Better to have a plan and not need it than to be caught unprepared!  The simple principles in this episode will serve you well if an economic storm hits your business.  They will serve you well if a storm doesn’t hit your business.
1. Know your #’s -…

Times have been good in recent years, but will they continue?  Hopefully.  But if they dont, and the economic weather gets stormy, the companies that have prepared will be fine.
Those that aren’t prepared will make many mistakes like I did in the Gre…

We have much to be thankful for, but sometimes bad news and our perceptions can cloud reality to the point we really miss out…and forget how much we have to be thankful for.
In this episode, we explore the POWER of gratitude and the positive effects …

Stone Shops are in a catch-22.  They can’t say no to the work otherwise their customers will go somewhere else.
So when the customer wants a full slab island installed, the stone shops have to say yes.
But what are they saying yes to?
They are saying…

If you run a stone shop, someone has to install those counters you’re manufacturing…We call them installers and we ask a lot of them.
You might be shocked and you may not believe that we ask them to lift over One Million Pounds of stone per year.
In …

If you are in the stone fabrication business, you are creating airborne silica.  Its not a question of whether you or your employees are breathing it.
The question is whether the levels are safe for you and your staff and whether they are below the O…

Safety might be the least popular, most uncomfortable, but all the while important topic a stone shop owner needs to face.  In this episode, I share my near-death experiences and the uncomfortable fact that we had many close calls in my stone shop.  …

You may not be at a low point in your stone career, but you may know someone who is. 
Don’t underestimate the power of an encouraging word, your friends in low places may really need to hear from you!
Happy fabricating!
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We must have small victories, little wins, achievements along the way on the journey towards the big dream… In this episode we break down four areas of life where you can identify smaller dreams that can be achieved in the moment or in the short term…

The journey of a stone shop owner can be exhilarating and marked by success and profits.  Along the way, there can be roadblocks that either wear us out or prevent us from continuing the journey.
In this episode I share the 6 stages of leadership gro…