If you are a musician, a writer, a manufacturing worker, a physician, a teacher, a pastor, a parent – okay, if you are alive and breathing in any capacity – you have to be concerned about the changes we are seeing today. We’re all affected by new technology, new work models, new methods of learning, and new theology.
We can’t escape change – so our only choice is, how are we prepared to deal with it? I trust you have been preparing your entire life for today, and tomorrow. With change comes defeat and despair – or opportunity.
Join us for the No More Mondays Cruise in February. We’ll cry, laugh, and dream together as we plan for responding to the inevitable changes happening all around us. Let’s decide to make 2010 the best year of your life – so far.
********************************************** Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably will themselves not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die.” -- Daniel Burnham
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Okay – it’s been a tough year for lots of people. So is the solution to just hunker down and wait for times to get better? Or wait for the guys in Washington D.C. to solve your problems? Are you just hoping your employer allows you to stick around even though the business is no longer profitable? I’m confident you’re not counting on any of those common remedies. It’s always a great time to take a fresh look at where you are, and where you want to be.
And I don’t know of a better way to cleanse your body, mind and spirit in anticipation of seeing things you haven’t seen before than to go on a cruise. Joanne and I have gone on frequent cruises over the last few years and always find them to be refreshing and energizing.
And we would love to have you join us on the No More Mondays Cruise we have planned for February 20-25th. Yes, we’ll be combining work and play as we spend 5 days together with workshops, sharing ideas, visiting beautiful ports, and eating the most amazing food you’ve ever experienced. You’ll be rubbing shoulders with a whole lot of others who are discovering how to erase the feeling that Mondays are just to be endured.
Check out the details for the No More Mondays Cruise here. You’ll see well-known speakers who are eager to help you discover and grow your creative ideas. Upon boarding the Celebrity Century you will receive a bonus bag with the new No More Mondays Opportunity Guide, along with a growing list of other special gifts.
You can even earn your way by bringing your friends along with you. Next week I’ll be announcing some ways you can share your business with everyone on board. This is going to be our event of the year and a great way for you to make sure that 2010 is your best year ever – so far.
We have reserved a limited number of staterooms to keep this an intimate experience of sharing, relaxing and learning for those most committed to unusual success.
Jeff and Krista Olsson with CruiseOne are handling all bookings -- Reserve your room now For other general questions you can contact Nancy at cruise@48Days.com.
No, that’s not a misspelling. It’s just a description of a new combination of book and video. How would you like to read one of your favorite books but find it interspersed with frequent video clips to help bring the story to life? Obviously, it’s a natural integration and now technology has made it quite easy to do.
My son Jared and I are writing a book on the differing generational approaches to work. Do you think a traditional 240-page tradebook is the best format to reach the 25-35 yr-old audience? What about a vook that provides the concepts of new work models, combined with video that shows his work with the women they are bringing out of poverty in Rwanda? And rather than just a word description, how would you like to see a one-minute video of the lady carving two large faces on the sides of a tree in my yard; providing a real example of the non-traditional work options available today. Rather than having a clunky book to lug around in your backpack you can pull the vook up on your computer screen or simply download it to your iPhone. And instead of $24.95, how about paying $6.99 for regular download or $4.99 for the iPhone version?
And here’s another indication of change. Knowing people’s increasingly short attention span, iMinds has launched a series of eight-minute audiobooks that offer compact overviews of general knowledge subjects ranging from a history of whale hunting to creationism. For $0.99 you can choose the MindTrack that appeals to you.
What is it in your world that needs a serious update? What process or product are you still trying to use or sell that simply needs to be discarded? Have you developed or at least imagined a newer, better way to serve the same purpose? How could your work be done quicker and more efficiently?
The U.S. automobile industry waited too long to make the necessary changes. The music industry is reeling from the changes demanded by their consumers. The publishing world is being torn apart by readers sharing digital content as opposed to buying a heavy, eco-negative book. Universities are struggling to maintain fancy campuses as students prefer simple distance learning.
Not all change is progress – but all progress requires change.
Welcome to 48 Days radio where each week I look through the submitted questions and then blast through as many as possible right here to give you the unique tools for your own success.
I begin by encouraging you to remove the “barnacles” from all areas of your life. This is the perfect time of year to create a clean start for 2010.
And then here are some of the questions:
I've been learning and being challenged so much about the possibilities of entrepreneurship and putting feet on my ideas...but at what point do I decide I'm better off operating in my original strengths -- which are NOT as a skilled businessman -- and go out and look for a business partner who compliments my strengths and can help implement my ideas?
I've created MommyBrainOnline.com to encourage moms to pursue their passions while they raise their children. I have a podcast, newsletter called "The Boost" and a website. I'm building listenership and email list, but I'm struggling with the third leg of the stool monetizing. Is sponsorship alone a realistic business model?
How do you get over the fear of the unknown and take that leap of faith? As I have been reading your newsletters and books, there are so many aspects of my life that I NEED to get back in shape. I just don't know how to start.
I have a B.S. in business, 5 years military service and 11 years work experience in a variety of jobs, yet, the jobs I am qualified to do I don't want, the jobs I want I don't have enough experience for, and the job I have drives me crazy.
My family has a wonderful recipe for chili. There is a great story behind the chili and anyone who tastes it really loves it. I think his chili spices have a great potential and would like to help my dad get his chili spices in stores nationwide. He also has a wonderful salsa recipe that we might include. I'd love to make this a family business that can be carried on for generations.
****************************************** If you have a question, just email me at askdan@48Days.com and you can ask about starting your own business, getting a better job, or finding your purpose in life.
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Coaching with Dan
Many of you ask if I still coach people individually. Yes, I do. Feel like you've taken too much time to get to the success you want? Is fear holding you back? These are common issues with the hundreds of people that contact us each month looking for a new start. Give us some brief information and I'll recommend one of my coaching packages or recommend one of the other coaches in our 48 Days network to launch you into the next successful season of your life: Coaching with Dan
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Just in case you care. The International Moment of Frustration Scream Day is observed every October 12th. It’s meant to release pent up tension resulting from the gap between what we have and what we think we want. The day’s founders, Thomas and Ruth Ray, suggest that you should go outside at exactly 12:00 noon and scream for 30 seconds. And then you can go back inside and resume your miserable life. Or, you could create a plan of action to move you toward the life you want.
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Do you know how to take advantage of change?"?
The most popular resource we have continues to be the 48 Days Career Profile. With your unique strengths, what kind of work should you be doing?" You can find out here.
“Well informed people know it is impossible to transmit the voice over wires and that were it possible to do so, the thing would be of no practical value.” Editorial in the Boston Post, 1865
“While theoretically and technically television may be feasible, commercially and financially I consider it an impossibility, a development of which we need waste little time dreaming.” Lee DeForest, quoted in the New York Times, 1926
“Everything that can be invented has been invented.” Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U. S. Office of Patents, 1899
“There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.” Ken Olsen, President of Digital Equipment Corporation, at the Convention of the World Future Society, 1977
“The ordinary ‘horseless carriage’ is at present a luxury for the wealthy; and although its price will probably fall in the future, it will never, of course, come into as common use as the bicycle.” The Literary Digest, October 14, 1899
“I’m just glad it’ll be Clark Gable who’s falling on his face and not Gary Cooper.” Gary Cooper on his decision not to take the leading role in Gone with the Wind.
Do you know how to take advantage of change?"?
