Think Like a Billionaire, Become a Billionaire - Book Review

The subject of money, in some circles, is a subject that most pastors prefer not discussing with their parishioners. I think that this is a mistake. This subject ought to be discussed from time to time. Not to promote greed or worldliness, but to encourage stewardship in the life of the believer.

Christ spoke about money more than any other subject during his earthly ministry. More than Love, evil, sacrifice, Etc. So why is it that we equate rich with evil and poverty with piety? This book is one that offers some biblical views of how we are to think about money and how we are to use money. While promoting a balance view in ones approach towards money, the author is not requiring its readers to be worldly in order to achieve financial freedom and increase net worth. Quite the contrary, the author points out that we must put on the mind of Christ that we may have a godly approach towards money.

The aim of the author, I believe, is not that the reader desire to become a billionaire. However, I think the aim here is to change one's thinking in money matters, persistence, faith, godly stewardship of one's resources, work ethic, and time management with a God-ward view. And in doing these things, you will reap, in this process of this change, the reward of becoming a financially stable individual that glorifies God in their stewardship of money.

I also thought the workbook in the rear of the book offers some helpful tools on:

Personal Vision Budgeting Personal accountability Mind changing biblical references Discipline Tips on how to achieve Good Credit The rewards & building a road map to savings Time management And more

My conclusion is that this book is a good read for the lay person, including, both single and married persons, teens, church leaders, non-profit administrators, executives, and corporate leaders.

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For the Hobby Inventor and Innovator, Patent Law is Paramount - Book Review

Inventors, dreamers, innovators, and concept designers have a visually enhanced brain, and they can create and conceive of nearly anything. They are creative geniuses, and we are lucky to have them in our civilization and society. Unfortunately with this incredible gift, they often lack the incessant details, and inability to work within a structured environment of forms, law, and filing the patents they need to protect their genius.

Perhaps, this is why I purchased a book on how to design and create your own patents, and one that will give you enough information to do most of the legwork in advance, prior to taking your invention idea to a patent attorney. Once you and your patent attorney file a number of patents, after a while you get good at it, and you can start filing them yourself, paying the fees directly. I'd like to recommend a very good book to you on this topic, the book is;

"Nolo's Patterns for Beginners," by David Pressman and Richard Stim, 2001

The book covers statutory classes and issues with process patents and software, machines and tooling, manufacturing processes, and chemical compositions of matter. He goes into great detail about organic patents for plants and genetic engineering, utility patents, design patterns and concept patents. He explains the difference between the 17 year patterns and 20 year patents and how all that changed the game. He explains first use, prototyping, and conception of the idea.

He explains how immoral patents are not enforceable and that no patent issued can be used for illegal purposes. He also explains why whimsical patents are not accepted. He explains the advantages of the patent, who owns the patent when it's federally sponsored research, and the issues of the field of invention, the scope of the invention, and prior art discussion. He explains the patent drawings, cross-referencing, and alternative uses.

Indeed, I have this book in my personal library and I use it from time to time, and I would recommend that anyone who is a Hobby inventor or innovator to pick up a copy and put it in their personal library. I hope you will please consider this.