Russ Dalbey's Blog

One of my staff members – Lead Educator David Winter – brought up a great idea in a meeting the other day.
David challenged us by asking, “Do we really ‘think outside the box’?”
His question really resonated in me. We’ve all heard this now-old cliche, and we know that “thinking outside the box” is a way [...]

You’ve heard the expression: “Be in the know.”
Well, how about this one: Be in the NOW.
Our lives are all so busy… work, meetings, kids, spouses or significant others, housework, bills, errands, friends, networking, holidays, weddings, community events… it never ends! If your life is like mine, it often seems like we’re all just buzzing around [...]

An interesting new book was published recently: The Blue Zone: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest by Dan Buettner.
Buettner, an American explorer, author, and record-holding endurance cyclist, has spent seven years researching communities that have high percentages of individuals who live past 100 years old. He calls these areas of [...]

Well… April 15 has come and gone. If you received a refund this year, is it already spent on something essential? If not, why not put some of it towards something really important… your financial future.
Don’t give in to the temptation to take a tax refund and
spend it frivolously!
Here’s a great article from MSN that [...]

I’ve blogged before about the importance of first impressions in business. How you present yourself – everything from your clothes, your hair, and your briefcase… to your demeanor on the phone, your promptness, and your handshake – can be the critical factor that unlocks the door to success.
The other day I had an interesting experience [...]

What is it that we’re all
really after?
Success? Sure. Financial
freedom and security? You bet. Accolades and approval? Of course.
But what I believe most of
us are really after – what truly drives us as human beings – is
something less tangible than the things I listed above.
For me, the thing that I
really want is peace of [...]

Did you know that the average American household spends 15 percent of their total income on food and drinks?
And, did you know that the most basic foods – the staples like eggs, bread and milk – have had a double-digit percentage price increase during the last year? On average, eggs cost 38% more now!
It’s no [...]

Seems like no matter where I go these days, all I see are people talking on cell phones, on their lap tops, wearing their Bluetooth headsets, or surfing the net on their iPhones. Everyone seems to be communicating all the time, in all manner of places… in their cars, walking down the street, in meetings, [...]

“It’s important to have specific dreams.”
- Dr. Randy Pausch
Mark your calendar for tomorrow: This Wednesday night, April 9, the ABC TV network is airing an interview with Randy Pausch, a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, about his “Last Lecture.”
Maybe some of you have read about Pausch’s book by the same name, or [...]

There are certain things you need to be able to succeed: drive, commitment, vision, support… and energy.
Going after your dream and putting a stake in the ground as an independent entrepreneur is definitely rewarding, but it isn’t always easy! There’s definitely some effort involved, and the rest of your life is still going to require [...]