday, June 19, 2010

"You are, at this moment, standing, right in the middle of your own acres of diamonds."
-Earl Nightingale

Friday, June 18, 2010

New product from NASM-excited to go through it! http://ping.fm/txLPh

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Does anyone have a video converter for Mac that they like? Looking to convert MPEG to other files

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

I have decided to pay out 70% commission for affiliate sales for my DVD series. Just awaiting Clickbank's approval and we can test it out!
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.-Mother Teresa

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Thank you Minnesota!  Off to Chicago then home to Beantown!!!

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Getting excited for Disney tomorrow with the family!!!

Friday, May 28, 2010

Have received some good feedback on my whiplash post, have you read it? http://ericbeard.com

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Got Whiplash? http://ping.fm/93iVi
I just swam for 20 minutes during my 4 year old's swim lesson, first time I have done laps in @12 years!

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

On the way to a television interview about 1) sports injuries 2) whiplash
On the way to a television interview about 1) sports injuries 2) whiplash
Did you see my video on rear view mirrors? http://ping.fm/mX9cy

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing, that's why we recommend it daily."- Zig Ziglar via NC
Think I got my Shoulder DVD site working better! http://ping.fm/xAgm0

Monday, May 24, 2010

First game of Pitbull summer hockey! woo-hoo!!!
Our NEHRSA Conference presentation on postural assessment, movement assessments and goniometry was well received. Thanks for coming!

Thursday, May 20, 2010

"Self actualizing people MUST be what they can be." What are you?..great insight from Wayne Dyer
Ahh...love having Dr. Wayne Dyer on in the background...thougths are energy, think about what you want to attract and take action:)

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Working on a new 2 day workshop.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Excited to present at "Back in Black" Thursday http://ping.fm/oNSY1

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

I am officially a Mac user....now the learning curve.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

"You cannot transcend what you do not know. To go beyond yourself, you must know yourself."-Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj quote

Monday, May 10, 2010

"Role models and mentors help us by imparting knowledge and teaching us skills but more importantly help us to keep our commitments"

Friday, May 7, 2010

Great day 1 at @NASM workshop on Philly. Going to Bruins bs Flyers now!!

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Nice work Bruins. Maybe I can get to game 4 in Philly when I am in town teaching for NASM?

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Love it when it rains while the sun is shining.

Monday, May 3, 2010

It may be blasphemy, but I'm going to go play hockey while the B's finish up

Thursday, April 29, 2010

CalU Mid Terms still linger:) Finals loom:) love teaching...grading however...lol!

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Master's Degree for free? Apply!!! htt...p://www.nasm.org/1/Academic_Partner_Locator/Schools/CalU_Pursuit_of_Excellence_Award/
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Monday, April 26, 2010

I like the Sabres grit...but am glad to see the Bruins advance to the next round! Congrats boys!
Good to see some green on the trees. Smells like spring!

Thursday, April 22, 2010

On the way to NYC to teach a workshop for NASM. Love NYC in the spring!

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Did you see my Boston Marathon blog series? Here is part 1 http://ping.fm/HQDvb

Monday, April 19, 2010

This Maraton was awesome...http://ping.fm/z9GpX

Friday, April 16, 2010

Running sneakers are horrible http://ericbeard.com
"It is time to make the time."
Thank You Henry Dumas and Nightingale Conant!

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Searching for something profound...yet I realize my mind is too busy to appreciate the opportunities happening in this very moment. Shhhh...

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

"Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from bad judegement." Barry LePatner quote

Monday, April 12, 2010

I came home with a pair of black Chuck Taylor's last night and my 8 year old asks "Why are you wearing teenager shoes daddy?"

Thursday, April 8, 2010

"I like men to behave like men- strong and childish."- Francoise Sagan quote...hey all I needed was permission yahooo!!!!

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

"Never let yesterday use up too much of today."
-Will Rogers quote

Friday, April 2, 2010

"The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving."-O.W. Holmes Jr. quote. Where are U going?

Thursday, April 1, 2010

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
Henry David Thoreau quote

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

"The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are comprised entirely of lost airline luggage." Mark Russell

Friday, March 26, 2010

Fired up for the SC Alumni hockey game tomorrow http://tinyurl.com/ygwwa8o
"Quotations area columnist's bullpen. Stealing someone else's words frequently spares the embarrassment of eating your own".-Peter Anderson

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Do You Have Ups? More upward rotation of the scapulae http://ping.fm/Dnezz

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

"And in the end it's not the years in your life
that count. It's the life in your years." -Abraham Lincoln quote

Monday, March 22, 2010

What is missing from most fitness, performance and rehab programs? http://ericbeard.com what are your thoughts?

