This morning I was listening to the latest EntrepreneurOnFire episode with John Lee Dumas. His guest, Ryan Holiday (The Obstacle is the Way) shared this success quotation: “Some lack the fickleness to live as they wish and just live as…
As I’m working on revisions to 48 Days to the Work You Love for the 10th Anniversary Edition, I’m reminded of the things that really open the door to our success. I see so many people who are chasing yet…
Last week I sent out a note in our weekly newsletter that mentioned if you are out of work right now you could send a brief note to [email protected] explaining how you lost your job and what you are moving…
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. …
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…
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…
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…
A couple of years ago I read Susan Cain’s book: Quiet – The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. Susan documents how schools, companies and even churches embrace extroverts and make it difficult for someone who…
I grew up in a Mennonite household. My Dad was the pastor of the little tiny church in our community and we didn’t do a lot of things other people did. We didn’t go to dances, movies, ballgames – and…
Recently Joanne and I had dinner at one of our favorite restaurants. This restaurant opened last April – in the same location as a previously failed venture. They need an ongoing staff of about 35 people. In the 10 months…