Dean Graziosi Weekly Video Blog #52 - Student's Pay it Forward Scholarship

UPDATE: Check out the announcement of the scholarship

In case you missed it, my team announced a new student "pay it forward" scholarship on Friday.
A fund that will help pay the tuition for deserving people to go through my Real Estate Success Academy.

This was a surprise put together as a present for my birthday, and what a surprise it was! A present for me, that helps other hopeful investors. Wow. But it didn't stop there.

I was honored, by all of you who took the time to wish me well. Thanks to each and every one who sent in such awesome videos with birthday wishes. And for
those of you who helped create that mammoth stack
of birthday cards I found on my desk, and for all
the heartfelt posts on DG.com.

I was deeply touched. So I decided to do something to make it an even better program. And, since hundreds of you have submitted your applications for the scholarship already, it is important that you hear the news. And it comes at a pretty great time, because this just happens to be blog #52 - and that means it is the one year anniversary of my having started doing these weekly blogs. I just think that's pretty cool!

For my birthday, and our blog anniversary the best
gift I could think of is a way to help more of you!
So, watch the video and you'll hear everything else
you need to know.

More Great News!

yungcash's picture

I have watched the blog several times, but I didn't write a comment. Everything you do is great; you're always helping people. When you wrote your books you changed countless lives, and you continue to do so. I want to thank you for giving us all a chance and thanks to the dg family especially rina for always helping out in unbelievable ways. I'm sure everyone appreciates all you do. I can't wait to hear the success stories of the scholarship students!

WOW

Anitarny's picture

Dean you never cease to amaze me and Rina you....well you are just YOU!. I have lots of love for both of you and I think Paying It Forward is what makes the world go round.

This DG fmily just keeps getting better and better. Like Rina said, from the first time I saw you on TV.....

HOW SWEET IS THAT

jshear's picture

Dean, that is so sweet that you added to the deal. Thank you for all you and your support teams help with the knowledge and know how to get my life where I want it to be. thank you again for everything...

Joey

application

eclark64's picture

where do you go to fill out application for scholarship

Thank You Dean!

pbuchan1's picture

For taking this to another level. The loan pool is an awesome idea.

I'm inspired by you and the folks here on the forum to keep at it until I'm successful.

Keep the faith!
Pat

PAY FORWARD!!!!!!

Amazngrc's picture

First...Happy Belated Birthday!!!! God is Good! Creating opportunities through blessings is what you have accomplished....Thank you and your wonderful DG Family Team for all their considerations, blessings and love for others...I pray I will be able to be one of your contributors soon...God Bless to you all!

Great idea!!

destrie's picture

I wish I was wehre Rina is today. I am going to keep plucking away so I can afford to put money into the fund. That's a wonderful wonderful idea.

Destrie

scholarship application

daltonstrail's picture

First, Happy birthday Dean! I am in the same boat as Martin7. I don't know my way around the site very well so I am having trouble finding the application for the pay it forward scholarship program. I would love to be a contributor once I have a few deals done. I am about to lose my house to foreclosure. I think I still have a little bit of time though. However, I could put off making my truck pmt to cover the $300 as long as GMAC will work with me. I've been laid off since 1st week of May this year. Since I'm not working I've been applying a lot of time to REI but still don't have first deal done. With the help and guidance from the academy, time spent would be a whole lot more productive. Right now i feel like I'm just spinning my wheels and not getting anywhere. Please help me move forward and get the first deal done. Thank you for your consideration!!!

P.s. As frustrating as it is right now I am not giving up. I believe I can make this work.

In God I trust,
daltonstrail

Celebration and Appreciation

lihpaid001's picture

What an awesome way to celebrate a birthday and something to appreciate for the rest of ones life.

It would an honor to be the winner of that shcolarship and I myself hve a strong believe in the life of GIVING,GIVE BACK.

Great Investing
Deimen Lihpai

Birthday wishes

Happy B-Day Dean, yet another year has passed. I hope you had a great day!

