Is there opportunity beyond trading time for money?

I start with a short story to help you see if you are simply trading time for money — a fixed number of dollars, or if you have the opportunity to do something once and then get paid over and over again.

Episode #790 August 13, 2021

Hi this is Dan Miller – and yes you’re listening to the 48 Days Radio show – where each week we take 48 minutes to dive into real life questions about finding your passion, deciding what kind of life you want to live – and then finding or creating work that allows you to show up every day, excited to be able to do something that is meaningful, fulfilling – and profitable. This is where normal, indecision and ambiguity come to die. Welcome to the 48 Days Radio Show.

Questions:

How can I scale my art work?

Instead of getting paid by the job (trading time for money), look at other creative ways to set up your payment, like a percentage of the book sales or discounted books that you can sell yourself.
Look at ways you can do the art once that is replicated (like Redbubble). Put your art on hand bags, calendars, mugs, etc.

There is no time for me to develop a good steady income because I’m helping so many other people.

Warren Buffet says that one of the four things you should do to be successful is say no to everything. Check out my video on Serving from a Full Cup here. Check out the book, When Pleasing Others is Hurting You by Dr. David Hawkins The honorable thing to do is to keep yourself healthy and strong so you continue to have more to give to others. Find out more about the Power of Investing In Yourself here.

How can I create the life direction for my 7-yr-old son?

Though seven is a little young to do a DISC Personality Assessment, you can definitely start to identify some key personality characteristics in them. Find out more about what to look for in this free guide.

How can I grow my one book into a million-dollar business?

95% of authors never make more than $40,000/year from their book. Check out my Venn Diagram on how to create more income from your book and get more info on how I did it here.

I don’t like sales – what can I do?

True professional selling is simply sharing enthusiasm. Find something that you care about and believe in and you will find the biggest opportunity for creating financial wealth that there is. Check out Secrets of Closing a Sale by Zig Ziglar

Quotations:

[click_to_tweet tweet=”“Being successful isn’t about closing transactions – it’s about opening and nurturing relationships.” Dan Miller @48daysteam” quote=”“Being successful isn’t about closing transactions – it’s about opening and nurturing relationships.” Dan Miller”] [click_to_tweet tweet=”“When you catch a glimpse of your potential, that’s when passion is born.” – Zig Ziglar @48daysteam” quote=”“When you catch a glimpse of your potential, that’s when passion is born.” – Zig Ziglar”]