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Stop paying for low return degrees!

Published: Nov. 10, 2017, 2 p.m.

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Questions:
  1. I\u2019m a successful aerospace engineer \u2013 and I can\u2019t take it anymore.\xa0
  2. Dan, I earn over $100,000 yearly and I hate my job!
  3. I owe nearly $300,000 in college debt and I want to be the person where my cup is overflowing which allows me to freely give to others.\xa0
  4. Dan, if I get career coaching and still don\u2019t get a job I want you to pay for it.
  5. Good News
  6. More questions
Cliff Feightner poem:

Is the job that you work a true callingOr on your family\u2019s desires are you fallingIs your working locationYour true vocationOr does your passion continue to be stalling

Quotation:

\u201cBoth poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.\u201d Napoleon Hill\xa0 Tweet This

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Summary:

Finding the right path is not easy, it\u2019s often a struggle that most people have to deal with. The problem is that it sometimes takes years before you realize you\u2019re on the wrong path and if you accumulate debt (like student loans) along the way, it can become a costly journey. Dan encourages you to take heart! To learn from your initial job experiences and discern what is best for you and your family. The choice is yours, and Dan provides listeners with advice to make the BEST and most informed decision possible.

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Time Stamped Show Notes:
  • 01:04 \u2013 Preview of Today\u2019s Show on \u201cStop paying for low return college degrees!\u201d
    • I\u2019m a successful aerospace engineer \u2013 and I can\u2019t take it anymore
    • Dan, I earn over $100,000 yearly and I hate my job!
    • I owe nearly $300,000 in college debt and I want to be the person where my cup is overflowing which allows me to freely give to others
    • Dan, if I get career coaching and still don\u2019t get a job I want you to pay for it
    • Good News
    • Success Stories
    • \u201cBoth poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.\u201d \u2013 Napoleon Hill
  • [spp-timestamp time=\u201d02:15 \u201c]\u2013 Check out the Monday Mentorship call at The 48 Days Eagles
  • 02:33 \u2013 A poem from Cliff Feightner

Is the job that you work a true calling Or on your family\u2019s desires are you falling Is your working location Your true vocation Or does your passion continue to be stalling

  • [spp-timestamp time=\u201d03:33\u2033] \u2013 FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted, free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to https://www.freshbooks.com/48days
  • [spp-timestamp time=\u201d05:49\u2033] \u2013 Brennon Jones loves cutting hair for the homeless
    • 06:16 \u2013 Apart from the hair cut, he gives people food, clothing, and toiletries
    • 06:33 \u2013 A stranger named Sean Johnson knew Brennon would have a hard time continuing throughout the winter, so he opened a new barber shop they can use
  • [spp-timestamp time=\u201d07:21 \u201c]\u2013 A little girl writes to Google to ask for her dad\u2019s day off
    • 07:57 \u2013 Her dad only gets Saturdays off and his birthday is on a Wednesday
    • 08:08 \u2013 The senior manager wrote back that they\u2019re giving her dad the whole first week of July off for his birthday
  • [spp-timestamp time=\u201d08:53 \u201c]\u2013 Taylor Swift finds a bullied teen online singing her songs
    • 09:27 \u2013 The bullied teen started doing covers of Taylor\u2019s songs
    • 09:38 \u2013 On November 1st, Taylor Swift liked his post and it progressed into an event of super fans gathering at her mansion in Rhode Island
  • 10:39 \u2013 Dan shares about his neighbor whose siblings died unexpectedly and took the children as their own
  • 11:30 \u2013 Rebecca says, I\u2019m a successful aerospace engineer \u2013 and I can\u2019t take it anymore
    • 13:34 \u2013 \u201cYou\u2019re on the right track\u201d
    • 13:41 \u2013 Dan is not assuming you\u2019ll have to leave your career in aerospace engineering
    • 14:08 \u2013 Dan encourages you to explore your profession
    • 14:37 \u2013 Working at an outdoors shop is doable, but it might NOT be necessary
    • 15:09 \u2013 Look for \u201cAND\u201d solutions not \u201cEITHER OR\u201d
    • 15:50 \u2013 Give yourself 90 days to explore the opportunities
  • 16:08 \u2013 Allan says, Dan, I earn over $100,000 yearly and I hate my job!
    • 17:07 \u2013 A lot of times, the primary value of the jobs we take in our earlier years is to discover what we DON\u2019T want to do
    • 17:25 \u2013 Be clear about your purpose and your why
    • 18:06 \u2013 Get clear on what you\u2019re moving toward, not just what you\u2019re moving away from
    • 18:25 \u2013 Dan shares Maslow\u2019s hierarchy of needs:
      • Transcendence
      • Self-Actualization
      • Esteem
      • Belonging
      • Security
      • Safety

