Dan Woodworth * Encouraging Communicator

I just sent my first formal draft of my doctoral dissertation to my project mentor. The technical editor is editing it. I will defend my project in L.A. on June 12 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM. Graduation is June 14 at 6:00 PM! Earning an accredited doctorate is an impossible dream that has come true for me!

Dare to Dream and Do the Impossible! Only 20% of those who enter my particular doctoral program ever finish the Doctor of Ministry degree. It is highly demanding and difficult. I had an 80% chance of failure. But it was more than that. Keep reading and you will see why. :)

My tag line is: "Transforming Fear into Fulfillment, Hurt into Healing, Pain into Peace and Problems into Possibilities!" Another way to put it is: "Showing People How to Conquer Chaos and Transform Tragedy into Triumph and Problems into Possibilities!" I have been tested through the fire personally with this doctorate experience!

Dare to Dream and Do the Impossible! It's happening for me and it can happen for YOU! Don't let anyone or any circumstance stop you. Settle it in your heart. You're going over and not under! You're the top dog and not the bottom dog!

In high school my counselor told me not to apply for college. He said I would never make it. Guess what? I did it! Don't let anyone talk you out of your dream!

After earning my B.S. in Wildlife-Fishery Resources degree from the University of Idaho (one of the finest programs in the nation), I thought I would never go back to school. My degree was extremely difficult and demanding. It was like a Pre-Med Science degree. Done. Finished. I thought :)

I couldn't get the dream out of my heart. After working as a research biologist for a couple of years, I kept feeling this deep desire to go for a masters degree. So I began to Dare to Dream and Do the Impossible! I did it! Not only did I meet the most beautiful bride in the whole wide world, I earned a Master of Divinity degree in two and half years. It normally takes three years.

Dare to Dream and Do the Impossible! On May 18, 2006, my beautiful bride asked me to apply for a doctoral program at a cutting-edge new school in L.A. Through a series of miracles, I was accepted.

I had no idea that this adventure would be like climbing Mount Everest without an oxygen mask! It was so challenging and treacherous at times, I thought I would literally fall to my death! It was far more difficult and demanding than I ever thought possible! I am not the scholarly type. It has been like learning Chinese in Hong Kong with no one to interpret for me. Talk about a whole new learning curve!

The Lord placed this dream in my heart. He gave me the strength and the courage to overcome every impossible obstacle in the adventure! I have been radically transformed and become a new man through this rich and rewarding experience!

My beautiful bride, Irene, and son, Chris and our other team members helped me Dare to Dream and Do the Impossible! Gary Woltal has encouraged me through the process! He promised that He and others in Active Rain would not give up on me! Thank You, Gary and AR!

Dare to Dream and Do the Impossible! I did it and you can do it! You may ask: "What does this have to do with real estate?" Good question! It has everything to do with it! We are in the people business. People need hope and encouragement. They need it and you need it! We all need it!

Dare to Dream and Do the Impossible!

Over 8% of this new year is gone! February is already here and moving quickly!

As a Real Estate Professional, each one of us is working with people. This is a people business!

On Saturday, January 24, our team conducted our first Identity Formation Seminar for 18 -32 year old Emerging Adults. We had a powerful time together.

We plan on having more seminars in February. If you know anyone in the Boise Metro Area between 18-32 years old, please send them our way!

All of us learned some new things. Each one of us if formed as a person through social relationships.

All of us have experienced shame-based messages that have warped us in our identity formation. We discovered that grace-based messages can replace the shame.

Grace is the ability to be who you were created to be and to do what you were created to do. Grace means you are deeply loved, completely accepted and highly valued. Period. No if's, and's or but's or coulda, shoulda, woulda statements.

So today could be the beginning of a whole new life for you. Watch what you say. Your subconscious mind believes everything your mouth says. You become what you say.

Think and speak the BEST, not the Worst, the BEAUTIFUL, not the ugly, things to PRAISE, not things to curse (The Message).

Thank You so much for your encouragement in The Rain!

My wife, son and I have been experiencing overflowing blessings. Let me list some of them:

(1) I have finished four chapters, so far 172 pages, of my doctoral research project!

(2) I am preparing to do my seminar on identity formation among 18 - 30 year old emerging adults!

(3) My wife, son, brother-in-law, Greg, and sister, Cindy, are helping me!

(4) The public relations director for Stevens-Hanager College wants me to use his room at no cost!

(5) Three professors at a local university have asked me to partner with them on my research project!

I could go on for many more pages! I am receiving miracle breakthroughs!

You can expect the same results I am receiving! How?

"Be generous: Invest in acts of charity. Charity yields high returns." (Ecclesiastes 11:1 The Message)

WOW! How time flies at supersonic speed when you're having FUN (F-U-N, FUN!)

The last post I did was entitled PRESSURE FORMS THE PEARL! I had no idea what that title would mean two months later, but it's still true!

I have finished Chapters One, Two and Three and Chapter Four is due November 1 for my doctoral research project. What a wild adventure it's been!

I am focusing on emerging adults (18 - 30 years old) who need their Identity Crisis resolved. My hypothesis is:

A grace-based and community-oriented seminar on the nature of identity formation for emerging adults in Boise, ID, will facilitate an understanding and healing of their identity crisis.

There are about 100,000 emerging adults who live in the Boise area. Most of them do not feel comfortable with the boomer or builder generations (44 years old and older.)

I have a LARGER-THAN-LIFE DREAM to help these emerging adults to feel deeply loved, completely accepted and highly valued as people by finding solutions to the difficult and demanding problems of addictions, social disturbances, violence and crime.

My dream is to create a multi-cultural and multi-generational community of creative, risk-taking, team players to unite our community with PAIN Transformed into PEACE! The emerging adults are an untapped generation of creative, risk-taking team players who have the potential to turn our world upside down (or right side up!)

ACTIVE RAIN is a potential community that would greatly benefit from an infusion of emerging adults! The whole industry of Real Estate could be impacted!

Chapters Five and Six are due February 1. The completed research project is due on May 1 for binding as a book.

So, until next time, HAVE FUN in THE RAIN!

Copyright © October 7, 2008 Dan Woodworth