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What To Do When Hiring A Trainee trainees-employees-mentors-appraising Jun 07, 2022

You are working hard as an appraiser, gaining customers, and creating value. You love what you do and are excited to see the business you have diligently and meticulously worked for is making progress and gaining ground. Way to go! As this happens, maybe the ball starts rolling a little faster...

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When Should We Put Technology Aside? technology-mobile-website-socialmedia-appraising Jun 01, 2022

I woke up to a text the other morning from one of my employees. The text had been sent at 12:30 AM! Now, I turn my phone off at night (other than making allowances for emergencies), so it did not wake me, but I have to admit to being a bit annoyed when the text was received. The message was sent...

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When Your Server is Halfway Around the Globeā€¦ technology-mobile-website-socialmedia-appraising May 17, 2022

I have a server. It’s not the racks, the room, and the computers buzzing that you may think of when you hear about a server. It’s just a large desktop computer that holds all my software, and I am able to access it remotely through VPN anywhere in the world. I was truly amazed by this...

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Delegate, Delegate, Delegate! trainees-employees-mentors-appraising May 10, 2022

  I was in a group meeting recently where we were talking with small business owners and trying to help them with some of the problems they were facing. One man, an owner of a carpet cleaning company, told a story that I’ve seen and heard countless times. His problem was growth –...

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The Workings Of A Millionaire Mind lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser May 03, 2022

Principles of business cross boundaries of profession frequently, and the one shared today is inspired by Dr. Thomas Stanley, author of The Millionaire Next Door and The Millionaire Mind. If you get the chance to read either of these books you will be taking a lot of notes… and you...

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Time to Break Out the Saddle! lifestyle-goals-future-slow-appraiser Apr 26, 2022

Let’s talk about ponies. No, not the hairy little animals that run around your yard and play with your kids. This pony is an acronym, spelled POINII. You’ve heard me use the phrase, “On It, Not In It,” a lot. I use it a lot when I talk to people about their businesses....

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