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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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Caution Where Needed inspections-reports-values-photography-appraising Apr 19, 2022

Toward the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, I heard a lot of people who said something like, “Dustin, I think that there’s going to be a lot more flexibility because of this.” Now, I like to look at change as a positive thing. I like the opportunity afforded us by change, but...

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Dadā€™s Words of Wisdom successful-volume-appraisal-business Apr 12, 2022

Something I’ve noticed over the years is that, in moments when I least expect it, I open my mouth and my father comes out. Just like each of us does, I picked things up from my dad, and I’ve started saying them to my kids. One of the things I remember him saying when I was idle and...

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