Make people question your sanity
b'Make people question your sanity If everyone in your family and workplace commends you on how well you\\u2019re doing, maybe you\\u2019re not thinking big enough.\\xa0 Big ideas and goals always attract criticism from small thinkers.\\xa0 Don\\u2019t be afraid to step out with plans that make people think you\\u2019re crazy.\\n Questions from this week\\u2019s Podcast: We\\u2019ve saved $200k and are debating between buying a house or quitting our unfulfilling jobs to travel for 6-12 months as an opportunity like this might not present itself again.\\n What would be a good class or conference to attend to work on my leadership skills & personal growth?\\n How do I deal with the guilt of not loving the job that brings my parents unfailing pride in their daughter? How do I let down my clients who have come to depend on me to take care of their loved ones?\\n I have a desire to start a business to help with our family\\u2019s income and have several ideas.\\xa0 This may seem ridiculous/silly, but I am fearful.\\n \\u201cIf people aren\\u2019t laughing at your dreams, your dreams aren\\u2019t big enough!\\u201d\\n Robin Sharma\\xa0\\u2014 Tweet This\\n Show Notes: Episode \\u2013 04-21-17 Title: N/A\\n Subtitle: N/A\\n Summary:\\n In this episode, Dan Miller discusses the goal of making people question your sanity\\u2014the best way to do this\\u2014dream BIG! If you\\u2019re not getting criticism, you\\u2019re not dreaming big enough. Use the dreams you have in life as motivation for stepping forward, for yourself and for your career. Listen as Dan encourages us to not let people\\u2019s opinions dictate how we do life and how we make our success. He answers the hard questions of our listeners who share just what they really want, but don\\u2019t quite know just how to execute it.\\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\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:37 \\u2013 Preview of Today\\u2019s Show on \\u201cMake people question your sanity\\u201d \\u2013 Everyone in your family and workplace commends you on how well you\\u2019re doing, maybe you\\u2019re not thinking big enough. Big ideas and goals always attract criticism from small thinkers. Don\\u2019t be afraid to step out with plans that make people think you\\u2019re crazy. We\\u2019ve saved $200k and are debating between buying a house or quitting our unfulfilling jobs to travel for 6-12 months as an opportunity like this might not present itself again\\n What would be a good class or conference to attend to work on my leadership skills & personal growth\\n How do I deal with the guilt of not loving the job that brings my parents unfailing pride in their daughter? How do I let down my clients who have come to depend on me to take care of their loved ones?\\n I have a desire to start a business to help with our family\\u2019s income and have several ideas. This may seem ridiculous/silly, but I am fearful.\\n \\n\\u201cIf people aren\\u2019t laughing at your dreams, your dreams aren\\u2019t big enough!\\u201d \\u2013 Robin Sharma\\n\\n \\n 02:35 \\u2013 Dan just finished filing his taxes\\n 03:27 \\u2013 If you have to PAY taxes, it means you had a pretty good year\\n 03:55 \\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 04:52 \\u2013 Student loan debt has grown by 170% in the last 10 years\\n 05:28 \\u2013 Many students who are in debt don\\u2019t even graduate\\n 05:48 \\u2013 Check out Rachel Cruze\\u2019s book on how to avoid debt when you go into college\\n 05:59 \\u2013 Dan helped his mother-in-law resolve her student loan debts when she was 72 years old\\n 06:34 \\u2013 Eric and Joanna asks, We\\u2019ve saved $200k and are debating between buying a house or quitting our unfulfilling jobs to travel for 6-12 months as an opportunity like this might not present itself again 07:42 \\u2013 Dan looks for \\u201cand\\u201d solutions, not \\u201cor\\u201d\\n 08:00 \\u2013 Dan would do both\\n 08:49 \\u2013 Senario #1 \\u2013 Buy the house and immediately rent it out for 6 months\\n 09:01 \\u2013 Rent your house for $2000, so it takes care of your mortgage\\n 09:40 \\u2013 Scenario #2 \\u2013 You could take your $200K to buy a house and have it rented, so you can travel\\n 09:57 \\u2013 Senario #2 is what Dan\\u2019s daughter, Ashley, is doing right now\\n 10:41 \\u2013 Ashley and her family have no plans stopping their lifestyle\\n \\n 11:37 \\u2013 Question from Bob, What would be a good class or conference to attend to work on my leadership skills & personal growth 12:34 \\u2013 \\u201cIf you say you don\\u2019t have the resources to invest in yourself, you have a scarcity problem.