How Do You Measure Success in Your Life?
Things Almost Always Look Better from the Outside Looking In As we go through life, most of us try to present the best version of ourselves to the outside world. We want to look like we have it all together, whether we do or not. This is not to say that we shouldn’t try to […]
What if the Rafters Aren’t Long Enough to Reach the Ridge Beam?
We Explore Other Solutions, That’s What A couple of weeks ago we talked about a construction problem and what to do about it. This problem involved rafters not being attached to the ridge beam properly and a possible solution. That solution required the rafters to be long enough…which they aren’t. So, now what do we […]
Epiphany is More Than Just a Day on the Christian Calendar
It’s About Seeing What’s Going on Around Us and Doing Something Good with It The word Epiphany comes from the Greek work epipháneia that means manifestation or appearance. It’s the celebration of the awareness of the physical manifestation of Jesus. It commemorates the Magi coming to visit Him after His birth. It also celebrates the […]
The “Job List” Is One of the Foundational Building Blocks of a Successful Construction Company
Now, What’s the Purpose of This Building Block and Why Does it Matter? Recently we discussed the importance of building your construction business on a solid foundation and how paperwork is outside of most contractor’s comfort zones. I know, I know paperwork is not a very exciting topic, but neither is concrete. And we all […]
How Will You Live This New Year? It’s a Choice You Will Make
Don’t Live Your Life in a “Leftover World” There was a comic strip cartoon of a man and his wife in a new car show room. There was a year-end sale taking place. The husband was sitting in a chair looking a little tired and grumpy. Above him on the wall hangs a sign that […]
I Know That I Have a Construction Problem…Now What Do I Do?
Just Knowing That There’s a Problem is More Than Half the Battle As we go through the daily actions of living our lives, we become oblivious to things on the periphery. This is especially true of things outside of our expertise. This lack of awareness includes things like construction if you’re not actively involved in […]
Let’s Remember to Celebrate This Christmas Gift All Year Long
Babies are One of the Biggest Little Gifts There Are “A child is born to us, a son is given to us, and authority will be on his shoulders. He will be named, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 CEB version. This sounds like a lot of gifts in a […]
Why is One of the Most Important Parts of a Construction Business Avoided So Much?
Because Admin and Finance are Out of the Contractor’s Comfort Zone Most trades people like doing physical work, not paperwork. They like building things, not sitting at a desk making proposals or putting numbers in spreadsheets. Avoiding paperwork is one of the biggest reasons construction companies struggle to stay in business. They may be the […]
We Know That Being Too Comfortable and Complacent is a Recipe for Disaster
So why is it That We Continually Do It When We Know Better? Comfort and complacency seem easier in the moment. “I can sit here and build my own little world just the way I want.” The problem is this kind of world isn’t real. It’s just a way of avoiding the discomfort of the […]
It’s Christmas Time and This Is the Most Wonderful Time for Giving
However, Proposal Systems are Not What We Normally Think of When We Think About Giving Giving is an interesting word. For such a small and simple word, I had no idea how complex it was. In the Meriam-Webster dictionary there are sixteen different definitions with several sub-definitions for the word give. This is just as […]