The old John Belushi movie, Animal House, really has no positive qualities that I can remember. It glorified the worst of college life, complete with all the abuses immature students can dream up. The Dean shares the latest grade point averages with one of the fraternity leaders: “Here are your grade point averages. Mr. Kroger: two…
DetailsOver the weekend I read several interesting pieces related to the issues we see at 48 Days. I’m including a few here with questions for you to respond to: A new study from Pew Research Center found that 61% of 19-34 yr olds get their political news from Facebook, whereas only 19% look to local…
DetailsIn the Escaping Shawshank experience we all went into prison cells – to think about what is holding us back. Many of us tapped into memories of “failing” at something and how we are allowing the feelings associated with that to hold us back from attempting anything new. It reminded me of the old 1998 movie,You’ve Got Mail…
DetailsI just returned from our Escaping Shawshank event in Columbus, Ohio. And there I was reminded of the profound effect of others in our lives – good and bad. With the growth of the entrepreneurial model I see lots of people who think they have to “make it on their own.” Nothing could be farther…
DetailsRemember when God spoke to Moses at the burning bush? God told Moses he wanted him to go back to Egypt and lead the people out to the promised land. Moses looked around and said – “You’ve got to be kidding – I’m not the person for a job like that.” God assured Moses he…
DetailsSeveral times recently I have observed the work areas of other people. Some are in a cramped and cluttered cubicle, one friend works on a board over stacked concrete blocks under the stairway in his house, another uses a shelf inside a closet, and another has found his dedicated work space eliminated because of his…
DetailsWisconsin Governor Scott Walker is a Republican contender for president. Last week Former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean called Walker “unknowledgeable” because he didn’t graduate from college. He added, “I worry about people being president of the United States not knowing much about the world and not knowing much about science.” Here’s an excerpt…
DetailsI’ve got a new resource for you that could explode your level of success – see end of article. We are releasing the all new 48 Days to the Work You Love seminar on September 1st. Because of the continued workplace volatility we are getting a lot of pressure to make the course “certified” for…
DetailsA 48 Days Podcast listener writes: “I just started a new job recently and I love the type of work I do. But the only thing that is bothering me is the environment that I’m in, I feel uncomfortable working with people who are taking advantage of the company day in and day out. They…
DetailsA 48 Days Podcast listener asks: “I have an idea that I have been working on for a while. Many student-athletes come to college well prepared academically, athletically, and emotionally whereas other student-athletes have struggles and can sometimes be described as “at-risk”. These “at-risk” student-athletes have a difficult time handling daily struggles such as peer…
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