Brenda

Happy Belated B-day

lj301's picture

I'm thankful that I joined the DG family and I hope I can contribute to those in time of need.

Happy belated B-day to you and yours.

Academy Scholarship

Sounds like a great idea for us that do not have the money to afford the Academy, BUT HOW DO WE SIGN UP?

Tcedillos

Happy Birthday - Happy Anniversary - Scholarship request.

TBessette's picture

Hello Dean,

Happy belated birthday/anniversary and thank you for all you have done and for responding to my request. I am reading "Profit From Real Estate Right Now!” I am a little more than half way through the book and anxious to start investing, flipping etc. I am enjoying your web site and videos too.

I am making a new beginning and would greatly appreciate any assistance you can send my way in the form of a scholarship that I would be only too happy to repay at a later date. I genuinely appreciate all you have to offer, especially your “Pay It Forward” mentality to assist people to become successful too!

Most sincerely,

Thomas Bessette

Happy Birthday Dean & Happy Anniversary

MAJESTIC_INVT's picture

my best wish true this blessed journey,health,peace,and family love.I made my self a gold of making a deal by my birthday wish by the way is on dic,4 2009.I am very new at this but i am jumpping in head first,i am talking to potential seler and don't know exaccly how to work the iee.she is an the hook an if a play my cards right i could whyend up with two property any sujestions,she both the property in 2006.thanks to all my new family and have a nice thanks give!!!! Eye-wink

Scholarship

Happy Belated Birthday Dean,

May your days be glorious and fun filled, enjoy your family as our time is short, so we get to make the best of each day.

Which brings me to my point. I am excited to hear about this scholarship and unfortunately before I received the blog link this week the applicants have already sent in their apps. I am most eager to get started with your program. I am a single dad and I workk two jobs, one is real estate (not very successful) I must be doing something wrong and the other is a lab tech. I am so busy that I do not have the time to spend on the real estate. I do not even have enough time to spend with my son. He is 13 now and the time that he needs me around the most; I can not afford to take time off to be with him. Two months ago I became ill and took a month off and sure enough one month with no income set me back so much. It was not enough that I was barely making it paycheck to paycheck. I just want to be able to take a day off here and there without worrying about where my next paycheck is coming from. I read and hear all the success stories and I would love to be a part of it. I will contribute to the scholarship fund after my first deal and I will make a small donation to the fund after every transaction I make. I believe in 'Karma' and 'what comes around goes around'. More strongly I believe in "paying it forward". When I am successful I would love to assist someone to be successful also. I have always been one to assist others in the past and I hope to do that again. Please accept me as a last minute participant, applicant and I pray that I will be chosen so I can begin my career successfully and have more time to spend with my son.

Respectfully,

Gary Parikian
Pasadena, CA

God continue to bless you and your family Dean

Rolston Morrison's picture

That is a great idea Dean.

I miss the scholarship Application,but I hope that one day I will geting to your real estate
success academy .

Happy Belated Birthday

Dean,

I trust you had a wonderful birthday and enjoyed the time you were able to spend with your family. I am not so fortunate. I work two jobs and I am barely making ends meet. Two months ago I took one month off for an illness and I fell even further behind on my responsibilities. I can not even spend time with my son. I am a single dad and my son is 13 and this is the time he needs me the most but I am always working. I am sure you hear many stories such as mine and how we all want to be successful. What sets me out in front and you would realize this if you were too speak to me in person is that I have the fire to push ahead and be successful. I would love to share some stories with you in the future. Right now though I have hit a road block like many others and I just need a little push and that is where your scholarship to your program comes in. After I am chosen and after my first sale I will contribute to the scholarship fund also. As a matter of fact since I am a strong believer in 'Karma', 'what comes around goes around' and more strongly in 'paying it forward'; I will make a small donation to the fund each time I close a deal. All I want is too be able to spend some time with my son and take some time off for me and not have to worry about where and how I will pay my bills from. I believe in your system and I pray that I will be chosen so I can begin to pay back to the community with my success.

