Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage (Smashing Pumpkins)

Published: June 9, 2017, 1 p.m.

b'Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage (Smashing Pumpkins)\\n Questions this week:\\n I would love to move into a position where I can work in student ministry full-time.\\n My wife is, rightfully, worried about us losing our insurance and the security that comes with federal employment if I try to start something on my own.\\n What if I don\\u2019t need any more money? Interview with Aaron Walker (View from the Top).\\xa0Click for more.\\xa0\\n\\n I want to do something outside of the software development arena.\\n \\u201cWork is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy.\\u201d Kahlil Gibran \\u2014 Tweet This\\n Cliff Fightner\\u2019s Poem This Week, 48DaysEagles \\u201cThe talents, of which you\\u2019ve been blessedAre they helping in your life\\u2019s questDo they help make you moneyKeeping life sunnyOr are they inside, being oppressed\\u201d\\n Mentioned in Podcast Make money and serve as a\\xa048 Days Seminar Presenter\\n The new 48 Days Eagles membership site\\xa0\\u2013 see this growing community for finding Work You Love 48Days as the code) Cliff\\xa0Ravenscraft\\u2019s Live Event on\\xa0Building a Business Around Your Podcast Upcoming Events with Dan CES Conference with Jim Cockrum (Note: this event has passed) \\u2013 \\xa0Sept 21-23 for all online biz (I\\u2019ll be there!)\\n askdan@48Days.com Show Notes: Episode \\u2013 06-09-17 Title: N/A\\n Subtitle: N/A\\n Summary:\\n In this episode, Dan walks us through a number of questions from our listeners that reminds us that pursuing a life for money and security alone can only take us so far. There is a sincere wrestle to be a person of significance and purpose; a tension that is worth exploring. He also shares an eye-opening interview he had with Aaron Walker, author of View from the Top. Listen as Aaron discusses his own fight searching for a greater purpose after retiring at the age of 27 and how Dan helped him along his new path as a career coach.\\n Sponsored By:\\n Time Stamped Show Notes:\\n 01:07 \\u2013 Preview of Today\\u2019s Show on Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage (Smashing Pumpkins) I would love to move into a position where I can work with in student ministry full-time.\\n My wife is, rightfully, worried about us losing our insurance and the security that comes with federal employment if I try to start something on my own.\\n What if I don\\u2019t need any more money? Interview with Aaron Walker (View from the Top).\\n I want to do something outside of the software development arena.\\n \\u201cWork is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy.\\u201d\\u2013 Kahlil Gibran\\n \\n\\u201cDoubts are the ants in the pants of faith. They keep it awake and moving.\\u201d \\u2013 Frederick Buechner\\n \\n 02:33 \\u2013 \\u201cThe talents, of which you\\u2019ve been blessed\\n Are they helping in your life\\u2019s quest\\n Do they help make you money\\n Keeping life sunny\\n Or are they inside, being oppressed\\u201d \\u2013 Poem by Cliff Feightner\\n 03:16 \\u2013 Attend Cliff Ravenscraft\\u2019s course, Building a Business Around Your Podcast\\n\\n 04:19 \\u2013 Free Book \\u2013 DIY Conflict Resolution: Seven Choices and Five Actions of a Master \\u2013 Nance Schick (use 48Days as the code)\\n 06:30 \\u2013 John says, I would love to move into a position where I can work in student ministry full-time 07:28 \\u2013 Check out ChurchJobs.net\\n\\n 08:16 \\u2013 Why limit yourself to that?\\n 08:38 \\u2013 Dan presents a scenario to challenge your thinking\\n 09:41 \\u2013 Consider this 2nd example\\n 10:43 \\u2013 What if you\\u2019re in a job that pays $65K a year and you\\u2019re a student minister volunteer?\\n 11:17 \\u2013 Dan knows a guy who works as a full-time minister 11:20 \\u2013 His father-in-law was a Ford dealer who gave him a new T Bird\\n 11:38 \\u2013 The minister received so much criticism that he had to give the car back to his father-in-law\\n \\n 11:58 \\u2013 If you\\u2019re asking for money for your ministry, people will always question your actions\\n 12:21 \\u2013 Dan would never be able to sleep at night in that situation\\n 12:41 \\u2013 Read the message of Paul in the New Testament\\n 13:26 \\u2013 Dan sees some challenges in the way we pay people as ministers\\n \\n 14:06 \\u2013 A listener asks, My wife is, rightfully, worried about us losing our insurance and the security that comes with federal employment if I try to start something on my own 15:36 \\u2013 What does security mean in a job that you loathe?