The More Important Your Priority, the More You’re Willing to Spend
Being Clear About What’s Most Important Will Show Up in Your Actions Today, January 6th, is the start of Epiphany. The commemoration of the three kings visiting Baby Jesus and giving Him their gifts. Most are familiar with the story in Matthew 2:1-12 of these wise men traveling the long-distance, led by a star and […]
There’s A Lot More to the Day than Just Opening Presents
Just Like That, Christmas is Over…Now What? With every passing year, Christmas seems to come and go faster and faster. It seems like it was just last week that we were celebrating Christmas 2020. It’s easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of the Holidays and lose sight of the “Reason for the season”. […]
As a Construction Company It’s Hard to Make a Profit
We Work Too Hard in the Construction Industry to be Giving Away Money Just like there’s a proper way to do construction projects…the same is true for proposals. You don’t shingle the roof before you pour the foundation or start hanging sheetrock on a wall that hasn’t been framed. There’s a proper way to construct […]
It’s Amazing How Much of an Effect Little Things Can Make
Big Things Can Come in Small Packages When we think God…we think big. He is God after all. The Creator of the universe in all its vastness. In a few days we celebrate His coming into the world. What’s amazing is that He didn’t come big, He came small. He came born a baby to […]
How to Build a Successful Construction Business Without a Master’s Degree
Building a Successful Business Doesn’t Have to be Slow and Painful The majority of small and medium sized construction companies have the construction part figured out but get overwhelmed by the “business” side of things. Most of the people working at these companies learned a trade…not how to run a business. Like me, most started […]
Where Do You Find Your Real Christmas Joy?
It Comes from the Inside, Not the Outside, No Matter How Much “Stuff” You Have It’s almost Christmas. Last night my wife came to me and said, “Do you realize Christmas is next week?” I told her that I did know that. She said, “I can’t believe how close it is. I’m not ready.” This […]
How Do We Know the Destination if No One Has Given Us the Map?
It’s a Puzzle to Solve, not a Predetermined Destination As self-employed entrepreneurs this is the hardest question to answer. We constantly struggle with questions like – Where am I going? What should I do first? How do I build a customer base? What’s the most important thing? How do I know if this is the […]
What Does it Mean to Prepare the Way for Jesus?
It’s About Getting Things Ready for Him to Move in What if you had a close family member that needed a place to live. You decided that you were going to let them move in with you. What would you need to do to get ready for them? You would need to make some changes […]
Monday is a Special Day…It’s My Second, Ninth Birthday
Every Day We Get Second Chances, Don’t Wait Until You’re Smacked in the Head That’s right…it’s my second, ninth birthday. Most people don’t get to have two birthdays a year, but I’m one of the fortunate ones. There’s my original birthday…the day in which my mother gave birth to me. And then I have a […]
Be Patient, the Day is Coming…You Can Count on it
The Heart of the Advent Season is the Coming of Christ We live in an “I want it now” society. We’ve been spoiled by the speed at which things move at. Instantaneous access to the internet on our hand-held devices, drive through restaurants, etc. Not that there is anything wrong with efficiency, but in the […]