How Having a Plan Can Help You Build a Successful Business
A Plan is Only Good if You Use it The past couple of weeks we’ve discussed how important the Production Tracker tool is and how it can help you see the future of your business. Building a construction business is no different than building a building. If you don’t have a plan, you won’t know […]
Can We Have Wisdom Like Solomon?
Hopefully We’re Wiser Than He Was Making decisions can be a hard thing. Should I do this, or should I do that? It’s easier when there’s a clear choice of good or bad. It’s much harder when it’s deciding between good and good. Wouldn’t it be nice if God would just tell us what to […]
How Does the Production Tracker Help Us See the Future?
Trust Me, It Doesn’t Take Any Magic Last week we talked about what the Production Tracker is and what makes it an important tool to have in your business building toolbox. I also pointed out how most people operating construction companies hate paperwork, but how important paperwork is to build a successful business. It’s amazing […]
What Does it Mean to Repent?
It’s More Than Just Saying I’m Sorry Too often, the words “I’m sorry” are said without any real meaning of being sorry behind them. These words are thrown around flippantly so that we can move on. We don’t really mean it. We use them as a kind of get out of jail free card. Repenting […]
What Makes the Production Tracker Such an Important Tool?
Because it Helps Keep Your Business Balanced Recently we discussed the importance of keeping your construction business from getting out of balance. Achieving a balanced business requires paperwork and we know how construction contractors feel about paperwork. I know, I know, paperwork is not a very exciting topic, but neither is concrete. And we all […]
Prayer is How We Communicate with God
This Includes Saying Thank You Communication is a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behaviors. It is the transmitting of information. It is a two-way street; it goes both ways. Too often when we pray, we’re focused on asking God for things we want, and […]
It’s Up to You to Get Unstuck
You Have the Power of Choice There’s a saying, “A rut is a grave with both ends kicked out.” Too often we get in a rut and don’t even realize we’re there. This is how operating a construction company can be. Plodding back and forth, doing all those things that need to be done, never […]
Stacking Stones Is a Good Reminder
Prayer Is How We Communicate with God Relationships where there is no communication don’t last. A relationship is two or more people being connected. It’s hard to connect in any meaningful way without communication. Communication is how we let others know what we’re thinking and feeling. Granted, different people communicate differently, but when there is […]
Who Knew That I Was an Entrepreneur?
That Was Never My Plan Most people in construction would not consider themselves entrepreneurs. They see themselves as self-employed. There’s not a huge difference between the two, but it is significant. It’s the difference between working in your business or working on your business. Someone who is self-employed is earning income from their own business, […]
The Old, Old Story Becomes New
Making a Case for Christ Some of my earliest memories are going to my Grandparents (my mom’s parents) on Sunday evenings. This was a great time with cousins and aunts and uncles. Sometimes we would all go with them to their small country church. One of the songs I remember singing at their church is […]