
Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone
But I Don’t Want To! We like the warm, safe feeling of our comfort zone. A comfort zone is a safe space where we don’t

But I Don’t Want To! We like the warm, safe feeling of our comfort zone. A comfort zone is a safe space where we don’t

And This Happens Way Too Often I’m writing this at 7:00 on Thursday evening, August 28, 2025. Earlier this afternoon, at about 2:30, I went

What Should I Do First? It’s 6:40 on Friday evening and it’s been a super crazy, busy day. I was supposed to have this week’s

So … Do the First Next Thing! It’s up to you to decide what your first next thing will be. Last week I pointed out

So … Do the First Next Thing So much of the time being unproductive comes down to doing nothing. We get so overwhelmed by all

You Can’t Be Really Productive Without One We’ve been talking a lot about productivity and ways to be more productive. Part of that discussion focused

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

This Can Sneak Up on You Last week we discussed project numbering. I shared how it started as a simple spreadsheet called the Job List,