We All Do Dumb and God Knows It
Yet He Still Loves and Uses Us People doing dumb has been a common theme as we’ve been going through the Old Testament of the Bible. We started out the New Year’s message discussing our plan to read through the Old Testament. Reading the Old Testament can be a little scary, but it’s not as […]
What is a Construction Scope of Work and Why Do You Need One?
Clear Communication is Critical to Happy Customers Last week John explained to Gene what project information needed to be gathered… Overlooking or forgetting something is a sure way to lose money when doing a construction project. This week they’re going to take the information gathered and turn it into a Scope of Work. This will […]
The Journey to Finding Our True Calling
Take Off Your Shoes…You’re Standing on Holy Ground This journey called life can be difficult. We want control over our lives. We want to call the shots. Too often, this means pushing back and taking the easy road. Pushing back isn’t a very good plan, just ask Moses. Moses pushed back and gave God excuses […]
Do You Want to Do a Good Construction Proposal?
It Starts by Asking the Right Questions Another week has gone by and Gene’s looking forward to today’s meeting. As they wrapped up last week’s meeting, John indicated that they would “actually” learn the first step in the proposal system today. As Gene enters SMR Construction Company’s conference room, John is sitting at his computer […]
Life is Like a Rubik’s Cube
Wouldn’t it be Nice to Have the Solution to the Puzzle of Life? Life can be a bit complicated and difficult to find solutions, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth the effort. Solving life’s problems is similar to the Rubik’s Cube. The Rubik’s Cube is one of the most famous puzzles of all time. Invented […]
Building Anything is Better When You Start with a Plan
So Wouldn’t You Like a Plan for Doing Construction Proposals It’s Saturday, and today will be Gene’s third meeting with John. Even though there’s been no change in Gene’s overwhelming workload, today is the first time he’s not considered canceling. He knows the value of this information and is looking forward to the opportunity to […]
Influence Can be Good or Bad
It’s Up to You to Decide Which it’s Going to Be As we continue our journey through the Old Testament this week, we look at Jacob and Rachel leaving Laban and the continued disfunction within this family. Previously we talked about Jacob, with the help of their mother, cheating his brother Esau out of Esau’s […]
Being Aware of Bid Mistakes is the Best Way to Avoid Them
This is the First Step in Building a Better Proposal Even though Gene was still overwhelmed, and his schedule was packed, he knew the only way to ever get control was to keep his upcoming appointment with John. Gene had spent a lot of time this past week considering the questions John had asked at […]
The People in the Bible Were Human
Just Like Us As we’ve been going through the Old Testament these past couple of weeks, one of the things that has become obvious is how human these people were. We seem to have a preconceived notion that the people in the Bible were near perfect. As we look at the people of the Bible, […]
It’s Time for the First Meeting
And Gene’s Not Sure He Can Squeeze It In It’s Friday, and Gene is in his normal state of overwhelm. He’s supposed to be meeting with John tomorrow afternoon to go over the Building a Better Proposal system, and he doesn’t know how he can fit it in. There are still so many things that […]