My Passions:

Family: My goal is to be able to provide for my immediate family.  The idea being that when I find out what it is that I want to be career wise then I will be able to reach a greater fulfillment to the ones that I love.  Ideally I would like to be able to be there for my family at a drop of a hat and the last thing that I want to do is look back on my life with regrets.

Technology: This passion stems from tinkering with computers, building databases, to utilizing the Internet.  I am fascinated with this realm and I understand there are stable companies within the computer repair market.  There must be some kind of market share that has not been tapped (as of yet) that I can cross over into.

Politics: I have my political views and let’s just say I find a passion in writing about current events.

Religion: This has not always been a strong passion of mine but the more I am immersed in the readings of the Bible the more I realize the path I need to take.  I have my religious beliefs and there is no influence in to changing my mind away from my savior, Jesus Christ.

Sales: This is a money maker for me (no pun intended).  I am very comfortable with building a rapport with others in establishing a solid trust base.  In the present and past I have had extreme success on the sales side.  I wonder what it would be like to dabble into the commission side of sales but if you go back to passion number 1 there are 3 other people depending upon my earnings.

Spanish: Even though many people will disagree with this the fact remains the United States of America is going away from an English-only speaking country to a wide array of languages being heard from coast-to-coast.  My love of the language is high and I have a general knowledge of the language but I know that I need to step up my study habits and immerse myself more into learning the language.  I know that the better my understanding of Spanish is the more opportunities will open as knowledge is power.  This power will open many doorways to regions of success unknown to me before.

Time for New Year’s Resolutions…again?

Well the end is nearing of 2009 and this means that 2010 is right around the corner. How was 2009 for you? Did you accomplish the goals you had established at the end of 2008? Were you left feeling disappointed with your results?

For me I’m pretty happy with the year as a whole being I was able to land two promotions within 5 months of each other. I do not measure this past year’s success purely on professional accomplishments. My family and I made significant strides in having quality time together and I look forward to continue that trend into the start of a new year.

Financially we made strides, as a family we made strides, as individuals we made strides. I have been taking my time contemplating what my goals for 2010 will be and if you would like to share them here feel free to post your goals, dreams and New Year’s resolutions here.

Having MLB withdrawals

It is the 13^th of December and I am already looking forward to the upcoming Major League baseball season.  I frustrate my wife because I am a fan of many players and not just necessarily one team.  Though I do pull for the St. Louis Cardinals I have kept up with players like Chipper Jones, Todd Helton, Ivan Rodriguez, etc. for quite some time.

I remember when Chipper Jones came up and it’s hard to believe that he has been in the league since 1994 and to know that he is in the twilight hours of his career.  I mean seriously how many more years will he be able to produce at the big league level?  I guess this is all part of the getting older process.  Watching games as a kid seeing your favorite rookie become a seasoned veteran on the verge of hanging his cleats up in the next couple of years. 

I think back to the early 1990s and the summer afternoons watching Cardinal baseball games or listening to them on the radio.  A part of me wishes I could have those summers back but reality tells me that I’ll keep moving forward.  There are many people who are haters of the baseball salaries and I’ve never quite been able to figure this out.

Maybe it’s because I had dreams of becoming a major league ball player as I transitioned from High School to Collegiate baseball.  I’m not for sure but I grew up looking at baseball as a business more than a hobby.  Unfortunately my playing days are over and I left the greatest game known to man on my own terms.  I realize that no matter how old I get I will always be a kid at heart.

Baseball players are entertainers and the game is their job.  Despite what others may think the game of baseball is a kid’s game but at the major league level it is more than a game it is a business.  The game is about championships, it’s about providing for families, it’s about a way of life.  We have people in our country who are 3^rd and 4^th generation military and my question is what is wrong with having blood lines in the major leagues?  What is wrong with your yearly salary coming from America’s past time?  Why complain about the salaries when people come to see these players entertain?

Thankfully the Major League Baseball Network is able to hold me over with historic games through their programming. 

2006 World Series Game 4** Yep I was there!