CAREER
Is Your Music Still in You?
By Dan Miller
48days.com
CBN.com – Oliver Wendall Holmes once said, “Many people die with their music still in them.”
I think that captures the fear of about 99% of the people I see who come in for career coaching. Either they know exactly what gift or talent they have that they are not using, or they are just afraid they have somehow missed finding their real, authentic, and fulfilling path.
What is that area that is lying dormant for you?
I recently had a pharmacist approach me at the end of a short presentation I titled Hold Fast to Dreams. He said he had been in his profession for 17 years and could not think of any dreams he had. In his description of his “responsible, predictable” life, it became clear to both of us that his dreams had become buried along the way. All those childhood passions had been put aside as one responsibility led to another. At this point, he was so desensitized that he couldn’t even bring them to mind anymore. He began weeping in the three minutes of our conversation as he identified his current life. Read more.
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MercyMe, Bart, Get a Real Job!
As I was writing today, a song from the incredible new MercyMe album, All That is Within Me, began playing on the iTunes radio station. It reminded me of lead singer Bart Millard’s explanation for the name of their group. We were on a John Tesh cruise together last year and Bart told how he and two friends formed their little group and started singing at church camps. They would receive a “love offering,” and with those contributions of $20 and $30 would attempt to buy hotdogs for the week and put gas in their car.
One evening he was describing their then-current situation to his Grandma. In exasperation Grandma said, “Mercy me, Bart, why don’t you just get a real job?” And thus the name MercyMe was birthed. And eight million albums and seven Dove awards later, Bart can laugh about Granny’s frustration.
How many of you had a Grandma, or a Mom or Dad, or an Uncle Harry, or a respected teacher who told you to forget your dreams and just get a real job? My own Dad understands milking cows or picking corn to create income and encouraged me to do the same. He still doesn’t fully comprehend why people pay me for just talking and writing.
Humor: Income Generation
Bob was explaining his early and unusual financial success: "We used to play spin the bottle when I was a kid. A girl would spin the bottle, and if it pointed to you when it stopped, the girl could either kiss you or give you a quarter.
By the time I was 14, I owned my own home."
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 Dan Miller is the bestselling author of 48 Days To The Work You Love and a renowned Life Coach specializing in career fulfillment. His weekly newsletter reaches 70,000 subscribers. Dan’s articles are featured here at CBN every Tuesday, and you can find out more about Dan at www.48days.com.
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