And it all starts with inputs… “Watch your thoughts, they become words; watch your words, they become actions; watch your actions, they become habits; watch your habits, they become character; watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” Frank Outlaw, 1977 Via @Jeff Booth The Price of Tomorrow, page 165

Is it just me or does the US seem to be operating just fine with nearly a million people furloughed? I for one haven’t felt an impact. Onward! #POW #asknostr

Good morning Nostriches! Reading the #Bible in context is important. While I have many physical Bibles that I’ve been given or purchased over the decades, for the last few years I tend to use the Bible App (by YouVersion) on my iPad. I like it for a variety of reasons but one reason is the daily verse. I don’t tend to go through the commentary videos, but for people young in their walk with Christ I think it’s a good idea. What I do however is click the “read chapter” button. Then I like to read the surrrounding section for its context. Well today’s verse was the famous “seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added to you” It’s an oft quoted statement made by Jesus. So I was like, what’s the rest of the context and verses around it? Short summary (full passage below) is Christ was instructing the people not to worry about their day to day human needs becasue Father God already knows about it and if He takes care of the birds how much more will He take care of us, His images bearers! Now it gets even better… If you read the verse directly before this section it’s the also well known “you cannot serve both God and money” or in the Greek, Mammom. You see in modern English translations the demon Mammom has been obscured and translated to “money”. But the original text written by Jesus’ Disciples was the proper noun, a name, and clear identifier of a specific demon…Mammon. Mammon’s primary goal is to materialize humanity. Meaning, remove the human connection. Make us seek material things and relationships with the physical world…which is the exact opposite of what God wants for us. God wants us close to Him and one another, not Mammom. Here’s the verses: ““No one can be a slave of two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot be slaves of God and of money. “This is why I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they? Can any of you add a single cubit to his height by worrying? And why do you worry about clothes? Learn how the wildflowers of the field grow: they don’t labor or spin thread. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these! If that’s how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, won’t He do much more for you — you of little faith? So don’t worry, saying, ‘What will we eat? ’ or ‘What will we drink? ’ or ‘What will we wear? ’ For the idolaters eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭24‬-‭34‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

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Help me out #coffeechain and #teachain this whole “brain turns on a 3am” along side having late afternoon meetings is gonna kill me today!

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Good morning #coffeechain You know it’s early (3am) when you put the grounds in the French Press, then immediately press it an pour 🤦🏻‍♂️ Onto attempt number 2 at coffee for today 🤣☕️ have a blessed day y’all.

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One of my fondest memories was hiking the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and sleeping on the Esplanade—one of the large flat rock plateus before the final descent down to the Colorado river. It was such a wide and vast space with absolute zero artificial light, that you can see the Milky Way and constellations moving across the sky in brilliant hues. It was truly an awe inspiring moment and I’m grateful to God for His creation and the fact we get to enjoy it. View quoted note →

All the time…. I could practically learn another language at this point LOL View quoted note →

I love trading. Been doing it for a decade+ as a serious thing for me. I don’t have a hundred monitors and most the time I can do what I do via my phone or iPad, so I don’t even have to be at my trade station. But when I am, I find emotions are much less in play. So I prefer to be at my computer as it’s a layer of protection through discipline. Anyone can learn to trade and there are a thousand different ways to do it. There are fewer vehicles (skills one can learn) that grant the most optionality with least risk based upon effort. Don’t get me wrong, it takes effort and I’ve certainly lost my fair share of capital along the way. But once you dial in your emotions and trade in a mechanical disciplined manner, it’s simple to become successful. In short, you just can’t be greedy and you gotta stack base hits. That’s why most people who trade fail. They want the glory of home run after home run followed by a grand slam (for those paying attention and know Baseball, that’s not probable let alone possible becasue if you hit a home run there is no one left on base to fulfill the requirements of a grand slam!) Another thing that helped me is I’ve learned to focus on one or two assets to trade if I’m scalping. This keeps me focused and I really learn the nuances of the underlying. For me, that’s Gold. It’s reliable in its moves and there is tons (pun intended) of liquidity across markets (ETFs, futures, forex, even your pawn shop deals in gold). Likewise, there are some assets I don’t trade…I accumulate (ie BTC). Or if I do trade something I’m stacking, it’s part of a pair rotation or portfolio rebalance. My general approach to business, and yes to me trading is a business, is: trade for cash flow then parlay a percent of profits into growing the asset you traded and a percent into my macro beliefs—what I’m stacking (want to accumulate more of). P.S. @TuvokSeed I just upgraded my trade station yesterday. #trading #tradestr #Bitcoin #investing #investstr #business View quoted note →

Goooooood Morning Nostriches! (Trying to get back in the habit of greeting y’all, even if these are the only posts I can get up in the day.) A long time ago I read a book, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, I believe the author is Mark Batterson. There were lots of good nuggets in the book but the premise and title hinged around a singular sentence from 1 Samuel (from the Bible’s Old Testament) which recounts Benaiah’s victories for King David for whom Benaiah later became captain of David’s bodyguards. Fast forward at least forty years…David has passed and his son Solomon is now king. Many, believers or not, know of King Solomon as the “wisest man who ever lived”. (He was also the wealthiest, because he asked God for Wisdom and Knowledge over worldly riches, God rewarded Solomon with both). Well, Benaiah is still alive and wouldn’t you know it? He’s an assassin! One of the first duties Solomon has him do is go find and kill the betrayers of Solomon’s father, King David. Now…these are some obscure and arguably minor passages in scripture. A sentence here. A few more there…but Benaiah was obviously important enough to be: A. Trusted by kings B. Included in both the Jewish, Early / Orthodox and Protestant Christian Bibles As I reflect on this a couple of thoughts comes to mind. 1. Benaiah found purpose in his mission. Too often, myself included, we fall back into non-productive habits. We ignore our Why. We wonder why we aren’t motivated with urgency to accomplish the mission of our king (as Christians). Usually I find it’s becasue I’m looking for motivation instead of towards the mission. It comes down to confusion of clarity. Motiviation comes from pursuing a worthwhile mission! 2. No matter how big, or for most of us, how small our mission may seem. As is written in the New Testament Gospels, if you believe in and on the ever living king, Jesus, your name too will be written in the only book that will matter for eternity. The Lamb’s Book of Life. So as leaders. As business owners. As a spouse, a parent, a friend…a human. Get clear on the mission THE KING has assigned you; and then don’t stop until it’s completed or He gives you a new mission to motivate. God bless, Jason #GM #Bible #Christian #Wisdom #Leadership #Entrepreneurship

