By Ahsan Khan

One of the funniest and most lovable movies I have ever seen is School of Rock, starring Jack Black.

I bought the DVD on a whim and wanted something to watch with my family. This movie has become a family favourite and little did I know, destined to have a cult following.

The story revolves around a ne’er do well lovable underachiever, who poses as a supply teacher. The affable Mr. Schneebly, (aka Dewey Finn) creates a school project for his class and ends up taking his untrained proteges to a battle of the bands and guess what? They win.

The movie has so many funny lines that we as a family use as inside jokes. One of the central ideas he teaches his students, is to watch out for “The Man."

So, who is “The Man?”

The Man, oh, you don't know the Man. He's everywhere. In the White House... down the hall... Ms. Mullins, she's the Man. And the Man ruined the ozone, he's burning down the Amazon, and he kidnapped Shamu and put her in a chlorine tank! And there used to be a way to stick it to the man. It was called rock ‘n roll, but guess what, oh no, the Man ruined that, too, with a little thing called MTV!¾Dewey Finn, School of Rock

And “The Man”….should not be trusted.

I am not trying to raise conspiracy theories, after all, it is likely that we have never been visited by UFOs and Big Foot is just a figment of tired hunters' imaginations. What I would suggest, is get educated about things that really matter.

If you leave it to “The Man”, you will be led down a path that may prove to be full of holes and even banana peels. Instead of taking what you hear about as the only way to do things, be a bit more investigative and take a little initiative.

Here are a few things that really matter and if you can educate yourself, you might just insulate yourself from someone else’s agenda and the corresponding unintended consequences:

· What to eat to get healthy and lose weight

· Principles of Success so you can become rich

· Changing your Habits that are holding you back

· Overcoming Anxiety so you can truly enjoy this once in a lifetime trip called life

· Stress Reduction as a means of living longer

· Career Success to get more pay and fulfillment from your work or business

We live in the age of information. No one is stopping you from reading and watching what you can to become the most Awesome version of yourself that you can be.

Here is your action plan:

1) Take a topic that is near and dear to you. Vibrant Health could be one such topic.

2) Start learning: watch Youtube, buy books, attend a seminar, order a home-study course

3) Apply what you learned by acting

4) Share what you learn with a friend or family member to multiply the blessings

5) Make that person you shared with your accountability buddy.

Then rinse and repeat with the next topic.

It’s a long way to the top, if you want to rock ‘n roll.