Taking Off the Blinders Helps You See the Big Picture
Without A Vision…You Run into Things One of my core values is, “take off the blinders, be more observant”. I told you in a previously post that I would go into each of them in more detail later, so here’s the third one. Core values are foundational for the life that God designed for each […]
How to Determine If Someone’s Trash Can Be Your Treasure
What’s the Purpose for Your Re-purpose Recently my web and social media coordinator, Stacey, gave me a list of questions from her husband, Daniel. One of them was “repurposing ideas?”. I am assuming that he is asking about some specific ideas and that list would be pretty long. So, this answer may not be exactly what he […]
The Importance of Intentionality for Building Your Dream Life
Because It Isn’t Going to Magically Build Itself For years people have asked me where I came up with the business system and procedures that I use. As I thought about it, I realized that my business and life had been developing for years without much intentionality. After my accident in 2012 it caused me […]
A Look in My Tool Box at the Tool I Use to Save Money
Having the Right Tool and Knowing How to Use It Can Make Life Much Better Over the last couple of weeks, we have discussed why it’s critical to save money for those big irregular expenses and unexpected emergencies. Next, we began the process needed to start building a “Rainy Day” fund by determining how much […]
Decks; as A Way to Take in The Outdoors
They’re Worth It The way the weather has changed, it seems as though it has gone from Winter to Summer and skipped Spring, but it hasn’t. With the warmer, sunnier, longer days people are thinking more about spending time outdoors. A deck can be a wonderful place to do just that. When you think […]
How to Build A “Rainy Day” Fund for Your Business (part 1)
The Nuts and Bolts for Saving Money Last week I wrote about the importance of having a savings, both individually and in business and the high percentage of people who don’t. This tendency to spend everything you have is a problem when the unexpected happens. This isn’t to say that you should put all […]
Why It’s Critical to Save Money in Business and How to Do It
Setting Up a “Rainy Day Fund” for Your Business Currently it is common for people to spend everything they earn and not save anything for future investments or emergencies. For the most part, as a society here in America we have become comfortable. We have forgotten how important it is to save money. There […]
Retirement Should Not Be Your Goal in Life
Enjoy the Life You Have Now with Reason and Purpose I hear a lot of talk about retirement. It seems the closer I get to 60, the more it’s a topic of conversation. This is the problem with having so many ‘old friends’. I regularly get things in the mail from the Social Security […]
How to Convert Your Construction Project from Unrealistic to Wow
The Importance of Having Realistic Expectations Before the Project Ever Starts One of the most consistent issues that I hear from people who have been involved in construction projects, is disappointment. These displeasures show up in a variety of ways and most often it comes down to unrealistic expectations and less than desired results. […]
How to Determine If a Business Size Fits “Just Right”
The Goldilocks Method for Deciding What Size Is the Right Size You’re probably asking yourself, what does “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” have to do with business. Let me see if I can explain. As we work on expanding our business to add coaching and consulting to the construction, I have been thinking a […]