The human cost of contracting
(and why it's an opportunity in disguise)

Being in contracting means surviving in a world of forces that push and pull - sometimes real hard - and it can takes its toll.

Contracting and construction have a way of keeping a share of the industry close to the edge - and has driven more than its fair share over it. But why?

Consider what most of us have to deal with:

Lots of details
Changing schedules (that directly affect the quality of our lives)
Changing specifications
Trades that don't show up (on time or at all)
Supplies that don't always arrive when needed
Employees that don't always show up as expected
Jobs that go sideways (for any number reasons)
"Underground" competition
Too much or too little business
Slow paying and no-paying customers
The domino effect of bankruptcy
And more...

Most of us in contracting:

wear too many hats
are pulled in different directions
go to bed at night with the gears turning
live with more than our fair share of stressors

Many of us have come to think that the endless stream of things to "juggle and react to" are just part of the business - nothing can be done about it - it's just the way it is. But, does it really have to be that way?