My goal for 2008...

In my first post of 2008, I wrote that I have a goal that I want to accomplish this year:

http://milesthegreat.blogspot.com/2008/01/happy-new-year.html

At the time the goal was G14 (Top Secret) because I was not sure if I would go thru with it or if we could even complete it in 2008. The process was longer than I expected and I definitely learned from this experience in case there is a next time.

Here it is....I wrote a book titled "Tell Me Something New":

The book is available at a discounted price here at AuthorHouse.com. In a few weeks the book will also be available thru Google and Amazon.

The idea for the book basically took form when Jack was born. Aya and I were getting the house ready before Jack was born. I found our college diploma's in the garage and I decided to hang them up. Not to boast or brag (heck my is from CSUDH) but we figured our office would be Jack's study room when he gets older and I wanted him to see our diploma's and hopefully it will instill in him to get an education. Not that you need a college degree to be successful in life, my best friend didn't graduate college and he is VP of a multi-million dollar company with hundreds of employees.

In any case, it made me think of what I would be like as a 'dad'. I figure kids don't listen to their parents until they become themselves become adults so the only thing I could do is to try to show Jack and lead by example. Yes, I realize I have many more things to work on but hey no one is perfect.

Thus, I thought about doing something different and what could be more of a stretch for me than writing a book. Sure, my book won't be winning any kind of Nobel Prize or be on any best seller list but it is registered in the Library of Congress and more importantly one day Jack will see it and hopefully he will learn that if he sets his mind to something that he can do ANYTHING he wants.

Here I am with the very FIRST copy of the book:

So, hopefully a few of you will buy the book. I hope you enjoy the book and if you do enjoy the book please tell others to buy the book!!