Let it Go – really
Okay, if you have children, are a child, know a child, have heard of a child, or are anyone alive on the face of the earth, you recognize Let it Go as a song from the new Disney movie Frozen. …
What’s so special about events at the Sanctuary?
48Days.net member Jack Warren from Illinois posted a forum question, wondering what it is about attending events at the Sanctuary that make them so special. A reasonable question – isn’t it just one more time of sitting in a seat…
Continuous Partial Attention
We are now told that the average smartphone user checks his or her phone 150 times a day. As I’m sure you’ve experienced, that incoming text or tweet can crowd out the time and energy we have for real human…
Just an ordinary person with a passion – Pencils of Promise
I recently listened to Pat Flynn interview Adam Braun (Pencils of Promise) on his Smart Passive Income podcast. I immediately bought Adam’s new book – The Promise of a Pencil: How an ordinary person can create extraordinary change – …
When it’s too hard for everyone else, it’s….
Joanne and I are at the Launch Conference in Orlando, Florida this week. One of the main content presenters is Danny de Armas. Danny is the Senior Associate Pastor at First Baptist of Orlando where he oversees the business functions of that very large…
Pity the person who has no one……
I’m at the Launch Conference in Orlando as I write this, hearing great information and more reminders about the necessity of being connected to others. With the growth of the entrepreneurial model I see lots of people who think they…
When the student is ready, the teacher…..
Remember the old proverb: “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear” I posted a piece in 48Days.net that I titled Compassionate Coaching. I cautioned coaches that “free” coaching usually does not serve the provider or the receiver…
Fishing for minnows or whales?
I just returned from the Social Media Marketing World conference in San Diego. Over 80 workshops on using Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, StumbleUpon, podcasting, blogging, Google+ and YouTube for exploding any company’s growth. But now I’ve been pondering the…
33 years old and nothing to show for it
Here’s a painful note from one of my podcast listeners: “Dan, I am 33 years old and have nothing to show for it. Nine years after college, I have no job, no career. Just a couple of useless degrees .…
Want to get ahead – get fired first
Stanley Mason died in December of 2006 at the age of 84. In his last 50 years he invented over 100 inventions and 55 patents include the squeezable ketchup bottle, granola bars, heated pizza boxes, heatproof plastic microwave cookware, dental…