We all experience moments of self-doubt. We all have times in our lives when we wonder what the hell we’re doing. We ask questions of ourselves; we doubt our purpose and our abilities. Even those individuals that we see every day, the ones that seem to be the most self-confident people that we’ve ever met, these people all have moments of self-doubt. It …
24/7 Marketing. How to Sell Yourself in the Modern Age
We live in a world where our senses are constantly bombarded by someone or some company’s attempt at marketing. We cannot walk down the street without seeing storefronts screaming at us; we cannot drive across town without being accosted by billboards; we cannot watch our favorite show without seeing “product placement”; we cannot even check our social media accounts without …
More, More, More. Giving More So You Get Less (Lawsuits)
I begin this post with a “quote” from a old Billy Idol song, about needing “more, more, more.” Obviously, he was singing about something different than the subject of this post, but it seems like an appropriate title for our discussion. As humans, we are programmed to always strive for more in everything we do. While this may lead us to excess, more …
Galvanize
Today I would like to introduce you to one of the brightest minds on the Internet, Seth Godin. Seth is a successful author, speaker, businessman, and marketing guru. Even though we have never met, and I am sure that he has no idea that I even exist, I like to think of him as one of my mentors. Traditionally, a mentor is …
Alone Again. Why Personal Interaction Fuels Personal Growth
As home inspectors, we are often left (alone) to our own devices. A good portion of our job is done in isolation: we walk the roof alone, we check out the attic alone, we crawl under the house alone, we spend a good portion of our inspection alone, and we typically edit and produce our reports alone. I have often …
All the World’s a Stage!
I hope that this post finds everyone happy and healthy. I would like to open today with a well-known saying: “All the world’s a stage.” Depending on how old you are (and your musical interests), you may believe that this saying originated in a song by the rock band Rush. It’s actually a phrase that begins a monologue from William Shakespeare’s play …
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How Old Am I? Learning After You Know It All
One of my relatives had a milestone birthday this weekend, which got me thinking about getting older and its effect on our businesses. We all get older, there is really nothing that can be done about it. But that doesn’t mean that we have to fall into the trap of letting our mind get old before its time. Henry Ford, …
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Hurt Yourself. The Pain of Becoming Experienced
As business people, we are always subjected to scrutiny and investigation by our potential clients. And the question that we get asked most often in our business has to do with how much experience we have doing our job. People that we do business with are always interested in knowing how long we have been practicing our craft. When someone …