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 […]
Building the Best Life, Means It’s Always Under Construction
My Life Lessons Learned From Almost Forty Years of Building It is amazing to me the similarities of building a quality structure and an excellent life. The longer I do it, the more amazing it becomes. These parallels have been in place since the beginning of time. When God made the world these building […]
Getting an Estimate for a Construction Project Can Be a Big Mistake
It’s Like Guessing What a Bag of Groceries Costs Without Being Able to See in The Bag One of the most frequent questions that I get asked by customers considering a construction project is…what’s it going to cost. Don’t get me wrong this is one of the most important pieces of information needed […]
Trying to Spin Too Many Plates at The Same Time Can Make You Dizzy
The Same Thing Happens When You Try to Run a Business Without a Plan Most of us have seen plate spinning acts done in some form or another. When I was growing up I remember seeing Erich Brenn performing his plate spinning act http://www.edsullivan.com/artists/erich-brenn-plate-spinner on the popular Ed Sullivan Show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show. I remember the […]
Running a Good Race Is the Best Way to Live Life
7 Examples of How Auto Racing Teaches Great Life Lessons I love motor sports, especially NASCAR. The roar of an internal combustion engine that can I can hear all the way down in my chest. The aromatic smell of burnt racing fuel mixed with tire rubber. Ah…the great outdoors. It is March and the […]