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Joe writes the "Out On My Own" column on Student Savvy.
Bio:
Joe Kahler received his undergraduate degree from Whittier College in Social Sciences and his Masters in Education from Arizona State University. His experiences in teaching, coaching and raising his three daughters with his wife, has inspired him to help young adults successfully transition from home to "Out On My Own"! He currently teaches, and speaks to young adults about designing their life, instead of waiting to let life happen.
Where are you originally from and where do you live now?
Originally from Lancaster, California. Now living in Chandler, Arizona
Have a personal quote?
"You can have everything you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want" Zig Ziglar
Pick one word to describe yourself and tell why it describes you so well.
Positive -- I have found so much more pleasure in looking for the good in people and events and I am very rarely disappointed due to my positive expectations.
What do you like most about Student Savvy? (be honest)
I am so glad to see Student Savvy giving young adults the "whole person skill set" that is so desperately needed to ensure their continued success in the real world.
What is the best advice you've ever received?
Don’t try to be someone else. Be the best you that you can be. There is only one YOU in this world... that is an awesome responsibility!
What is your best money saving secret/technique? (c'mon, everyone has at least one)
Keeping track of your spending. Here’s another one -- put your credit card in the freezer. By the time you can use it the impulse to buy that item usually goes away!
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Helping young adults all over the U.S. successfully transition into the Real World!
What is your biggest pet peeve?
Critics and Dream Stealers
What is your greatest accomplishment?
Writing an award winning book and raising three wonderful daughters.
What is your greatest athletic achievement?
All-League Whittier College football. High School - All Southern California first team in baseball, Antelope Valley Player of the Year football.
What is your greatest fear?
Fear of heights.
You have 2 hours to kill. What are you going to do?
Read a good life-enriching book or go to a movie
Ever had a brush with fame? Explain.
I have been on television and interviewed by a former Miss America.
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you choose?
Australia
Name one person you'd most like to meet and why.
Zig Ziglar -- I would like to let him know how instrumental he was in helping me develop my positive personal development program.
Which celebrity or public figure do you most resemble?
Joe Montana... I wish!
You're stuck on a deserted island. What is one possession you couldn't live without?
It would be my personal library. Although, I would miss watching football on my big screen TV!
Ever do something wrong or out of the ordinary? Make a confession and be honest.
When I was pledging in college we stole these huge goldfish out of the public park in the middle of the night.
Did you ever do something as a child that you look back on now and say, 'Wow, I'm lucky to even be alive after that!'?
We would build forts out in the desert. One day we built a fort and decided to light a fire. The fire took off and we barely got out because of all the smoke. We also dug tunnels and had a few occasions where they caved in on us!
Name one thing you wish you could do/have.
I would like to help as many young adults as possible start out life in a positive and successful way.
What's the best product you use that most people don't know about?
Amazon Herbs -- all natural supplements for a healthy body and preserves the rainforest. www.120153.amazonherb.net
If you could go back in time and witness one event in history, what would you go back and see?
The assassination of John F. Kennedy -- see if it was actually one shooter or a conspiracy.
What's the strangest thing you've ever seen?
9-11 -- planes flying into the Trade Center
How do you define success?
Enjoying what I have while striving to be a better person and helping others do the same.
What is your favorite sport and favorite team?
My favorite sport to watch is football - Arizona Cardinals. Favorite sport to play, baseball - Arizona Diamondbacks
What is your favorite movie ever and why?
Pride of the Yankees -- I always wanted to be a pro baseball player and Lou Gehrig epitomized what a ballplayer should be.
What is your best investment to date? (doesn't have to be finance-related)
I would say it was buying 40 acres in California City my senior year in college for $20,000. I wanted to buy a piece of property in my home town but I didn’t have enough for that so the realtor suggested the 40 acres which was in the middle of nowhere! I paid $1500 down and $161.50 per month for 15 years. California City had about 500 people in it when I bought the land. All my friends laughed at me but I figured it was an investment I could keep for retirement. 22 years later the state of California bought 12 of the acres to build a freeway interchange and gave me over $300,000 for it! I still have 28 acres left! I don’t suggest buying and holding for 20 years but it worked for me!
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