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Freedom: the Basis of Creativity successful-volume-appraisal-business Jun 20, 2023

I think I’ve talked to you about my definition of wealth before. It’s not having a sports car or a big fancy house. My definition of wealth is the ability to do what I want, when I want, with whom I want, because I want. This is all within reason, of course. I’m not going to go...

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Replication: The Road to Productivity successful-volume-appraisal-business Jun 13, 2023

I want to share a principle with you. And when you hear it, it won’t be some earth-shattering revelation. It’s probably something that you already know, something that already makes sense. The principle is this: replication increases productivity.

Think about it. In your business...

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Letting Money Work For You successful-volume-appraisal-business Jun 06, 2023

Let’s talk about the velocity of money. This isn’t velocity in the sense of the physics term – we’re not looking at how fast a 50 dollar bill can fly through the air if you wad it up into a ball or make it into a paper airplane, no matter how fascinating that experiment...

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The Decision to Act successful-volume-appraisal-business May 30, 2023

The key to success isn’t great ideas. Everyone has great ideas. I’ve had so many people come to me with an idea they had and say, “Dustin, isn’t this a great idea?” And, quite often, their idea really is good. But there’s something very important that separates...

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The Importance of Integrity successful-volume-appraisal-business May 23, 2023

Many of us hear about integrity often, but what does integrity even mean? What are we actually talking about here? A good explanation of integrity that I’ve heard is that integrity is what you do and how you act when no one is watching. It is your true, basic self. Integrity, really, is the...

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The (Real) Secret successful-volume-appraisal-business May 16, 2023

I’ve never loved The Secret, as a book or a movie. Maybe I missed something, but the primary message I came away with after reading and watching it was that if I hope for something long enough, it will happen. That is probably a little bit of an over-simplification, but I still feel like...

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