Lesson 1 ~ A Quick Intro
My Goal for Everyone of My Students, Who Completes Econ 1 & 2 is that, All of YOU will Discover, How to "Own Your Own Life"
Will the Real Dr. Steve McQueen Please Stand Up!
To Tell the Truth is an American TV show that has been seen in various forms on and off since 1956.
The basic premise consists of three contestants, each of whom claims to be the same person, being interrogated by a panel of four celebrities in an attempt to identify who is the real one and who is bluffing. The contestant in question usually holds an unusual occupation (a premise similar to the show's sister, What’s my Line) or has done something noteworthy. After each celebrity has had a turn to question the guests, they each vote as to who they think is the real person. However, if the celebrity actually knows the guest, then that person would re-cuse him/herself from voting; this resulted in an incorrect vote for the team of challengers.
When this is finished, the host says, "Will the real [person's name], please stand up?" The real person stands (often after some brief playful feinting and false starts among all three guests), the other two then reveal who they really are, and money is awarded to the players based on how many incorrect votes were placed.
The fun about this game show was that even the viewers would vote on which person they too felt was the real person. In fact, I remember my Dad and Mom having a lively conversation afterwards as to how they guessed correctly or how they were fooled.
Below is an article I personally wrote that was published in Ezine @rticles. Ezine @rticles is an article dispenser on the Internet where experts forward their copy. Ezine @rticles is used by Google to judge which experts should the search engine use to post up its forward positions. Only those experts who have a long track record of expertise are allowed to have the prime locations on page 1 of prime Google space.
Just to warn you, the reason I sing praises of I______ below is because I lost over 50 pounds through using its cleansing products. Not that Adam Smith worried about his weight, because history suggests that Adam Smith used to be like I used to look when I had a large midriff. Just like Queen Mary answered reporters who asked on her state of affaires now she was fat. Queen Mary answered, "Don’t worry about me worry about yourselves because "I’m pleasing plump." Well, I don’t have to make that statement anymore and it is great to back at my normal weight again or the weight of my 30’s. So here is the article I have published in Ezine @rticles.
How to Own Your Own Life through Cleansing ~ Ezine @rticles
I want to talk about a subject that I believe in. It has to do with what we eat and how we live. I believe that God loves those who help themselves. I hear a lot of discussion that we need to do God's will. So we have a list of shoulds to remind us. However, I think the reason God sent us to earth is to grow. Yes, learn to own our own life that is how we grow. Learning how to become more independent and less dependent on everyone else and everything else around us is how we own our own lives. Sure we are interconnected but this interconnectivity is there for us to become more responsible with our lives.
I want you to see how taking I_______ is one way that we can begin owning our own selves. Our health is very important to our owning our own lives. If we make poor choices with what we eat and how we feel afterwards then how can we own our own lives. Even Maslow's 5 Hierarchy of Needs began with the basics. Maslow suggested that none of us can ever reach the highest which is self actualization unless we eat and feel right. Feeling right should be a first prerequisite towards taking responsibility for our lives.
So why I_____? It has to do with what cleansing can do for us. Yes, cleansing can get rid of most of the toxins and losing weight (which some people have lost more than 200 pounds through cleansing) is only a side affect of that process. When one cleanses monthly something happens to his or her body. Now the liver and the kidneys that were jammed packed with toxins, pesticides like DDT, air and water pollutants, are already working overtime so they bury what they can't correct into body fat. So once you get rid of the toxins the fat comes off but more important is that the liver and kidneys are now able to go their job and get back to removing the toxins so you only get even healthier over time.
Getting back to how to please God? My belief is that we have been given this magnificent body and if we use it well then we can own our own lives. If we don't then someone else or some other organization owns us. Also, there a billion of people out who don't own their lives and once you begin to take ownership of yours only allows God less work to do. So owning your own life is not a selfish ambition because it makes God happier due to the fact that now God has one less person to worry about. So if you want to do yourself and God a favor, owning your own life is simply a powerful way to accomplish both ends. Also, you are loving your neighbor too when he or she doesn't have to pick up after you. Therefore, to love God and your neighbor both through Owning Your Own Life by cleansing might not only make you happier but God and your neighbor too. Ezine @rticles Dr. Steve McQueen
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Ph. D. Economics and MBA I teach for several MBA and BA online Colleges |
Just for your information, the present Queen Elizabeth is not attended to by an Allopathic Practitioner or the Medical Doctors of our day. She is attended to what is referred to as a Natural-path or a Homeopathic Doctor. Homeopathic Doctors use cleansing as one of their approaches as well as nutritional supplements. Here is what a Homeopathic Doctor believes in which is from Dr. Samuel Hahnemann its founder in the early 1800’s.
Dr. Samuel Hahnemann described as follows:
"In the healthy condition of man, the spiritual vital force, the dynamics that animates the material body, rules with unbounded sway, and retains all parts of the organism in admirable, harmonious, vital operation, as regards both sensations and functions, so that our indwelling reason-gifted mind can freely employ this living, healthy instrument for the higher purposes of our existence."
However, Adam Smith was an Economic Naturalist, and my writing is a naturalist point of view too suggesting that people should "Own Their Own Lives" by applying Homeopathic Practices. In fact, after you concluding both Econ 1 & 2 the knowledge every-one of you will "Own Your Own Life" in an economic sense. In fact, I have so many students tell that they "Own there Own Life" after its completion. As I have become older I now use the ideals of homeopathy in my life to heal myself and other from the inside out.