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Want to improve upward rotation of your or someone else's scapulae? http://ericbeard.com

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

"The mind is the ground of everything."-Thich Nhat Hanh (mine is still wet from all the rain)

Monday, March 15, 2010

Great FREE marketing resource from Pat Rigsby http://ping.fm/F7VXf

Friday, March 12, 2010

Don't miss this day http://ericbeard.com we have so few left

Thursday, March 11, 2010

"The two hardest things to handle are failure and success." quote from unkown author

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

"We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems." John W. Gardner quote

Monday, March 8, 2010

Watch this if you want your children, nieces, nephews, cousins or grandchildren to live longer than you do http://tinyurl.com/y8kumzw

Friday, March 5, 2010

“If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do much of anything.” Win Borden quote

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

"Life is an adventure, dare it."-Mother Teresa...not what I would expect from her, but she is a testament to faith, devotion and action.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Awesome FREE video from Frank Kern! http://ping.fm/E05iX you have to watch it!
"You have to trust in something: your gut, destiny,
life, karma, whatever... it has made all the difference in my life."- Steve Jobs

Monday, March 1, 2010

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently. Warren Buffett

Friday, February 26, 2010

How is my ankle range of motion? http://ericbeard.com

Thursday, February 25, 2010

"Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure."-Napoleon Hill quote

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

"It is easier to forgive an enemy than it is a friend." - William Blake quote

Monday, February 22, 2010

"It's not what you are, it's what you don't become that hurts."-Oscar Levant quote

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Maria Robinson quote
"Fanaticism consists of redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim."-George Santayana quote

Monday, February 15, 2010

"Genuine leadership comes from the quality of your vision and your ability to spark others to extraordinary performance." Jack Welch quote

Friday, February 12, 2010

“Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action
the fruit behind it.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson quote
"People with goals succeed because they know where they're going."- Earl Nightingale quote

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Did you know the earth has about 6,692,030,277 people on it?

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Blog post on home core stability program http://ericbeard.com
"You can change all things for the better if you change yourself for the better."-Success magazine quote

Monday, February 8, 2010

"When you are pursuing your greatness, you do not know your limits and act like you have none." -Les Brown quote

Thursday, February 4, 2010

We are all self made but only the successful admit it. -EN
"Anyone who works is a fool. I don't work, I merely inflict myself on the public." Robert Morely Quote but it sounds familiar
When is the last time you wrote out your goals? http://ericbeard.com

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

37 sec, 5.3 mins, 7 secs. How long you have to make a first impression; on a sales call, during a live 1:1 presentation and with a woman
"It's not what you leave for your children, it's what you leave in them." Les Brown quote

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

"84% of married men cheat in America. The rest cheat in Europe." Jackie Mason quote...lol!

Monday, February 1, 2010

Just whipped up a new blog post http://ericbeard.com
When the cat and mouse agree, the grocer is ruined.- A persian proverb

Friday, January 29, 2010

Dr. Petty and other Ohio State reaearchers found that improving  posture boosts confidence will follow during a recent study

Thursday, January 28, 2010

"You can't measure time in way the way you can money in dollars because every day is different." Jorge Luis Borges quote

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

"Having a child is surely the most beautifully irrational act that two people in love can commit."
Bill Cosby quote
"Parents are not interested in justice, they are interested in quiet." -Bill Cosby quote

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Charm is a way of getting the answer "yes" without asking a clear question.-Albert Camus quote...have you been "charmed" lately?

Monday, January 25, 2010

"Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union." Joesph Stalin quote...really?

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Forbes magazine..the average work week is approaching 75 hours...but the average income is not scaling up on the same arc. Feel familiar?

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

"I've always been interested in people, but I've never liked them." ha-ha! Somerset Maugham quote

Monday, January 18, 2010

"Running is an unnatural act, except from enemies and to the bathroom."- quote of unknown origin...but I love it!

Friday, January 15, 2010

Enjoying leading an NASM CPT in Boston. Funny, almost 1/2 the class not from Boston or MA.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

"We should be ashamed to die before we make a major contribution to the world." -Horace Mann quote
"Life is too short to stuff a mushroom." -Storm Jameson quote

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

"The devil can site scripture for his purpose." William Shakespeare, read beyond the words and find the truth in people's message

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

According to Neville Owen, speaker at the American College of Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting the average person sits 9.3 hours a day.

Monday, January 11, 2010

"The person that knows how will always have a job. The person that knows why will always be his/her boss." Jeffery Gitomer quote
"When a thing has been said and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it." -Anatole France

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Truth is conveyed through emotion and analogy

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

"Action is the foundational key to all success. -Pablo Picasso
"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him." -#quote David Brinkley

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

"Never look where you're going. Always look where want to go." Bob Ernst quote

Monday, January 4, 2010

"You can't be what you can't see." Ken Brown and others, so surround yourself with who you want to become.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

First time my toes have been cold at Fenway
On the way to the Bruins Legends game at Fenway...in the snow!
Open your book with blank pages. We are going to put our own words on them. The book is called Opportunity and its 1st chapter is today.