Delegating is a Part of Building That I’m Not Very Good At
Working on the Business is Not The Same as Working In It Even after being in business for more than forty years and all that I’ve learned over that time…there is still more to learn. Delegating is one of those areas where I need to do better. I’ve just recently finished reading the book The […]
Life is Like a Pencil Maze
And They’re Easier with Help A maze is defined as, “A path or collection of paths typically from an entrance to a goal. The word is used to refer both to branching puzzles through which the solver must find a route, and to simpler non-branching (“unicursal”) patterns that lead unambiguously through a convoluted layout to […]
Connections Can Help You BUILD Your Business
And You Never Know Where Those Connections Will Come From The first couple of years as a self-employed construction contractor were a lot different than Gene expected. He’s beginning to wonder if owning his own business is worth it. It certainly isn’t what he expected. All the headaches and problems that he’s encountered are causing […]
The Kind of Clothes You Wear is Up to You
What Kind of Clothes Are You Wearing? Clothes are an outward indication of who we are or want to be. This is evident in commercials and advertisements. The latest and greatest thing is bombarding us everywhere we look. How we dress is one of the first things people see. Our clothes show others who we […]
Construction Customers Can Be Hard Work
As a Contractor What Did you Expect? As someone who has been in construction for more than forty years, I’ve worked for my share of hard customers. This does not mean that they are bad customers. On the contrary, more often than not the opposite is true. They are the best customers because they have […]
Routines Are a Good Thing
That is, If the Routine Includes Doing Good Things A routine is doing tasks, chores, or duties at a regular or specific interval or time. It is a habitual procedure constantly repeated. Prayer is a good routine to have. This is part of the Jewish religion. The Jewish Law calls for praying three times daily. […]
Life Happens…The Question Is: What Are You Going To Do About It?
Flexible Rigidity Is a Good Plan Today (7/26/24) was one of those days. You know the ones. You have it all planned and then…everything gets turned upside down. Here’s how my day was planned: Recurring 9:00 daily virtual meeting with my assistant, Emily. Writing this week’s solution. Follow up on construction projects. Friday’s week ending […]
How You Deal With Adversity is Up to You
Nobody Said It Would be Easy Life is full of adversity. It comes in all shapes and sizes. We all deal with it differently. The important thing to remember is that we don’t have to do it alone. Most of us will never experience the amount of loss that Job in the Bible did. He […]
What in the World is Contractor Etiquette?
…And What Does Etiquette Even Mean? It means treating others the way you want to be treated. I had a conversation with a friend once about an experience they had with a plumber. While they were standing in the kitchen talking about the project… The plumber spit tobacco juice in the kitchen sink. Not once […]
Being on the Winning Team
It’s Nice When Our Team Wins The 2024 Summer Olympics are just around the corner. The Olympics are a sports fan’s dream come true. There are all kinds of different sports to watch. You can root for your favorite team and/or individual as the competition proceeds. We like it when our team wins. Not so […]