\\u201d\\n 13:05 \\u2013 This year check out, Global Leadership Summit\\n\\n 13:33 \\u2013 You can go to the live event or go to a simulcast-location\\n 13:57 \\u2013 The Human Gathering in Los Angeles (Note: the link to this event is no longer available July 30, 2018)\\n 14:13 \\u2013 Leadercast in Atlanta, Georgia\\n 14:31 \\u2013 The Strategic Growth Forum\\n\\n \\n 15:59 \\u2013 Send your questions to askdan@48Days.com\\n\\n 16:49 \\u2013 Melissa says, How do I deal with the guilt of not loving the job that brings my parents unfailing pride in their daughter? How do I let down my clients who have come to depend on me to take care of their loved ones? 17:38 \\u2013 Melissa and her husband are both veterinarians\\n 18:30 \\u2013 She was subconsciously aware from the start that she didn\\u2019t have the passion for being a vet\\n 19:24 \\u2013 The biggest problem Melissa realized is that she\\u2019s helping a lot of other people with their problems to the point that she has nothing left for her family\\n 20:23 \\u2013 Melissa is involved in her town\\u2019s economic development commission\\n 20:52 \\u2013 Melissa wants to be an executive director for their commission\\n 21:52 \\u2013 Your dilemma fits so many people\\n 22:48 \\u2013 Like most positions, it\\u2019s not the degree that a position is for you \\u2013 it\\u2019s the credibility\\n 23:55 \\u2013 Create the perfect, ideal job for you\\n 24:25 \\u2013 Resolving your husband\\u2019s reaction is the biggest problem in this decision\\n 24:50 \\u2013 Explain your growing passion for your city to your husband\\n 25:44 \\u2013 Get your husband on board with where you want to go\\n 26:03 \\u2013 If you\\u2019re without your husband\\u2019s support, reduce your hours as a vet, and devote 10-15 hours/week to your city work\\n \\n 27:02 \\u2013 Dan plays John Lennon\\u2019s \\u201cWatching the Wheels\\u201d\\n 28:43 \\u2013 Dan is reading Benjamin Franklin\\u2019s book\\n 29:40 \\u2013 \\u201cDon\\u2019t be afraid to go to new territories\\u201d\\n 29:55 \\u2013 Kevin and Amanda says, I have a desire to start a business to help with our family\\u2019s income and have several ideas. This may seem ridiculous/silly, but I am fearful. 30:38 \\u2013 Avoid watching CNN (constantly negative news)\\n 30:57 \\u2013 \\u201cWe live in a 24 hour, bad news cycle\\u201d\\n 32:00 \\u2013 Realize that news is a business\\n 32:18 \\u2013 News can be exaggerated and even false just to keep people watching\\n 32:31 \\u2013 You can decide what you listen to\\n 32:47 \\u2013 Dan mentions his book, The Rudder of the Day\\n\\n 34:28 \\u2013 Protect your first hour of the day \\u2013 don\\u2019t read/watch negative news\\n 35:01 \\u2013 Dan already sent you a copy of his book\\n 35:15 \\u2013 Don\\u2019t get caught up in news, fear, and anxiety\\n 36:10 \\u2013 Good achievements seldom make the news\\n 37:34 \\u2013 Now is the time to start a new business\\n \\n 37:49 \\u2013 The new 48 Days Eagles membership site \\u2013 see this growing community for finding Work You Love 38:00 \\u2013 Greg does a Monday morning check-in and a Wednesday open group\\n 38:18 \\u2013 Donna talked about filing taxes\\n 38:32 \\u2013 Jennifer says she\\u2019s doing a final proofread of a book\\n 38:55 \\u2013 Allen is working with two new prospective clients\\n 39:06 \\u2013 Melissa says she\\u2019s creating content for her website\\n 39:18 \\u2013 Teresa shared a photo. She\\u2019s a coach, author, and she helps her husband with his 1000 acre farm\\n 40:12 \\u2013 Johnny connects to his photography friends\\n 40:34 \\u2013 Dan is working on their new workbook for the Innovate Conference\\n \\n 40:59 \\u2013 Chad Jeffers, the guitarist for Carrie Underwood, will be joining Dan on the podcast in a few weeks\\n 41:51 \\u2013 Chad will be one of the presenters at Innovate\\n 41:53 \\u2013 Deby Dearman will give a talk as well\\n 42:22 \\u2013 Bob Baker of The Empowered Artist will be there\\n 42:27 \\u2013 Dan\\u2019s granddaughter, Clara and Dan\\u2019s wife, Joanne will also be sharing at Innovate\\n 43:04 \\u2013 Justin asked, in the 48 Days Eagles, what is the best book you\\u2019ve read this year? \\u2013 The 12-Week Year was the top pick from those who responded\\n 43:44 \\u2013 Kevin, a truck driver, listens to Audible\\n 45:35 \\u2013 Dan and his team are developing a system to help people track their success\\n 47:09 \\u2013 Dan closes today\\u2019s podcast\\n 3 Key Points: Don\\u2019t take on student debt if you can help it \\u2013 evaluate all your options before you choose student loans for your education.\\n Investing in yourself means you believe that you are worth the investment; not investing in yourself is a sign of a scarcity mindset.\\n Take action now! You don\\u2019t need to wait for the perfect timing \\u2013 the right time is now!\\n Resources Mentioned: \\n The new 48 Days Eagles membership site \\u2013 see this growing community for finding Work You Love\\n Make money and serve as a 48 Days Seminar Presenter\\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 Credits: Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives\\n \\xa0\\n The post Make people question your sanity appeared first on Official Site Dan Miller.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'