![075: Is “Follow Your Passion” Bad Advice? [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fypfix.jpg)
Should you follow your passion or not? In my talks I often state two things: 1) the most successful people have passion for what they do and 2) to find the best work for you find ways to connect the work you love to money. After the talk, some will mention authors...
![074: Why Does Everyone Want to Start a Nonprofit? [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nonprofit-coo-74.jpg)
It is an epidemic. Everyone seems to want to start a nonprofit. They want to serve the inner city, the poor, the boys without fathers, those who cannot read, and many other causes. Yet, when I hear nonprofit, my heart sinks. It is not that nonprofits are bad, but...
![073: Growing Your Influence through Managing Your Contacts [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/contactually.png)
Building a network is one thing, managing your contacts is quite another. With so many platforms (Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook, email, etc) to keep up with, it is hard to reminder the last time I checked in with the key people in my network, much less what we said. But...
![072: I Work My Day Job to Fund My Dream Job [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/4565664949_1fe442ce36_z.jpg)
If I asked you what you were working toward, could you tell me? A recent conversation startled me. A very bright and well educated man I was coaching told me of his dream to start a non-profit to help stamp out illiteracy. He had a true heart for those who were held...
![071: Do You Really HAVE to Do Anything? [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/7065677049_195921f3a4_z.jpg)
Are you running yourself to death? The typical family with careers and kids spend most of their time running and working. They run to get their kids to school. They run to work, which is running all day. Then they run home to get their kids and take them to their...
![070: 5 Ways to Get Clarity and Get Moving [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Clarity.jpg)
I spend a lot of time coaching others. I tend to start the conversation with some basic questions. Where do you want to be in a few years? Where are you now? What are the obstacles in your way from getting to where you want to be? What is the major obstacle? After...
![069: Four Reasons to Grow Your Personal Brand [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/BrandingIrons-4571472032_92e7f63c26_z.jpg)
I am the kind of person you likes to hide. I would rather not have myself out there to be seen by all. I would rather do my job and go home. (Or at least that is how I was.) The idea of developing a personal brand has always felt like me selling myself, and a little...
![068: Day Job to Dream Job | Interview with Kary Oberbrunner [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/5262_670944127186154188_o.jpg)
I remember getting up on Monday morning with a sense of dread. I was going to work and hated every minute of it. I was stuck in a day job. I would wonder, “How had I gotten here?” After my great education from a top engineering school, I was suddenly stuck in a...
![067: How to be Happy at Work (even if you hate your job) [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/8047763747_390cbb517e_z.jpg)
If you are not loving your job, you can always quit and find another. But, for some of us that option is either a hard choice or something that will happen over time, not tomorrow. So, whether you are working on a new job or waiting for an event like retirement, the...
![066: Preparing for a Change | Interview with Eric Roberge [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/EricRoberge-e1405957349399.png)
Are you preparing for a change? A change in career? Perhaps even an entrepreneurial venture? Are you preparing to make the change successfully? Do you even know how to prepare? Today we talk to Eric Roberge with Beyond Your Hammock. Eric focuses on helping people...
![065: How to Get a Book Published | Interview with Chad Allen [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ChadAllen-BookProposalAcademy.jpg)
If the first American dream is home ownership, the second is getting a book published. When someone learns that I have published a book, they immediately begin to tell me about their book. Some are just ideas. Others are books actually in the works, or even finished....
![064: 4 Common Mistakes Made in the Informational Interview [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/6810408431_95dda1119c_z.jpg)
Most people go after a new job the way we have always done it. They find an advertised opening, send a resume, and wait. They might also throw in a few job fairs. The end result is that they end up talking to HR, if anyone at all. This is a entirely frustrating and...
![063: How Introverts Can be the Best Networkers [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/introvert.jpg)
I have been doing a lot of work on my new course Networking for Introverts (soon to release) lately. As I explore and search, I see a lot of common misconceptions that the extroverts of the world are better at networking and making personal connections. Wrong. In my...
![062: Five Networking Secrets I Learned from My Dad [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NetworkingSecrets.jpg)
Have you ever learned a lesson only to realize someone else was modeling that same truth for you for years and you never saw it? Maybe it is just me - the slow learner. My lesson is about networking and connecting. We have all heard the networking secrets. First we...
![061: 5 Tips Guaranteed to Help You in Overcoming Your Fear of Networking [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/OvercomingtheFearofNetworking.jpg)
Do you have a fear of networking? When I was in college and looking for a job, I was told networking was the key to success. So, I put on a suit and tie and headed off to a local networking event. Fear set in. On the way to the event I could hardly grip the wheel of...
![060: Five Takeaways from Boost Leadership Conference [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BoostConfjpg.jpg)
Last week I went to Dallas to assist Michael Nichols with the Boost Leadership Conference. It was a great time to connect with him and others (most who are part of my mastermind group), but in the conference I learned a few things about leadership and relationships. I...
![059: Five Ways to Deal with Office Politics [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/OfficePolitics.jpg)
Office politics creates more personal frustration than work and work schedules will ever create. Today I will share five ways to deal with office politics - five practical things you can do not matter how nasty the situation. While I doubt there are any big secrets...
![058: Five Ways to Start a Business for Less than $1000 [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/StartaBusiness.jpg)
Did you know you can start a business for less than $1000? When we started our homeschooling business, we spent about $7000. But, of that $7000, most of the money was not needed and mistakes we made going in. Instead, when I look at what we really needed to do and...