\\n 15:55 \\u2013 The security you think you have is an illusion\\n 16:52 \\u2013 If you can create 50% of your salary for 15 hours per week on the side, you\\u2019re in good shape to quit your job\\n \\n 17:20 \\u2013 Jim says, I want to do something outside of the software development arena 18:00 \\u2013 Software development is a very broad industry\\n 18:34 \\u2013 There are millions of opportunities in software development and it may mean you need to modify what you do\\n 18:51 \\u2013 Don\\u2019t leave without a clear plan\\n 19:14 \\u2013 Dan will send you a new copy of 48 Days to the Work You Love\\n\\n \\n 19:55 \\u2013 Dan plays, Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage (Smashing Pumpkins)\\n 24:24 \\u2013 Dan shares his interview with Aaron Walker 24:31 \\u2013 For Aaron, the best part of the book is the foreword written by Dan\\n 25:01 \\u2013 Aaron\\u2019s new book is View from the Top\\n\\n 25:29 \\u2013 At 27 years old, Aaron was able to retire but 18 months later, he woke up to the fact that he gained 50 lbs\\n 26:01\\u2013 His wife, Robin, told Aaron he should have a purpose, a reason to get up everyday\\n 26:23 \\u2013 Aaron wished he had Masterminds when he was 27\\n 26:44 \\u2013 He\\u2019s thankful Dan was there to help him\\n 26:52 \\u2013 Dan is the reason why Aaron is coaching now\\n 27:31 \\u2013 It\\u2019s not just money that should be the reason to get up every morning\\n 28:22 \\u2013 Dan knew Aaron had so much to offer that he thought it was selfish for him to retire for the 2nd time\\n 28:52 \\u2013 Dan invited Aaron to attend Innovate\\n 29:16 \\u2013 Dan encouraged Aaron to coach because of his experiences and stories\\n 29:37 \\u2013 \\u201cWhat\\u2019s ordinary to you is extraordinary to others\\u201d\\n 30:09 \\u2013 Dan helped Aaron open his eyes and gave the possibilities of what could be the future\\n 31:26 \\u2013 Dan and Aaron talked about how he could borrow the credibility of other people to start\\n 32:01 \\u2013 Somebody introduced Aaron to podcasts and he started finding guests\\n 32:32 \\u2013 In the past 30 months, Aaron has had more than 400 interviews\\n 32:39 \\u2013 Be consistent\\n 32:56 \\u2013 Aaron has written hundreds of blogs\\n 33:02 \\u2013 \\u201cYou don\\u2019t need to do everything\\u201d\\n 34:06 \\u2013 Aaron\\u2019s core message and stories are now in his book, View from the Top\\n\\n 34:48 \\u2013 At 40 years old, life had been so good to him \\u2013 until August 1, 2001\\n 35:07 \\u2013 A guy named Enrique was crossing the street to ride a local bus, and an accident happened \\u2013 Aaron ran over and killed a pedestrian\\n 35:28 \\u2013 He sold his business and took the next 5 years off\\n 35:48 \\u2013 Don\\u2019t make money your only reason to live \\u2013 there is significance on the other side of the coin\\n 36:11 \\u2013 Be intentional in being significant\\n 36:31 \\u2013 Aaron\\u2019s reason for writing his book is to spread the message that you can gain both success and significance in your life\\n 37:36 \\u2013 Break free from the things that are holding you back\\n 37:39 \\u2013 Surround yourself with wise people\\n 37:57 \\u2013 Go to ViewFromTheTop.com/book and pre order the book to get a FREE digital copy of The Mastermind Blueprint\\n\\n 39:29 \\u2013 Dan ends the interview\\n \\n 39:56 \\u2013 Reeba says, I was recently approached by my daughter\\u2019s art teacher about offering art lessons at our studio. However, there\\u2019s another art teacher in town who\\u2019s working to build her own art studio 41:33 \\u2013 \\u201cThere are nothing but green lights for you to go ahead\\u201d\\n 41:49 \\u2013 There are so many approaches to teaching art that students can get a broader and healthier view of the options\\n 43:17 \\u2013 \\u201cHaving all competitors close together helps everyone\\u201d\\n 43:56 \\u2013 The cluster theory is what businesses understand\\n 44:05 \\u2013 See the other teacher as a collaborator and not a competitor so you can refer clients to her\\n 45:24 \\u2013 Dan shares about the scene at Macy\\u2019s during Christmas time from the movie Miracle on 34th Street\\n\\n 45:26 \\u2013 As a coach, Dan refers 99% of people who reach out to him to other coaches\\n 46:17 \\u2013 Talk to the other teacher\\n \\n 46:45 \\u2013 May Jobs Data says the US added 253K jobs in May 47:13 \\u2013 Unemployment rate is 4.4% \\u2013 the lowest in history\\n 47:48 \\u2013 Employers can\\u2019t find people to work\\n 48:43 \\u2013 USPS is looking for package handlers for $14/hour in Franklin, Tennessee\\n 49:16 \\u2013 Walmart is starting to use their employees as a delivery service\\n \\n 50:20 \\u2013 Send us your success stories and questions to AskDan\\n\\n 50:57 \\u2013 The new 48 Days Eagles site \\u2013 This is the best place for moving your career forward\\n 51:50 \\u2013 Dan wishes you success and satisfaction\\n 52:03 \\u2013 Next week\\u2019s topic: What is your why?\\n 52:23 \\u2013 Dan closes today\\u2019s podcast\\n 3 Key Points:\\n Define what security means to you and what you\\u2019re willing to sacrifice for the sake of it.\\n Don\\u2019t leave your steady income without a clear, direct plan of action.\\n Living a life just for the sake of money may not be enough\\u2014look for a purpose that makes you jump out of bed each day.\\n \\xa0\\n Resources Mentioned:\\n To ask Dan a question for the podcast \\u2013\\xa0AskDan\\n\\n \\nThe new 48 Days Eagles site \\u2013 This is the best place for moving your career forward\\n Make money and serve as a 48 Days Seminar Presenter\\n\\n Go to com/48Days and get a free audio of Zig Ziglar\\u2019s See You at the Top!\\n \\nFreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to https://www.freshbooks.com/48days\\n\\n Go to com/sleepyoulove AND use promo code \\u2013 sleepyoulove \\u2013 to save $50 off your purchase of the mattress Dan & Joanne love\\n CES Conference with Jim Cockrum \\u2013 for all online biz (I\\u2019ll be there!)\\n Credits:\\n Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives\\n \\xa0\\n The post Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage (Smashing Pumpkins) appeared first on Official Site Dan Miller.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'