Just wanted to share some of my thoughts from this week. I have been working on a shower for the past two weeks. This project is with a GC that I had done work for in the distant past and had priced myself out of their budget long ago. As some of you know, I had worked out a reduced daily rate because I was sitting home with no work. I reconnected with this GC because I was slow knowing that they were cheap. To my surprise they hired me for this project. Come to find out, they didn't have a budget for the project and subsequent rejected estimates showed that they hadn't changed much. Working on this project at my reduced rate has been frustrating because this GC was not prepared for me to be on the project. I have been helping iron out the design on the fly as I install and this has dragged the install out into a 3rd week for me. Super frustrating. My takeaway is that I won't be doing another project at a reduced rate for this GC. The project manager has been suffering along with me, sharing my frustration that nothing was decided before the project was started (he just started working for the GC). The reduced rate stresses me out because there is a lot less margin for this kind of unorganized work. My bad. Lesson learned.

Hey all! Use this link to open up the business planner inside your own Google Docs. You will have to either copy it which will allow you to edit it inside your own Google Docs, or download & print it out to fill it out with a pen 😊 Please let me know your thoughts and if you have questions, need clarification, or suggestions on how to improve this, please let me know here! Hope everyone had a profitable productive week!

Ever feel like you are stuck? Perhaps experiencing depression or a lack of zeal for life? Studies find that changing your daily habits or exploring new environments can greatly improve your outlook on life. Our environment is much more important than most of us recognize! Check out this story on Soldiers & Heroin use during & after the Vietnam War. Soldiers who used heroin during the war, by and large, did not remain addicted once they came home! The reason cited was a change in their environment! Next, check out this article about rats and drugs! Rats were kept in solitary cages and given the choice between water and drug-laced water chose the drugs until they died. Rats kept in a nice environment with other rats chose the water over the drugs! So if you have found yourself in a slump, try doing things you normally don't do. Take alternative routes to and from work, get outside if you normally would stay in, go meet strangers, and have new experiences! I have done things like this in the not-too-distant past & it can greatly improve my outlook on life in a short amount of time. I hope this helps someone 😊 Please share something you have found to be beneficial for getting out of a slump, it happens to all of us!

The creation or the creator of the thing? More specific to us, the remodeled bathroom or the remodeler? What are your thoughts and how will the answer assist you to sell yourself? Happy Friday!

Was the zoom call on today? I tried signing in but it wouldn't open up