Our next issue (November/December) will feature an article called The Rule of 3. We will be looking at the well-known productivity technique of focusing on three vital tasks, every day, that MUST be done, no matter what.
If you would like to post (scroll down for Comments field) 3 vital tasks you do every day, we will enter your name in a draw for an amazing Festool HCK55EB Cordless Portable Circular Saw, with track. Canadian retail value approx. $900.
EXAMPLES OF A CONTRACTOR’S ‘RULE OF 3’
- “I return all calls, every day, within 2 hours.”
- “I leave home in the morning with a clear checklist of my day’s major tasks.”
- “I schedule at least 30 minutes a day strictly for follow-up on FUTURE potential jobs.”
Below is the superb Festool saw that we have test-driven and thoroughly love. So do the many CANADIAN CONTRACTOR winners of this tool from our similar contests earlier in the year…
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Thanks John. We will enter your name in the draw for the Festool cordless carpenter’s saw. Namaste! (Is that how it’s spelled?)
Thank a client for their business..!
Reply to all emails from the day….and sometimes there can be over 85 in a single day.
Review all receipts from the day for the current project we are working on.
Thanks Derek, we will enter your name in the draw for the Festool Cordless Carpenter’s Saw
Each day you either are 1- ‘Building’ (marketing, calling, following up) or 2-‘Managing’ (doing your site visits, scheduling, paper work), to avoid this one #3-‘Blaming’ (making excuses why you were not doing 1 & 2).
Get to work
Get the job done
Get paid
1. start your day early with a glass of water
2. do enough exercise to work up a sweat every day.
3. remain positive and thankful, always.
Rule of 3
1. Make sure all tools and supplies are ready to go before leaving
2. Check voicemail and return all messages
3. Do an hour of billing and estimating at the end of day
Each one of these has a dozen subcategories but here’s what works for me!
1. Leave before traffic with a clear vision for the day (someone will try to change it but only you can decide)
2. Onsite meetings with crew chiefs and client updates, try to visit each job (put out bad fires, stoke the good ones and keep the wheels turning)
3. Reach out to new leads (scrutinized and prioritized by existing clients, referrals and in-house leads)