The choices we make with Joanne Miller
b'Episode #607 April 13, 2018 People seem to be in a lot of despair. They feel like they don\\u2019t have choices. Dan\\u2019s wife Joanne joins him on this week\\u2019s podcast and shares some of the trials and tribulations of their life and how the choices they\\u2019ve made have impacted them.\\n Hi, this is Dan Miller \\u2013 and yes you\\u2019re listening to the 48 Days Radio show.\\xa0 In this episode I invited Joanne to join me in responding to the flood of messages we\\u2019re getting from listeners who feel trapped by their circumstances.\\xa0\\xa0Welcome to the 48 Days Radio Show.\\n Questions: 1.\\xa0\\xa0How much choice do we have in the kind of lives we live?\\xa0\\n 2.\\xa0 What happens if you don\\u2019t even have the support of a spouse?\\xa0\\xa0\\n 3.\\xa0 Where do those whom nobody cares about fit in this?\\xa0\\n 4. I am 58 and have gotten nowhere in life. When will my turn ever come?\\xa0\\n 5. I would like to hear any encouragement from experiences of people you might know who hit bottom in every area of life and they went forward.\\n Questions from Dan: What Choices Have You Made? Did you choose the house you\\u2019re living in?\\n Did you choose the job you have now?\\n Did you choose the car you\\u2019re driving?\\n Did you choose the college you went to or whether to go to college?\\n Did you choose the person you married?\\n \\xa0 Comfort is the enemy of progress. P. T. Barnum From The Greatest Showman Click To Tweet\\n Call to Action:\\xa0\\xa0 What choices are you making right now?\\xa0\\xa0\\n \\u201cToday\\u2019s show is brought to you by Casper. Get $50 toward select mattresses by visiting\\xa0casper.com/sleepyoulove\\xa0and using promo code sleepyoulove at checkout. Terms and conditions apply.\\u201d\\n Freshbooks \\u2013\\xa0To claim your month long unrestricted free trial with no credit card required, go to\\xa0https://www.freshbooks.com/pages/48days\\xa0and enter \\u201c48 Days\\u201d\\xa0in the \\u201cHow Did You Hear About Us?\\u201d section.\\n Resources: Dan Miller\\u2019s Top 10 Recommended Books \\u2013\\xa0 If there is one thing that has fueled my own success it is the books I have read.\\xa0 I continue a heavy reading schedule and will until the day I die because the wisdom of the ages is so readily available for any of us \\u2013 it\\u2019s a shame to not take advantage of it. \\xa0\\n I am asked repeatedly what books I recommend. So here are 10 suggestions for 2018.\\xa0 You\\u2019ll notice these are not all business or money-making books, but I truly believe that financial success is a byproduct of personal success. If you want to get rich, work on developing YOU!\\n 1.\\xa0 Frankl, Viktor.\\xa0 Man\\u2019s Search for Meaning.\\xa0 A classic work by a concentration camp prisoner that shows that even when everything else is taken away, we have the ability to choose.\\xa0 I read this one about every six months just to remind myself of what is really important.\\n 2.\\xa0 Gire, Ken.\\xa0 Windows of the Soul.\\xa0 One of my favorite books ever.\\xa0 A gentle guide to help us see God in new ways. I believe it opens our eyes to see more opportunities all around us in the process.\\xa0 A timeless classic.\\n 3.\\xa0 Quindlen, Anna.\\xa0 A Short Guide to a Happy Life.\\xa0 What does it take to really live deeply and successfully, rather than to just exist?\\xa0 This little book puts in perspective those things we often consider to be too important.\\n 4.\\xa0 Schwartz, David.\\xa0 The Magic of Thinking Big.\\xa0 Workable methods for thinking big.\\xa0 How to\\xa0create your own \\u201cgood luck.\\u201d\\xa0 The book that put coach Lou Holtz on the road to extraordinary success.\\n 5.\\xa0 Carnegie, Dale.\\xa0 How to Win Friends & Influence People.\\xa0 This is the classic little book on creating\\xa0great relationships and building trust with others. \\xa0\\n 6.\\xa0 Ziglar, Zig.\\xa0 See You at the Top.\\xa0 This book is full of easy to understand principles for any age.\\xa0 We used it as a text book for homeschooling our children. \\xa0\\n 7.\\xa0 Hill, Napoleon.\\xa0 Think and Grow Rich.\\xa0 I\\u2019m sure you\\u2019ve heard of this one.\\xa0 The principles are as true\\xa0today as they were in 1937.\\xa0 I value this book so much I have an original copy. \\xa0\\n 8.\\xa0 Lapin, Rabbi Daniel.\\xa0 Thou Shall Prosper.\\xa0 Nothing has shaped my thinking on a healthy Biblical\\xa0perspective on money as much as this book. \\xa0\\n 9.\\xa0 Conwell, Russell.\\xa0 Acres of Diamonds.\\xa0 I love this little story about discovering that the opportunities\\xa0for our greatest success are often right under our nose.\\xa0\\n Get a digital version here FREE when you sign up for Dan\\u2019s weekly inspiration and tips on finding or creating work you love.\\n 10.\\xa0 Canfield, Jack.\\xa0 The Success Principles.\\xa0 An incredible compilation of 64 success principles from the co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.\\n Dan & Joanne\\u2019s Decision Making Process: Joanne and I have used a concise process for all the years of our marriage. When confronted with a decision, we allow a 2-week maximum for arriving at a decision. Whether it is where to move, what kind of car to purchase, making a career or business decision, or how to handle a difficult relationship with a relative, we approach the process as follows:\\n 1. State the problem.\\n 2. Get the advice and opinions of others.\\n 3. List the alternatives.\\n 4. Choose the best alternative.\\n 5. Act.\\n And we avoid the crippling power of indecision. Yes, this process must be bathed in prayer. But a daily walk of integrity and character should provide confidence in moving ahead quickly with most any decision.\\n You, too, can deal effectively with the challenge of making solid decisions. Don\\u2019t be indecisive and unstable in all your ways. Rather, walk in the strength, confidence, and boldness that come from decisive action.\\n Meet Dan and Joanne at Igniting Souls Conference in Columbus, Ohio Oct. 26-28th, 2018\\n http://48dayseagles.com/.\\xa0 Membership in this exploding community of achievers!\\xa0\\n To submit a question comment or success story for the Podcast, send your note to askdan@48Days.com\\n If you don\\u2019t like the life you\\u2019re living today, ask yourself what kind of changes you are willing to make happen to have a different life.\\n \\xa0\\n The post The choices we make \\u2013 with Joanne Miller appeared first on Official Site Dan Miller.\\n \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'