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I miss having a job

Published: Oct. 6, 2017, 1 p.m.

Questions:

  1. Dan why am I not happy in my new success?
  2. Would you rather be safe, secure, all your needs taken care \u2013 but know your in captivity \u2013 Or open to risk, danger and uncertainty but totally free?
  3. Good News
  4. More questions
Cliff Feightner poem:

What is the work that we chooseDoes it give us joy or the bluesWill it stick in our headLike a thought that we dreadMake us constantly feel like we lose

Quotation:

\u201cThere\u2019s always free cheese in a mousetrap.\u201d Tweet This

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Show Notes: Episode \u2013 10-06-17

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Summary:

In this episode, Dan reminds us that success is NOT just about how much money you earn. Success is defined differently from one person to the next. Once we realize we are on a journey to finding WORTHWHILE goals and begin to pursue these goals\u2014we will find ourselves closer and closer to finding true fulfillment and success. Listen as Dan lists possible reasons we\u2019re not happy EVEN if we\u2019ve found \u201csuccess\u201d and what it means to put-on a mindset of growth. You\u2019ll also hear why staying in your comfort zone may be working against you.

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Time Stamped Show Notes:
  • 00:35 \u2013 Preview of Today\u2019s Show on \u201cI miss having a job\u201d
    • Dan why am I not happy in my new success?
    • Would you rather be safe, secure, all your needs taken care \u2013 but know you\u2019re in captivity \u2013 Or open to risk, danger and uncertainty but totally free?
    • Good News
    • More Questions
    • \u201cThere\u2019s always free cheese in a mousetrap.\u201d
  • 02:50 \u2013 A poem from Cliff Feightner What is the work that we choose Does it give us joy or the blues Will it stick in our head Like a thought that we dread Make us constantly feel like we lose
  • 03:53 \u2013 Dan was at the CES Conference
    • 04:22 \u2013 He talked to a successful young lady
    • 04:45 \u2013 She quit her job and did online sales full-time
    • 04:57 \u2013 Her question was, Dan why am I not happy in my new success?
    • 05:13 \u2013 Success is not about how much money you have \u2013 it\u2019s the progressive realization of worthwhile goals
    • 05:50 \u2013 Something was sincerely missing for Christy
    • 06:27 \u2013 Dan asked her questions which pointed her to getting a job and all her responses were \u201cYes\u201d
    • 07:20 \u2013 She was hesitant because getting a job sounded like she had failed
    • 07:47 \u2013 The message is this: Christy now knows the spectrum of opportunities that are before her. And now, she is able to choose what FITS her
    • 08:22 \u2013 Dan made it clear that Christy didn\u2019t have to give up what she was doing now
    • 09:41 \u2013 When people are in transition, Dan wants them to look at things they could do as an entrepreneur
  • [spp-timestamp time=\u201d10:45\u2033] \u2013 To ask Dan a question for the podcast \u2013\xa0AskDan or email at askdan@48Days.com
  • 11:00 \u2013 Another situation Dan got into at the conference
    • 11:57 \u2013 There was a section in the hotel for juvenile alligators and turtles
    • 12:31 \u2013 These wild animals were in an enclosed environment that was so big that it looked like a natural habitat for them, but it\u2019s not
    • 13:04 \u2013 At the end of the day, these animals are still in captivity
    • 13:21 \u2013 Would you rather be safe, secure, all your needs taken cared of \u2013 but know you\u2019re in captivity \u2013 Or open to risk, danger and uncertainty, but totally free?
    • 13:58 \u2013 There are a lot of people who choose the first
    • 14:58 \u2013 Communities in every city in America have 4 to 5 generations of people like that \u2013 they rely on the government for their needs
    • 15:25 \u2013 Is that kind of help compassion or something else?
    • 15:50 \u2013 Studies have shown that the most poor people who win the lottery go back to being broke and miserable 7 years later because they can\u2019t handle the wealth they amassed
    • 16:47 \u2013 NOTHING COMES FOR FREE
    • 17:17 \u2013 You are setting a stage of having a debt in everything you do that is not honest
    • 17:30 \u2013 Dan shares about the time he forgot to ring in a shovel at Home Depot
    • 18:51 \u2013 Don\u2019t spend time thinking about how to get things for free
    • 19:42 \u2013 \u201cWealthy people don\u2019t look for free things\u201d
    • 19:53 \u2013 The first step to prosperity is thinking about how you can serve and add more value
    • 20:30 \u2013 Brian Tracy\u2019s 3 principles consistently seen in wealthy people: clear goals, continuous learning, and willingness to take risk
  • 21:53 \u2013 In your comfort zone, you may be in your zone of competence, but not in your zone of GENIUS
  • 22:20 \u2013 Earlier this year, Dan wrote a piece about the top 10 NBA players
    • 23:36 \u2013 The percentage of times these players shoot the ball is 48%
    • 24:13 \u2013 This year has been a surprise for Dan because of his abysmal failure in some areas
  • 25:23 \u2013 \u201cRecognize that you have the freedom to choose what fits you\u201d
  • 26:35 \u2013 You know what you need to do \u2013 you know you have options!
  • [spp-timestamp time=\u201d27:26\u2033] \u2013 Dan talked about Amazon Merch last week, where you can earn royalties for your design without any investment
  • 28:06 \u2013 You get to choose for yourself!
  • 28:15 \u2013 Dan closes today\u2019s podcast
3 Key Points:
  1. Success is not about how much money you have, it\u2019s a journey to finding those worthwhile goals that are RIGHT for you.
  2. Being in a job does NOT mean you\u2019re unsuccessful.
  3. Instead of finding ways to get things for free, find ways you can better serve people and add value to them.
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