When your oldest has 7am out patient surgery & asks to take her afternoon nap on you there is no option.

Owning a labor based SMB is rough. 1 of my guys gave me the ultimate compliment today: he trusts me & wants to grow with the company. Since I 1st used him as a temp in Nov his demeanor, vibrancy & appearance have all improved. Small win for me, HUGE win for him!

There are always those companies in niche contracting that undervalue the specialty aspect of the niche. I got smoked on a bid today, ie: comps bid was less than my costs, and I wonder how such companies survive with no margins.

Took a big #SMB loss this week. Had a candidate so perfect I offered 10% equity after 1 year and maxing out 35% after 7 years. He accepted only to move on before starting for perfectly legitimate reasons. I’m not mad but definitely learned a big lesson.

Failed as a Cincy native today….. I opened a menu Skyline Chili

How do parents go to their kids events & work/play on phones?!? Took a little one to swim lessons & could not stop watching. My intent was work productively & I failed on that front. Seeing her demeanor change when buoyancy clicked is irreplaceable.

Life of a #smb owner… it’s Friday night, officially on “vacation”, a Basil Hayden next to me and I’m searching resumes, trying to add a few folks. By far the most ⬆️ and ⬇️week I’ve had in a long time.

If this is the spice choices at the vacation house and new S&P is not on the shopping list I’m going to assume 1 of 2 things, you’re a flirting for punishment or you cannot cook.

The #HOA doesn’t like my new truck being parked in the cul-de-sac… I’m not mad at them for the call or request to move it. My driveway doesn’t work because the truck cannot make it past a hard 90 with a very large poplar at the bend. Time to find some storage space.

2019- concept 4/2020- furloughed from W2 5/2020- form LLC 10/2020- pivot to installs as primary business This week- 1st #P5 install What a ride so far with Off Plane Athletic Solutions

Always was curious what a full arm sleeve would look like… didn’t think it would be made out of 4000 psi ready mix. The sh*t we do in the construction industry to get the job done right.

At 41 my new favorite lower body exercise is the barefoot DB Bulgarian Split Squat. The stretch, the quad activation, ankle mobility, my body gets so much positive feedback from the movement.

WFH is cool and all but working off the tailgate is my version of ideal

Cancelled this weeks vacation due to flight issues, found a job to finish up and we crushed it.

For us letting a kiddo “have a moment” is exponentially better than forcing something on them. We accomplished so much more giving her ~45 secs to protest than picking her up & making her take a family pic, specifically trust & autonomy. Hat tip to the SIL for this classic

I usually just skip 🧵s all together but this one is incredible.

I was watching my walk-in counter sales guy work this am & I started wondering what it would be like to actually clock out & shut it off @ 430 or 5. I’ve never done it & think I would really struggle with that much free time… not sure if that’s a good or bad thing