What Will Be My Life?

This is a guest post by Jared Angaza.  Jared is my son and co-author of our upcoming book Wisdom meets Passion.  What about the last name you ask.  Well, Jared has never done anything “normal” in his life.  Last year he and his wife Ilea changed their last name to Angaza – a Swahili word meaning “to bring light”. Yes, his Mom and I were supportive of that decision as we are of all the things that allow Jared to be fully alive.  Jared says “we’re unconventional, innovative and completely outside the box.  Our mission is to promote collaboration, reduce aid redundancy, protect indigenous cultures and foster ethical business practices in developing nations.  You can follow Jared on Twitter or on his blog.  If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.

In March 2006, I dropped everything in Nashville (TN) and moved to Kigali, Rwanda to pursue my dream of developing businesses that would foster an image of beauty and excellence for Africa. About two weeks into it, I met Francois Murengerantwari. He was an 11 year old street kid, selling some odds and ends at my office complex in order to have a little food to survive.

In all things charity…

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1. How can I make my blog generate income?

2. I love selling cars but it’s taking a toll on my family. Is there a solution?

3. Will I learn more by reading or listening to a book?

4. How can I switch from charging by the hour to charging by the project?

5. Is it really possible to get paid for videos on Youtube?

6. My wife wants me to give up being an entrepreneur and get a real job. What should I do?

I Look at all the Lonely People

Remember the old Beatles song – Eleanor Rigby?  The main line was “I Look at all the Lonely People.”  The American Sociological Review published a disturbing study a couple years ago.  In 1985 Americans reported that they had three close friends.  By 2005 it had dropped to just two.  Today most people cannot name one.  In George Barna’s church research he shows that 70% of pastors do not have one close friend they can confide in.

Rule of Seven

Seven is just an appealing number, isn’t it?  There is so much significance to the number seven – the Biblical number of completion – seven days of creation, seven days in a week, seven seals of Revelation, march around Jericho seven times, wash in the Jordan river seven times, etc.  The jersey number of John Elway and Mickey Mantle.  Seven deadly sins, Seven notes in the musical scale, Seven Natural Wonders, Seven colors in the rainbow, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, etc.  In fact a quick search on Amazon shows 401,272 books where “seven” has been used in the title.

“Career Coaching” in real life

Here’s a brief overview of a career coaching client I saw some time ago.  At 46 years old, the gentleman was a pizza delivery driver.  Having reviewed his initial profile information, I had suggested a referral to one of the other competent coaches in our 48 Days Coach network. And yet he was adamant and very persistent about seeing me personally.  Under duress I agreed to see him – he came into my office carrying a very heavy box, filled with rolled coins collected from his delivery tips – to pay my coaching fee.

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