"It was an incredibly powerful object lesson about what our unchecked negative self-talk can turn into and just how toxic it can be for all of us."

What you'll learn about in this construction podcast episode:

• What the "Inner Critic" sounds like, and how it can become toxic.
• How it's self-sustaining and what it says can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
• Beating ourselves up, what the inner critic does, is a preemptive gambit to inoculate ourselves from external shaming.

8 Strategies for Managing Your Inner Critic

1. Gratitude
2. Catastrophize
3. Make a Definite Decision
4. Subtract the Negatives
5. The B.H.A.G.
6. Detach
7. The Power of Generosity
8. Community

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

LL Flooring - http://www.llflooring.com/pro

Get Paid for Estimates - https://buildermasterclass.com/script

Mastermind Group for CoConstruct Users- https://buildermasterclass.com/cogroup

The Happy Secret to Better Work- Shawn Achor - https://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work

Fear Setting - Tim Ferriss - https://mindfulambition.net/fear-setting-tim-ferriss/

Art of War by Steven Pressfield

Your Erroneous Zones by Wayne Dyer

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hills

What you'll learn from this construction podcast episode with Jeff Sawyer of TruNorth Construction:

- How unhappy customers can be a symptom of gaps in your processes.

- How Jeff's team uses TQM, total quality management, to make customers happier and get buy in from his team.

- How Jeff looks at red flags and flaws in his processes.

- We go deep into how to create processes for your business, and Jeff's advice for how and where to get started.

- Jeff's unconventional approach to punchlists.

- Great way to say thank you at the end of a project.

How to connect with Jeff Sawyer:

http://www.trunorthconstruction.com

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

LL Flooring - http://www.llflooring.com/pro

Apparatus Contractor Services - http://www.goapparatus.com

CoConstruct Software - http://www.constructionleadingedge.com/coconstruct

Get Paid for Estimates  - https://buildermasterclass.com/script

Paddling his canoe to a flooded jobsite, Byron didn't realize disaster would turn into opportunity.

What you'll learn from this construction podcast episode with Byron Brooks:

- The "Builders and Brews" program he's been working on to bridge the gap between builders, designers and architects.

- The mindsets that keep construction business owners from networking and sharing resources.

- His background has helped him deal with controlled chaos, including a time he visited his jobsite in a canoe, after a flood.

- How to use "fear setting."

- The "I want to Be here in 10 years" philosophy.

- Using potentially cringeworthy humor to connect with clients.

- How he stopped doing free estimates and started using preconstruction agreements.

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

LL Flooring - http://www.llflooring.com/pro

Apparatus Contractor Services - http://www.goapparatus.com

CoConstruct Software - http://www.constructionleadingedge.com/coconstruct

Get Paid for Estimates  - https://buildermasterclass.com/getpaid

How to connect with Byron Brooks:

Brookwright website - https://www.brookwright.ca

Builders and Brews on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/buildersandbrewsyyc/

What you'll learn from this construction podcast episode with David Procida:

• How "money is a scorecard" and how David thinks about money.
• How does action cure fear?
• Biggest mistake to avoid when selling a business
• His favorite failure in business
• How being leveraged is like walking a tight rope
• How the purchase price for a construction business is determined
• How buyers will look at your business.
• David's advice if you want to start a business.

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

Apparatus Contractor Services - http://www.goapparatus.com

CoConstruct Software - www.constructionleadingedge.com/coconstruct

Get Paid for Estimates [Free Training] - https://buildermasterclass.com/getpaid

How to connect with David Procida:

Adicorp website: http://www.adicorp.com

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-procida-27607b49/

How is the construction industry set up to lie to each other, and what does a "dirt to dishes in 4 weeks project" look like?  Listen to my interview with Anthony Amunategui to find out.

What you'll get from this construction podcast episode:

• The importance of taking care of and getting buy-in from the front line site workers.
• Why are projects headed toward "dirt to dishes in 4 weeks?"
• Why does Anthony said, "our industry is set up to lie to each other?"
• Productivity killers on jobsites.
• The importance of planning on nationwide rollout projects.
• Some of the non-traditional work cultures Anthony embraces.

CDO Group - https://cdogroup.com/

Connect with Anthony on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyamunategui/

Resources mentioned in this construction podcast episode:

Apparatus Contractor Services - www.goapparatus.com

CoConstruct Software - www.constructionleadingedge.com/coconstruct

Get Paid for Estimates [Free Training] - https://buildermasterclass.com/getpaid