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Issue 406 -- April 29, 2008
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3. 48 Days Online Radio
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1. Connect your Heart to your Head
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4. Humor -- Job Language
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2. Interview in the Morning
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5. 48 Days Recommends...
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Last week in the intro to the 48 Days newsletter I wrote about making money – and that there are a few non-negotiable components of how I set the stage to work each day. Those included my ergonomic chair, a weekly massage and “In the background I have music playing -specifically setting the stage for productive “'knowledge work.'”
Well that prompted questions about the music I listen to. Here’s probably more than you cared to know – but maybe it will stimulate a useful practice for yourself.
Most of the time when I’m thinking, planning and writing I have “Classic FM” on iTunes radio playing in the background. It’s just great classical music — fairly light and inspirational – and free.
Sometimes when I’m just doing routine office work I’ll switch to “Beatles-A-Rama” — all Beatles music or the all-Elvis station.
In my car with the top down, screaming down the road, I listen to U2 and Alicia Keys.
And then I sing with The Nashville Choir. Most of our singing is based on church music. Recently, on a Sunday night we did a community hymn sing at the beautiful new symphony hall here in Nashville with Bill Gaither, Melinda Doolittle and Amy Grant.
I believe music releases a creativity that stays blocked otherwise. And not just listening – but singing. Yes, I believe everyone ought to sing! Diane Austin, adjunct associate professor of music at New York University, says “The voice is like a bridge from your heart to your head. Singing freely releases what’s locked up in your body.” A pilot study published in the British Journal of Nursing found that singing greatly reduces the anxiety and depression patients can experience following a major surgery. Another two-year study of elderly people with dementia found that singing slowed the natural rise in blood pressure associated with aging.
So if you want to lower your blood pressure and unlock your creativity – try singing. Release the music in you and you may release the other areas of success that are waiting to be set free – physically, relationally, spiritually, in your work, and financially.
" Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” -- Red Auerbach
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Each week I create a new online radio podcast — that you can hear on Dan’s Online Radio Show.
Here are some of the questions addressed in the current podcast:
1. Dear Dan, I'm only seventeen but aspiring to be a writer so I was wondering if you can give me any help with publishing.
2. Dear Dan, I have a wonderful idea and its really starting off big. I am 100% sold on this idea and can visualize it. One voice is saying "I'm not organized enough" "I'm not; I'm not, etc. and the other voice saying "I don't have to be perfect - I can do it!" - but what does God want me to do?
3. How do I get straight answers as to why I'm not even getting interviews on jobs that I qualify for?
4. Hi Dan, I am a Massage Therapist and have been professionally active for about 6 years now. I want to open my own studio. Do you think I can do it with a $15,000 loan?
5. Dear Dan, I am a 47 year old male. I have a passion for motorcycles and it is something I have had since I was 7 years old but I never thought I could make a living at it. I sometimes drive up in the local dealer's parking lot but I can’t get up the nerve to go inside and ask for a job because I worry about the economy and that it might not pay well enough to keep my 2 daughters in college and after all, motorcycles are just toys for most people. I also tell myself that a hobby is one thing and a job is another. I am reading your 48 days book and just like the guy in "Chariots of Fire" I feel God's pleasure when I ride a motorcycle. Can I trust my feelings?
6. Currently I'm a 21 year old professional writing major/lawnman/ and musician. While there always seems to be lack of money in the music industry should I pursue this dream anyway? What's the best way to keep your day job while also pursuing your dream?
Your questions continue to inspire and motivate me. There really are at least good solutions for most any situation – even if it’s not a perfect solution, you can move through where you are to a better future – if you create a plan of action. Few people are really trapped or stuck.
If you have a question, just click on this 48 Days Online Radio link and you can ask about starting your own business, getting a better job, or finding your purpose in life.
That’s the same place you can listen to this week’s broadcast immediately – no downloading – no wait. 48 Days Online Radio
So she poured out the liquid music of her voice to quench the thirst of his spirit. - Nathaniel Hawthorne
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