People tend to seek to fill the lower levels and then move up toward the top

  • 19:30 \u2013 Stay at your job until you have a clear plan about what you\u2019re going to do next
  • 20:02 \u2013 Address your needs in the lowest level first before moving up to address the next one
  • 21:17 \u2013 Self-actualization comes from the quote, \u201cWhat a man can be, he must be\u201d
  • 22:04 \u2013 Transcendence is the highest level of being, relating, and behaving
  • 23:13 \u2013 Everybody looks for transcendence
  • 24:35 \u2013 Aaron\u2019s note, I owe nearly $300,000 in college debt and I want to be the person where my cup is overflowing which allows me to freely give to others
    • 26:59 \u2013 You have to stop accumulating school loans by discontinuing that second master\u2019s degree
    • 27:27 \u2013 Get out of the military and start addressing this loan
    • 28:06 \u2013 The Master\u2019s Degree in Theology is listed as #5 on the 8 degrees with the worst return on investment \u2014 military chaplains have an average income of $38K to $58K annually
    • 29:05 \u2013 Your heart and head need to work together
    • 29:34 \u2013 Dan shares a variety of examples of things you could do
    • 32:16 \u2013 Dan was employable and could have gotten a position in the university, but he didn\u2019t because it wouldn\u2019t work for his family
    • 33:27 \u2013 \u201cWe serve best from a full cup\u201d
    • 33:47 \u2013 \u201cTo keep doing great work, we can\u2019t be starving\u201d
    • 34:52 \u2013 Walking out of this situation is very possible with a strategic plan in place
  • 35:33 \u2013 Loans are not easy to address
  • 36:04 \u2013 As a farm kid, Dan grew up with the thinking that if he didn\u2019t have the money, he couldn\u2019t afford it
  • 36:15 \u2013 Every step of the way, Dan funded his schooling with the work that he did
  • 37:35 \u2013 Covering their expenses with the money they earned was the only option for Dan and his wife, Joanne
  • 39:12 \u2013 Dan did work on a run-down house to make it a beautiful again in exchange for rent\u2014they stayed there for two years
  • [spp-timestamp time=\u201d40:09 \u201c]\u2013 To ask Dan a question for the podcast \u2013\xa0AskDan or email at askdan@48Days.com
  • 40:40 \u2013 Brian says, Dan, if I get career coaching and still don\u2019t get a job, I want you to pay for it
    • 42:34 \u2013 Dan already responded back giving advice for how to go about looking for a job
    • 43:12 \u2013 Brian proposes that Dan pay for his coaching
    • 43:53 \u2013 Dan is not accepting the challenge
    • 44:05 \u2013 \u201cThere\u2019s a built-in incentive for you to not get a job\u201d
    • 44:12 \u2013 IF you get a job, Dan will pay for the coaching\u2014two wins for you
    • 45:03 \u2013 Dan is still committed to the idea that your age is NOT the issue in your ability to find a job
  • 46:51 \u2013 Be confident that you can do whatever you need to and make a 10-year plan
  • 47:15 \u2013 Dan closes today\u2019s podcast
3 Key Points:
  1. Start looking for \u201cAND\u201d solutions to find the best ways to solve the problems that you have.
  2. Be aware of when it\u2019s time for change\u2014your mind and heart have to work together.
  3. Student loans can be eliminated by being creative in finding ways to pay it off.
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