Dan Miller on Intentional Use of Time and Five Year Goals

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life

Erik Fisher

Business, Careers, Education, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

4.5 • 877 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2012

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Dan Miller is the author of the widely acclaimed 48 Days To The Work You Love, No More Dreaded Mondays and Wisdom Meets Passion. He hosts a weekly podcast that is consistently ranked #1 under Careers on iTunes.

Dan works to integrate your dreams and your passions into your daily activities. If you’ve ever buried your dreams in an attempt to be “practical” or “realistic,” Dan will show you how embracing those very dreams is the most practical way to enjoy life and achieve the success you’re looking for.

Covered in this episode:

The morning is “The rudder of the day”
The opportunity cost of a doctoral thesis vs. writing 48 Days To The Work You Love
Intentional use of time
Budgeting time in advance
Long uninterrupted focused blocks of time
Fighting distractions
Common Areas of Self Sabotage
The past doesn’t have to be chains around the ankles of your future.
Creating 5 year goals and actions steps
What would success look like for you 5 years from now? 3 years from now?
Putting regular deposits in the 7 areas of achievement
Living life writing your movie
Creating inciting incidents
Al Andrews

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0:00.0	When you're hiring for your small business, you want to find quality professionals that are right for the role.
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0:15.6	through LinkedIn jobs and by far it has been the easiest way for me to find viable candidates fast.
0:22.5	And LinkedIn isn't just a job board.
0:24.2	LinkedIn helps you hire professionals you can't find anywhere else because even those who
0:28.3	aren't actively searching for a new job might be open to the perfect role that you have.
0:33.2	In any given month, over 70% of LinkedIn users don't visit other leading job sites.
0:38.3	So if you're not looking on LinkedIn, you're looking in the wrong place.
0:41.9	On LinkedIn, 86% of small businesses get qualified
0:45.0	candidates within 24 hours. Hire professionals like a professional on LinkedIn.
0:50.8	LinkedIn knows that small businesses are wearing so many hats and might not have the time or resources to hire.
0:56.0	LinkedIn is constantly finding ways to make the process easier.
0:59.0	They even just launched a feature that helps you write job descriptions,
1:02.0	making the process even easier and quicker.
1:04.6	Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com.
1:06.6	That's LinkedIn.com.
1:09.6	referral to post your job for free. Hello and
1:35.0	the to-do list. I am your host Eric Fisher and I am very excited to bring you another awesome episode this week.
1:45.2	This one is an interview with author, podcaster, blogger, all-around great guy.
1:51.4	Dan Miller.
1:52.6	He's the author of 48 Days to the Work You Love,
1:55.8	No More Dreaded Mondays.
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