Expectations Are My Responsibility, “The Buck Stops Here” In March of this year I wrote about the home my architect niece is planning to build,
There’s Something Emotionally Fulfilling About Creating I was having a conversation earlier this week with Cheri at Agora Architecture about a project that we
Labor and Work…What’s the Difference? Labor Day is one of my three favorite holidays each year. Christmas being my favorite, which is
Action Is Required for Building Anything It doesn’t matter if we are building a home, a business or a life…they all require
And What I Need to Do to Get Better at It Okay, today’s confession. I really am not good at delegating. This is something
Too Much to Do Is, “Self-Inflicted Pain” I have too much to do and not enough time to do it. We had all heard
Use It To Build Your Business I was having a conversation with Teresa, my sales rep from B&B Lumber, yesterday about how hard it is
The Payment Prior to Starting It can be hard to invoice large construction projects in a way that is fair to both the customer and the contractor. Random payments at the
Let John Show You How After Gene got the signed proposal from Burford’s, he needed to figure out how to set up a payment plan.
You Also Need a Good Teacher Back in February, Gene was having second thoughts about being in business. As he whined to his friend David
How Do You Invoice to Prevent That? Construction companies shouldn’t get paid just when they finish a job, especially if it’s a big one. They
If It’s Done for the Right Reasons Over the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about business-building tools for construction companies. We’ve discussed how good