Learning From Other People’s Mistakes

Learning From Other People’s Mistakes A long time ago, a smart person told me that I needed to “learn from my own mistakes”.  I thought that was pretty solid advise until I heard a better version from an even smarter person that told me to...

New Year’s Resolutions: Do They Work?

In my opinion, New Year’s resolutions are pretty worthless.  I can’t tell you how many years I’ve “committed” to dropping weight, eating better, saving more, working harder, blah, blah, blah.  Why was it that these well-meaning...

Did 2018 end the way you hoped?

Did 2018 end like you wanted? Are you any closer to your “end-game” than you were 1 year ago.  This is a common theme for most contractor business owners.  We are crazy-busy all year long than scratch our heads at the end of the year and say, “where...

Is a Coach Necessary?

Do I Really Need a Coach? I’ve been in the mechanical contracting business now for over 33 years. Holy Crap am I getting old? Despite my advancing age (stuff’s not falling off yet), I realize every day how many smart people are out there that know a whole...

Income vs. Value

What’s the difference between Income and Value What’s the difference between Income and Value and why should you care? When we work with companies, we try to help them improve both.  Income is the profit you are bringing in today, this month, this year. ...