What does this make possible?

Published: June 23, 2017, 1 p.m.

b'What does this make possible?\\n When unexpected change comes our first reaction is often one of fear or anger.\\xa0 We want to hang on to things as they were.\\xa0 But a healthier response may be to ask (in the wise words of Gail Hyatt) \\u201cWhat does this make possible?\\u201d\\xa0 In this episode we hear from listeners who have been confronted with unwelcome change, and I share about our cease and desist order regarding having live events at the Sanctuary.\\xa0\\n The questions this week: The dealership I\\u2019m at has just changed their pay plan, and ALL of the salespeople are bummed out about it. I guess this was the motivation I needed to look for other work or another dealership.\\n How do you differentiate between naysayers/whiners versus realists and intuitionists?\\n Are we too scattered? Do we have too many things going on to do any of them well?\\n I know I have a lot of good idea,s but I\\u2019m having trouble keeping myself motivated.\\n I want to use my associate degree in accounting but fear that I will not make as much as I\\u2019m making now working in a steel shop.\\n And I\\u2019ve got good news \\u2013\\n \\u201cDon\\u2019t cry because it\\u2019s over, smile because it happened.\\u201d \\u2015 Dr. Seuss \\u2014 Tweet This\\n \\xa0Cliff Feightner\\u2018s Poem Does the place of your working careerJust serve to keep money nearDo you think you\\u2019re a slobJust working a jobAnd to lose it is your biggest fear\\n Show Notes:Episode \\u2013 06-23-17 Title: N/A Subtitle: N/A\\n Summary: In this episode, Dan reminds us to be open to change. It\\u2019s very normal to feel jostled by unexpected events that throw your plans. But, if we can step back and keep an open mind, perhaps we can gain enough courage to ask, \\u201cWhat does this make possible?\\u201d Listen as Dan shares a number of positive, news stories and success stories. He also addresses questions relating to this week\\u2019s theme and opens up about how he is choosing to deal with an unexpected change for the 48 Days community.\\n \\xa0\\n Time Stamped Show Notes: 01:11 \\u2013 Preview of Today\\u2019s Show on \\u201cWhat does this make possible?\\u201d When unexpected change comes our first reaction is often one of fear or anger. We want to hang on to things as they were. But a healthier response may be to ask (in the wise words of Gail Hyatt) \\u201cWhat does this make possible?\\u201d In this episode we hear from listeners who have been confronted with unwelcome change, and I share about our cease and desist order regarding having live events at the Sanctuary. The dealership I\\u2019m at has just changed their pay plan, and ALL of the salespeople are bummed out about it. I guess this was the motivation I needed to look for other work or another dealership\\n How do you differentiate between naysayers/whiners versus realists and intuitionists?\\n Are we too scattered? Do we have too many things going on to do any of them well?\\n I know I have a lot of good ideas but I\\u2019m having trouble keeping myself motivated.\\n I want to use my associate degree in accounting but fear that I will not make as much as I\\u2019m making now working in a steel shop\\n And I\\u2019ve got good news \\u2013\\n \\u201cDon\\u2019t cry because it\\u2019s over, smile because it happened.\\u201d \\u2015 Dr. Seuss\\n \\n 02:58 \\u2013 Send your questions at askdan@48Days.com or AskDan\\n\\n 03:25 \\u2013 A poem from Cliff FeightnerDoes the place of your working career Just serve to keep money near Do you think you\\u2019re a slob Just working a job And to lose it is your biggest fear\\n 05:05 \\u2013 Good news from San Antonio \\u2013 a graduating student was not allowed to come up on stage if he wore jeans, so he swapped pants with a stranger\\n 06:47 \\u2013 In Colorado, there were missing hikers who called 911 to get help 07:04 \\u2013 Search team went out at 4:15 p.m. and at 6:00 p.m. they made visual contact\\n 07:21 \\u2013 The team used a drone to find the hikers\\n \\n 08:10 \\u2013 Father surprises son with birthday gift from beyond the grave 08:17 \\u2013 Johnny has been grieving over his father\\u2019s death since he had a heart attack in April\\n 08:34 \\u2013 Johnny\\u2019s sister picked him up from school last week and brought him to the music center for his guitar lesson\\n 08:46 \\u2013 His sister handed him a birthday card from his father\\n 08:58 \\u2013 The guitar store workers revealed a guitar case with a Dean Razorback Guitar \\u2013 the model Johnny wanted\\n 09:08 \\u2013 His father ordered the guitar in January to surprise his son on his birthday\\n 09:26 \\u2013 Their community heard the story about Johnny\\u2019s late father and they pooled up funds to support Johnny\\u2019s guitar lessons\\n 09:55 \\u2013 They have over $16,000 donated\\n \\n 10:23 \\u2013 Another story from Montreal \\u2013 a homeless man\\u2019s violin got stolen 10:36 \\u2013 On Tuesday, Mark found out that his violin, which he uses to play for a living, was stolen\\n 11:06 \\u2013 This week, Mark had a new sign that said \\u2013 Violin Stolen\\n 11:16 \\u2013 People posted it on Facebook in the hope of somebody had a violin to give\\n 11:27 \\u2013 The Metropolitan Opera saw the post\\n 11:34 \\u2013 The CEO told The Washington Post that they were touched by the story\\n 11:49 \\u2013 The Metropolitan Opera approached a store and purchased a brand new violin for Mark\\n 12:01 \\u2013 Dan remembers the movie, The Soloist, from this story\\n \\n 12:40 \\u2013 Last night, Dan was at