Great Weekend: Pre-1975 Golf And English Garden Party

A great weekend has come to an end. Of course the Olympics finale and US Men’s Volleyball gold medal stole the show on Sunday; however Saturday was the epic pre-1975 golf tournament and the english garden party in Denver, CO. You can view the different slide shows below…

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Recommend The Personal Mba Book List

I recently read a blog post from Ben Casnocha on business books, self-education and mental models. It was quite fascinating as he posted an email dialogue between himself and Josh Kaufman. Josh runs the Personal MBA website and has published “The 77 Best Business Books In Print“.

I never counted exactly how many books I read at Oxford but I know that many of these were not on the list (but wish they were). I purchased a few and want to read all of them but I’ll have to practice the discipline of selection until I have another year to just read and study …. not any time soon.

I’d recommend browsing the list it for those that enjoy b-books. I must warn you it can be a bit overwhelming viewing 77 titles at once. Make sure you’re signed into Amazon!


About The Personal MBA Recommended Reading List:

This page lists all PMBA-recommended books and resources for easy printing, bookmarking, and reference. For more information about the Personal MBA, book selection criteria, and project history, read the manifesto.

  • For in-depth descriptions of each book, click on the name of the category.
  • To jump directly to Amazon.com, click on the name of the book.
  • To purchase this entire library of books from Amazon.com at a substantial discount, check out the Personal MBA Complete Business Library.

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Girl Perfect Book Review

Kelly’s first cousin, Jennifer Strickland (Porter), will have her first book ready for purchase this September. Kelly had the opportunity to read it before it was out. Her official review:

“This is honestly one of the best, most heartfelt, most compelling,
pure and truthful books I have read. I have no doubt that Jen’s dream
will come true of being able to reach out to young women everywhere
with the love of Christ through her life story. Hold onto your hats!
You cannot read Girl Perfect without looking deeper into your relationship with the Maker!”

– Kelly Marie McFadden, writer and developer, HomeWord

For information on ordering a book, click here

What some others have said:

“Jennifer writes with a raw honesty about her journey in a world where
your value is determined by your appearance. The girl in the picture
was beautiful, but her depleted, hollow soul was the price. Deep into
her spiral, sitting at a table, she whispers the word ‘God’ and is
introduced to the One who could love her deeply and free her from
‘perfect.’ Few will ever live in the world she did, but many need to
hear her message of the tragedy of getting caught up in a pursuit of
externals and missing where true life, joy, and passion really lie.”

– Nancy Ortberg, Former Teaching Pastor, Willow Creek Community Church



I wish every young woman could read Girl Perfect to
help them be very careful what they dream for. And every mature woman
who reads it will surely be encouraged to be satisfied with who they
are and how they look. You or someone you know needs to not just read
this book, but to truly take it into your heart and spirit. I pray it
will illuminate truths you have never seen before.”

– Stephen Arterburn, Founder and Chairman, New Life Ministries

To read more reviews click here

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Shopping For Soup

This kid was having way too much fun in the store today! Soup and Kel made it safely to California. Obviously Campbell was excited to see Birdie (aka Jean).

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