48 Days | Dan Miller

You might be a “sluggard” if…….

May 16, 2012 in Uncategorized with 3 Comments

The dictionary defines a “sluggard” as a habitually inactive or lazy person. Here’s an example. My wife Joanne is mentoring a young lady who just got out of prison. While incarcerated, a grandmother cared for her 4-yr-old daughter. This gal counted the days until she could be reunited with her precious little girl. Three weeks after she was released she was told that the father of the child wanted full custody. It seemed odd that he was unwilling to care for his child while the mother was in prison – and now he has a sudden desire to be the sole caretaker.

However, the rest of the story soon came out. Baby Daddy has discovered that if can get custody of this little girl, he will receive free housing, food stamps and a monthly stipend. He can totally remove himself from having to work, and can live the life he has apparently dreamed of. I’d call this guy a sluggard. Read more »

Outrageous Outsourcing

May 15, 2012 in Just a Job with 10 Comments

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We’ve all heard about jobs going to India, China, Taiwan and Mexico. Well, here’s an even more imposing proposition. A California company plans to anchor a 600-cabin cruise ship just beyond the three-mile limit off the coast of El Segundo, near Los Angeles, and fill it with foreign software programmers. The company will classify the workers as “seamen,” and thus avoid U.S. payroll taxes and the need for immigration visas. The programmers would work 8 or 10-hr shifts, day or night and receive about $21,500 a year.

Compare that to the salary of an American programmer – median salary for programmers is around $60,000, and those with extensive experience can make $125,000 or more. Read more »

Bulimic Work…..

May 14, 2012 in Personal Development, Wisdom meets Passion with 10 Comments

You know the term – Bulimia. The disorder where someone binges on food and then induces vomiting to compensate for it. As horrible as it sounds, I see people who display the same characteristics in their work.

Rob is a layout editor for the local newspaper. His cell phone never stops ringing: reporters are demanding deadlines that are impossible to meet, journalists are furious their stories have been bumped, a national news story breaks 15 minutes before press time, he knows that his chest pain is more than just indigestion, and once again he’s missed his son’s baseball game. But he sucks it up – knowing that in just 10 more days he can leave for his annual two week vacation. He’ll unwind and get rid of all this stress. Read more »