Dan Miller - No More Dreaded Mondays: Ignite Your Passion--and Other Revolutionary Ways to Discover Your True Calling at Work

Copyright 2008 by The Business Source

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Published in the United States by Broadway Books, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.

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Originally published in hardcover in the United States as No More Mondays by Doubleday, an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, in 2008.

Published in association with Yates & Yates, LLP, Attorneys and Counselors, Orange, CA

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Miller, Dan, 1937

No more dreaded Mondays : ignite your passionand other revolutionary ways to discover your true calling at work / Dan Miller.1st paperback ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Job satisfaction. 2. Career development. 3. Quality of work life. 4. Job enrichment. I. Title.

HF5549.5.J63M493 2009

650.14dc22

2009031457

ISBN9780307588777

Ebook ISBN9780385525312

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Im thirty years old and Id been working for a VERY well-known and respected company for five years and was scared to death to leave, but I felt physically ill every morning before I went to work. I read Dans book and got the courage I needed to create a new rsum and put myself out there. Well, because of the guidance from God and Dan, I had an offer from a company I respected in less than a month and have been happily going to work for almost six months. The summary? I quit the old place and was given a promotion, more money, a fabulous boss, and best of all, peace.

Andie Corbitt

I started reading the 48 Days book back in January or February of this year and it has given me something that is priceless, hopeReading the 48 Days material has renewed my spirit considerably, and for that I thank God.

Dan Cottle

My promotion to National Sales Manager came true!Ive never been happier! The incredible part of the whole experience is the support and joy being expressed by my coworkers and clients. I will always be grateful for your guidance in getting me back on the path.

Derek Anderson

Just finished reading 48 Days to the Work You LoveThe book has started the rusty wheels turning after so many years of nonproduction. It feels GREAT!

Mark Halpain

I have just been hired at what promises to be the best job I have ever had, with the exception of the job I had as a teenager (dressing like Count Chocula at Opryland). I have it becauseAND ONLY BECAUSEI read your book [48 Days to the Work You Love].

Jason T. Sparks

Help! Im addicted and need a fix!!! I bought the 48 Days audio-book. Immediately I was inspired. 48 Days is the T-bone steak I treat myself to in the midst of my TunaHelper week.

Katie Fitzpatrick

I am a mother of four very young children, ages seven, six, four, and threeSimply put, raising our children requires substantially more income than my husband is able to bring home with one job, so I did a little networking, and very quickly I found a great management position in my field of interest. BUTthirteen hours a day away from the children, a forty-five-minute drive each way to work, and all the other drawbacks were just not worth it. After taking into consideration the additional financial expenses of actually working, I made the decision to QUIT MY JOB.

Within two weeks [of purchasing your book] I was once again working. I have a small dog that has to be groomed regularly, and I do it myself. So I made a few business cards, talked to a few friends, and now Im grooming dogs. I work 8:30 to 1:30 each weekday and am still able to run all my errands and keep up with the kids. I do my own scheduling, so I can be off whenever I need to attend a function during the day. I net more money than I did as a business manager for a midsized corporation. I consider myself to be EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL. I HAVE IT ALL.

Paula C.

To my dad, Ray F Miller, who taught me that work was not something to be avoided, but rather something to be done with wholehearted effort, character, and integrity. Your model of believing we are temporary stewards of animals, tools, land, and friendships continues to call me to a daily accountability of those resources.

I want to thank the crowd of mentors who began shaping my thinking and expanding my expectations years ago on that dairy farm in Ohio. With no TV in our home, I discovered the amazing world of books as a child. Those opened the door to the unusual and creative life I am privileged to live today. People such as Earl Nightingale, Norman Vincent Peale, Robert Schuller, Mark Victor Hansen, Denis Waitley, and Brian Tracy served as my mentors and guides through the powerful means of the written word. Zig Ziglars powerful personal presentations captivated me many years ago and called me to a higher level of success without compromising integrity or compassion.

I thank my wife, Joanne, who has been the main supporting character in my life story for more than forty years. My days begin and end with your unwavering support and prayers. Your enthusiasm for my unusual projects has allowed me to explore unknown territory and achieve a kind of success envied by any person in the world. To my incredible children, Kevin, Jared, and Ashley, I offer thanks for participating in the ups and downs of a dad who could not settle for common work. And now as adults each of you continues to make valuable contributions to my work as you discover your own unique calling.

Thanks to my Wednesday morning Eagles group. You eleven guys truly provide the format for iron sharpening iron. The wit, wisdom, and unvarnished feedback from this amazing group of writers and deep thinkers have helped my growth, both personally and as a writer.