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Episodes
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Imagine what your family and friends will say when you tell them you’re taking a day off to spend with them and that you won't be on your phone!
Once you’ve mastered the art and science of taking lunch breaks without being interrupted, you can start taking full days off!
The steps are the same, they just require a little more communication and little more planning.
With a little practice, it's only a matter of time before you’re taking a week off, on a “non-working” vacation!
You’re worth it and you can do it!
Happy Fabricating
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Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
What if you could leave for lunch and not get calls from the office or the crew? What if you could take a day off of work and not spend half the day on the phone or computer putting out fires and apologizing to customers? What if you could take a week-long “Non-Working” Vacation?
The fact is you can and I would go as far as to say you should!
In fact, in this episode, I teach you how to take your lunchtime tomorrow and not get any calls.
We cover the following:
- Communicating: what time you're taking off and who needs to know it.
- Define Exceptions: making it clear what is urgent and what isn’t urgent.
- Planning and Preparing: what information do you need to hand off before you take time off.
Enjoy your next Lunch Time and Happy Fabricating
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Friday Sep 09, 2022
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Conventional wisdom says we have to wait until we build and sell our business for millions before we can have the time and money to do the things that are important to us.
In this episode, I challenge that idea and ask some tough questions that can actually have life-altering impacts on the way we build our businesses and the lives we experience as a result.
- How do you define rich:
- Income – money rich –
- Time -
- What definition of success are you working off of?
- Is that your definition
- Is that someone else’s definition?
- How would you define success for yourself, your spouse, family, etc.
- How would you measure your success?
- What are the things you long to do & want to do, but just never seem to have time?
- You need time to ask yourself this question
- You need to give yourself permission to ask this question
Happy Fabricating!
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Friday Sep 02, 2022
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Breaking out of the “doing it” mentality and into the “delegate it” mindset and practice is HARD!!!
No way of getting around that fact…
In this episode we discuss 3 simple principles to help you continue your journey of learning the skill of delegation:
- Start Small
- Stay Committed and Engaged
- Slow and Steady Wins the Race
It's tough but so worth the effort!
Happy Fabricating!
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Friday Aug 26, 2022
Friday Aug 26, 2022
It would be nice if we could just throw a document at an employee and magically see flawless execution…But that’s not reality and it's not a fair expectation.
Furthermore, if that is our expectation we risk overacting and concluding that we can't trust our people or the PROcess.
So how do you get traction with delegation, after you’ve done the hard work of creating a written document?
Simple (but necessarily easy), we do the following:
- Remind – Regular and purposeful checking in to keep it top of mind
- Insist – Wake-up Call
- Demand – Choices…either perform…or else.
Now the “else” is up to you as the owner and if you Remind and Insist adequately, the chances of getting to that stage are low.
Enjoy and happy fabricating!
Aaron
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Friday Aug 19, 2022
Friday Aug 19, 2022
When your team is working at their maximum potential, everyone wins! Your customers win, you win, and your team wins!
In this episode, we discuss two dimensions of trusting your people:
- Believing they WANT to do great work
- Believing that they CAN do great work
We also discuss how a process enables good work to continue, grow and expand…eventually enabling you to grow your business and get away from it for a change!
Enjoy and Happy Fabricating!
Aaron
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Friday Aug 12, 2022
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Stressed out? Pessimistic or Negative thoughts creeping in? Disappointed over something? If so, you’re just like me😊 But be encouraged, there is much you can do to transform that experience into strength, power and action!
In this episode I cover 3 simple techniques to radically reshape your outlook and your circumstances:
- Express Gratitude
- Banish Negative Thinking
- Take Action
There is a bonus tactic too, but you’ll have to listen to the podcast to hear it!
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Happy Fabricating!
Friday Aug 05, 2022
Friday Aug 05, 2022
Have you ever had a problem in your business, and you took action to solve that problem only to find out later that you still had the same problem? Do you find yourself saying things like - I thought we fixed that a few weeks ago! We already solved that problem, didn’t we?!
In this episode, I’ll share some simple ways to generate lasting solutions to problems – and build the capability of your employees.
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- Guest Host Ed Young
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Friday Jul 29, 2022
Friday Jul 29, 2022
When you start digging, it’s not hard to find what I call ‘Unsung Heroes’ in our industry. In this episode, we talk with Gina Gardner who has worked with Cosentino, the Artisan Group, is a mentor for Women In Stone, and is currently with BB Industries. Along the way, she shares some great suggestions on how you can improve the visibility and notoriety of your fab shop.
Click here to access Gina's press release or visit: https://noliftsystem.com/wp-content/uploads/BBI-Introduces-Game-Changing-Inline-Tooling-edited-1-22.pdf
I hope you enjoy the episode and Happy Fabricating!
Is your fab shop healthy enough to weather the recession? If not, or if you’re not sure, you’ll want to check out Fabricator’s Business Academy. In just 10 weeks you can set your shop on the right path to better handle an economic downturn. Fabricator’s Business Academy is a unique combination of financial analysis, marketing, and sales designed by experts specifically for fab shops. You'll get hands-on tools and experience so you can prepare your shop to weather the storm with confidence. Only 10 shops will be accepted, so if you want help, save your spot now. Just go to FabricatorsBusinessAcademy.com to find out more.
- Guest Host Ed Young
Connect with Aaron Crowley here:
Click here to download my FREE video training – Radical Retail Sales
Click here to use the Stone Shop Biz Assessment Tool.
If you would like to explore transformational one-on-one coaching with Aaron Crowley, click here…and schedule a 90-minute complimentary coaching session!
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Are you ready for whatever this next recession or ‘soft landing’ is going to bring? Do you know where you should spend marketing and ad money for the best impact? Can you quantify which market segments – retail, big box, K&B, contractors, etc. – are more profitable for you? Which jobs generate cash for you faster than you burn cash – and which don’t?
In this episode, I’ll dive into the mechanics of quantifying your intuition so that you can answer these questions – and more.
Enjoy and Happy Fabricating!
Click here to learn more about the metrics I discuss
Click here to learn more about the sales and marketing workshop that starts in September
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