Tag: mental-health
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Situational Ethics & Business
A while back I was doing a small task for a client I went to a HVAC supplier. When I told the salesperson what I wanted and we had agreed upon a price I was instructed to take the paperwork to the cashier’s window. Upon doing so I was asked to see my contractor license.…
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The Shifting Tides
Over the past years I have mentioned that I am a real estate broker and a general contractor. I have also stated that I like to help first time home owner acquire their first property. I haven’t explained that I like finding a dump in the right location and then stirp it to bare framing…
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Staying In Touch
In this day of instant gratification, it is helpful to your business growth if you stay in touch with your former clients. I understand you finished the project and you had a good repour with the client. You may have gotten a few referrals from them, but now it’s a few months down the road…
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More Reasons for Vacations
You are mortal, your company is not, and the time may come when you are unable to come to work, then others will need to take over the supervision of your company. A vacation will show you how your company preforms without you at the helm. It may also indicate who is working for…
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Taking The Needed Time
When I was young an uncle had just retired after 34&1/2 years in the army. He served from WWII through Viet Nam. He was Airborne, and had made the 5 major jumps of WWII. To say the man was regimented would be an understatement. But to deny his guidance and influence on my life…
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Self-Motivating
Each morning, I wake up and I go into my home office and I do a section of whatever course I am taking to keep myself up to par on my real estate or construction. I also study and watch You tube videos to learn new products and techniques. I study the methods and applications…
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Preparing for the Combination Inspection.
When you are prepared for the rough electric, rough plumbing and the final waste line plumbing and the sheer inspection it is time to call and request a combo inspection. As things begin to wind down a bit take your time and walk through the project with new eyes. Look for those little adjustments…
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The Needed Vacation
As the owner of small businesses, I also find it hard to take time off. I go to work and preform the various task needed to properly construct the project return to my office to research new methods for preforming tasks. Study the pros and cons of many methods and make mock examples to practice…
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Rainy Days
It has been raining hard for two days, but these have not been days off. They are days to catch up on paperwork. Days to study new ideas and research them out. Days off planning future builds and days of reconnecting with the mental side off the career I’ve chosen. Yesterday during my running I…
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It Is Important to Step Away
I am a real estate broker and General contractor but I am also more than a real estate broker and contractor. One day not so long ago I came home to an empty house. I am use to being alone, but I am talking about being drained, emptied out, exhausted and feeling down. Because of…
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