Quotes, Wisdoms and Some Dumb Things

By Bob Weinstein, Lt. Colonel, US Army, Ret.

Colonel Weinstein recaps some of the life lessons he has learned with 60 Wisdoms and Some Dumb Things. This is a part of his journey to discover what is most important in life and then to live by those wisdoms. Whether you are 20 or 60 years old, this book is full of thought provoking views about life that will benefit you in your life journey. A source of inspiration, motivation and challenge.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joseph Weinstein
• Release date: Feb 13, 2012
• ISBN: 9781935759157

Bob Weinstein, Lt. Colonel, US Army, Ret.

Born in Washington, D.C., Lt. Col. Bob Weinstein grew up in Virginia and spent 20 years in Berlin, Germany; he is retired from the United States Army Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel with 30 years of service and spent about half that time as a senior military instructor with the Command & General Staff College.He has been featured on radio and television, among others, on the History Channel and Fox Sports Net as well as in various publications such as the Washington Times, The Miami Herald and the Las Vegas Tribune.His background is unique and diverse, including: military instructor, attorney, motivational speaker, wellness coach, certified corporate trainer, and certified personal trainer. He is fluent in German and English.He is a popular motivational speaker at corporate events and banquets and conducted military-style workouts on Fort Lauderdale Beach up until June 2016 utilizing strength, cardio, flexibility and agility training - both in personal training and group sessions.He strongly believes in the importance of giving back to the community. Col. Weinstein volunteers his time for homeless and run-away kids at the Covenant House and also devotes time to training youth who are members of the US Naval Sea Cadets Corps, Team Spruance, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.He is a member of the American Council on Exercise.He is the author of several books on healthy lifestyles, notably Boot Camp Fitness for All Shapes and Sizes and Quotes to Live By. Some of his previous clients as a guest speaker include: Sony, DHL, American Express, KPMG, AOL, IBM, AARP, SmithBarney, Green Bay Packers and Humana.

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Colonel Weinstein has been featured on the History Channel, Fox Sports Net, Eurosport, Fitness Magazine and many others.

QUOTES, WISDOMS AND SOME DUMB THINGS

Celebration of My Sixtieth

by

Bob Weinstein

Lt. Colonel, US Army, Ret.

Also known as Joseph Bob Weinstein, LTC, US Army, Ret.

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Copyright © 2012 by Bob Weinstein

Lt. Colonel, US Army, Ret.

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Other works by this author:

Boot Camp Fitness for All Shapes and Sizes

Weight Loss - Twenty Pounds in Ten Weeks

Quotes to Live By

Food & Fitness Journal

Discover Your Inner Strength (co-author)

Ten Week Workout Plan

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The successful warrior is the average man with laser-like focus.

- Bruce Lee

The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn’t like to do.

- Thomas Edison

Many thanks to all the

beach boot camp recruits on Fort Lauderdale Beach.

You remain a constant source of inspiration.

I thank you for your friendship and camaraderie.

You are my extended family.

May you prosper and enjoy a healthy and happy life.

A special thank you goes to my wife, Grit, who supports me in all that I do. A special dedication to my son, David, parents, brothers and sister.

Being fit and healthy has nothing to do with eating or exercise and has everything to do with how we think.

QUOTES, WISDOMS AND SOME DUMB THINGS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Accountability

Aging or Getting Old

Alcohol

Art

Attitude

Beauty

Career

Character

Cigarettes

Civility

Compassion

Computers / Smartphones

Consumerism

Death

Disagreement

Email

Encouragement

Ethics

Exercise

Faith

Family

Food

Forgiveness

Frugality

Fun

Goals

God

Happiness

Honesty

Hope

Humility

Humor

Integrity

Kindness

Laughter

Leadership

Life

Love

Marriage

Money

Moral Courage

Music

Politics

Pornography

Purpose

Quiet Time

Race / Ethnicity

Relationships

Religion

Respect

Responsibility

Role Models

Servant

Service

Sex

Sorrow

Stimulation

Telephone

Thinking

Time

Titillation

Truth

Television

Work

About the Author

Other Books by the Author

Connect with Me Online

INTRODUCTION

It seems like yesterday when I was growing up in Northern Virginia. That yesterday was in the 1950’s, 60’s and early part of the 1970’s. With this book, I wanted to take a look back, take a look forward and to consider the now as well. It is a life-lessons-learned and assessment book, presented in such a way as to allow the reader to hopefully get some insight and ideas about how to live and make the right choices in life. My choices were not always right.

When I started working on 60 Wisdoms, I felt I had no real sense of my mortality until I was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer in November of 2011. It is now January 2012 and I am scheduled for surgery on January 17. It is interesting how such news can bring about a profound change in thinking, adding depth to thought about life and death. My first thought when I found out about the cancer is that I may not be on the earth as long as I thought. The good news is that the survival rate for prostate cancer is very high if caught in time which seems to be the case with me.

You may be asking yourself, Why 60 Wisdoms. In the year 2011 I reached the ripe old age of sixty. Somehow I feel like anyone who reaches the age of sixty is old, except for me. Just kidding. I know people