What university graduates need to know

Published: May 12, 2017, 1 p.m.

b'What university graduates need to know\\n 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\\n Questions on today\\u2019s Podcast:\\n New voiceover business generates $104,000 last year\\n Dan, if invited to give a university\\u2019s commencement address, what would you tell the graduates?\\n Where do wealthy people hang out?\\n \\u201cEducation is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.\\u201d William Butler Yeats Tweet This\\n Show Notes: Episode \\u2013 05-12-17 Title: N/A\\n Subtitle: N/A\\n Summary:\\n 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.\\n Sponsored By: FreshBooks is offering a 30 day, unrestricted free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to https://www.freshbooks.com/48days\\n 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\\n Dan, if invited to give a university\\u2019s commencement address, what would you tell the graduates?\\n Where do wealthy people hang out?\\n \\n\\u201cEducation is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.\\u201d \\u2013 William Butler Yeats\\n \\n 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\\n 04:53 \\u2013 Last year, she grossed $104,000\\n 05:10 \\u2013 Check Carrie\\u2019s website on com\\n\\n \\n 06:15 \\u2013 Apple has more than $250B in cash\\n 06:43 \\u2013 US companies are bringing on interns 07:20 \\u2013 16 to the top 25 companies are technology companies like Facebook\\n \\n 08:08 \\u2013 India is opening companies in the US\\n 09:04 \\u2013 Jeff Bezos of Amazon\\u2019s personal fortune is at $80B\\n 09:24 \\u2013 Bill Gates is still the world\\u2019s richest at $87B\\n 09:40 \\u2013 Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are each worth $45B\\n 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\\n 10:54 \\u2013 She\\u2019s an artist who creates comics and children\\u2019s illustrations\\n 11:16 \\u2013 She\\u2019s also a phlebotomist at a clinic\\n 11:49 \\u2013 Donna shared how she filled her schedule as a consultant and bookkeeper\\n 12:06 \\u2013 Andrew launched a new community, \\u201cDads That Lead\\u201d\\n 12:19 \\u2013 Pete shared how he does voiceover work\\n 12:37 \\u2013 Joe showed the video his daughter made\\n 13:44 \\u2013 Teresa shared about her new teaching video\\n \\n 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\\n 15:22 \\u2013 Dan appreciates your heart, but thinks you\\u2019re going down a rabbit hole\\n 16:17 \\u2013 He commends people who stand up for what they believe is right\\n 16:23 \\u2013 You can\\u2019t back out on everything\\n 16:43 \\u2013 Make a stand by being engaged in the real world\\n \\n 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\\n 18:08 \\u2013 Last week, Dan spoke at a graduation ceremony of a DUI (driving under the influence) Program in Franklin\\n 18:39 \\u2013 Dan heard stories from an attorney, a physician, and a mom\\n 19:27 \\u2013 Dan loves that they help people change the direction of their lives\\n 19:37 \\u2013 \\u201cIt\\u2019s never too late to have a new beginning\\u201d\\n 19:49 \\u2013 Dan can predict your future by spending a day with you, listening to what you say, and watching what you do\\n 20:30 \\u2013 Dan shares a story of a 48 Days coach who met with a client\\n 21:00 \\u2013 Set the expectation for the reality of your life\\n 21:22 \\u2013 Dan met a guy at Best Buy who downloaded his Low or No Cost 48 Business Ideas\\n 21:54 \\u2013 Don\\u2019t decide in advance what will NOT work for you\\n 22:16 \\u2013 \\u201cWe become what we think about\\u201d\\n 23:52 \\u2013 Dan plays a clip from Tony Robbins\\u2019 story with Earl Nightingale\\n 27:16 \\u2013 \\u201cWhy did your life turn out this way?\\u201d\\n 27:43 \\u2013 Whenever we point out reasons for why we end up a certain way, it is a LIE\\n 27:52 \\u2013 \\u201cOur destiny comes from our own decisions\\u201d\\n 29:02 \\u2013 Dan pulled out Wisdom Meets Passion where he talks about his life being a mess\\n 29:32 \\u2013 Dan reads the stories of his life\\n 31:35 \\u2013 Both of those stories he shares are true\\n 32:00 \\u2013 We all have the ability and opportunity to change the lens of our own stories\\n 32:21 \\u2013 All beginnings are hopeful\\n \\n 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\\n 34:15 \\u2013 You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with\\n 34:34 \\u2013 Proverbs 22 teaches us to choose our friends\\n 35:16 \\u2013 A couple of weeks ago, Dan and his wife went to a pick-up show\\n 35:47 \\u2013 Dan talked to Mike Wolfe at the show\\n 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\\n 38:24 \\u2013 Read the book, The Millionaire Mind\\n\\n 41:22 \\u2013 Choose to go to places where people talk about success\\n 42:00 \\u2013 Listen to Jaime Masters\\u2019 Eventual Millionaire Podcast\\n\\n 42:42 \\u2013 Become and think like a wealthy person before you become one\\n \\n 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\\n 45:18 \\u2013 Dan\\u2019s goal is to not make people miserable, but to help people recognize the opportunities that are out there\\n 45:57 \\u2013 Follow your curiosity\\n \\n 47:22 \\u2013 Regardless of what your past is, you can use it to decide your future\\n 47:49 \\u2013 Commit, today!\\n 47:59 \\u2013 The new 48 Days Eagles site \\u2013 This is the best place for moving your career forward\\n 48:04 \\u2013 Dan closes today\\u2019s podcast\\n 3 Key Points: Do not decide, now, what will not work for your life\\u2014you become your thoughts.\\n Our destiny comes from our own decisions.\\n Become the person you want to be, today, and this is who you\\u2019ll be tomorrow.\\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 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 CES Conference with Jim Cockrum \\u2013 for all online biz (I\\u2019ll be there!)\\n \\nCoaching with Excellence \\u2013 May 25-26, August 31-Sept 1, 2017\\n \\xa0Credits: Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives\\n \\xa0\\n The post What university graduates need to know appeared first on Official Site Dan Miller.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'