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A recent Harvard Business School study asked the question, "What are the top characteristics of high achievers?" Of course, in the list were things like intelligence, education, and attitude. But at the very top of the list one thing stood out --- Speed Of Implementation-- having the ability to act quickly. 80% of decisions should be made immediately.

Questions:

1. I need more income options. I am not looking for get-rich-quick, however, I have extra time, especially these days and I could make use of some extra money.

2. I have a brand new book that was just published. What tips do you have for getting the marketing word out there.

3. How can I be more decisive?

Get the direct links to the resources mentioned in this podcast PLUS Dan's two-week process for being more decisive in the podcast show notes at https://www.48days.com/how-can-i-be-more-decisive/

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The changes created by this current "crisis" have awakened a whole lot of people to new possibilities. Many are now wondering if they really could do something that embraces their real passions. In this episode, we explore what it takes to step out of the traditional work model.

Questions:

1. I am a senior. I have not received my stimulus check. Please help???

2. I want to act and speak but it's a constant hustle and I really want to make a decent living because I'm 53 and tired of living paycheck to paycheck.

3. I don't want a job. I want to produce my musical! We're honoring our ENTREPRENEURIAL MOMS this Mother's Day Week!

Get direct links to the resources mentioned in this podcast, including the Creativity Guide, Free Webinar Sign Up and Questions To Ask Yourself To Determine If You Have What It Takes To Be an Entrepreneur, in the podcast show notes here: https://www.48days.com/traditional-job/

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Building a business is very much like putting a puzzle together. We begin with a clear picture of the end goal, we work on little pieces while knowing they have to fit into the end result, we collaborate with others and compliment them, our brain releases dopamine with our little wins to encourage us on, and many more benefits occur. You might even find your great idea while working on a puzzle.

Questions:

1. Coronavirus scams directed at work-at-home opportunities.

2. Why I enjoy jigsaw puzzles

3. I'm a physician with lots of credentials and feel it's time to transition to the vocation that is a match for my unique abilities, talents, and work-style.

4. I dread speaking but love speaking. What's wrong with me?

5. Can I use a quotation from a copywriter book in my own book?

Get direct links to the resources mentioned in this podcast, including Ruth Soukup's Free Fear Assessment and the Linked In Learning courses available PLUS the Ten Characteristics of People Who End Up Rich, in the show notes at https://www.48days.com/feeling-stuck-jigsaw-puzzle/

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It doesn't matter if you're a teacher, a stay-at-home Mom, a pastor, an artist, an author, an advocate for better schools, if you have your own cookie shop or manufacturing plant or if you have a job at Nissan - You have a message to share. Knowing how to communicate that message well can open doors of opportunity, and increase your income.

Questions this week:

1. What's the best way to speak with confidence?

2. How do I make my message memorable?

3. How can I use my story as part of my message?

4. Can I really get paid to speak?

Get direct links to the resources mentioned in this podcast, including 9 Ways To Get Paid as a Speaker by Kent Julian in the show notes at https://www.48days.com/message/

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Many of our most valuable inventions and new business models came out of times of crisis. Don't just wait for this to be over. Use this time to examine your life and career. Decide now what parts of the old "normal" you want to continue.

Questions:

1. I want to set some family goals with my wife about where we want our lives to go, but I feel like I can't have that conversation until this corona virus quarantine is over. How do I handle this?

2. I've had people tell me I should write a blog, and I miss writing but I dropped it when an unexpected teaching opportunity came up.

3. What more can I do to get this job?

The 3 Things to Do Right Now as an Eagle

1. Examine your business or career

2. Create positive new habits

3. Learn new things

Get direct links to all the side biz opportunities and Dan's recommended reading list in the show notes at https://www.48days.com/three-things-to-move-forward-now/

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We Still Have Choices We didn’t choose these circumstances. We didn’t choose this time in history. We didn’t choose our family tree. We didn’t get to choose those – but we do get to choose HOW we live. We can choose to live well in spite of what’s happening. People throughout history have lived through…

We didn't choose these circumstances. We didn't choose this time in history. We didn't choose our family tree. We didn't get to choose those - but we do get to choose HOW we live. We can choose to live well in spite of what's happening. People throughout history have lived through plagues, economic depressions, and weather disasters. They survived and thrived. We so can we.

Questions:

1. I am currently working a job that I very much do not like. It is very incongruent to what I believe are some of my giftings. But it is a job and it pays the bills.
2. What way(s) have you found the most effective to kickstart a new business?
3. I am 60 years old I have been working at a government job for over 25 years and very rarely have I got to use what I am really good at.
4. I think I like the idea of my position more than I like do it, but I really want to know what I'm good at and what jobs fit better.

Summary Points:

1. Take the free course - The Science of Well-Being
2. Listen to good music to reduce your stress
3. Talk to 1000 people to kickstart your business
4. Time and location freedom are byproducts of your WHY.
5. Remember - "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."― Henry Ford

Get direct links to the resources mentioned in this podcast, including Kent Sanders' 52 Ways To Unlock Your Creativity in the show notes at https://www.48days.com/choose/

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Joanne Miller joins me for this important conversation. Times of pain can also be our times of fastest growth - if we acknowledge it, own it, and use it. Create a plan of action for making your home stronger and better than ever before.

Questions:

1. Are you in survival mode or reinvention mode?

2. Is it possible to have a peaceful home right now?

3. Do you really want to go back to "normal?"

4. Maybe the fear is just tuition for the learning you're getting.

5. What are five things we can do to strengthen our home in this crisis?

Get the resources mentioned in this podcast, including the free download of how to Create a Sense of Peace in your home and the Scary Times Success Manual in the show notes here: https://www.48days.com/peace-at-home/

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If you can win the morning you win the day! How we spend the first 90 minutes of each day sets the stage for what that day will bring. Here's a process for Movement, Meditation and Mastery.

Questions:

1. Has it ever been this bad before?

2. How do sea turtles survive or die?

3. What are three things to do every morning?

4. What's more important than your products or services right now?

Key points this week:

• Focus on your relationships more than your products or services right now
• If you can win the morning, you can win the day
• A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor
• The person who can do the most to protect and improve your future is the person you see in the mirror each morning

Get direct links to the resources mentioned on this podcast, including a free download of Acres of Diamonds in the show notes at https://www.48days.com/win-the-day/

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Create Your Future Nathaniel Hawthorne went home to tell his wife that he had just been fired from his job. “Good,” she said. “Now you can write your book.” Hawthorne used the time to write “The Scarlet Letter,” one of the great masterpieces of American literature. Maybe your unexpected job loss is opening the door to a…