When I started in the industry, 40 hours a week was a bare minimum. Suddenly, it seems like 30-32 hours is the official part time company line. Statistically speaking, the people who are bringing in the real money aren’t working 40 hours a week. They’re working 10, 12, up to 14 hours a day for 7 days a week.

Details define and illustrate everything you see and everything you do. In a construction business, they play such a crucial role that even missing the most minute detail can result in disaster. From the engineering aspect to the production and shipping aspect, if the details aren’t correct and confirmed, the whole process can be moot. Just the other day we were preparing an order when we get a call from a fellow asking when he could expect his delivery that day.