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Stone Shops are in a catch-22.  They can’t say no to the work otherwise their customers will go somewhere else.

So when the customer wants a full slab island installed, the stone shops have to say yes.

But what are they saying yes to?

They are saying yes to enormous risk.  In this episode, we talk about the risk and the reality of moving full slab islands on site and the nuances that MUST be understood if we are going to solve the problems installers face while installing.

Safe Installing!

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If you run a stone shop, someone has to install those counters you’re manufacturing…We call them installers and we ask a lot of them.

You might be shocked and you may not believe that we ask them to lift over One Million Pounds of stone per year.

In this episode, I show the math, that proves this statement’s truth.

Additionally, I explain the massive negative EFFECTS the Million Pound Problem has for the installer and your stone shop.

Fellow Fabricator (and installer), this problem is as widespread and important as the risk of moving slabs and the silica in the air in your shop.

We as an industry must address it.

Happy Installing!

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If you are in the stone fabrication business, you are creating airborne silica.  Its not a question of whether you or your employees are breathing it.

The question is whether the levels are safe for you and your staff and whether they are below the OSHA PEL (permissible exposure levels).

In this episode of the Fab Lab Podcast, we hear from Mark Meriaux from the Natural Stone Institute on changes to OSHA and what it means for you as a shop owner as well as what you can do to minimize the risk to your employees as well as the risk to your company.

Its sobering but good stuff.

Safe Fabricating!

Resource Links:

Natural Stone Institute Safety Page: https://www.naturalstoneinstitute.org/safety/

Natural Stone Institute Silica Page: https://www.naturalstoneinstitute.org/silica/

Natural Stone University (online learning platform) with free safety courses: www.uofstone.com

 

Safety might be the least popular, most uncomfortable, but all the while important topic a stone shop owner needs to face.  In this episode, I share my near-death experiences and the uncomfortable fact that we had many close calls in my stone shop.  This episode begins a short series where we will cover the following:

1. Silicosis
2. Slab Handling and Storage
3. Installing – The Million Pound Problem

Safe Fabricating

You may not be at a low point in your stone career, but you may know someone who is. 

Don’t underestimate the power of an encouraging word, your friends in low places may really need to hear from you!

Happy fabricating!

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We must have small victories, little wins, achievements along the way on the journey towards the big dream… In this episode we break down four areas of life where you can identify smaller dreams that can be achieved in the moment or in the short term, as you build your business to enable you to accomplish the big dream!

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Enjoy and Happy Fabricating!

Aaron

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The journey of a stone shop owner can be exhilarating and marked by success and profits.  Along the way, there can be roadblocks that either wear us out or prevent us from continuing the journey.

In this episode I share the 6 stages of leadership growth and management capacity:

1. The Doer
2. The Director
3. The Dictator
4. The Delegator
5. The Discipler
6. The Dreamer

If we get stuck managing in one of these stages, while the business grows past, the journey can become intolerable, exhausting, frustrating, and disillusioned…even preventing us from taking time off.

But progressing into the latter stages opens up doors and opportunities that you may never thought was possible.

Enjoy and Happy Fabricating!

Aaron

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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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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:

1. Communicating: what time you're taking off and who needs to know it.
2. Define Exceptions: making it clear what is urgent and what isn’t urgent.
3. 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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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.

1. How do you define rich:
   1. Income – money rich –
   2. Time -
2. What definition of success are you working off of?
   1. Is that your definition
   2. Is that someone else’s definition?
3. How would you define success for yourself, your spouse, family, etc.
4. How would you measure your success?
5. What are the things you long to do & want to do, but just never seem to have time?
   1. You need time to ask yourself this question
   2. You need to give yourself permission to ask this question

Happy Fabricating!

 

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