What university graduates need to know
What university graduates need to know
A listener just asked if I were invited to give a university\u2019s commencement address, what would I tell the graduates? Would I tell it in such a way that would cause me to get booed off stage? How would I present the truth to these young people?\xa0 Knowing my concerns about current academic degrees, how would I present a positive message for moving forward?\xa0
Questions on today\u2019s Podcast:
- New voiceover business generates $104,000 last year
- Dan, if invited to give a university\u2019s commencement address, what would you tell the graduates?
- Where do wealthy people hang out?
\u201cEducation is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.\u201d William Butler Yeats Tweet This
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Summary:
In this episode, Dan Miller shares what he would say at a commencement address for university graduates. Living in a time where education yields a ton of debt, new graduates should really choose their paths wisely. Dan also refers to a speech of Tony Robbin\u2019s about how we are the decision-makers in our lives and the power of our mindsets in dictating our future. Tune in to discover how your own choices can lead you to a more meaningful and purposeful career and life.
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Time Stamped Show Notes:- 01:10 \u2013 Preview of Today\u2019s Show on \u201cWhat university graduates need to know\u201d \u2013 A listener just asked if I were invited to give a university\u2019s commencement address, what would I tell the graduates? Would I tell it in such a way that would cause me to get booed off stage? How would I present the truth to these young people? Knowing my concerns about current academic degrees, how would I present a positive message for moving forward?
- New voiceover business generates $104,000 last year
- Dan, if invited to give a university\u2019s commencement address, what would you tell the graduates?
- Where do wealthy people hang out?
- \u201cEducation is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.\u201d \u2013 William Butler Yeats
- 03:09 \u2013 Derek and Carrie attended Coaching with Excellence in 2011. Carrie discovered voice acting and Derek was doing financial coaching. New voiceover business generates $104,000 last year
- 04:28 \u2013 Carrie was able to quit her day job
- 04:53 \u2013 Last year, she grossed $104,000
- 05:10 \u2013 Check Carrie\u2019s website on com
- 06:15 \u2013 Apple has more than $250B in cash
- 06:43 \u2013 US companies are bringing on interns
- 07:20 \u2013 16 to the top 25 companies are technology companies like Facebook
- 08:08 \u2013 India is opening companies in the US
- 09:04 \u2013 Jeff Bezos of Amazon\u2019s personal fortune is at $80B
- 09:24 \u2013 Bill Gates is still the world\u2019s richest at $87B
- 09:40 \u2013 Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are each worth $45B
- 10:10 \u2013 Last monday, Dan and the other members of 48 Day Eagles brought in people to their live call to share about what they were doing
- 10:34 \u2013 Dawn created a podcast called, \u201cI\u2019m Not a Life Coach\u201d
- 10:54 \u2013 She\u2019s an artist who creates comics and children\u2019s illustrations
- 11:16 \u2013 She\u2019s also a phlebotomist at a clinic
- 11:49 \u2013 Donna shared how she filled her schedule as a consultant and bookkeeper
- 12:06 \u2013 Andrew launched a new community, \u201cDads That Lead\u201d
- 12:19 \u2013 Pete shared how he does voiceover work
- 12:37 \u2013 Joe showed the video his daughter made
- 13:44 \u2013 Teresa shared about her new teaching video
- 14:30 \u2013 Elaine asks, Do you know any other online auction sites that do not use Paypal?
- 14:56 \u2013 Dan doesn\u2019t know any other online auction sites outside eBay
- 15:22 \u2013 Dan appreciates your heart, but thinks you\u2019re going down a rabbit hole
- 16:17 \u2013 He commends people who stand up for what they believe is right
- 16:23 \u2013 You can\u2019t back out on everything
- 16:43 \u2013 Make a stand by being engaged in the real world
- 17:09 \u2013 Mark says, Dan, if invited to give a university\u2019s commencement address, what would you tell the graduates?
- 17:47 \u2013 Dan would welcome the opportunity
- 18:08 \u2013 Last week, Dan spoke at a graduation ceremony of a DUI (driving under the influence) Program in Franklin
- 18:39 \u2013 Dan heard stories from an attorney, a physician, and a mom
- 19:27 \u2013 Dan loves that they help people change the direction of their lives
- 19:37 \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s never too late to have a new beginning\u201d
- 19:49 \u2013 Dan can predict your future by spending a day with you, listening to what you say, and watching what you do
- 20:30 \u2013 Dan shares a story of a 48 Days coach who met with a client
- 21:00 \u2013 Set the expectation for the reality of your life
- 21:22 \u2013 Dan met a guy at Best Buy who downloaded his Low or No Cost 48 Business Ideas
- 21:54 \u2013 Don\u2019t decide in advance what will NOT work for you
- 22:16 \u2013 \u201cWe become what we think about\u201d
- 23:52 \u2013 Dan plays a clip from Tony Robbins\u2019 story with Earl Nightingale
- 27:16 \u2013 \u201cWhy did your life turn out this way?\u201d
- 27:43 \u2013 Whenever we point out reasons for why we end up a certain way, it is a LIE
- 27:52 \u2013 \u201cOur destiny comes from our own decisions\u201d
- 29:02 \u2013 Dan pulled out Wisdom Meets Passion where he talks about his life being a mess
- 29:32 \u2013 Dan reads the stories of his life
- 31:35 \u2013 Both of those stories he shares are true
- 32:00 \u2013 We all have the ability and opportunity to change the lens of our own stories
- 32:21 \u2013 All beginnings are hopeful
- 33:12 \u2013 Audio question from James, Where do wealthy people hang out?
- 33:54 \u2013 Dan searched on Google and funnily, his blog post from 4 years ago popped up
- 34:15 \u2013 You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with
- 34:34 \u2013 Proverbs 22 teaches us to choose our friends
- 35:16 \u2013 A couple of weeks ago, Dan and his wife went to a pick-up show
- 35:47 \u2013 Dan talked to Mike Wolfe at the show
- 37:15 \u2013 Ways that you can spend time with wealthy people: attend book signings, watch for business breakfasts/lunches, attend concerts, join your local chamber of commerce, become a member of your local rotary club, and spend time in your country club
- 38:24 \u2013 Read the book, The Millionaire Mind
- 41:22 \u2013 Choose to go to places where people talk about success
- 42:00 \u2013 Listen to Jaime Masters\u2019 Eventual Millionaire Podcast
- 42:42 \u2013 Become and think like a wealthy person before you become one
- 43:45 \u2013 Sunny says, thanks for what you do for inspiring people like me who are lost and searching for that job that we would love to have
- 45:03 \u2013 Dan is intrigued
- 45:18 \u2013 Dan\u2019s goal is to not make people miserable, but to help people recognize the opportunities that are out there
- 45:57 \u2013 Follow your curiosity
- 47:22 \u2013 Regardless of what your past is, you can use it to decide your future
- 47:49 \u2013 Commit, today!
- 47:59 \u2013 The new 48 Days Eagles site \u2013 This is the best place for moving your career forward
- 48:04 \u2013 Dan closes today\u2019s podcast
- Do not decide, now, what will not work for your life\u2014you become your thoughts.
- Our destiny comes from our own decisions.
- Become the person you want to be, today, and this is who you\u2019ll be tomorrow.
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- The new 48 Days Eagles site \u2013 This is the best place for moving your career forward
- Make money and serve as a 48 Days Seminar Presenter
- Go to com/48Days and get a free audio of Zig Ziglar\u2019s See You at the Top!
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