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Dec52008
Inspiration for a New Year’s Resolution
by Russ Dalbey
2008 has been a tough year for many individuals.
If you could use some inspiration for what you want to accomplish in 2009, this story about one of America’s greatest minds and inventors might help.
It is has been said that Thomas Edison tested more than 10,000 ideas and prototypes before he hit on a working example [...]
Aug262008
“Cinch by the inch”
by Russ Dalbey
Some new students of Dalbey Education have told me that even though the cash flow business IS simple – it’s just finding private notes, putting the information out to buyers, and arranging the transaction to collect a referral fee – they have trouble getting started.
These people aren’t hung up on an issue like a lack [...]
Aug42008
Back to Basics
by Russ Dalbey
For those of you who are students of my Winning in the Cash Flow Business program, I’d like to address a few basic concepts that many beginners often ask about. Sometimes there’s a little confusion about what is needed to become a profitable note entrepreneur… and some individuals make it more complicated than it really [...]
Jul182008
Which voice do YOU listen to?
by Russ Dalbey
A few weeks ago, I invited George Walther to come speak to all my employees in my office in Westminster, Colorado.
You might not be familiar with who George is, but he’s one of the best professional speakers and motivation experts on the planet. He’s also an accomplished author and business consultant who has consulted with [...]
Jul32008
About being lost and being “outside the box”
by Russ Dalbey
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 [...]
Jun252008
Choices
by Russ Dalbey
The other day, I was in one of those made-to-order smoothie shops… you know, the ones where you can not only pick the flavor of your concoction from dozens of recipes described on the wall, but also select “boosts” or health supplements to add to the mix.
Just deciding from among the almost-overwhelming selection of fruit [...]
Jun132008
Be in the NOW
by Russ Dalbey
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 [...]
Jun22008
Are you living like a ‘Blue Zone’ resident?
by Russ Dalbey
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 [...]
May302008
A supermarket employee unlike any other
by Russ Dalbey
Sometimes, you come across people that truly surprise you… and humble you too.
Take a look at this story about a very unusual man who is taking what he has received in life and making the most of it… no complaints.
http://www.komonews.com/news/19339104.html
Warmly,
Russ
May162008
Invest in your future!
by Russ Dalbey
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 [...]
