Tim Ferro

“This is the new trailer for the next Futurama straight to DVD movie. The DVD has a release date set for June 24th.” – Source

The first 2 seem obvious, the 3rd, not so much. Here’s why, unless you stay active after college, you will gain weight. Sounds simple, but graduates don’t realize just how much walking they do in college. After graduation, most will get some sort of office/desk job where they will be mostly immobile during the day. Conversely, they will continue to eat the same things post graduation.

This combination will lead to many graduates gaining weight or an “office ass”. This can lead to a number of problems associated with obeseity, including high blood pressure and high cholesterol. The latter of which I had a problem with.

After just a couple of years post graduation, I was diagnosed with very high cholesterol. I had access to free gyms at my apartment complex and work but I never went as often as I should and never ate as well as I could. This year, after another cholesterol test revealed that I hadn’t been doing much to get better, my doctor wanted to put me on Lipitor. This was the kick in butt I needed. I told him “no way, refer me to a nutritionist”. I followed the nutritionist’s plan and also got a new trainer at the gym, which I had joined a few month earlier.

Only 3 months later my cholesterol was completely fine and lost 38lbs. I should never have let it get to this point, but for those that have, you need to get healthy. Let this be an example to those graduating, keep in shape or face real problems. When you are in your 20s, you are no longer “invincible” like you were in college.

– Tim Ferro

This

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A Crushing Defeat.

I have been thinking about getting on Twitter for a little while now, but I didn’t really get it until the other day. I was watching Californication on Showtime On Demand and I thought “This is a freaking great show.” Then I thought about blogging about the show but I didn’t feel like putting out a blog post that would essentially equal “This show is great. filler filler flattery.” Then it suddenly hit me; this is where Twitter fits into my life. Minutes later I had an account and a couple tweets about the show. Done. Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/timferro

–Tim Ferro

I want to take a second to point out a post that my friend, and former classmate, wrote about employee retention. His company has the same problem as a lot of companies: retaining Gen-Y employees, aka “keeping the young kids around”. He points to 3 main reasons: “Economics, Environment, and Rewards”. It is an intriguing, well written piece and it definitely needed a shout out!

– Tim Ferro

As of today, I am honored to be a blogger for BrazenCareerist.com. Check out the site and my sweet profile!

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Co-Working is something that I have been thinking about for a while now. Then I saw this article and that solidified my position on it. It’s a great idea. It is a great balance and middle ground for those that could telecommute but don’t want to give up office interaction completely. It would shorten the commute but still allow for team collaboration. Win Win. This article and blog post are great starting points for broaching the subject at your current jobs.

– Tim Ferro

“The Cleveland Show is an upcoming American animated television series by Seth MacFarlane, a spin-off from Family Guy. Like Family Guy and MacFarlane’s own American Dad!, The Cleveland Show will be an animated sitcom focusing on Family Guy focusing on the character of Cleveland Brown and his family. It has been reported that the series will premier in mid-spring, with 13 episodes.” – Source