It’s not all about the money. Cliff Lee said so.
I’m a big baseball fan. In fact, I’m working right next to an autographed Alan Trammell jersey (Go Tigers!) as we speak. I played the sport growing up and have my 5-year-old into it as well… None of that soccer stuff for the Hunt boys.
The biggest free agent on the baseball market in 2010, Cliff Lee, turned down more money from the Yankees ($30 MILLION more!) and signed with a team he had briefly played with before, the Philadelphia Phillies.
When explaining his decision, Lee said:
“It’s plenty of money. When you hit a certain point, enough’s enough. It’s just a matter of where you’re comfortable, where you’re happy, where your family’s the most comfortable, what team gives you the best chance to win. That’s really it.” – Cliff Lee, 12/15/2010
Here’s what I learned from this and allow me to tie it to your Remodeling business…
The First Thing in Being A Contractor Is Dependability
Dependability is a rare quality. It is valuable because it is rare. Think of all the times you have been disappointed by lack of dependability, and you will find they are very frequent. I discovered this today when I had a doctor’s appointment, which was scheduled at 10am. When I got there, I waited 45 minutes before a nurse brought me from the waiting room to the patient room and then spent another 30 minutes waiting to actually see the doctor.
Google Changes and How It Affects Contractors
In the past six months there has been many changes over at Google, including Google Places, Google Panda and their launch of their new social network Google+. As a home improvement contractor managing all these changes can be time consuming and overwhelming, so I just wanted to give some tidbits and updates on what you need to know without having to dredge through all the information you may be hearing.
Google Places: It appears that Google Places is in a constant state of flux. From deleting reviews, to as of today, eliminating descriptions it appears that Google is revamping their Places section to coincide with their new Google+ network, which I will discuss further. They have eliminated third party review snippets that used to exist. Instead there are links to review sites.
