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In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m sharing one of Joanne and my favorite quotations about friendship:

"Oh, the comfort — the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person — having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away."

Dinah Craik (1826 - 1887) English novelist and poet.

If you’re new to the 48Days.net community – welcome. This is an amazing group of people who are not content with mediocrity in their work – or anywhere in their lives. You’ll find the members here share their resources and expertise willingly and also share your excitement when you succeed.

We are seeing an explosion of books being published, speakers being booked, coaches filling their schedules, artists finding new ways to market their work, musicians leveraging their talent and creative businesses from podcasting to dry cleaning pickup to muscle car restoration being launched successfully.

I’m thrilled as I see more people who are finding their true calling and applying that in work that is meaningful, purposeful – and profitable. If you’re still in that process, be encouraged; you can do what many others here have done.

You may have noticed we’ve opened up the Chat feature on 48Days.net. If you look right down in the bottom right hand corner you’ll see how many other members are online. You can chat in the open group or send a message to any member who is online.

For a very thorough overview of the questions covered in my weekly 48Days Podcast, be sure to check out Michelle Wright’s thorough Podcast Notes. Michelle is one of many actively contributing 48Days.net members. We appreciate her valuable additions to the podcast.

Ashley just reminded me our next Write to the Bank live event here at the Sanctuary is coming up March 8-9th. This is our most popular and least expensive live event. We cap it at 48 participants and always have a waiting list for future events. Don’t miss securing your seat for this fun event if you write but want to know how to make money with that. Check the link for photo shots to see lots of your friends who have attended.

Each week we feature some of our favorite forum discussions, blogs, groups and members in the Notes on the front page. Please note that those who are featured and highlighted are always selected from those who have a clear picture, are active here in this community and are adding valuable content in some way. No magic or inside track – those are the things we look for.

This week we're highlighting:

Featured Discussion – Elmer Querubin addressed a common concern in Having Trouble Letting the Family Know Your Schedule? When you’re busy – especially if you are an entrepreneur and don’t have set working hours – it is frequently a challenge to let our family members know what we’ve committed to. Elmer shares a new website that he’s found helpful for sharing schedules.

Featured Blog -- Victory in Health: Pushing Beyond Your Comfort Zone. If you’ve ever ventured out to try something new, something out of your comfort zone, you can relate to what Marianne Clements shares in this post. Many of us expect to be good at everything from the very first time we try it! If we are not, it can lead to discouragement and giving up altogether. She explains that victory looks different depending on what stage of development we are in. Don’t give up – press on to victory!

Featured Group – we’ve had a lot of talk about Mastermind groups recently and Jeff Long created a place to learn and keep the conversation going - Mastermind Group. I joined – as my involvement in success, accountability, mastermind brainstorming groups has been a key component in opening new doors of opportunity for many years now. If you’re serious about accelerating your success, get in this group. You’ll also want to check out our latest 48 Days product – 1+1=3 Creating Your Own Mastermind Group.

Featured Member – Andrew Miller from Milford, NE is our featured member of the week. Last Friday Joel and Pei Boggess joined Joanne and me for lunch here in Franklin, TN. They were sharing about Pei’s new business and we had fun brainstorming about a new name that would be an attention grabber. Andrew has done one of the coolest name selections I’ve ever seen. He is an illustrator – now remember his name is Andrew. His business name – AndHeDrew. That is everything you want in a business name. Incidentally, the best guide out there for choosing a business or seminar name is Sam Horn’s book – Pop: Stand Out In Any Crowd.

I talked to a 48Days member after speaking in Warsaw, IN this weekend.  He went on and on about how blown away he was with the quality of help available here in this community.  He's created his focus, set up his website, and has his business up and running as a result of the willingness of other members to freely offer their advice and expertise.  Make sure you're taking advantage of the rich resources here to speed up your journey to success.

Take advantage of some of the resources here:

The No More Mondays Show - 48Days.net Advisors Andy Traub and Justin Lukasavige answer questions and give advice for growing your business.

Check out the Tutorial Videos to show you have to change your page, your settings or how to do an effective forum post. 

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We are watching and cheering for your success!

Dan Miller