Good Morning Nostriches! In the Faith Driven Investor cohort I just wrapped up leading, we started the journey being unaware of how the assets God has entrusted us can be used in a capitalistic manner that goes beyond “return on investment”. We learned that at a bare minimum ROI should be calculated as Return on Impact and penultimately as Return on / Rescue of Image Bearers… Because, that’s what we are. We and all of creation bears the image of God. I just read the following story and thought it was relevant to what we’ve studied together. “…one Sunday, sitting anonymously in church, I heard the phrase “hope carrier.” That wasn’t branding. It was conviction. I wasn’t built to accumulate; I was built to carry hope into dark places. I didn’t need another deal. I needed an assignment. That shift wasn’t a career pivot. It was a soul recalibration. My calendar didn’t get easier. But the mission got clearer. I wasn’t leaving something behind; I was finally stepping into the real fight. Once you know who you are and why you’re here, you stop counting upside and start counting impact.“ —- Yes money is important. We are called to multiply it. But if our multiplication only involves bigger barns and fancy cars when the roof over another’s head is the proverbial cardboard box. Are we really bearing the image of God? Are we seeking the right type of return?! Maybe instead of seeking only return on investment, we simply need to accept the assignment… We simply need to step into the rescue mission with the capital we’ve been entrusted with. —- I’ll be leading another cohort at the start of Q4. If you’re interested in joining let me know…the content is provided for free. I merely ask for you to show up and participate in the conversation as we learn, lead, and grow together. #Bible #Investment #Bitcoin #Christian #GM #PV #Wisdom

I’m reminded of two things when reading this. 1. My wife and I have a “no divorce” (“d-word”) covenant. It simply isn’t an option. We don’t joke about it. We don’t entertain it or the steps such as separation that leads up to it…we surround ourselves with inputs and people that will help us fight for one another and not with or against… 2. John Eldgredge wrote in Wild at Heart (published in the ‘90’s if I recall) that for decades leading up to that point there has been intentional demasculinization of society. A spiritual (for Millenia) and physical (for decades) attack on the family unit. As the spiritual leaders of our homes, as men, we must do everything we can through the power of Holy Spirit, Christ the Son, and God the Father to put on the full Armor of God and fight tooth and nail agasint anything and everything to protect our family unit. This means and reinforces, divorce is not an option…and yea…I too need to do a better job of leading myself so I can model for my son how he needs to prepare and lead his future wife and child(den) here on Earth, for the Kingdom of Heaven!

This whole proof of work thing doesn’t leave much time for NOSTR… I want a refund 🤣 Good morning Nostriches and have a blessed day! #GM #pow #proofofwork

Happy Friday Nostriches. What’s your weekend plans? The 4R’s of Rest are important for leaders. Relax Recharge Reconnect Refocus Make it a point each week to take a full day to Rest…this will result in rejuvenation for you mind, body, and soul! #GM

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Ever wake up extremely sore because you just ran 8 hours of parkour in your sleep? Damn I’m pissed and hurting. What the hell happened and why was that university 4D?! Good morning Nostriches! #GM

Good EARLY morning Nostriches! Woke naturally just before 4am. At first I was like “nah, I’m gonna shove this dog to the other side of the bed so I can continue to sleep…” But by the time my brain processed that thought, it was on and to the races. I really do enjoy waking this early. It gives me a lot of time to myself and I’m WAY more consistent with my personal time with God, I’m still reading through the Psalms and here is part of today’s reading: “The little that the righteous man has is better than the abundance of many wicked people. For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord supports the righteous. The Lord watches over the blameless all their days, and their inheritance will last forever. They will not be disgraced in times of adversity; they will be satisfied in days of hunger. But the wicked will perish; the Lord’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures, will fade away — they will fade away like smoke. The wicked man borrows and does not repay, but the righteous one is gracious and giving.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37‬:‭16‬-‭21‬ ‭HCSB‬‬ I could help but think about Bitcoin when reading this passage. I know contextually that God didn’t write it specifically about BTC, but it brought a smile to my face thinking of it when I was reading. What this really reminds me of is the spiritual nature of creation, of our lives and this world. Ephesians 6:12 states, we are in a battle, "… not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." You know, recently I’ve heard from several sources that the 3am-4am hour historically was the turning of the 4th watch of the night. One source I saw indicated many notable Biblical spiritual battles occurred during this time. And if God awakens you during this time of night, it is because you’ve been called to arms. So with that, I bid you good morning, and turn my attention back to the battle I’ve been awakened to intercede for. God bless your day! #GM #PV Pura Vida #Biblestr #Bible #Christian #God #Jesus

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Good Morning Nostriches! Remember, leadership = relationships! Therefore, #leadership isn’t just about drive. It’s about depth. Not just about progress. But presence. Not domination. But surrender (to our Heavenly King). God bless your day! #GM #PV Pura Vida #Christian #Biblestr #Bible