Hi guys!  This is the blog I just created to chronicle my journey through the book 48 Days To The Work You Love by Dan Miller. I want to be up front with you and say that I am a member to Dan Miller's site 48days.net and also I listen to his podcasts and read his blog from time to time.  I don't work for him, and I want to blog my journey through his book because I think it will provide me with some accountability so that I finish it.

This is not the first time I have picked up his book.  I borrowed it from the library another time but, I wasn't serious, and didn't commit to the lessons or 30 minutes a day and eventually returned it without even finishing it.  I'm coming back to it though, for several reasons.
 
I believe what Dan Miller says in his podcast, that it is possible to find work that is purposeful and profitable.  I'm coming back to his book because the "and profitable" part is what I'm struggling with.  I have loved the work I got to do at the Preschool where I worked. Basically, I was just underemployed.  That means that the full time job I had needed to be supplemented with other part time jobs to be at where it could meet my needs.

I want to add that this was not my employers fault.  The deal was I agreed to work for the wage offered me.  Over time I had many raises and was given the chance to do many important things at the school for my employer however after hearing about Dave Ramsey, it was painfully obvious that I had to get some part time jobs because I had no traction financially speaking.  I used his retirement calculator on his website and it predicted, at least I took it to mean, that provided nothing ever happened to me (i.e. never had to buy a new car, never had any major health events, etc.) I could expect to save 16,000 total for my retirement years.  So I had to make a change.

Fast forward to today, I'm embarking on the 48 Days Journey and I want to blog about it because I want to be sure to finish it and I want to share it for accountability purposes.  My plan is to spend thirty minutes on it during my day and then blog for thirty minutes about what I learned from what I read and what I plan to do about it.