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I just finished Tony Robbins’ newest book, “Money: Master The Game”.  You know Tony Robbins, the high energy coach, author, guru.  Hard to describe him.  Anyways, this guy has access to anyone and everyone so when he writes a book about a topic, needless to say he gets to interview and pick the brains of some above average individuals.  The book was very good.  I actually learned a lot.  But, this post is not about the book.

Near the end of the book, Tony Robbins wrote a section about technological advancements that will be shaping our lives in the future.  The chapter title is “The Future Is Brighter Than You Think”.  This chapter alone was worth reading. But, on page 561, in his discussions on 3-D printing, he included the following:

“Perhaps even more importantly, NASA has partnered with America Makes, a network of 3-D printing companies, to sponsor a worldwide competition to address one of humanity’s greatest challenges; the need for shelter especially emergency shelter, in times of natural disaster such as hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes.  Imagine 3-D printers printing out homes on the spot, using local materials in hours, not months.”

Did Mr. Robbins just say “America Makes”??  We were just there with the North Coast Fastener Association doing a tour that was set up by our good friends from Hudson Fastener and the team at Fastener News Desk (Twitter @FastenerNews).  How ironic.  International best selling author and personal coach Tony Robbins sneaks in a comment on America Makes.   We even had former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel speak to us before the tour (the newly elected college football hall of fame member, Jim Tressel).  I guess the Hudson Fastener team must have a research staff comparable to that of Tony Robbins – or at least they are on the same wavelength.

The book is good and worth reading.  But the paragraph on page 561 reminded me to once again to thank Lisa, Cris and Shelby of Hudson Fasteners for all their hard work setting up the tour.