Is our church keeping us from our God given full potential?
b'Is our church keeping us from our God given full potential? Other\\xa0items we explore:\\n Although I am trying to get certified as a trainer soon, I am still lacking enough education for me to feel like I can successfully work with clients.\\n My dream is to open an organic/natural bakery with pastries, custom decorated cakes, and also maybe some organic cafe items.\\n I\\u2019m wearing out in my current career, but I\\u2019ve decided to make the best of it for another 18 months when I qualify for a full retirement.\\n I believe we can both get to a point where we can move into art and singing full time.\\n I can\\u2019t for the life of me figure out how to monetize my passions. I love Bible and theology.\\n \\u201cDoubts are the ants in the pants of faith. They keep it awake and moving.\\u201d \\u2013 Frederick Buechner \\u2013 Tweet This\\n \\u201cYou should do things a different wayBut about it, you tell them you\\u2019ll prayWill it be scoredAs advice from the LordOr putting it off till another day\\u201d\\xa0 \\xa0Poem by\\xa0Cliff\\xa0Feightner\\n Show Notes: Episode \\u2013 06-02-17 Title: N/A\\n Subtitle: N/A\\n Summary:\\n In this episode, Dan discusses the fine line between choosing the work you love and the work that pays you. Achieving the right balance between the two requires a great deal of wisdom\\u2014so Dan offers some solid, practical advice that can help guide you in the right direction. Listen as Dan addresses those aspiring to be new business owners by listing a number of resources and books that will help kickstart the process. He also encourages those feeling doubtful to consider this the starting point for new growth.\\n Sponsored By:\\n FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to https://www.freshbooks.com/48days\\n Time Stamped Show Notes:\\n 01:32 \\u2013 Preview of Today\\u2019s Show on \\u201cIs our church keeping us from our God-given full potential?\\u201d Although I am trying to get certified as a trainer soon, I am still lacking enough education for me to feel like I can successfully work with clients.\\n My dream is to open an organic/natural bakery with pastries, custom decorated cakes, and also maybe some organic cafe items.\\n I\\u2019m wearing out in my current career, but I\\u2019ve decided to make the best of it for another 18 months when I qualify for a full retirement.\\n I believe we can both get to a point where we can move into art and singing full time.\\n I can\\u2019t for the life of me figure out how to monetize my passions. I love Bible and theology.\\n \\n\\u201cDoubts are the ants in the pants of faith. They keep it awake and moving.\\u201d \\u2013 Frederick Buechner\\n \\n 03:07 \\u2013 \\u201cYou should do things a different way\\n But about it, you tell them you\\u2019ll pray\\n Will it be scored\\n As advice from the Lord\\n Or putting it off till another day\\u201d \\u2013 Poem by Cliff Feightner\\n 03:45 \\u2013 Attend Cliff Ravenscraft\\u2019s course on June 16th and 17th Building a Business Around Your Podcast 04:34 \\u2013 Cliff will teach podcasting and how to do it with excellence\\n 04:46 \\u2013 Go to http://podcastanswerman.com/nextlevelworkshop/\\n\\n \\n 05:06 \\u2013 FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to https://www.freshbooks.com/48days\\n\\n 06:30 \\u2013 Adam says, I wanted to let you know that for the last 18 months or so I\\u2019ve been doing the same thing (Zazzle concept) for the physical products I design for old jeep jerkies on com 08:18 \\u2013 Adam\\u2019s website is XJ Switch Panels\\n\\n 08:52 \\u2013 \\u201cIf I had gone for a more traditional manufacturing\\u2026a single design would have required between $30-50K\\u201d\\n 09:03 \\u2013 Being able to 3D print his designs, Adam\\u2019s prototypes only cost $250\\n 09:13 \\u2013 After 18 months, he has profited more than $10,000\\n \\n 10:13 \\u2013 To submit a question for the Podcast, send your note to askdan@48Days.com\\n\\n 10:27 \\u2013 Last week, Dan talked about Billy, the pastor who recently got fired 10:56 \\u2013 Billy sent a note of thanks\\n 11:06 \\u2013 He will pursue his PhD and find more creative ways to fund his studies\\n \\n 11:36 \\u2013 Paul says, I have a professional training company that I want to grow by targeting the best clients for my services 12:00 \\u2013 Dan uses the service from Nurture Marketing\\n\\n 13:00 \\u2013 That marketing filled Dan\\u2019s schedule\\n \\n 13:31 \\u2013 Dave says, My wife says I should get people to pay me for my ideas and although she was half joking, I think she was half serious 14:18 \\u2013 Ideas with value get paid accordingly\\n 14:39 \\u2013 Ideas are not something you get paid for on a continual basis\\n 14:53 \\u2013 Dan shares about his friend, David, who works for Verizon\\n 15:08 \\u2013 David designed a clear thermostat cover that locks\\n 15:35 \\u2013 David sold over 4K units on Amazon and got inquiries from Home Depot\\n 16:21 \\u2013 David connected with an agency that worked out a licensing agreement\\n 16:45 \\u2013 They now opened an order with Home Depot for 10K units\\n 17:10 \\u2013 Dan also shares about his friend, Vernie\\n 17:23 \\u2013 Dan connected Vernie to the same people and they are now working on a licensing agreement for his product\\n 17:32 \\u2013 Invent Right is a legit website that Dan recommends you to check out\\n 18:10 \\u2013 Dan also recommends to read the book, One Simple Idea by Steven Key\\n\\n \\n 19:26 \\u2013 Donna says, Although I am trying to get certified as a trainer soon, I am still lacking enough education for me to feel like I can successfully work with clients 20:21 \\u2013 When will you know that you have enough education?