In fact, Smith’s major Treatise were on (Ownership & Accountability)
Here is what one writer suggests was Adam Smith’s "Own One’s Own Life" philosophy.
Adam Smith's primary argument was that individuals should be allowed to pursue their own private economic interests as much as achievable, without violating basic principles of justice. Thus, Smith believed that individuals could accomplish exceedingly more to further the public good and public interests by pursuing their own interests than they would accomplish by trying to help the public deliberately and intentionally.
Smith named this the invisible hand of the market. While every person is acting in their own self-interest, they are led to achieve the good of all as if by an invisible hand of economic forces. Consequently, outside interference will unavoidably show the way to calamity. This became known as laissez-faire economic policy.
After reading both accounts a student emailed me and told me that she couldn’t tell which one was Adam Smith and which one was Dr. Steve McQueen. Maybe it is because I have been teaching economics going on now for over 30 years I begin to think like the master even when I change the discussion topic. This whole Ideal of becoming a naturalist is also expressed by Franks & Bernanke.
Dr. Ben Shalom Bernanke is the present Chairman of the Federal Reserve. He follows the ideals of Milton Friedman who was a beginning monetarist. Monetarists are much like Homeopathic Doctors who believe that once the body and mind are in balance, then the true spirit of man naturally unfolds. Well, a monetarist believes that if the Fed does no more than simply increase the amount of money at the same percentage as the growth rate of a country’s Gross Domestic Product, the natural rate of unemployment and zero inflation will result. I want you to see there is in fact a connection to Homeopathic Medicine and Monetarism. It is that the body and the economy if only a few small practices are followed will naturally align without undue intervention.
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I first began to teach online for BCC close to 10 years ago and I was 50 pounds overweight. In fact, I look 10 years younger now that it is all gone and I can actually ride a motorcycle too.
Well, I'm Dr. Steve McQueen and I have the name of a famous Californian Actor and I am your ECON 1 and 2 Instructor. ECON 1 is macro economics which is a study of U.S. economics. ECON 2 is micro economics which is a study of the consumers & businesses. I received a Ph. D. in economics and statistics and an M.B.A. at Utah State University. I taught economics at Southern Utah University and University of Las Vegas. I want you to realize from the get go these two classes are high powered stuff.
Mr. Bill Gates said that if he hadn't founded Microsoft, he'd be teaching economics. Just to see how powerful these economic principles are, Gates attributes his background in macro and micro economics to the creation of the number one company in the world. I promise you; if you study hard, these two classes will greatly affect your thinking.
As for my start, when I was sixteen, I learned economics from a super trader. He began trading like everyone else until he almost lost everything when the stock-market plummeted. From that day on he became a contrarian trader and never looked back. A contrarian trader assumes the opposite side from the majority of traders. When they are long he's short. Well, he amassed 100 million in thirty years. That's how I learned about the power of contrarian thinking.
There's another man with a similar past. John Maynard Keynes, the father of the economics, who you'll read about in this book. Well, Keynes was a contrarian trader too. Contrarian traders assume greater risks but when they are right they hit it big. It doesn't take too many big trades before they are set up for life. Well, Mr. Keynes, before presenting his theories on economics become one of the wealthiest traders in England. Don't take the material he presented lightly. I want you to realize that the economics principles discussed in both. Knowing both ECON 1 & 2 is career power.
One economic principle you'll learn in this text is called opportunity cost. Opportunity Cost suggests that your best choice is one that will give you your greatest bang for your buck. If you were to travel to an unknown destination, you'd prepare a map in advance. However, there are so many people working at jobs they don't even like. If they believed in the principle of opportunity cost, they probably would have done some extra homework or some serious thinking before they took a dead end job. Finding better alternatives is the first step to making a solid career choice.
I am not only involved in weight loss products but I am Forex guru too? It comes back to opportunity cost. I decided to enter the arena of trading currencies not only because I can make more money trading, but because of my strong background in economics, mathematics and statistics. Forex is a complex vehicle and requires a well thought out plan, powerful action and a strong evaluation. Yes, opportunity cost in a nutshell is planning prior to activity and then evaluation afterwards. There are many other important economic principles like opportunity cost that you will learn about in our economics texts.
Economics will become some of the most important classes you'll take. Make it a serious study because macro and micro economic principles made Bill Gates the multi-billionaire he is today. Remember a golden opportunity lays in your reach, to "Own Your Own Life"
Sincerely,
Dr. Steve McQueen.
Introductions
Introduce yourself to your classmates via a posting on the discussion board by clicking on the Discuss button.
Learn the discussion group software, and get to know your classmates with this exercise. This link has been provided for those of you who would like to learn how to do color text, clipart and links with the discussion group.
http://www.bcconline.com/discus/board-formatting.html
E-Mail Instructor with short greeting to verify your enrollment with Email button.
This will assure that we can communicate with each other via email. I will send everyone a short response to let them know I have received their email address.
Discussion Question #1
"Why did you take this class and what do you hope to learn as a result?"
It is important to know why you took the course, as well as what you want to get out of it. This assignment will give us all a feel for why we are here and what we hope to accomplish, and in the process, should allow everyone to get to know each other better.
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