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The Biggest Time-Wasting Mistakes in Construction · Contractor Business Builder Podcast

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  Hey contractors. Back when I was still on the
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  tools every day, I had the conversation with a colleague
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  I'll never forget. He told me there are really two
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  types of decisions in business. First one is reversible
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  decisions, ones you can change later without long term damage
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  damage. The second are irreversible
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  decisions, ones that are hard or expensive to undo and need
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  careful thought. The big mistake?
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  Treating every small decision like it's irreversible.
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  Most choices you make each day are low risk and can be
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  adjusted. But spending hours debating
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  them, debating them, that's where you waste time and stall
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  growth. Here are some of the worst time
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  wasting traps IC contractors fall into and how to escape
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  them. Number one, chasing dead end
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  leads. Spending hours estimating or
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  chasing a project that's a poor fit or worse, not even real.
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  You need a simple qualification process that helps you say no
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  faster. Trust me, your time is better
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  spent on jobs that actually align with your business #2
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  starting your day without priorities.
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  If you don't have a top three list to start the day, you'll
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  spend it reacting to everyone else's.
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  Don't start in your inbox. Start with intention #3 letting
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  clients call you at all hours, answering texts at 9:00 PM
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  Because it only takes a second. That second becomes a habit.
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  Set communication boundaries early and you'll earn more
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  respect, not less #4 Starting jobs without pre con planning.
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  Every job should begin with a checklist and planning session.
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  Scope, schedule, budget. Skipping.
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  This is like building without blueprints.
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  It always costs you more time later #5 posting too much on
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  social media. Posting daily won't save your
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  business. 1 high quality post per week is more than enough.
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  If you batch content once a month and schedule it out, even
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  better. Delegate.
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  Delegate this ASAP. You've got bigger problems to
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  solve than your next Instagram caption number six getting stuck
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  in the field. You know the feeling.
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  You show up just to check in and end up deep in the weeds.
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  That might feel productive, but it's comfort disguised as
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  progress. You need to be building systems
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  and relationships that grow the business #7 doing admin work
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  yourself, payroll, scheduling, invoicing, chasing receipts.
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  If you're still doing all that, it's time to hire part time
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  help. You can't build a business from
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  the spreadsheet trenches. You don't need more hours in a
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  day, just better focus on what actually moves your business
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  forward. If you want to grow a
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  contracting business that can earn more money in less time,
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  visit rapidresultcreators.com. We've got a number of resources.
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  Send us a message, get get some free help if you need it, and
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  reach out to us to help grow and scale your contracting.