Your crews are short-handed. The work is piling up. And you're too burned out as a business owner to even think straight.
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Burnout at the starting line — What's Killing the New Trades Talent (and How to Fix It)
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Remember what drew you into the trades?
To fix what's broken. Build what matters. Help people in real time. Be proud of what you created wi...
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Paradox 1: Labor Shortage and can't break in!
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You’ve heard it a hundred times:
“The trades are desperate for workers.”
And yet here you are,
applying everywhere
Still nothing long term.
🚪 The First Locked Door: No Experience, No Entry
Wel...
The Tradesperson’s Wealth Playbook: Part 4
🔥 YOU DON'T NEED TO BURN OUT TO LEVEL UPOwn your presence, like you own your craft.
You know how to wire a panel, sweat a joint, or get a furnace running in a snowstorm.
But do you know how to look a General Contractor (GC) in the eye and confidently sa...
The Tradesperson’s Wealth Playbook: Part 3
🔥 $10K of Savings Isn’t Just a Number. It’s a Damn Game-Changer.
Ask anyone who’s built wealth from scratch:
The first $10K of savings is the most important.
It’s not about the money itself. It’s about what it does to your brain.
You stop living week to...
From W2 to Wealth Building Pro — How to Use Your Income Like a Business
🔥 YOU'RE NOT JUST A WORKER. YOU'RE A BUSINESS ON TWO LEGS.
You clock in. You do the job. You crush the work.
But when payday hits, the system treats you like a disposable wrench.
Here’s the truth nobody tells you:
You can ma...
June Series Part 1: Paycheck-to-Paycheck is Optional: How to Build Wealth Without a Finance Degree
💠 STILL BROKE WITH A FAT PAYCHECK?
Let’s cut through the noise.
You can be making $80K, $100K, even $120K a year in the trades… and still feel like you’re suffocating financially.
That’s not just...
A No-Fluff Reality Check — and a Path Forward
There’s a quiet crisis happening in the skilled trades — and no one’s talking about it.
It’s not about labor shortages. Or lack of apprentices.It’s about what happens after you’ve made it into the field.
You go to work. You grind. You show up when ot...
Why the Trades Are Breaking People Before They Ever Break Through
Let’s be real.
It’s not just the 12-hour shifts.
It’s not just the 2 a.m. emergency calls, the missed birthdays, or the Saturday “just-one-thing” jobs that turn into all-day hauls.
It’s the fallout when you finally do get home.
...
You didn’t sign up for this.You signed up to build, fix, create — to use your hands, your brain, and your grit to earn a solid living.
But instead, you’re running on fumes.You work 50, 60, even 70 hours a week.You're great at your craft... and somehow still broke.
So what the hell’s going on?
L...
THE PROBLEM:
You’re not lazy. You’re not stupid. You’ve got skills that make the world go ‘round.
But look around: how many tradespeople do you know who are actually winning?
Not surviving. Not grinding. Winning.
Owning their time. Living debt-free. Building wealth instead of just wearing out ...
The data’s rigged.
The system’s broken.And you’re the one getting shortchanged.
THE PROBLEM:
“You’re Just a Tradesman — Of Course You Don’t Make Much.”
That’s the lie they’ve been spoon-feeding America for decades.
High school counselors still tell kids to “go to college if you want to make rea...
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