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Jon

Do more, see more, be more - Jeff Taylor

About Me

I am a single 36 yr old male living in northwestern Mpls. I currently don't attend church but I am not apposed to attending with someone else although I do try live my life by the Golden Rule. In June of 2006 I became an Uncle for the very first time to an active boy. I own a townhouse where I rent out the upper half to a young couple that has 2 young girls. I currently work for Ameriprise Financial in their Document Operations Dept. and am working toward becoming a Financial Advisor in the next 2-3 yrs. I completed an 11 month Financial Planning Specialist program in July which I took on my own and am currently working on my own to gain the certifications that I need to become a Financial Advisor. I strongly agree with the way one of Ameriprise Financial's GVPs defines a Financial Advisor and she says they must have the heart of a social worker and the mind of a Capitalist. I also beleive in Suze Ormans way of thinking of "People first, then money, then things" but so many people out there put things and money ahead of others which money and things come and go but the people are always constant. I volunteer to help others out as much as I can which right now I am a Pen Pal for a third grade student with IDDS, assisting others in my department as much as I can with their computer applications, a judge for various student's essays, and hopefully later on in the school year get to become an E Mentor again. As you can tell I do beleive in self improvement and helping others improve themselves as well. I am hoping to get back into bowling, bicylcing and downhill skiing again which I have gotten away from with my weird working schedules. Towards the end of my time working for Wells Fargo Northtown, I was involved in an E Commerce business that I had to give up due to my first tenant that took me for 5K before she and her kids were evicted by a court order. While going through the eviction process I did lose my job with Wells Fargo, lost my business, and almost lost my townhouse. I am here to make friends both online and offline also if a loving relationship comes out of this great.
Advanced Global Personality Test Results
Extraversion |||||||||||| 43%
Stability |||||||||||||||||| 73%
Orderliness |||||||||||||| 60%
Accommodation |||||||||||||||||||| 90%
Interdependence |||||||||||| 43%
Intellectual |||||| 23%
Mystical |||| 16%
Artistic || 10%
Religious |||||||||||| 50%
Hedonism || 10%
Materialism |||||||||||| 50%
Narcissism |||||||||| 36%
Adventurousness |||||||||||| 43%
Work ethic |||||||||||||||| 70%
Self absorbed |||||||||| 36%
Conflict seeking |||| 16%
Need to dominate |||| 16%
Romantic |||||||||||| 43%
Avoidant |||||| 23%
Anti-authority |||||||||||||| 56%
Wealth |||||| 23%
Dependency |||||| 30%
Change averse |||||||||| 36%
Cautiousness |||||||||||||| 56%
Individuality |||||||||||||||| 70%
Sexuality |||||||||| 36%
Peter pan complex || 10%
Physical security |||||||||||||||| 70%
Physical Fitness |||||| 24%
Histrionic |||||||||||| 50%
Paranoia |||||||||||| 43%
Vanity |||||| 23%
Hypersensitivity |||||||||||||||| 63%
Female cliche |||| 16% Take Free Advanced Global Personality Test
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My Interests

My interests include: bowling, bicycle riding, walking, swimming, surfing the net, some sports watching, hanging out with others. I would also like to get back into Downhill Skiing. I am also interested in volunteering my time and donating money to help others better themselves.

I'd like to meet:

I would like to meet new people for friendship and networking that are nice, good people and also catch up with people I have lost contact with. If someone wants to date or have a relationship with me they have to come to me I am sick of trying to pursue.

Music:

I am open to all kinds of music except for Rap or real Heavy Metal. Recently found myself getting into Christian music which is also what AMW and Video Zone play videos of, and also what Day One sings as well as Inspirational type music.

Movies:

I pretty much enjoy all kinds of movies but am more of an Action / Adventure type of guy. I don't really have much of a collection of DVDs because I use Blockbuster.com and also occassionally will go into a Blockbuster store for movie renting.

Television:

Law & Order, Deal Or No Deal, Mad Money, Mind of Mencia, South Park, The Simpsons, MASH, Cops, Full House, Cosby Show, MN Twins, NFL Football, The Suze Orman Show, Flip That House, Design on a Dime, House Hunters, Video Zone, Ten Most Wanted, etc.. As you can see a wide variety of interests.

Books:

The Hobbit / Lord Of The Rings trilogy, any books by Olg Mandino (self help / inspirational), and any books that are self help and / or educational. Self Help / Inspirational books like The Greatest Salesman In The World, The Great Miracle In The World, and How To Make Friends And Influence Others for just a couple examples.

Heroes:

I think I am my own hero just for the simple fact of everything that I have overcame in life and am still working on. I would also say my late grandfather which it took his death to find out how much he had gone through in life and also how much a like we actually were.

My Blog

People and Money

I have run into too many people lately that aren't wisely spending or thinking of spending their hard earned monies. People have got to, in my mind, stop thinking of keeping up with the Joneses and th...
Posted by Jon on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:39:00 PST

Money and Banking

Ok ok I did post a bulletin a week or so ago on me putting together a little booklet on how people can save themselves money with their banking accounts and just thought I would give out a couple ways...
Posted by Jon on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:51:00 PST

Friends

I guess I must have been brought up wrong or something because I thought friends were there for you through thick and thin and did not call you things like loser, creepy, and stuff like that. Those th...
Posted by Jon on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:25:00 PST

Friends

I guess I must have been brought up wrong or something because I thought friends were there for you through thick and thin and did not call you things like loser, creepy, and stuff like that. Those th...
Posted by Jon on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:25:00 PST

Loss

Just found out tonight that I will possibly be losing a very good family of renters in late May / early June which I don't want to see leaving but they must do what they must do. I found out after I w...
Posted by Jon on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:14:00 PST

Who I would like to date if I could from MySpace

Ok I posted a little guessing survey the other day as a bulletin but noone apparently read it or made a guess if they were on my list of wanting to date or not. I thought I would list those that are o...
Posted by Jon on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:03:00 PST

MySpace Friends

Is MySpace actually just one big popularity contest??  If it is I am sorry but I am not here for a contest I am here to actually get to know people online and then eventually meet them for friend...
Posted by Jon on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:47:00 PST

People first

Those that watch The Suze Orman Show know about the saying of "People first, then money, then things" that she says at the end of all her shows. I do totally agree with her saying because I do think p...
Posted by Jon on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 10:37:00 PST

I am done

It took me awhile but I have come to the realization that I am one of the people that is meant to be single forever and help God help his people to help themselves in better their lives.  I do th...
Posted by Jon on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:50:00 PST

Jon's Laws

The following are laws that I try to live by and will continue living my life by and if people don't respect or understand that well they have two choices they can either stop being so judgemental and...
Posted by Jon on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 10:05:00 PST