05/02/2025
Operations manager: Hired out of high school 10 years ago.
My lead foreman Kenny: Hired out of high school 8 years ago and worked during the summers while in high school for me.
One of my sales leaders: Worked for me during high school and returned to be with the company going on a total of 7 years I believe now.
Eric and Joseph are digging holes, both are 19. A LOT of runway ahead of them.
Today as I stopped by and watched for a moment with a pep talk as “El Jeffe” (The bossman). I told them that if we could rewind time, I was literally doing the exact same thing as them 20 years ago. I turn 40 this month.
“What can we do to keep advancing here” asked one.
“Keep digging, be consistent, soak up knowledge like a sponge, and don’t get in a hurry.”
Not much has changed even for me as the owner of the business. Keep going, never quit, keep learning. That’s where the “magic formula” of success occurs. In the mundane, day after day, year after year grind of life and business!