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I'm a 45 year old husband, father and businessman. I'm married to a righteous babe who is captivatingly beautiful inside and out. We've been married over 20 years and have the wounds, wisdom and love to show for it - I wouldn't trade the years for anything. We have a talented and strong son who continually impresses us and a beautiful and delightful young daughter who amazes us every day. We are priviledged to have them as children and friends.

I spent 20 years in the music business before switching to a career in the automotive remarketing industry. I'm Product Manager of Inspections for Manheim, Inc. and love EVERY minute of my new life. Who knew I could do more than hit drums?

Please take a moment and visit MY WEBSITE! Check out the blog and early details about my book: Why I Failed in the Music Business, and How NOT to Follow In My Footsteps. My goal is to help anyone pursuing, or thinking about pursuing, a career in the music business. Hope it helps

God Bless!

My Interests

Who I used to be: I'm the one in the middle - it's the Gibson/Miller band. Now I'm totally into self development, success, financial literacy, reading, writing, riding dirt bikes, hanging with friends and family, playing music occasionally, teaching my kids to be better than me, building stuff and cooking (sometimes)

Music:

Switchfoot (the most significant band around. They're everything U2 wishes they could be), Sting, Celine Dion, Patty Loveless, Steely Dan, Amanda Marshall, Toto, Nickle Creek, Prince, a lot of jazz and classical and Earth, Wind and Fire. Oh yeah, and the Gibson/Miller Band too.

Movies:

A Knights Tale, National Treasure, Braveheart (though I skip through the ending - Yuck!), Gladiator, A Princess Bride, Toy Story 1 & 2, Monsters Inc. and The Incredibles (and I'm sure I'll love Cars too) The Notebook, Saving Grace, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and West Side Story.

Television:

Everybody Loves Raymond, 24, The Gilmore Girls (though the season ended really bad), The Apprentice (though I'm losing interest) and any racing I can find on any channel.

Books:

The Bible, Wild At Heart, Waking The Dead, Captivating (anything from John Eldridge), Personality Plus, The Five Love Languages, Rich Dad Poor Dad (anything from Robert Kiyosaki) and How to Win Friends and Influence People.

Heroes:

My Lord Wife, son and daughter. Stan, Emily C., The Meeks (8 and counting) and the incredible teens and young adults at Smyrna Assembly.

My Blog

Beware of the Packaging

The best piece of financial advice I ever got involved the subjects of education and banks. On the education side, the speaker discussed the general lack of true, life worthy financial education. As s...
Posted by Mr. Steve on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:43:00 PST

4th of July

TP Wire Service suggested two links for today. The Declaration of Independence and a letter from Thomas Jefferson on the occasion of USA's 50th anniversary. From that letter: "&our fellow citizens, a...
Posted by Mr. Steve on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:38:00 PST

Prepare to Live

Thanks to mybusinessmag.com for digging up support for something I've believed for some time: we are miserable because of the media.The Wall Street Journal and Businessweek have both posted articles a...
Posted by Mr. Steve on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:42:00 PST

A 95 Year Old Me

This past weekend, I was challenged by an interview with executive coach Marshall Goldsmith. In it, he said to imagine what a 95 year old me would tell the current me to do to have a better life. So h...
Posted by Mr. Steve on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:00:00 PST

Thoughts About America

I hope to write more often, but I'm posting this as a "kickstart." I found it looking through a folder of great quotes I keep. A quote from "The Fall of the Athenian Republic"by Alexander Tyler"...
Posted by Mr. Steve on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:00:00 PST

Giving Thanks

For...My Father in heaven.His Word.His plan.His Son.Redemption and reconciliation.Life.His lessons on being a man. Painful, expectant, encouraging lessons. Dreams, ideas and visions.The almost 22 year...
Posted by Mr. Steve on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:55:00 PST

What I Believe by Ben Stein

A friend of mine passed this to me today. It is was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary. I'm including it in its entirety because it powerfully and articulately ex...
Posted by Mr. Steve on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:23:00 PST

Life As An Adult

This blog will only make sense if you read Anna's Post first.I'll wait.Done? Great. You've just read the honest and correct perspective of being an adult from a 21 year old. I love what she's expresse...
Posted by Mr. Steve on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:17:00 PST

Communion

One of the responsibilities of the Elders of our church is to lead communion. As a new Elder, this morning is my first time. We'll see how it goes, but here are my thoughts on the subject.When Christ ...
Posted by Mr. Steve on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 06:21:00 PST

Dying Decently

Ever since I first read "the glory of God is man fully alive," I've considered it my favorite quote (it's from St. Iraneaus, btw). It resonates deep within me as the perfect summation of God's heart f...
Posted by Mr. Steve on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:57:00 PST