\\n 20:41 \\u2013 Dan\\u2019s nutritional trainer is very clear on his experience\\n 21:12 \\u2013 Your clients may not be impressed by your education\\n 21:56 \\u2013 \\u201cYou\\u2019re in business when you have a paying client\\u201d\\n 22:17 \\u2013 Spend 3 hours per week studying, 5 hours for your content, 4 hours for working directly with clients, and 3 hours on marketing to build your brand\\n 23:17 \\u2013 Don\\u2019t spend all your time studying\\n 23:52 \\u2013 Dan stills allocate time to study\\n 24:17 \\u2013 Grow knowledge and experience at the same time\\n 24:48 \\u2013 Don\\u2019t allow fear to slow you down\\n \\n 24:57 \\u2013 Kristine says, My dream is to open an organic/natural bakery with pastries, custom decorated cakes, and also maybe some organic cafe items 25:24 \\u2013 \\u201cI\\u2019m lost financially\\u201d\\n 26:07 \\u2013 Dan encourages you to stairstep your business \\u2013 start to supply existing businesses\\n 26:46 \\u2013 Don\\u2019t put yourself in competition and immense debt\\n 27:03 \\u2013 Dan recommends you to read, Business Boutique: A Woman\\u2019s Guide for Making Money for Doing What You Love\\n\\n 28:03 \\u2013 Find a commercial bakery and rent the kitchen for a few hours when they are not open\\n 28:40 \\u2013 Dan shares about Casa Azafran \\u2013 they have a kitchen that accommodates 50 different businesses\\n 30:01 \\u2013 Use that to know which items people are craving\\n \\n 30:17 \\u2013 Nick sent a message, Is our church keeping us from our God-given full potential? 31:05 \\u2013 Respond to the things you\\u2019re already sensing\\n 31:27 \\u2013 Divine discontent is the thing that God uses in our frustrating situations\\n 32:12 \\u2013 Spend time with people you want to become \\u2013 don\\u2019t change who you are\\n 33:28 \\u2013 You don\\u2019t want to be the exact person you are now in the future\\n 34:02 \\u2013 \\u201cGive yourselves 6 months to just think and explore\\u201d\\n 34:19 \\u2013 Spend Sunday mornings to go deep in your own searching\\n 34:55 \\u2013 Change the experience significantly to define what you\\u2019re looking for in a church\\n 35:27 \\u2013 When Dan was 22 years old, he was convinced he would not subscribe to any theology he couldn\\u2019t easily understand\\n 36:25 \\u2013 Seeing the enjoyment Dan\\u2019s son was experiencing encouraged him to examine his own understanding\\n 37:01 \\u2013 Embrace your doubt and be convinced that this will be a growing time for you\\n 38:08 \\u2013 This is just the beginning\\n \\n 38:41 \\u2013 Gwendalyn asks, As I approach fitness people, I want to protect the concept of the business. Do NDA\\u2019s protect me in cases like this? 39:15 \\u2013 The real protection is to take action\\n 39:33 \\u2013 Be careful about partnering\\n \\n 40:54 \\u2013 Betsy\\u2019s message, I\\u2019m wearing out in my current career, but I\\u2019ve decided to make the best of it for another 18 months when I qualify for a full retirement 41:18 \\u2013 Check out Second-Act Careers by Nancy Collamer\\n\\n 41:33 \\u2013 Also read, Launch Your Encore: Finding Adventure and Purpose Later in Life\\n\\n 41:49 \\u2013 Use your 18 months to get fired up about what you\\u2019re going to move into next\\n \\n 41:56 \\u2013 Marilyn says, I believe we can both get to a point where we can move into art and singing full-time 42:40 \\u2013 \\u201cBe careful about forcing your art and music to be your primary/only source of income\\u201d\\n 43:22 \\u2013 Dan shares about the book, Eat, Pray, Love\\n\\n 43:44 \\u2013 \\u201cI held on to those other sources of income for so long because I never wanted to burden my writing with the responsibility to pay for my life\\u201d \\u2013 Elizabeth Gilbert\\n 44:46 \\u2013 Dan mentions again about David, his friend who works in Verizon that sings very well\\n 45:20 \\u2013 Have a realistic plan\\n \\n 45:44 \\u2013 Bill says, I can\\u2019t for the life of me figure out how to monetize my passions. I love Bible and theology 46:18 \\u2013 Last week, Dan said that the lowest paid professions were preaching and teaching\\n 46:46 \\u2013 Expect you can teach and preach on the side\\n 47:00 \\u2013 Don\\u2019t push those things to the forefront\\n 47:41 \\u2013 Have a realistic plan to bring passion, talent and money together\\n \\n 48:51 \\u2013 Ask questions on AskDan\\n\\n 48:56 \\u2013 Coaching with Excellence \\u2013 August 31-Sept 1, 2017\\n 49:06 \\u2013 The new 48 Days Eagles site \\u2013 This is the best place for moving your career forward\\n 49:08 \\u2013 Dan closes today\\u2019s podcast\\n 3 Key Points: Dip your toe in the water before you jump in \\u2013 find ways to get involved in the type of business you want without needing to be in debt or before pouring hard-earned money for that investment.\\n Embrace your doubts as an opportunity for personal growth.\\n Do NOT expect your passions to be your main source of income\\u2014create a realistic plan that brings passion, talent, and money together.\\n Resources Mentioned: 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 \\nCoaching with Excellence \\u2013 August 31-Sept 1, 2017\\n Credits: Show Notes by Mallard Creatives\\n The post Is our church keeping us from our God given full potential? appeared first on Official Site Dan Miller.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'