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226: Money And Time Will Never Just Be Left Over No Matter How Little You Work Or How Much You Make
When I worked as a waiter in Austria, my native country, I worked hard (90 hours a week for about nine months in a row, never a day off). An American tourist told me that I was working too hard to ev..
227: Hey Contractors, These Selling Systems Land Great Paying Work
Do you realize that the sole purpose of your selling system is to land negotiated work? In other words, to close deals and ring the cash register.Getting to participate in a lowest-price-wins bid does..
228: 7 Steps To Effective Goal Setting
You don't have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things - to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.- Sir Edmund Hillary, first climber to succ..
229: Hey Contractors, How To Fill Out Aia Pay Apps - Part 2
In Part 1, I showed you how to fill out page 1 of the AIA pay application (form G702). In Part 2, we are going to work through page 2 (form G703).Go dig out your AIA pay application form again and tur..
230: Credit Card Fraud: How to Protect Yourself
As technology has increased, so has credit card fraud. There are some simple steps that you can take to help protect yourself from credit card fraud. Let's look at these more closely.Keep It Close: Yo..
231: What Are Credit Card Fees?
Credit card companies are in the business of making money. It really is that simple. They earn their money through two principle methods. One is through the finance charges that they levy when you mak..
232: Forgive Me I'm Only Human!
To be human is to be vulnerable, weak, strong, loving, and able to live or die in a blink of a moment. The value of human individuals cannot be measured in this world. We are souls with a fleshly body..
233: What If I Lose My Credit Card?
Report the loss immediately. Those four words are probably the most important words you can remember should you lose your credit card. Let's look at this a bit more closely.There is no debate that in ..
234: When Not To Cancel Credit Cards
We have an article that details the benefits of canceling old, unused credit cards, but is this always a good idea? The answer to that is no. There are times when keeping a credit card line open is ac..
235: Hey Contractors, These Marketing Systems Will Create A Flood Of Great Leads
In a previous article, I introduced you to the six systems that control the fate of your construction business. To refresh your memory, they were:1. Marketing2. Sales3. Staffing4. Planning5. Tracking6..
236: Breakthrough Technology Helps Chiropractors and Other Health Providers Use Chinese Medicine
Every day thousands of people head to their chiropractor's office for an adjustment. They have a variety of complaints and ailments and the chiropractor is there to assist them in feeling better. Bu..
237: How Do I Cancel My Credit Card?
Here are two important questions for credit card consumers:How many credit cards do you have?Do you need all of them?Many consumers carry several credit cards with them on a daily basis, but use only ..
238: Asking For What You Need
As I waited for my appointment at the fracture clinic, a number of worries consumed me. I can't drive for six weeks. How will I see the Great Wall of China with an air boot and a cane? I decided to ta..
239: Hey Contractors, Here's A Sales Commission Plan That'll Supercharge Your Profits
What I’m going to share with you today is the single most powerful trick I know for supercharging your bottom line.At some point in time, if you are going to grow your construction business beyond $..
240: Six Steps To Survive The Empty Nest Syndrome
Having children is wonderful and frightening all at the same time. Suddenly, we are responsible for these helpless little human beings – our sons and daughters. Our mothering kicks in and we nurture..
241: Hey Contractors, Have You Looked For Workers In These Places?
If you struggle in finding and hiring good help, you are probably a non-union contractor and the suggestions contained herein could be a life saver for you.Your struggles probably generate from three ..
242: Hey Contractors, 5 Questions Your Sales Letters Must Answer
You already know something that, if you pay attention to it, will help make your marketing far more effective.Ready to learn what you already know?Grab three or four advertising, direct mail sales let..
243: Hey Contractors, This Is How You Beat A Lower-Priced Competitor
Beating a lower priced competitor is something all contractors struggle with and it is a problem that will never go away. There will always be a low-ball competitor lying in the weeds waiting to steal..
244: Got Talent? Go For Your Fifteen Minutes Of Fame
At age 60 I was a contestant in a Ms. Senior America competition. I knew my chances of winning were slim because among other deficits, I do not sing, dance, twirl a baton or recite poetry. When I shar..
245: How Construction Contractors Get Rich
The perfect business is one that generates money while its owner sleeps. That’s not possible for some businesses, but it perfectly demonstrates the two ultimate goals of most business owners: (1) ma..
246: Successful Travel Photography: Do Your Homework
How many times have you come back from a trip disappointed with the images you’ve taken? How many times have you though to yourself “If only I’d been there an hour early. If only I’d known tha..
247: Photographing Landmarks: Find Your Angle
How many times have you taken the perfect shot of that famous building or monument that you couldn’t wait to show to your family or friends, or submit to a stock agency, only to slowly realize that ..
248: Travel Photography Starts At Home
Are you a budding travel photographer with all the required skills but not the time to travel to the locations to take those one in a million shots you’ve been dreaming of? You feel you are ready to..
249: Buffalo, Bunnies And Branding -- An Entrepreneur's Guide To Getting Noticed In A Noisy Marketplace!
3 am last night, a herd of buffalo had a party on my backyard deck. You shoulda heard ‘em, banging around, having a grand ol’ time. Well, I can’t swear it was buffalo. Coulda been cats. Probably..
250: How Are Finance Charges Calculated?
Whether you are shopping for a new credit card or wondering about the one that you may already have, knowing how to calculate the finance charge applied to that card is important. First, however, it i..
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