What’s it Take to Build a Successful Construction Company?
Gene’s Excited About His Meeting with John As usual, Gene had been on the go, nonstop, trying to keep construction projects moving forward, collecting money, paying bills, and meeting with new potential customers when he realized he still had six projects needing proposals. As he thought about this, he realized it had been more than […]
For God So Loved the World…
That He Made a Promise to Us Probably the most well known Bible verse ever is John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.” Eternal life sounds like a good deal, and all we have to do is […]
What is “Business Clarity” and How Do You Find It?
You Start with a Plan Once again, Gene was alone at the office late on a Saturday night working to get at least one more proposal done, before going home. He had promised four different customers their proposals this week. If all goes well, he’ll have this second one finished before midnight. As Gene crunched […]
We All Come from Someone, Some Place, and Some Thing
These All Contribute to Who We Are We are continuing through the Roots Advent study this week. Last week was about the “someone”. We discussed Jesus’ family and the imperfect people that were a part of His family. It showed us that neither us nor our family have to be perfect to be used by […]
Procrastination is Not a Good Plan for Making Changes
If Not, Why Do So Many Do It? This is the million-dollar question. And it actually may be. The amount of dollars lost by procrastinating is costing money and a lot of it. Decisions have consequences. Every decision we make every day comes with consequences. Some of those consequences may be good, some may not. […]
We Don’t Have to be Perfect to be Used by God
Even the People in Jesus’ Family Weren’t Perfect When we think about Christmas, we often think about memories with our family…some good and some maybe not so much. Regardless of your memories, family is a part of who we are. Who our family is shouldn’t determine the decisions we make. We have control over our […]
Why Are People in Construction so Bullheaded?
That’s a Question That’s Going to Take Some Research Have you ever noticed how stubborn people in construction are? From my experience they are some of the most headstrong and obstinate people you’ll ever meet. Why is that? This past week in my mastermind we were discussing my friend Shep Jordan’s new book, Step Into […]
Our Family Trees Start at the Roots
And Some of the Branches May Not Be the Best Every one of us has a family and every family has a story. Each of these stories is different. Some are comedies, some are fairy tales, some are mysteries, some are fantasies, and some are horror stories. I’m fortunate to have an amazing family. Is […]
How Can I Ever Get Everything Done?
Trying to Spin Too Many Plates at The Same Time Can Make You Dizzy Maybe you’ve have seen a plate spinning act in some form or another. There are multiple plates spinning simultaneously on the top of sticks. The performer is running around trying to keep things from crashing to the ground. When I was […]
What is the Rest of the Story?
Isn’t This What We All Want to Know? “What is the rest of the story?” is a question that we all should ask more often. Too many times we make assumptions based on partial or misleading information. We see or hear something and let our mind run wild with its first thought. The Rest of […]