a dinner with his friends and found out Mike, another friend, left his wallet on the airplane 13:22 \\u2013 He tried to call but it didn\\u2019t through\\n 14:29 \\u2013 Dan used Joanne\\u2019s car and offered to drive Mike to his AirBnB\\n 14:55 \\u2013 At the parking lot, Mike got an email from an executive from United Airlines saying they have his wallet\\n 15:09 \\u2013 The airline found his wallet, took his name, took details of his reservation and contacted him from there\\n 15:19 \\u2013 The executive put in her personal phone number so Mike didn\\u2019t have to go through the corporate phone numbers\\n 15:28 \\u2013 He immediately called her to pick it up\\n 15:44 \\u2013 Dan drove them back to the airport to get the wallet\\n \\n 16:41 \\u2013 Dave says, The dealership I\\u2019m at has just changed their pay plan, and ALL of the salespeople are bummed out about it. I guess this was the motivation I needed to look for other work or another dealership 17:23 \\u2013 Don\\u2019t look at duplicating what you do now, but consider doing other things\\n 18:06 \\u2013 Look at other opportunities where you can use your sales skills\\n 18:50 \\u2013 Dan shares about the Sanctuary they have in Tennessee\\n 19:33 \\u2013 Williamson County Codes has decided that Dan is not allowed to have any kind of event in his Sanctuary\\n 19:50 \\u2013 With the ugly trailer Dan had out in front made the Sanctuary look like an auxiliary building\\n 20:11 \\u2013 Having cleaned up the barn and removed the trailer, this made the barn the only building on the property which was deemed commercial \\u2013 in doing so, it violated the codes\\n 20:32 \\u2013 3 weeks ago, Dan got a letter and an immediate visit from the county where they decided to give Dan a cease and desist\\n 21:18 \\u2013 Dan pulled his live events from his sites\\n 21:35 \\u2013 In their Monday team meeting, Dan already laid out 10 things they can do to replace the live events\\n 22:01 \\u2013 Dan can focus on 48 Days Eagles\\n 22:40 \\u2013 Or write another book\\n 23:35 \\u2013 Joanne, Dan\\u2019s wife is grieving over what happened because the events are one good way to personally connect with their audience\\n 24:33 \\u2013 Whatever you\\u2019re faced with ask, \\u201cWhat does this make possible?\\u201d\\n 25:42 \\u2013 Dan wants to be positive and not dwell on what already had happened\\n \\n 26:53 \\u2013 Joe says, The owner told me if the business doesn\\u2019t pick up soon, he\\u2019ll need to lay me off. Advice? 27:33 \\u2013 What does this make possible?\\n 27:44 \\u2013 Take this as an opportunity\\n 28:49 \\u2013 Unemployment is only at 3.8% \\u2013 meaning, companies are desperately looking for people\\n 29:23 \\u2013 Take this opportunity to put yourself out into the marketplace\\n \\n 29:55 \\u2013 Joshua says, How do you differentiate between naysayers/whiners versus realists and intuitionists? 30:38 \\u2013 This could be the essence of a new book\\n 31:28 \\u2013 For 12 years, Dan has been doing events in the Sanctuary. They\\u2019ve never had a 2-day event that had not included a walking tour of their property\\n 32:12 \\u2013 You have to be so clear on what you\\u2019re moving toward that you look for people who will support you\\n \\n 34:21 \\u2013 Jim Bob sent a message, Are we too scattered? Do we have too many things going on to do any of them well? 36:15 \\u2013 Yes, you are scattered\\n 36:35 \\u2013 Dan uses a venn diagram to see which activities overlap together\\n 38:00 \\u2013 You can develop different things where they are all connected\\n \\n 38:15 \\u2013 Dan plays an audio clip from David Valentine, I know I have a lot of good ideas but I\\u2019m having trouble keeping myself motivated. 40:49 \\u2013 Plan out where you want to be 3 years from now\\n 41:36 \\u2013 High achievers are able to maintain their motivation by knowing their plans\\n 42:13 \\u2013 If you can see what you want to be, you do things that make deposits that will contribute to your plan\\n 43:03 \\u2013 Believe strongly in the end result\\n \\n 43:16 \\u2013 The next question says, What do I say in a resume? 43:51 \\u2013 Be careful about describing yourself as having no experience\\n 44:03 \\u2013 Talk about your competencies and what you\\u2019ve done\\n 44:42 \\u2013 \\u201cPut your best foot forward\\u201d\\n \\n 45:49 \\u2013 Barron\\u2019s message says, I want to use my associate degree in accounting but fear that I will not make as much as I\\u2019m making now working in a steel shop 46:20 \\u2013 There are a lot of trades where you\\u2019ll make more money than being a CPA or starting accountant\\n 46:25 \\u2013 Be realistic about it if you want to have a significant income\\n 46:47 \\u2013 Set yourself apart\\n \\n 47:44 \\u2013 The new 48 Days Eagles site \\u2013 This is the best place for moving your career forward\\n 48:49 \\u2013 Dan closes today\\u2019s podcast\\n 3 Key Points: Whatever you face in your life, choose positivity and ask yourself, \\u201cWhat does this make possible?\\u201d.\\n A setback is an opportunity for you to grow, learn, and be better.\\n Be clear about your vision and plan and find people who will support you in the process.\\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 CES Conference with Jim Cockrum \\u2013 Sept 21 \\u2013 23 for all online biz (I\\u2019ll be there!)\\n Credits: Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives\\n The post What does this make possible? appeared first on Official Site Dan Miller.\\n \\nLearn more about your ad choices. 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