Respectfully,

Gary

Great Idea

joepthebeat's picture

Great idea, and thank you for putting this together. It's a beautiful thing that someone can use this system to do their first deal, and I hope I can eventually contribute to this recycling fund.

Dean's success scholarship

Bless You!

Pay it forward

Hey Dean,

I have to tell you that this is this the awesomest( is that a word?)thing you could have done. Thanks to Rina for the idea and thanks to you for the twist. Nothing is free and this is one of the most win, win business deals I have ever seen. I love the way different minds work differently.
Even though you missed my Birthday, HAPPY BIRTDAY TO YOU. LOL! 11-11-53

Just for Info

I have read all the response here and true to my belief some of my colleague in the Dean's family need a head start up like me to start our Real Estate business such as the Academy students to effectively have a deal in Real estate. Hopefully we will be all accomodated and for sure we will give back the benefits to our Dean's family un the future...dom

Happy Birthday Dean!!

A little late but no less sincere. Your generosity and Rina's are amazing! May God bless you both for your giving hearts. I hope to be able to contribute to the fund after I do a deal. Thanks for the inspiration!

My first post!

Hi, I just wanted to send my first post for a subject that is such a great idea. It seems i have been reading and watching forever, and yet still doing nothing to really fullfill my goals, but the buck stops here and now. Thanks for all the ideas and i will now get my first deal somehow!!! Also by chance i also share that day, My birthday is 11/20/ 1945!!!

Take care and thanks to everyone at DG.com

Fran

How do i register

A.Harris's picture

I seen the video but how do i register for this scholarship..just recieved the email today. Thanks.

Belated Birthday

Ray177's picture

Hi Dean,

Just wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday. I was on a business trip and I am just trying to catch up on my e-mails and of course I see I am too late for the scholarship oh well it's the story of my life. Kudos to Rina for the great idea of paying it forward and for all the help I get from your website. Hope you had a great Birthday......

Happy Birthday.....

vtjohnson21's picture

Dean I just want to say happy birthday. I'm sorry I didn't get in on your birthday but I figured better late than never. Also, I'd like to say thank you and all who helped with the new scholarship. That is very great and such a blessing. God is great and he works in mysterious ways. It's wonderful how people take their time to think about others, they don't even know, and lend a helping hand. We need more of that in this world today. To whom ever wins or qualifies for this scholarship, I pray for the best for you, and I hope that you reach for the sky, and succeed as far as your mind can wonder. Just remember to give back, and help others to become successful.

Belated Birthday Wishes and Scholarship

Happy Belated Birthday to you Dean and to your daughter as well. I regretfully missed out on the scholarship opportunity but feel that it's a great idea! I have began reading the materials I received in the mail and truly think that it is an awesome read, very educational. I'm both anxious yet afraid to make the next move. My heart says...oh yeah! But my mind is at a halt with it, questioning if I can make this thing work for me and if so - how, when my credit may plays a factor. Hoping that this not be another bad experience for me, especially because I do need to be able to make some serious money advances in this stage of my life. I do pray that this be a rewarding experience for me with of course the help of you and your couselors. I thank you seriously in advance.

Sincerely,

Carmelita

Thank you

Rina's idea is amazing!! I personally believe in helping others out when needed. I found it very hard to get started in this program due to the fact that I'm a single mom. I took everything I had to get started because I want a better future for my daughter and I. When given the chance, hopefully in the near future I will be more than willing to give back for I personally know how hard it is to get started. Thank you to all that are involved in this generous act of kindness!

Thank you DEAN & RINA!

Sheri_T's picture

This is a superb idea! An Academy Scholarship and to provide the money as a loan to fund their 1st deal, GREAT idea. I'm working on my 1st deal, and I know when I've completed it, the sky's the limit. Smiling This will be great incentive to move forward in Real Estate Investing. Thank you for being YOU and for helping all of us accomplish our dreams of financial security!
Sincerely, Sheri Smiling