Here’s a common question from a 48 Days Radio listener: Hi Dan! There’s something that subconsciously troubles me about the notion that we should all do work we love. Part of me feels guilty trying to focus on my passions…
This is a time of year when many people are confronted with the fact that their dreams did not come true, their job still stinks, and life is no better than last year. What do you do when hope seems…
Remember the song by the Dixie Chicks back in 2006 titled “Not Ready to Make Nice.” Well, without going into the politics of that song I actually like the message that sometimes it’s just not necessary to try to make…
Okay, here’s a sticky theological question from a reader: Dan, I love to share my faith with others and I seem to have many natural talents, skills and abilities suited for being a minister. However, I believe that no matter…
(I’ve never been able to identify an author for this story, and have taken the liberty to modify it over the years.) Once upon a time in the long, long ago the Eagle and the Turkey were very…
Hi Dan, I’m finishing up a website and resume (I’m a graphic designer) and am hoping to begin the official job search soon. However, should I be concerned that the holidays are approaching? In 48 Days To The Work You Love…
In this week’s 48 Days Podcast, Joanne and I reviewed the many contributions listeners sent in regarding raising creative and entrepreneurial children. Many of the submissions expressed dismay with our current models of “education” and how the important skills seemed…
For more than a decade, 48 Days to the Work You Love has been instrumental in helping people from all walks of life discover or create work they love. Almost daily I hear from people who followed the process and…
Often, we have someone call our office about making a change in his or her life. We send information and then hear nothing. Two years later, that person calls and says, “Now I’m ready to really create a plan.” What…
The story is told of a South American tribe that went on a long march, day after day, when all of a sudden they would stop walking, sit down to rest for a while, and then make camp for a…