A good friend said this to me on my on my 24th birthday, after I complained about the gift my girlfriend at the time had bought me. Being the superficial girlfriend that she was, she had bought me a shirt which I had explicitly told her that I did not like, but that she loved. I would later breakup with said girlfriend after she had to think about whether she wanted to attend my grandmother’s burial.

Ex-girlfriend story aside, my friend had a good point. Every year on our birthdays we celebrate “our day”. The day where everyone makes a fuss about us because we are yet another year older. Woohoo. What few people fail to consider is just how special that day is. A birthday, for most of us, is a sign that we have made it through yet another year unscathed. Most of us remain sheltered, continue to have the ability to put food on the table, and remain able bodied. My friend clued me into the fact that this celebration should come with the recognition that others may not have been so fortunate, which is why for the last three years I have given back on my birthday.

Until now I have given silently. Three years ago I made an anonymous donation to a good friends cancer treatment fund. Two years ago I sent a few dozen books overseas. Last year I took a truck full of clothing to the Mustard Seed.

This year however, I am going to give publicly. Today I will donate 10 meals worth of food to the Mustard Seed. Anthony Robbins has his Turkey Brigade, consider this my Birthday Brigade.

I am welcoming you to join me if you feel so inclined. You may either do so on your own by making an online donation to the Mustard Seed, or if you would like to use the Paypal Donate Button below, I will make the donation for you.

As an added bonus, if you use the Paypal button, you may designate in the add instructions to seller field whether you would like a copy of my books Golf Balls Don’t Float, Forget Your Mortgage, or both.

Please note that I will not keep a penny of the money to pay for the books, and you can donate any amount that you wish, these are my birthday gift to you.

Kind regards,

Nolan Matthias

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See what one of North America’s top teaching professionals has to say about Golf Balls Don’t Float.

“Why does the title of a book make one want to read it? First of all, anyone who has ever played the game, knows, from experience, that a regulation golf ball doesn’t float. (Many times, one wished it could!) Nolan Matthias’s title naturally grabs a golfer’s focus. If one ever met Nolan, one knows instinctively, that he magnetically attracts ones attention quickly.

I first net Nolan at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando at the Puku Putter booth. I had the pleasure of also playing a round of golf with him at the Grand Cypress Golf Club, also in Orlando. It did not take very long before his passion for Golf, Life and Business expressed itself. There is no better way to really get to know a person’s personality, honesty, respect, stress management and pressure control than to play 18 holes of competitive golf with him. Golf is, indeed, the test of true endurance and character.

Reading Golf Balls Don’t Float, with its 72 chapters, provides one with 72 individual practical lessons on how playing the game of Golf, coping life on and off the course. Treat these 72 lessons as if they were a 72 hole with the challenges of Life, and handling the stress of the Business world, are linked. Perusing the index titles provides one with a solid background on how to set realistic goals and live a happy and successful major golf tournament. By doing so, one can win their own major, because applying the lessons taught here, gives the reader the major tools needed to play Golf, live Life and be successful in Business.”

Joe Clark Sr.
PGA Life Member
PGA Master Professional
New England Teacher of the Year
6 Time Golf Digest #1 Ranked Professional – New Hampshire

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Radio host Vince Sutherland praised the book as well.

“Whether you golf one round a year or hit the links 3 times a week,
Nolan Matthias’ ‘Golf Balls Don’t Float’ will teach you everything that
you need to know in order to be successful in the boardroom or on the
golf course.”
— Vince ‘Fuzzy’ Sutherland
The Vibe Morning Show
Calgary’s #1 Hit Music Station Vibe 98-5

The National Post’s Robert Thompson also commented.

A sharp little business book golfballsdon t 1published by Calgary author Nolan Matthias links 72 life and business lessons to a complete four-day golf tournament. Sharp and easy to read, Matthias’ work is fun and insightful.

Buy now for the price set by Garth Turner himself!

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Who Won the Ipod? from Nolan Matthias on Vimeo.

Just so that there was no question about who won the ipod, I videotaped the entire process. Try not to get motion sickness, and view the video to see who won and how I did the random draw (neat little technique using a tool that we use to help people determine the actual dollars and cents of their mortgages).

Also, leave a comment to vote for what the next prize should be, a Nintendo WII or a Flip Mino HD. If I get more than 100 comments in November, I might just give both away!

Cheers,

Nolan

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